I am also able to define my gateway backup schedule using a Unix crontab style scheduling string. Once enabled I'm able to choose a gateway backup file destination where all of my scheduled gateway backups will be saved to. While still on the configure tab, if I head over to the gateway settings menu, I can scroll down and eventually find this schedule backup settings. Luckily Ignition is capable of taking schedule gateway backups. For ignition gateways that are in constant development, it is often useful to have ignition take gateway backups automatically for you on a schedule. This is very useful for things like cloning and ignition server, but most importantly you have a way to back up all of your ignition resources. This file will allow you to restore a copy of this ignition gateway into any other ignition server. Once that file downloads, you will have a gateway backup in the form of a single GWBK file. I will press it, and as you can see a file download is initiated, that's it. All I have to do is head to the configure page select the backup and restore menu and press the big blue button with a text, download backup. The easiest is through the ignition gateway web interface where I am currently. There are actually a few ways to do this. Now, how do I take an ignition gateway backup? It is also important to note that items manually added to the ignition installation directory are also not included in a gateway backup and must be backed up separately. This includes things like SQL databases and PLC programs for example.

The only data not included in a gateway backup is the data stored in other pieces of software that ignition interacts with. Perspective custom assets, such as fonts, icons and themes are also included in a gateway backup. This includes your projects gateway settings, authentication profiles, tags, database connections, OPC and device connections, alarm pipelines, scripts, sequential function charts, reports and the image management library.

In most instances, the gateway backup process takes about a minute and backs up everything you find in the ignition gateway. Creating a backup of your Ignition Gateway is super easy.

Ignition gateway utility