Manual Backup

This option is available by selecting Backup | Manual Backup from the Setup Screen.

This function saves a copy of the network map to a file, which can then be used to restore the network if necessary. The settings for all the devices in the network will be saved. The *.ini files for each of the applications will be also included in the backup. Ini files store settings such as window size and position, configuration of the data displays, etc. Along with the device map and *.ini files, there is an additional option:

Include Cache Table Files in the Backup - If this check box is selected, the LoggerNet Server Data Cache will be included in the backup.

After selecting Next, you will be provided with another dialog box that can be used to add files to the backup file. By default, user files, such as the *.dat files that are created when you collect data from a datalogger, the program files created by Edlog or CRBasic, and the files created when running Split, are not included in the backup. They can be added to the backup from this window if desired. When Next is selected again, you are prompted for a file name for the backup. After supplying a file name, you can choose to execute the backup or save the backup configuration file for later use. The backup configuration file can be used to run a backup of the network as a task using LNBackup.exe. See Example #2 under Task Master for additional information on this utility.