Scheduled Backup

This option is available by selecting Backup | Scheduled Backup from the Setup Screen (Standard View).

This function saves a copy of the network map to a file on a specified interval. The backup file 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.

The Scheduled Backup dialog box has the following settings:

Scheduled Backup Enabled - Select this check box to enable the backup schedule that has been set up. Clearing the check box suspends scheduled backups.

Backup Base Date and Time - Enter a date and a time that the first backup should occur.

Backup Interval - Enter the interval on which backups should be performed. The backup interval is relative to the Backup Base Date and Time entries. For instance, if the Base Time is set at 12:15 and the interval is set for 1 day, backups will be performed at 12:15 each day. The format for this field is 00 d(ays) 00 h(ours).

NOTE: The actual interval used by the LoggerNet server cannot be less than one hour. Therefore, entering a value of 0 for the Backup Interval will result in backups being performed once an hour.

NOTE: If an interval of time greater than the specified Backup Interval has elapsed since the last backup, an immediate backup will occur when a new schedule is applied. Entering 0 as a Backup Interval will always cause an immediate backup when the Apply button is pressed. Therefore, temporarily entering 0 in the Backup Interval can be useful to quickly verify that your backup configuration is working.

Additional Backup Files – Indicates any additional files that will be included in the backup. 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 here if desired. Press the Add File(s) button to add individual files to this list. Press the Add Directory button to add entire directories to this list. Select file or directory names in the list, and then press the Remove Selected button to remove them from this list.

Include LoggerNet Cache – If this check box is selected, the LoggerNet Server Data Cache will be included in the backup.

Backup file – Specifies the path and base file name for backup files generated by the scheduled backup. When an automated backup is generated, LoggerNet will search for the last period in this name and will insert the current date (formatted as yyyymmdd-HHMMSS) before it to make the file name unique.

File count – Specifies how many backup files will be maintained. Once this number is reached, the oldest backup file will be deleted each time a new backup file is created.