Creating a backup of a device (S7-1200, S7-1500, S7-1500, S7-1500)

Creating a backup of a device

Backing up the software and hardware configuration of a CPU

If you have already downloaded a configuration to an S7-1200/S7-1500 CPU, it may be
useful to make a backup. You may have modified the configuration and want to test the
new configuration. Before you download the new configuration to the CPU, create a back-
up of the current device version. You can restore the current configuration at a later time.
You can create as many backups as you want and store a variety of configurations for a
CPU. The backups are named with the name of the CPU and the time and date of the
backup. You can find the backup in the project tree under the CPU in the "Online backups"
folder.
The following figure shows an S7-1500 CPU for which two backups have been created:

Scope of the backup

The backup includes all data that are needed to restore a particular configuration version of
a CPU. The following data is backed up, for example:
• Contents of the memory card
• Retentive memory areas for example of data blocks, counters, and bit memory
• Other retentive memory contents, such as IP address parameters
The backup is performed with the current values of the CPU. Entries in the diagnostic buf-
fer are not included in the backup. The current time of day is not backed up for an S7-1500
CPU.

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 Creating a backup of a device (S7-1200, S7-1500, S7-1500, S7-1500)

See also
General information on loading
Backup options for S7 CPUs

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