AKD / AKD2G / Kollmorgen Essentials Drive Backup and Restore Compatibility

The replacement AKD / AKD2G / Kollmorgen Essentials Drive must have the same model number as the device that was originally stored in the backup.

• All AKD drives must have the same firmware version for the Backup and Restore to work.
• The Restore operation compares the model numbers between the backup and the replacement AKD.
  • Restore is not allowed if they are not compatible.

The AKD-Pxxxxx-NB and AKD-Pxxxxx-NC models are functionally compatible with, and may be replaced with, AKD-Pxxxxx-ND devices provided the backup contains AKD firmware version v01-22-00-000 and later.

		Restore
		AKD-NB	AKD-NC	AKD-ND	AKD2G	Kollmorgen Essentials Drive
Backup	AKD-NB
	AKD-NC
	AKD-ND
	AKD2G
	Kollmorgen Essentials Drive

Model Number Verification

See the sticker on the side of the drive to check the model number on your AKD / AKD2G / Kollmorgen Essentials Drive.

Compatibility

To check compatibility between your replacement drive and the backup:

1. Replace the AKD / AKD2G / Kollmorgen Essentials Drive on the EtherCAT network.
2. Press the Scan network button.
   • The Web server displays the physical topology.
     Use this to restore the selected drives if the backup and replacement drives are compatible.
   • The Web server displays the backup and physical topology and indicates the non-compatible drives if the backup and replacement drive are not compatible.

The serial number (SN) is shown in the Physical topology Web server view and on the sticker affixed to the AKD / AKD2G / Kollmorgen Essentials Drive.
Use the serial number to match the actual hardware with its representation on the Web server.