Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 180)

F ACTORY T ALK V IEW S ITE E DITION U SER ’ S G UIDE
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Name
Type a name for the data server. This name will be shown in the Explorer window. The
name cannot include dashes or hyphens (–).
Description
Type a description for the data server. For example, it can describe the server’s location,
the name of a contact person or number to contact in case of failure, or version
information.
Computer that will run the OPC server
Type the name of the computer where the OPC server is running. To find and select a
computer, click the Browse button.
OPC server name (Prog ID)
Type the programmatic ID of the OPC server. To browse for the programmatic ID, click
the Browse button.
To use RSLinx Classic as the OPC server, click the Browse button, and then click
RSLinx Remote OPC Server.
Setting up OPC data server redundancy
To minimize disruptions to clients in the event that the OPC server becomes unavailable
or fails, set up redundancy for the data server. This option is only available for network
applications.
In the Redundancy tab of the OPC server’s Properties dialog box, specify the name of the
secondary (or backup) data server, and whether FactoryTalk View should switch back to
the primary data server when it becomes available again.
The Browse button is available only if you select the option, Server will be hosted on remote
computer.
In a network application, always select RSLinx Remote OPC Server, instead of RSLinx OPC
Server.