Configuring Automatic Backup for Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008

About this task

To perform an automatic archive backup function on a regular basis, use the Task Scheduler supplied with Windows Vista or Server 200 and the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. Open the Control Panel.
  2. Click Administrative Tools.
  3. Double-click Task Scheduler.
    The Add Scheduled Task dialog box appears.
  4. In the Actions Pane, click Create Basic Task.
    The Create Basic Task wizard appears.
  5. Follow the instructions in the Create Basic Task Wizard.
  6. In the Start a Program window, add the .EXE file extension to the filename, followed by the command line parameters for your application, if any.
    This example will back up the 3 most recent archive files on server EIGER on a daily basis. The name of the executable file is ihArchiveBackup.exe, the -s switch specifies the server name (EIGER), the -u switch specifies the user name (bsmith), the -p switch the password (pword), the -t switch a 30 second timeout for the ihArchiveBackup call, and the -n switch specifies the number of files to be backed up (3). 
    C:\Program Files\Proficy\Historian\Server\ihArchiveBackup.exe" -s EIGER -u bsmith -p pword -t 30 -n
    • You must put a space between each switch and the associated parameter info. If you omit a space after the number of archives changes, for example, only the most recent archive is backed up.
    • All command line entries are optional. If no arguments are supplied, ihArchiveBackup.exe backs up the current Historian archive.
  7. Click Finish.