It is possible to run idb.exe utility with keys. For this click Start → Run. Type the path to idb.exe utility (C:\Program Files (x86)\Axxon PSIM\idb.exe by default) and the required key after / in the appeared window.

To display keys, supported by the utility, use the command «idb.exe /?».

idb.exe utility supports the run with the following keys:
- «/update» − the key of running the hidden updating of database (uses psim.dbi file).
- «/sync» − the key of database synchronization with the source of data.
- «/backup» − the key of running the process of creation the backup copy of Axxon PSIM database. Use the -protocol option to exclude the Event protocol database from the backup (i.e., the full command in this case would be: /backup -protocol).
The backup copy is created to the address «C:\Users\user\Documents\Axxon PSIM». It is used when the idb.exe utility is connected to MS SQL database. - «/restore» − the key of running the database recover from the previously created backup copy. It is used when the idb.exe utility is connected to MS SQL database.
- «/set_cs key=value» − the key of saving the connection string to the system registry (summary on parameters of connection to database).