In my previous life I did this all the time.
When you host your key, you have to use the VM (virtual) ethernet or disk. I
recommend the VM disk.
This way, when you move the VM to a different host, the key (activation,
license etc) since itâs bound to the VMDK moves with the VMGuest image.
In my previous job, I had three different VMs for different (incompatible)
suite of Rockwell products.
If I had to work on an old RSView32 running on windows 7â¦.no problem, Iâd
just fire up that VM.
If I needed to work on FTVS on Win10, no problem, Iâd fire up that VM.
If I needed XP, NT or Linux then same thing.
Presently, I have a VM for Siemens and Linux.
I only used ethernet IP on the AB systems and had a pair of USB (pluggable
ethernet) NIC so as not to have to change IP addressed on the host machine so I
could maintain network connection to the mothership while simultaneously
working on client systems.
I used that method and was able to switch laptops every 1.5 to 2 years.
I backed up the frequently used VMs monthly by copying the folder to an
external.
A sister company of ours who provided engineering services had a diferent
approach.
A global company.
They had a vault of VMs (all VMWare) supporting different systems. Engineers
across the world could âcheck outâ a VM to do their work on a different
system and when done with that project, they could check the VM back in.
The VM was then available for others to use
This reduced the license count required as not all people are actively using
their license.
I primarily used VMWare and still do because I know it well. Learning HyperV
due to Foxboro V91s.
You can âvirtualizeâ your bare metal laptop and try it for free using
VMWare player.
Ismael Reyes
O: +1 864-879-5195 | M: +1 864-630-7103 | Ismael.Reyes@xxxxxxxxxx
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. |
Polyester Film Division
2001 Hood Road |
Greer, SC 29650
www.m-petfilm.com
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
JG
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2021 12:49 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] backup media
Do you know if working copies of Rockwell's activations will follow
along to the new location?
On 10/21/2021 7:18 AM, Ismael.Reyes@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Ismael.Reyes@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Use a VM.
Copy a backup of the VM (by dragging/dropping or coy/past) to multiple backup
locations.
Once you get the hang of it youââ¬â¢ll be asking yourself what took you so
long to adopt
To use on new laptop, install hpervisor and copy one of the backups to the
new host machine, point to the vm and start.
Youââ¬â¢ll never look back
Ismael Reyes
O: +1 864-879-5195 | M: +1 864-630-7103 |
Ismael.Reyes@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Ismael.Reyes@xxxxxxxxxx>
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. |
Polyester Film Division
2001 Hood Road |
Greer, SC 29650
www.m-petfilm.com<http://www.m-petfilm.com>
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf
Of JG
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 3:38 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [foxboro] backup media
Not Foxboro per se but still applicable.
My tale of woe begins with a dead laptop, followed by a dead
CompactLogix, followed by a dead thumb drive.
A replacement laptop, reloading and relicensing many different Rockwell
software packages later - including different revisions of the same
software to handle firmware incompatibilities - I felt pretty proud of
myself.
Until, the USB drive wouldn't pick up despite being lovingly cared for,
kept in a sealed container in a safe in the air conditioning for its
whole little USB life. Looking back, I may have been too soft on it,
maybe I should have toughened it up a little, kept it in the desk drawer
under the wood pencils and all the keys that I have no idea what they open.
It got me thinking back to someone who insisted on not only multiple
copies of their backups but different media as well. I seem to remember
them using USBs and burning CDs too.
What type of backup habits does the list have?
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