Hello,
I am New here.
I have to work on KRC2 kuka system.
need to take backup of hard drive
Need to create Image,
and need to prepare backup hard disk.
Will you please help me with details procedure and tools used for it.
Hello,
I am New here.
I have to work on KRC2 kuka system.
need to take backup of hard drive
Need to create Image,
and need to prepare backup hard disk.
Will you please help me with details procedure and tools used for it.
It is not much different from making a hard drive image of a normal desktop computer. There are many ways.
The way I used most often on KRC2s was to create a boot CD of CloneZilla, and booting the KRC2 with that CD in the drive. It will require connecting a keyboard to the KRC2, and it will probably be necessary to watch the BIOS boot screen and hit the correct key before Windows starts, in order to get to the "Boot From CD" option in the BIOS.
After that, a USB drive (8-16GB should be sufficient), or a network share, should be sufficient to receive the image. You'll want to read the CloneZilla instructions carefully (or whichever Image software you feel comfortable using), but it's not hard. You merely need to be very careful that you are reading from the original drive, rather than writing to it, or you could erase it.
The only major requirement is that you have a bootable CD that will run the Image software, without requiring installation of additional software on the KRC2. This is because some software installs can interact badly with KSS. Using a stand-alone Boot CD avoids this problem.
Depending on the age of the KRC2, you may also need a PS/2 keyboard, rather than a USB keyboard.
Can we install a USB with KUKA computer via USB port.
Is it possible to archive it to floppy/CD/USB.
and then creating Image via norton ghoost????
Hello,
Yes, you can archive in USB/CD. I would say better to do it in USB. You can always change the backup path in Archive Manager. C:/KRC/UTIL/KRC Configurator/KRC_Configurator.exe.
Also, you can make the image of the KUKA controller using Norton Ghost but it will work only for KRC2 or lower version. For KRC4, you will need KUKA usb so you may need to contact KUKA for that.
Thanks
By default, it saves it in floppy disk, we can change it to USB/CD.
after saving data by KCP
file menu
Archive
All.
then we will make image by Norton Ghoost for KRC2.
then how to download it in another hard drive.
is this procedure right?????
one thing more.
whis this recovery stick (KUKA USB). its function and benefits if using KRC2???
Word of advice: do not start doing anything before you read A LOT about doing HDD images.
One single mistake and you will have no more Kuka HDD , therefore you will have nothing, only a useless robot.
Moving on
Find a hdd with the same or bigger size and attach it to the KRC with a separate cable so you do not have to mes with master/slave setup, insert a bootable CD with ghost in it or as suggested clonezilla live CD, If it does not boot from the cd, you will need to attach a keyboard to enter the BIOS and change it to boot from CD, restart, if it boots from CD and you have ghost do a hdd to hdd cloning ( here is the part where it is nice to have a bigger second HDD so you know that the smaller is the one with the data and the bigger is the one to be copied to, so :small Hdd to big Hdd.
After it finishes without errors, shut down the KRC and remove the original hdd, leave the new one connected and start the KRC. If everything went fine, congratulations, you have a working hdd.
Regards,Tom
There is a difference between an Archive and an Image. The Archive is a simple, small-size backup of everything that makes this robot unique. So, for example, if your robot hard drive was destroyed, and you obtained a new hard drive and installed Windows and KSS onto it from the original CDs, you would have a "blank" robot -- it would work, but not have any configuration or programming to do the work you were using it for. The Archive is where that last, vital information is stored.
An Image will make a copy (usually a compressed file, or cluster of files) that contains the contents of the entire hard drive. If you do not have the KUKA install CDs for Windows and KSS that originally came with the robot, then such an image will be the only way to completely restore a KRC2 after a serious accident, like the hard drive being destroyed.
Hi
I have one KRC2 and HDD is damaged now I install new XP windows and KSS software ..we have archive from last year but I don't know how to use that I don't have a image hdd .. now I don't know could I running robot?
There are two ways to deal with a failed hard drive.
Method 1:
1. Replace the hard drive
2. Install KUKA version Windows (requires the KUKA Windows install CD)
3. Install KSS
4. Restore most recent good Archive
Method 2:
1. Replace the hard drive
2. Restore the hard drive image
3. Restore the most recent good Archive
Thank you
For method 1 restore the most recent good archive .. please help me how to do
Menu: FILE>RESTORE>ALL
Thank you