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Integrating OPC Servers into 800xA
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Select the Preload all descendants of all root nodes check box if the number of
objects associated with the connected alarm and event server is relatively small to
boost performance.
Adding Translations (optional step). When doing a category upload all
translations for the category names are added to the system. You can rename and
add new translations for the uploaded categories. This is done in the Category
Translations aspect of the Collection Definition object.
Setting up a Redundant Server (optional step). To add a redundant Alarm and
Event OPC server simply add a Event Collector provider to an existing service
group. First of all an event collector service group and an event collector service
provider needs to be created. Select the node where the OPC AE server runs.
1. Locate the event collector service group for the connected OPC AE server.
2. Create a new event collector service provider:
a. Create a service provider under the created service group.
b. Open the Service Provider definition and select the node where the
redundant OPC AE server is running.
c. Click Apply.
Verifying AE Connectivity
There are at least two good ways to verify AE connectivity:
1. In the Service Structure open the System Status Viewer aspect located on the
Root object. In the System Status Viewer browse down to the Event Collector
If an alarm is generated for any object that is yet to be uploaded, a temporary
object is created under the Lost and Found object. When the corresponding
source object is uploaded, the system will have two different objects with the
same name. The alarm will still be associated with the temporary object until this
object is deleted and a new alarm is generated.
Restart the corresponding Event Collector service group(s) for the changes to
take effect.