Copy

To copy a database means to make a duplicate of an existing database. In order to copy the database, you must choose a different name for the copy.

When you copy a database, you are copying the files found in \\DeltaV\DVData\Database\DatabaseName (where DatabaseName is the folder name of the database you are copying).

Here are some rules for making copies of a database:

• You cannot make a copy of a database with the same name as the original.
• Copy does not overwrite existing databases.

Here are some reasons why you might make a copy of a database:

• Use a copied database to put a new area online that is an identical process and will be controlled through the same DeltaV controllers
• Use a copied database to set up a simulated change. This allows you to test the new machines and controllers in a simulated environment without affecting the real-time data and plant controls.

The Copy tool automatically registers the database in the DeltaV system. If you are having problems with accessing the database: it is not showing up as a choice in your DeltaV Explorer or in Set Active Database, then you need to manually register it. Use the Register Database tool to manually register the new copy.

You might need to set the new copy as active if you plan on using the copy as the primary database.