89Installation and Service Guide: Color Controller E-46A
Performing Backup and Restore
• Fiery System Installer
You need to have the System Software DVD 1 to start the Fiery System Installer. This backup captures all settings,
files, and jobs on the E-46A. You can restore this backup after you replace the HDD.
See Table 3 for more detailed information on the Fiery System Restore and Fiery System Installer.
Figure 43: Conceptual diagram of backup and restore
Table 3: Details of the backup and restore using Fiery System Restore and Fiery System Installer
Backup method Description of backup
image
Bootable
option
Possible
destination
Restore method
1 Fiery System Restore
in WebTools or Fiery
QuickTouch: Fiery
System Restore >
Schedule Backup
Customized image,
automatically backed up.
Includes software updates
and current configuration
settings.
Does not include print job
information (print jobs,
job logs, and job settings
such as paper size).
Non-bootable
image only.
Internal HDD.
Note: If HDD
is crashed,
this image is
not accessible.
• Fiery System Restore (see
“Using Fiery System Restore”
on page 94)
• Fiery System Installer (see
“Using Fiery System Installer”
on page 96)
Fiery System
Restore
Automatic
Backup
Custom image
(non-bootable)
Custom image
(non-bootable)
Custom image
(bootable)
Manual
Backup
Restore options
• Restore from a local image
• Restore from a USB storage
device
• Restore from factory default
image
Backup
3
1
2
Factory image
(bootable)
4
USB
HDD
See page 95
Restore
HDD
See page 95
USB
Fiery System
Installer
(System
Software DVD1)
Custom image
(bootable)
Back up
hard disk
drive(s)
6
Custom image
(non-bootable)
USB
Custom image
(non-bootable)
6
HDD
Network
Factory image
(recovery backup
on HDD)
5
Restore options
• Restore from a local image
• Restore from a USB storage
device
• Restore from factory default
image
7
Restore from bootable USB
storage device
See page 97
Fiery System Restore
or
Fiery System Installer
(System Software DVD1)
Fiery System Restore
or
Fiery System Installer
(System Software DVD1)
Fiery System Installer
(System Software DVD1)
• Restore from a network
location