Backing up Power Operation automatically

To automate the Power Operation backup process, you can run the script to copy the required Power Operation project folders to the backup directory location. You can also create a scheduled task to run the script. Go to www.se.com or the Schneider Electric Community for the backup script specific to your Power Operation system version.

NOTE: The automated Power Operation backup does not include every Power Operation component that needs to be backed up. The server password key must be manually backed up. After you complete the automated Power Operation backup, see Backing up the Power Operation Passwords and Device Profiles for details.

After you automatically back up your Power Operation system, periodically check the backup directory drive to make sure there is sufficient space for the copied backups. See Deleting Old Backups to automate your system to delete old backups.

To automate the Power Operation backup process:

  1. In a text editor, open the PSEvx.x_Backup.ps1 script for your version.
  2. Edit the file for your system:
    1. For <$destinationDir>, enter your backup directory location.
    2. If you did not install Power Operation to the default install location, edit the <$pseBin> and <$pseData> to reflect the installed location path.
  3. Save the file as PSE_Backup.ps1 in the following location:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\BackupTasks
  4. Run PowerShell as Administrator and set the execution policy with the following cmdlet:
    Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass.
  5. Open Windows Task Scheduler and create a new task under Schneider Electric with a trigger to run once a week at midnight.
  6. Define the new action:
    1. For Action, click Start a program.
    2. In Program/script, enter the following:
      C:\Windows\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    3. In Add arguments, enter the following:
      -noninteractive -nologo -file " C:\Program Files (x86)\Schneider Electric\BackupTasks\PSEv8.1_Backup.ps1"

NOTE: Run the scheduled task to confirm that it copied the components to your backup location. This will also help you verify that you can access the backup location.