Description

There are three ways of backing up the configuration on a Comfort Panel:

1. Automatic backup
2. Backup/Restore with a memory card
3. Backup/Restore with ProSave

Each of the three backup options provides you with a quick way of starting up again after a system failure or
replacement of devices. The backed-up data is transferred to the new Comfort Panel and the original status is
restored.

Note
It is not possible to open and process the backup file with WinCC V11 (TIA Portal). The file can only be
downloaded to the original or another panel of the same type with a restore procedure.

1. Automatic backup
If you enable automatic backup, the Comfort Panel saves all the data necessary for operation on a SIMATIC HMI
card. You can slot the SIMATIC HMI memory card into any operator panel of the same type. When you switch on
the power on the identical operator panel the "Use system card?" message prompts you to enable the Service
concept. The contents of the SIMATIC HMI memory card are copied automatically into the internal memory. Then
the operator panel is rebooted.
In the Comfort Panel manual, the section given below informs you how to parameterize automatic backup on the
SIMATIC HMI memory card: "Comfort Panels > Commissioning the device > Using the service concept
> Enabling the service concept".

2. Backup/Restore with a memory card

During saving (backup), the operating system, applications and data are copied from the internal flash memory of
the operator panel to the memory card.

When you restore, the flash memory of the operator panel is deleted after a prompt. Then the data backed up on the
memory card is copied to the internal flash memory.

Requirements
A memory card with sufficient free space is slotted in the operator panel.
 

No. Procedure
1 Preparatory measures

 Slot the memory card into the operator panel.

 Start the operator panel and open the "Control Panel".
 Open the "Backup/Restore" menu in the "Control Panel".
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2 Preparatory measures

 In the list box you select the memory card that you want to use for Backup/Restore.
 Click "Next" to continue.

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3 Backup, "Backup" menu
This overview shows you all the backup files created on the memory card.

 Click the "Backup" button to continue with the backup procedure.

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4 Backup

 Under the "Choose your settings for Backup" item select the option for how you want the backup to
be made from your operator panel. In this case we have chosen "Complete backup with license".
 Under the "File name" item you specify a name for the backup file.
The program automatically attaches the current date and time to the file name.
 Click "Create" to start the backup procedure.

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If the message is displayed indicating that a higher storage capacity is required, then proceed as follows:

 Click "OK" to acknowledge the message and interrupt the backup procedure.
 Slot a memory card with the higher storage capacity into the operator panel.
  Restart the backup procedure.

5 Backup
The backup is completed when the "Backup operation successfully completed." message is displayed.

 Acknowledge the message with "OK".

 Remove the memory card from the operator panel.

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6 Restore, preparatory measures

 First execute Steps 1 and 2 described above.

 Open the "Restore" menu.

7 Restore, Restore menu

 In the list box you select the backup file that you wish to have transferred to the operator panel.
 Click the "Restore" button to continue the restore procedure.

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8 Restore
A message is displayed asking whether the restore procedure is to be continued. Here, all the data of the flash
will be deleted on the operator panel.

 Acknowledge the message with "Yes" if you want to start the restore procedure.
 Acknowledge the message with "No" and then the following message with "OK" if you want to abort
 the restore.

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Once the restore procedure has been completed, the "Restore operation successfully completed" message is
displayed and the operator panel restarts.

Note
Do not remove the memory card from the operator panel during the restart!

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3. Backup/Restore with ProSave

 

No. Procedure
1 Backup, preparatory measures

 Use a cable corresponding to the selected transfer to connect the panel to the PC.
 Switch on your Comfort Panel.
 Set the Comfort Panel to "Transfer Mode".

2 Backup, "General" tab

 Open ProSave and select the the "General" tab.

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 Under "Device type" you select the Comfort Panel used.

 Under "Connection" you select the connection used to connect the panel to the PC, Ethernet, for
example.
 Under "Connection parameters" you enter the IP address of the panel.
 Switch to the "Backup" tab.

3 Backup, "Backup" tab

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 Under "Data type" you select the data that you want to have backed up. In this case  "Complete
backup with licenses".
 Under "Save as" you specify the path in which the project is to be saved.
 When everything is set, you trigger the backup procedure with "Start backup".

This ends the backup procedure.

4 Restore, preparatory measures

 First execute Steps 1 and 2 described above.

 Open the "Restore" menu.

5  Restore, Restore menu

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 Under "Opening..." you open your backup file (*.brf file).

 Start the restore procedure by clicking the "Start restore" button.

This ends the restore procedure.

After a restore, the panel has exactly the same connection parameters as the panel from which the backup
originates. Make sure that no other panel has the same network parameters.