Recovery File - IBM 6400 Series User Manual

Recovery File

Whenever a printer downloads a program (firmware) file, the configurations
and flash memory are erased. You can choose to restore the configurations
and/or flash memory, but if during the download the power interrupts or the
connection severs, the files will be lost and will not restore.
The PMU makes a recovery file of the configurations and flash memory
before they are erased. The recovery file is located in the PMU installation
directory.
If a download fails, the Status and Error Log will display the location of the
recovery file. The file is named after the printer name in the printer database,
followed by a .par extension (printer archive).
Add a download file under the printer that failed during the download process.
Open the Define Download File dialog. Click the browse button and navigate
to the location of the recovery file. The recovery file is displayed in the Status
and Error Log. Click OK to define the download file.
IMPORTANT
It is necessary that a program file be used with your recovery file. Make
sure that you add a program file under the printer in the database or
enable it if it is disabled.
Click the printer to download and open the File Download application. Click
Start to download the recovered files and settings to the printer.
NOTE: The properties and the download settings cannot be changed when
The .par archive contains the configuration file, which is named after the
name of the printer in the printer database. The archive also contains the flash
files, which are named exactly as they appeared in the flash memory.
you are using a recovery file. Recovery files are not deleted by the
File Download application once an error occurs. This file should be
deleted once the printer has the recovered configuration settings and
flash files.
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