It is desirable to move a DA Server configuration from one computer to another via a file. This avoids the process of moving the configuration over by simply looking at the original DA Server. The risk of a manual move is that a configuration will be missed. You would then by faced with all of the challenges of integrating a DA Server with a device, leading to hours of work being lost. To avoid the risk of losing hours of work follow the simple steps below.
- On source machine goto SMC->DAServer Manager->Default Group->local->Archestra.[DA Server Manager Name].[x]->Right Click On Configuration->Click Archive Configuration Set
- Give a meaningful name to the configuration set. An example would be "DASABCIP_10_9_2013". DASABCIP indicates which DAServer it is and 10_9_2013 indicates the date.
- Copy the configuration set from the source machine to media like a flash drive. The configuration set can be found in this location:
C:\ProgramData\Wonderware\DAServer\[DA Server Name]\[Configuration Set Name].aaCFG
- The file just copied to media needs to be copied to the destination machine. Copy it to the same location it was copied from in Step 3.
- Deactivate the DAServer on the destination machine you want to restore the configuration set to.
- Right click on configuration like in Step 1. Then select "Use Another Configuration Set" and select the name you gave the configuration set in Step 2.
- Activate the DAServer
