Method and system for distributed control system (DCS) process data cloning and migration through secured file system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating via a platform- and release-independent (PIM) migration tool a PIM migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node among a plurality of nodes of an industrial process control and automation system, the configuration parameters comprising one or more variable parameters that differ between the plurality of nodes and one or more consistent parameters that are common among the plurality of nodes, the one or more variable parameters comprising one or more variables associated with process equipment in the industrial process control and the automation system;
after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file;
adapting a portion of the migration image file for a second node among the plurality of nodes of the control and automation system by cloning the PIM file generated earlier and displaying the one or more variable parameters, receiving information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter in the cloned PIM file for the second node, and updating the one or more variable parameters saved in said cloned PIM file for the second node according to the received information, wherein the consistent parameters do not need to be updated for said second node; and
after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file.
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Abstract
A method includes generating a migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node of an industrial process control and automation system. The method also includes, after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file. The method further includes adapting a portion of the migration image file based on configuration parameters associated with a second node of the control and automation system. In addition, the method includes, after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating via a platform- and release-independent (PIM) migration tool a PIM migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node among a plurality of nodes of an industrial process control and automation system, the configuration parameters comprising one or more variable parameters that differ between the plurality of nodes and one or more consistent parameters that are common among the plurality of nodes, the one or more variable parameters comprising one or more variables associated with process equipment in the industrial process control and the automation system; after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file; adapting a portion of the migration image file for a second node among the plurality of nodes of the control and automation system by cloning the PIM file generated earlier and displaying the one or more variable parameters, receiving information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter in the cloned PIM file for the second node, and updating the one or more variable parameters saved in said cloned PIM file for the second node according to the received information, wherein the consistent parameters do not need to be updated for said second node; and after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processing device configured to; generate via a platform- and release-independent (PIM) migration tool a PIM migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node among a plurality of nodes of an industrial process control and automation system, the configuration parameters comprising one or more variable parameters that differ between the plurality of nodes and one or more consistent parameters that are common among the plurality of nodes, the one or more variable parameters comprising one or more variables associated with process equipment in the industrial process control and automation system; after a new software version is installed at the first node, restore information associated with the first node using the migration image file; adapt a portion of the migration image file for a second node among the plurality of nodes of the control and automation system by initiating cloning the PIM file generated earlier and displaying the one or more variable parameters, receiving information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter in the cloned PIM file for the second node, and updating the one or more variable parameters saved in said cloned PIM file for the second node according to the received information, wherein the consistent parameters do not need to be updated for said second node; and after the new software version is installed at the second node, restore information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that when executed cause at least one processor to:
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generate via a platform- and release-independent (PIM) migration tool a PIM migration image file for a software migration based on configuration parameters associated with a first node among a plurality of nodes of an industrial process control and automation system, the configuration parameters comprising one or more variable parameters that differ between the plurality of nodes and one or more consistent parameters that are common among the plurality of nodes, the one or more variable parameters comprising one or more variables associated with process equipment in the industrial process control and automation system; after a new software version is installed at the first node, restoring information associated with the first node using the migration image file; adapting a portion of the migration image file for based on configuration parameters associated with a second node among the plurality of nodes of the control and automation system by using the cloned PIM file generated earlier and displaying the one or more variable parameters, receiving information identifying a value of or a change to each variable parameter in the cloned PIM file for the second node, and updating the one or more variable parameters saved in said cloned PIM file for the second node according to the received information, wherein the consistent parameters do not need to be updated for said second node; and after the new software version is installed at the second node, restoring information associated with the second node using the adapted migration image file. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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