Rockwell Automation 9528-APPOWSENE Virtual Image Templates User Manual - Manual (Page 86)

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Chapter 5 Configure Application Server Historian
This template represents a base installation of a FactoryTalk Historian Server and
does not include optional features such as Advanced Server or DataLink.
Before You Begin You must have your template deployed from the USB drive to perform the
following procedures in this chapter. If you need to deploy the template, see
Chapter 1 on page 13 for details.
Configure Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 Complete these steps on a virtual machine to initiate the Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 operating system setup for the Application Server Historian. You set
your own administration account password, computer name, and file location
preference in this procedure.
1. If the vSphere Client is not already open, on a computer with VMware
vSphere Client software installed, click Start and choose All
Programs>VMware>VMware vSphere Client.
2. Click the Console tab.
3. In the Organizer tree, right-click the virtual machine and choose
Power>Power On.
Delete Old Computer Name 110
Synchronize AF Database 112
Complete Historian Configuration 114
IMPORTANT During the configuration of Application Server Historian you can encounter a
User Account Control window that asks if you want to allow a program to make
changes to the computer. Click Yes and continue on.
TIP To use DataLink, you must install Microsoft Excel yourself by using a valid
Microsoft Excel license.
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