Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 135)

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Adding a data server
Each area in a network distributed application can contain one or more data servers.
To add an RSLinx Enterprise data server
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the application root
or right-click an area name, click Add New Server, and then click Rockwell
Automation Device Server (RSLinx Enterprise).
2. Set up server properties, such as the name and location of the server, whether to
provide redundancy using a secondary server, and whether the server will support
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events.
For details, see the RSLinx Enterprise product documentation.
To add an OPC data server
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the application root,
or right-click an area name, click Add New Server, and then click OPC Data Server.
2. Set up properties, such as the name and location of the server, and whether to provide
redundancy using a secondary server.
For details, see the RSLinx Classic (or other OPC data server) product documentation.
For additional information about setting up RSLinx and OPC data servers, see Chapter 9,
Setting up communications.
Adding a Tag Alarm and Event Server
Optionally, you can add FactoryTalk Tag Alarm and Event Servers to an application.
Tag Alarm and Event Servers use FactoryTalk Alarms and Events services to monitor and
control alarms for tags in programmable controllers (PLC-5 or SLC 500) and other
devices, that do not have built-in alarm detection.
For more information about Tag Alarm and Event Servers, see Chapter 12, Setting up
FactoryTalk alarms.
Deciding when to use multiple servers
A network distributed application does not require more than one HMI server or data
server, but there are circumstances, in which it is helpful to use additional servers. For
example, you can add servers:
 To set up redundancy for HMI servers or data servers.
 To let different integrators work on different HMI servers, without worrying about
name collisions or having to integrate all the project files later.