Synopsis
The Backup System to USB performs a full system backup to a USB device.
Backup System to USB is only available if USB utilities are enabled. If USB utilities are disabled, see Full System Backup.
A full system backup:
- Includes a snapshot of the primary hard drive.
- Is used for preparing a backup hard drive for use in the event of catastrophic failure.
Backup Structure
The backup program creates a directory structure on the USB device that looks like this:
Directory Name
The directory GpdPhaseI in the illustrated example corresponds to the dispenser name. Each system is given a unique name and that name is used to collect backups from that system.
The dispenser name is normally the serial number of the dispenser.
Backup Name
Each backup is named with the full date/time at which it is created.
The date time format: YYYYMMDD-HHmm where
- YYYY
- is the four digit year the backup started
- MM
- is the two digit month the backup started
- DD
- is the two digit day the backup started
- HH
- is the two digit hour the backup started
- mm
- is the two digit minute the backup started
A single USB device may hold multiple backups of multiple systems.
How to Create a Full System Backup
- Change the system password to an access right that permits access to Backup.
- Insert a USB device into one of the USB ports.
USB device must be a FAT32 formatted device.
- Click
No USB Mounted
If no suitable USB device is located, this message displays:
** ERROR: No suitable USB device detected
** Mount a WIndows FAT32 formatted USB device and try again
ENTER to continue...Press Enter to exit.
Backup to USB
If a suitable USB device is located, you'll be prompted to perform this operation:
** Valid USB Backup Device detected - 17% used
Create a new System Backup on the USB? (y/n): y - Answer Y and press ENTER.
- The process begins.
2018/09/24 11:06:09 ** beginning - configuration:/appl/etc/config/recovery/sys-backup.cfg
2018/09/24 11:06:09 dbase engine running - ok
2018/09/24 11:06:09 preparing target repository: /dos/c/GPD-FLOware/SystemBackups/[dispenser name]/[date-time stamp]
2018/09/24 11:06:09 job logger opened:/dos/c/GPD-FLOware/SystemBackups/[dispenser name]/[date-time stamp]/sys-backup.log
2018/09/24 11:06:10 beginning database backup
(205924 of 205924 pages, 100% complete)
(2 of 2 pages, 100% complete)
Transaction log truncated
Database backup completed
2018/09/24 11:06:36 completed database backup
2018/09/24 11:06:36 creating placeholders
2018/09/24 11:06:36 generating file manifest
2018/09/24 11:06:37 file manifest created - 8188 entries
2018/09/24 11:06:37 generating archive - please wait...
2018/09/24 11:07:13 archive created elapsed:71.9 size:176062645
2018/09/24 11:07:13 system dump created
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[dispenser name] is normally the serial number of the dispenser.
[date-time stamp] is a reference to the date and time the utility started.
A full system backup of the dispenser is created. All relevant files are copied into a ZIP file on the USB device. When the process is complete, you'll be prompted to remove the USB device.