backup and restore files

[DavideB]

Hello everyone,

I have a set of production machines which are connected to a LAN. All the machines have a local hard drive on board. Periodically (eg once a week), I back up (copy and paste on a network drive) their configuration files, which can be accessed by a PC on the same LAN. 

In case, I may need to restore a configuration file, that is to select one file from the network drive and copy it on one of the production machines.

Can all this be programmed semi-automatically using Labview? If yes (and I assume so) is there any example available which you can provide? Thanks

[Artem.SPb]

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@DavideB wrote:

Can all this be programmed semi-automatically using Labview?

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The answer is "Yes"

But further questions begin.
Are local drives is network published?
If so, then you just need a program that reads files from these disks and saves them to its local disk.
If not, you will likely need clients on each machine and a shared server.
Clients will send these files to the server, which will keep all files in local drive. And if necessary, send back.

[DavideB]

>Are local drives is network published?

In most cases, yes (I will eventually address other cases separately).

I knew it could be done, but I cannot figure out how. Is there an example to draw from?

Thanks

[Artem.SPb · Accepted solution]

I am puzzled.
Do you need an example of copying a file?