System Restore

This facility allows the user to either compare or restore the identity, control and alarm objects of all the devices from an external file in XML format. This operation is normally used to restore the system to the current 'known' state.

The system will restore the settings for each occupied slot in each frame. The settings will be assigned against the IP address of the frame. So if the IP address of a frame or the slot position of a card or card type changes then the restore will not match and the settings will not be restored.

Different firmware versions of card types will not effect the backup and restore feature as the object is referred by its label rather than position. When opened the tree view on the left is blank until a valid backup file has been selected using the drive and directory and file selection controls in the bottom of the dialog. When the selection has been made a tree of the devices in the backup file will attempt to match with the devices in the current system view. If there is a match of the same card type between the current system and the backup file at the same IP address and slot then the tree shows the device as present and the slot can be checked to indicate the user wishes to restore/compare the values from the backup file to the card. If the IP address does not exist or the card type no longer matches for a card in the same slot then the card cannot be restored. When selecting a card the right hand side of the dialog will perform a comparison of the settings (and status if the Show Status Differences option is checked) between the card and the backup file. This will by default only show any differences between the two, if the Show Identical Params option is checked then it will show all the objects for the card.

Compare

Pressing this button will cause a compare on all the selected devices in the network and show the status of the compare in the right hand column of the tree. If the card has the same settings as the backup file then it will report as "Present (CARD TYPE) - config same" in white text. If there is a difference in the settings then it will report as "Present (CARD TYPE) - config different" in orange text, and will change the colour of the text for the frame in the tree as well. This comparison can be used to easily identify differences in configuration from the 'normal' configuration used for a fixed installation.

Restore

Pressing this button will cause a restore on all the selected devices in the network, the status of the restore operation for a card will be shown as a round coloured icon for each card/frame.

Warning: Restoring a device will potentially disturb the signal being applied to the device so caution should be taken to make sure the operation is safe if the devices are being used 'On- Air'. It will also restore any preset values that are in the backup file if the Include Presets option is checked, so cards with presets that control on-air appearance will be changed as a result of this operation. When the desired device filter and filename have been selected pressing the Restore button will overwrite the settings to the card from the file, a progress indication is given to the user as this is potentially a lengthy operation. If the restore was successful or was not successful for any device then a warning message will be displayed.