Create an archive

Select Start > PI System Management Tools > Operation > Archives.

Click the Create a New Archive button ().

In the Create a New Archive dialog box, select Single archive.

Click the browse button to change the archive path, if desired.

You can store an archive in any local or network directory that is accessible by Data Archive. Local storage with other archives provides a convenient option for managing archives.

If you do not want to use the chronologically numbered default name, enter a name in Archive name.

If the text field is yellow, then the archive name is already in use by another file, possibly an unregistered archive. You may want to cancel the procedure and use the existing archive, if empty.

Select a source option to create the archive:

• Clone primary archive fixed size: creates an empty archive of fixed type that's based on the size of the current primary archive.

• Create archive with a custom fixed size: creates an empty archive with a different size (typically larger) than the current primary archive. In the accompanying field, specify the size in megabytes (MB). The size must be equal to or greater than the size of the current primary archive, up to a maximum of 2TB.

• Create archive with fixed start and end time: creates an empty archive to be used only for a specified time period. If you select this option, for the Type option, select Fixed.

  Note: Start and end times cannot overlap an existing archive.

Click OK.

The Archives tool creates and registers the archive.