Making a backup

Before working with the demo app, first make a backup so you can restore it to a “factory shipped” state if needed. The following procedure provides basic steps, with limited screen captures.

Backing up the current app (such as the demo app)

  1. Start Sedona Workbench and open a connection to the node, if not already open.

    Refer to Open Sedona dev board with sox connection.

  2. In the Nav tree, expand the node and double-click the sox icon to open the Sox Manager view.

    This table-based view shows a list of installed kits (the schema) for the node.

  3. Click the Backup button at the bottom of the view.

    A Backup dialog box appears with three selected checkboxes and a default backup path and filename.

    Figure 15. Backup dialog for SED-M0x module based node


    Backup dialog for SED-M0x module based node

  4. Clear (uncheck) the top “Backup Sedona VM” selection, as shown in Figure 15.

    Currently, this is not a valid backup selection for any SED-M0x module-based platform.

  5. If desired, you can change the backup file name and/or destination. By default, the backup file path is:

    <SedonaHome>\sedona\backup_<YYMMDD>.zip

    For example: D:\Sedona-Workbench\sedona\backup_090604.zip could be renamed to D:\Sedona-Workbench\sedona\backup_StdDemoApp_1.zip

  6. Click OK to begin the backup.

    A progress bar displays in a dialog as the backup routine writes the kits.scode, app.sab, and creates the zip file. When done, Success appears in the Backup dialog, with a View Log option available.

  7. Click OK to close the Backup dialog and return to the Sox Manager.

    If needed later, you can use the Sox Manager’s Restore function to install this backup to the node, to restore this app along with all its needed kits.