Data backup and restore

Back up the entire dataset of the VitalControl device and restore it on another device.

1: Creating a data backup
2: Restoring a data backup

1 - Creating a data backup

By means of a data backup, a backup file is created which contains the entire data stored on the VitalControl device.

Required accessory

In order to perform a data backup for your device, you need a dual USB flash drive (2-in-1 USB stick) Type-C/USB 3.0 with a USB C connector and a USB A connector. Such a dual USB flash drive is delivered together with your device. You may also purchase such an USB flash drive from different vendors.

Dual USB flash drive (USB A / USB C)

Perform data backup

Open the menu item Device in the main screen of your VitalControl device.
Invoke the submenu Data management and select the submenu item Data backup afterwards. Now select the menu item Create backup and confirm with OK. You are now asked to insert an USB flash drive:
Insert the USB flash drive (C plug) into the connector at the bottom of the device.

Figure 2: Inserting the USB stick into the VitalControl
Once the device detected insertion of the USB stick, the data backup is automatically started. Collecting, compressing and writing the backup data may take a minute or longer. When the backup is done, a success message is displayed:
The data backup is now created. You will find the created file backup.vcu in the directory backup on your USB flash drive. The backup file requires approx. 1 MB of storage space on the flash drive.
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If a file backup.vcu already exists in the backup directory of your USB flash drive, this file will be renamed. The new name of the file is composed of the leading string backup and the date and time when the backup file was created (e.g. backup_2023-07-17_12-50-37.vcb). The newly written backup file is always named backup.vcu.
The created backup file can be used to restore the stored data to any VitalControl device if needed.

2 - Restoring a data backup

Via a data restore, the entire data of a VitalControl device can be restored on a different device using a backup file.

Required accessory

In order to restore a data backup to you VitalControl device, you need a dual USB flash drive (2-in-1 USB stick) Type-C/USB 3.0 with a USB C connector and a USB A connector. Such a dual USB flash drive is delivered together with your device. You may also purchase such an USB flash drive from different vendors.

Dual USB flash drive (USB A / USB C)

On this USB flash drive, a directory backup must exist, which must held a valid data backup file backup.vcu.

USB-flash drive with backup file VitalControl

Note

Inside the directory backup of your USB flash drive, you may find several backup files with extension .vcu. The VitalControl device always restores the backup data form the file named backup.vcu, which is always the newest file. If you want to restore data from an older backup file (which contains the backup date in the file name), you have to rename this older backup file to backup.vcu before performing data restore!

Data restoration to VitalControl device

Open the menu item Device in the main screen of the VitalControl device to which you want to restore the data.
Invoke the submenu Data management and select the submenu item Data backup afterwards. Now select the menu item Restore backup and confirm with OK. You are now asked to insert an USB flash drive:
Insert the USB flash drive (C plug) into the connector at the bottom of the device.
Once the device detected insertion of the USB stick, a confirmation window appears. Acknowledge this popup with Yes to start the data restore. Decompressing and restoring the backup may take a minute or longer. When the data restore is complete, a success message is displayed:
Backup data were successfully restored to VitalControl device.

Data backup and restore

1 - Creating a data backup

Required accessory

Perform data backup

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2 - Restoring a data backup

Required accessory

Note

Data restoration to VitalControl device