Configure which files to restore

You can select a time period for the records to restore and whether you want the database tables to be recreated.

If you cancel the restore, the database is rolled back to its original state.

Caution: If you try to restore archived alarms that are already present in the database, the archived records are not restored. This avoids duplicate alarm/event entries in the database. The Alarm GUID or Event GUID associated with records determines whether an alarm or event is already present in the database.

Select database records to restore

1. Open the Alarm DB Restore utility. Do the following:

   1. In the Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm DB Restore.

2. Select the Selection tab.

   

3. In the Folder Path for Archived Files box, type the full path (up to 255 alphanumeric characters) to the location of the archived files or select the button to locate and select the folder where archived files are stored.

4. In the Restore files later than (Date/Time) area, select the date and time to start restoring records to the database.

   The starting date and time are set by default to the current date and time.

5. In the Folder path for log file box, type the full path (up to 255 alphanumeric characters) where the log files are created and stored or select the button to locate and select a folder.

6. If you select the Recreate Tables check box, the tables of the specified alarm database are recreated.

7. Depending on the type of Logging Mode you selected for the alarm records contained in the archived files, select:

   • Detailed - Recreate the alarm database tables in detailed mode.

   • Consolidated - Recreate the alarm database tables in consolidated mode.

     Important: Recreating tables overwrites all records currently stored in the alarm database.

8. Select Restore.