Solutions: Backup

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Solutions Backup Restore

• Agenda
• Backup Update scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool (BST)
• TwinCAT Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup Server
• Stefan Hoppe
• TwinCAT Product Management
• s.hoppe_at_beckhoff.com

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Backup / Update Scenarios

• Machine scenarios
• Standalone machine...lonely in the world...only
  unqualified service employees
• Machine parcHigh End InfrastructureQualified
  IT department
• Software Update
• Operating system (Security / Service Packs /
  ...)
• SPS Updates / Features
• Life-Cycle Management
• Devices exchange with exact identical HW
• Devices exchange with functional identical HW

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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Backup / Update Szenarien

• Standalone machine
• Only unqualified service employees
• Availibility worldwide location of the machine
• Intention
• easy Update/Backup mechanism
• Solution
• BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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Beckhoff Service Tool

• Enables easy handling of Update/Backup
  scenarioGoal No deep OS knowledge required
• Two options available
• C9900-H3532 GB USB-Stick Beckhoff Service Tool
  (BST)
• C9900-H3542 GB USB-Stick Beckhoff Service Tool
  (BST)incl. Acronis TrueImage integration
• 1.7 GB free space on BST stick

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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Beckhoff Service Tool

• Cookbook
• Boot device with USB-stick (USB2.0 required)
• XPE protected CF cards in device are now
  accessableavailable as second partition
• Proceed Backup and/or Restore scenario
• Backup Local CF to BST-stick Remote CF
  to destination in network
• Restore Local from BST-stick (not THE
  stick but FROM stick) Remote from
  destination in network
• Standard Shell

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup (1/5)
• BST C9900-H354 allows to select backup format
  Save via TrueImage or with xCopy

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup (2/5)
• Select partitions to be included

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup (3/5)
• Select target destination for the Backup-file
  Local on BST-stick or network

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup (4/5)
• BST C9900-H354 allows to provide password and
  compression

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Backup (5/5)
• Backup finished!

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Restore (1/5)
• Select Restore mode TrueImage or xCopy

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Restore (2/5)
• Select source to be Restored

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Restore (3/5)
• Select which partitions of source to be
  Restored

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Restore (4/5)
• Select target destination of Restore procedure

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Restore (5/5)
• Restore has finished !

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Feature Easy Mode (1/2)
• Handling still to complicate ? Make use of Easy
  Mode !
• Cookbook
• Configure update backup once
• all settings will be stored in XML file
• enable Easy Mode

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Feature Easy Mode (2/2)
• Backup/Restore will directly start
  predefined action
• Enable Advanced to switching back to full mode

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Feature Integration of customer tools
• Enable customer to integrate 3 tools (e.g.
  calibration tools)

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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BECKHOFF Service Tool

• Future Create bootable CD (to restore without
  BST)
• allows to provide end user a bootable CD for
  Restore
• BST provides How to article to create bootable
  CD
• prepare PC-BIOS to boot from CD
• minimal menu to start Restore

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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Backup / Update Scenarios

• Machine park
• High End Infrastructure
• Remote Updates by administrator
• Intention
• Central release and administration of Software
• Solution
• Microsoft Windows Update Server Services (WSUS)
• Beckhoff Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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Microsoft Standard-Update

• Microsoft Windows Update Server Services (WSUS)
• Microsoft Solution for central administration for
  Windows computer
• RequiredWindows 2003 / 2008 ServerDownload of
  the Updates from Microsoft
• TargetWindows OS (like XP / XPE / Vista) Today
  no support for Windows CE
• AdministratorOption Release of induvidual
  UpdatesOption Automatical UpdatesOption Third
  Party Software Installations

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

LAN

• How to manage multiple
• distributed CE devices ?
• Wish easy, central diagnostic for maintainance,
  setup
• TwinCAT Management Server
• initial remote setup of complete image
• customization of devices
• deploying TwinCAT projects without
  TwinCAT-environment

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Components
• Management Server
• Configure scenario
• View statusFile Server (Public folder)
• hosting files to be updated
• specific folders to be deployed to specific
  devices
• common folders to be deployed to group of
  devicesUpdateService
• Runtime component required on device
• the worker

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

• Update Manager with user friendly interface
• Scan devices in network
• Define groups for different update scenarios,
  e.g.
• groups for X86 or ARM based devices
• groups for Ethernet panels or headless devices
• one device per group for device specific
  settings
• Define Actions per group to be executed

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

• Supported Actions
• Update protected files, files in use
• Rename files
• Copy files / folders
• Reboot device, execute (start) applications
• Write into registry, register components

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

• Expandable Actions
• Script editor provides flexibility
• user to create his own scripts based on
  basic-scripts

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

Push
Poll / Pollintervall

• Execution of update
• Poll CE device can check cyclic
  (configurable) about new information
• Push Management-Server can download infos
  or can trigger CE devices to start poll

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

• Status of update
• Management Server is always able to view status
  of CE devices

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TwinCAT Management Server

• Roadmap
• Technical preview
• code complete, internal improvements
• documentation, installation
• public beta available
• Release

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

Q1-08
Summer
Q3-08
Q2 2009
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TwinCAT Backup

• TwinCAT Backup Server
• Backing up and restoring data
• More flexibility compared to Image Tools (True
  Image)
• Files / Registry / User Accounts / ...
• Incremental Backup/Restore

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

Image?
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TwinCAT Backup
TwinCAT Backup Server Backing up and restoring
data

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

Image?

• Original PC
• NT 4.0 SP6
• ISA Fieldbuscards
• 3Com network adapter

• Spare Part PC
• XP Professional
• PCI Fieldbuscards
• Intel network adapter

Solution TwinCAT Backup Server Restores data,
restores OS settings, runs automatic
installations, checks and updates scanner cards
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TwinCAT Backup
TwinCAT Backup Server Automatic installation of
PC

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

• PC
• with OS
• TwinCAT Restore
• Component

• PC
• TwinCAT Installation and Configuration
• OS Settings made
• User setups (i.e. HMI) executed

Solution TwinCAT Backup Server runs
installations without user interaction, generates
TwinCAT boot data
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TwinCAT Backup
TwinCAT Backup Server Automatic update of
software

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

• PC
• TwinCAT running
• System Manager Configuration
• PLC Project

• PC
• TwinCAT running
• System Manager Update
• PLC Project Update
• automatic Boot Project Generation

Solution TwinCAT Backup Server runs
installations without user interaction, generates
TwinCAT boot data, updates TwinCAT projects
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TwinCAT Backup

• Features
• save files/directories
• save Windows Registry entries
• save Windows user accounts and groups
• save network settings (TCP/IP address, computer
  name)
• integrate silent mode setups
• save TwinCAT data
• ( Persistent Data, bootproject, TwinCAT
  Registry entries )
• automatic check and update of PCI fieldbus cards
  (slots)
• automatic change of fieldbus cards (C1220
  ?FC200x)
• split backup in multiple parts

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server

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TwinCAT Backup
TwinCAT Backup Image
Boots from CD No,needs OS Yes
Update Installation Yes, with setup No
Incremental Backup/Restore Yes No (?)
Customizable Yes, XML based configuration No
TwinCAT support Yes, System Manager, bootproject .. No, fixed
Fieldbus Cards Yes, check and update No, fixed
Integration Yes, COM Interface No
Backup Scheduling Yes, daily, on demand No

• Backup Update
• scenarios
• Beckhoff Service Tool
• (BST)
• TwinCAT
• Management Server
• TwinCAT Backup
• Server