The serial menu option Create SD backup manually creates a backup.

  • Prerequisites: You have installed Niagara and commissioned the controller with up-to-date core software.
  1. Start the controller.
  1. Make a serial connection from your PC to controller’s Debug serial port.
  1. Run the shell command to display ATLAS System Shell using the controller’s platform credentials.
  • The ATLAS System Shell will display the following:

 

hostid: ATLAS-SD-F93E-14C2-6345-D321

serial number: 0

system time: Tue May 2 14:17:37 EDT 2023 niagara daemon port: https 5011

en0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000

link/ether 00:01:f0:96:41:8d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

inet 172.31.67.86/22 brd 172.31.67.255 scope global noprefixroute en0 valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

inet6 fe80::201:f0ff:fe96:418d/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

en1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN

group default qlen 1000

link/ether 00:01:f0:96:41:8c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

 

Update System Time

Update Network Settings

Ping Host

System Diagnostic Options

Change Current User Password

Change System Passphrase

Create SD Backup

Restore SD Backup

Reboot

L Logout

Enter Choice : 7

  1. To start the manual backup, enter option no 7 Create SD Backup.
  • The shell prompts you to confirm this action. Do you want to start backup now? [Y/N]?
  1. To start the backup, type Y and press ENTER.
  • The backup procedure starts. Please wait for backup to complete.
  • When finished, “Backup Successful” displays.