10 Operation
10.13.3 Uploading the backup file
Requirement:
☐ The backup file and the corresponding password must be available.
Procedure:
1. Open the user interface.
2. Log into the user interface.
☑ After you connect to the user interface of the inverter (e.g., a replacement device) for the first time, the
welcome page opens.
3. If the welcome page does not open, reset the inverter to the default settings.
4. On the welcome page in the row Reset device to default settings, select the option [Start restoration].
5. Select the desired backup file and enter the backup file password.
6. Confirm with [Upload backup file].
☑ The Ibd file with all parameter settings will be uploaded to the product. The product restarts automatically.
This process can take several minutes.
Also see:
• Function and content of the backup file ⇒ page 115
• Resetting the product to default setting ⇒ page 116
10.14 Resetting the product to default setting
Loss of data due to replacement or due to resetting to default settings
If the product is reset to the default settings or replaced, all data saved in the product and the admin account will
be deleted. The data saved in Sunny Portal can be transmitted to the product after calling up the Sunny Portal
system again.
Requirements:
☐ The user interface must be open and you must be logged in.
Procedure:
1. Select the product in the focus navigation.
2. Select the menu Configuration.
3. Select the menu item Device properties.
4. Select the button [If you want to reset the device to the default settings, click here].
5. Select [Reset].
Also see:
• Configuring the Inverter ⇒ page 91
• Uploading the backup file ⇒ page 116
10.15 Deleting the Admin Account
In case the password gets lost, the admin account can be reset and newly created. All system data will be retained.
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