BackupStationExt (provisioningNiagara-BackupStationExt)
This component supports the Backup Stations step in provisioning jobs. It is one of the seven device extensions that are automatically added to every station under the Supervisor’s NiagaraNetwork. By default the extension is enabled.
This component requires that the ProvisioningNwExt component be resident under its NiagaraNetwork. No special views exist for this extension.
To access these properties, expand and double-click Backup. NiagaraStation represents your station name.
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | true or false; defaults to true | Activates (true)
and deactivates (false) use of the object (network,
device, point, component, table, schedule, descriptor, etc.). To
prevent the use of the Backup Station step in any provisioning job
created for this station, change this value to false. |
| Status | read-only | Reports the condition of the entity
or process at last polling. {ok} indicates that the component is licensed and polling successfully. {down} indicates that the last check was unsuccessful, perhaps because of an incorrect property, or possibly loss of network connection. {disabled} indicates that the Enable property is set to false. {fault} indicates another problem. Refer to Fault Cause for more information. |
| Fault Cause | read-only | Indicates the reason why a
system object (network, device, component, extension, etc.) is not
working (in fault). This property is empty unless a fault exists. |
| Last Backup Time | read-only | Displays the date and time of last backup occurred. |
Start Backup action
When invoked, the Start Backup action immediately submits a provisioning job that contains a single Backup Stations step against this station. To schedule the backup to run at a specific time or at a specific interval for this particular station, you can link a TriggerSchedule output to this action. An even better practice is to add a job prototype component to the station and configure it to perform the backup using its own TriggerSchedule to set the time. This method allows you to configure job retention, which provides automatic backup job disposition.