Download Configuration
Associated with: SCADAPack x70 DNP3 outstations
Security permission required to access this pick action: Configure
WARNINGUNEXPECTED BEHAVIOR OF APPLICATION
Downloading configuration may cause outstation tasks to reset.
Before writing the configuration to the SCADAPack x70 device, evaluate the operational state of the equipment that is being monitored and controlled by that SCADAPack x70 device.
INOPERABLE DEVICE
Always verify that the outstation’s communications settings are configured correctly in Geo SCADA Expert before triggering a Download Configuration action. Should the configuration conflict with the actual setup at the outstation, normal communications between Geo SCADA Expert and the outstation might cease. This might occur, for example, if there is a mismatch between the downloaded port configuration and the actual ports that the outstation is using.
Only attempt to download configuration when there is sufficient time to recover the situation in the event of a configuration mismatch occurring.
The Download Configuration pick action is not available if the SCADAPack x70 Device Configuration item with which the SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstation is associated contains configuration errors. For example, if the IP Whitelist is enabled, but the IP Whitelist Table is empty. This is by design, to help prevent loss of communications between Geo SCADA Expert and the SCADAPack x70 device.
Use the Download Configuration pick action to download the outstation’s configuration from Geo SCADA Expert, once that configuration has been specified in the Geo SCADA Expert database. When you select this action, a Download Configuration window is displayed, prompting you to select the type of configuration download that Geo SCADA Expert is to perform.
Geo SCADA Expert downloads a complete configuration.
After selecting the OK button you may be asked to confirm your request before Geo SCADA Expert attempts to execute or queue the download request—this helps to ensure that the request is not triggered unintentionally (see Configure the SCADAPack x70 Outstation Tab).
After downloading the configuration, the outstation generates a Configuration Download Log that can be accessed in Geo SCADA Expert. If the configuration file is invalid (cannot be processed by the outstation), Geo SCADA Expert raises an alarm.
It is possible that a configuration file is valid, but not all parts of the configuration can be applied to the outstation (for example, the outstation is running older firmware that doesn’t implement certain features). In this case the outstation will apply as much of the configuration as it is able and ignores the unknown parts. The outstation will not report an error to Geo SCADA Expert and no alarm is raised. It is important for the operator to check the configuration download log file to confirm that the expected configuration was applied, see Display Configuration Download Logs.
If using this pick action with the Automation Interface, you need to specify the method name Download Config.
The method will return an error code if the SCADAPack x70 Device Configuration item with which the SCADAPack x70 DNP3 Outstation is associated contains configuration errors. For example, if the IP Whitelist is enabled, but the IP Whitelist Table is empty. This is by design, to help prevent loss of communications between Geo SCADA Expert and the SCADAPack x70 device.