Tracer TU Backup

[apprentice3]

When you go into Tracer TU, and completely backup a controller does it contain all of the points, and TGP2? Or is it necessary to backup the devices, and backup the TGP2 separately through the TGP2 editor?

[energyStarBoy]

All.

But is best practice to backup each piece individually also, imo.

[apprentice3]

All.

But is best practice to backup each piece individually also, imo.

I typically do back up the TGP2 on devices like UC600s that are being used for plant control, AHU control, etc. I have a job that has like 150 VAV boxes, and some of them have custom TGP2. I just didn’t know if it made sense to go through all of those devices and backup the TGP2 separately or if the standard backup would suffice. Thanks for your response.


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[energyStarBoy]

Just wanted to explain that a backup is done as a backup.. not ‘save as’. Save as only gets config file.
(If i remember correctly).

[apprentice3]

Just wanted to explain that a backup is done as a backup.. not ‘save as’. Save as only gets config file.
(If i remember correctly).

Typically I use the backup utility at the top left of the screen to do the backup. From there it saves a zip file to my computer for that device. I just wanted to see if that included everything that I would need in the event of a controller failure. Particularly in regards to devices like VAV boxes. Going through a whole bunch of VAV controllers and backing up TGP2 is a lot more time consuming than just running the backup utility on all of the devices and walking away.


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[energyStarBoy]

For vav’s i would just do the backup.
Can do them all at once via backup utility.
Might take an hour or three and miss a few (it gives a report of what was missed) but no user inputs after clicking all the check boxes) and starting.