Copying preferences between devices - Metasys - LIT-12013243 - M4-OASMIN-0 - M4-OASSTD-0 - Server - Open Application Server - 13.0
Open Application Server (OAS) Commissioning Guide
Product
Building Automation Systems > Application Servers > Open Application Server
Document type
Commissioning Guide
Document number
LIT-12013243
Version
13.0
Revision date
2024-06-12
Product status
Active
Open Application Server introduction
Summary of changes
Open Application Server overview
Site Director
Repositories
Trend Repository Overview
Audit Repository Overview
Event Repository Overview
Annotation Repository Overview
Spaces Authorization Overview
Potential problem areas repository overview
Fault detection repository overview
Fault triage repository overview
RabbitMQ technology
Introduction
Message queue size considerations and troubleshooting
System security for the OAS
Enabling TLS
Enabling Bitlocker Encryption
Remote notifications
Antivirus software
Uninterruptible power supply
Detailed procedures
Configuring an OAS as Site Director
Configuring OAS repositories
Sizing the message queue
Setting the time zone, date, and time on an ADS/ADX
Setting power options for the OAS
Setting power options for the OAS network card
Setting power failure options for the OAS
Configuring Metasys system settings
Changing Metasys login window background in SMP
Changing the action queue timeout
Creating audit entries for discard events
Troubleshooting
Backup, restoration, and renaming of the SQL Server databases
Windows log file cleanup
OAS and SCT temporary file cleanup
OAS startup failures
Folders in the Windows Event Viewer on the OAS
Anti-spyware software on the OAS computer
Sync engine command scenarios
Metasys services utilities introduction
Stopping the Metasys Server services
Starting the Metasys Server services
Restarting the Metasys Server services
OAS technical specifications
Appendix: Time zone, date, and time management
Time zone, date, and time management introduction
Overview of time synchronization
OAS Site Director with network engines
Time synchronization methods
Windows time synchronization
Multicast time synchronization
BACnet time synchronization
Example network
Multiple time zones
Site time server
Time in device object and user interface status bar
Steps for successful time management
Verifying the Site Director defined for an engine/server
Setting the time synchronization method
OAS as Site Director
Setting the time zone in the Site Director OAS
Setting the date and time in the Site Director OAS
Selecting a site time server for the Site Director OAS (Windows method only)
Selecting a site time server for the Site Director OAS (multicast method only)
Configuring additional multicast time synchronization settings
Appendix: Configuring and maintaining preferences
Configuring and maintaining preferences introduction
Preferences concepts
System and user preferences
System preferences
User preferences
Managing preferences
Detailed procedures
Configuring preferences
Restoring default system preferences
Copying preferences between devices
Restoring default user preferences
Removing user preference files
Copying user preferences to another user
Preserving preferences
Appendix: Microsoft Windows operating system and SQL Server software license requirements
Licensing requirements overview for operating systems
Purchasing and designating operating system CALs
OS licensing modes and CAL examples
ADS, ADS-Lite, and non-server based OAS requirements
Microsoft SQL Server licensing requirements
Appendix: Changing the OAS name and the computer name
Overview of changing the name and the computer name
Starting the Metasys Rename Assistant
Connecting to the local SQL Server
Preparing the computer
Preparing the archive database
Uninstalling the Metasys software
Renaming the computer
Verifying the SQL server software
Reinstalling the Metasys software
Downloading the Metasys archive database
Applying the OAS settings
Updating Launcher shortcuts and profiles
Uploading the Metasys archive database
Appendix: Windows firewall
Configuring the Windows Defender firewall
Closing ports
Product warranty
Software terms
Patents
Contact information
Procedure
Access the source Metasys system device; that
is, the one that contains the preferences you want to copy.
Navigate to the Preferences directory for the device as shown in Table 1 .
Copy SystemPreferences.xml (system preference) or UserPreferences-userID.xml (user preference), where userID is the identification number that appears in the Security Administration tool.
Paste the file onto the desktop of your computer.
If you are accessing the Metasys system device remotely, log out.
Access the destination Metasys system device (where you want to copy the preferences) as the MetasysSysAgent user and navigate to the Preferences directory for the device as shown in Table 1 .
Paste the SystemPreferences.xml file or UserPreferences-userID.xml file that you copied to your computer desktop with Step 4.