Restoring Lost Sensor Settings From DAT files
Restoring Lost Sensor Settings From DAT files
The configuration data for the sensorlist is normally stored in the .prtg file. If this file is lost and no backup is available, but the .dat files of the historic monitoring database are still there, PRTG Traffic Grapher can recreate the sensorlist from these files.
Important: This only works with files created by Version 5 or later.
Each .dat file contains the sensor configuration from the time the .dat file was created.
The .dat file does not contain user/group settings and the filter/channel libraries. If you restore a packet sniffer or NetFlow sensor make sure that your libraries contain all the required entries.
It is better to use a backup of the .prtg file to restore a configuration (use the automatic backup option to create a copy every day). The .dat import is only intended as last resort to get sensors or data back if only the .dat files are left.
To import a single .dat file click File|Import|Prtg 5 .dat file. Now select the .dat file. PRTG automatically copies the file to the correct location and adds a group "Imported Sensors" with the restored sensor.
To import multiple .dat files of a single sensor (one .dat file per day). First copy all.dat files to the monitoring database subfolder of your current .prtg file and then import the latest .dat file as described above.