Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide User Manual
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Monitoring the status of the Network Directory server
The FactoryTalk Directory centralizes access to application resources and components,
such as graphic displays and tags, for all FactoryTalk products participating in a control
system.
The FactoryTalk Network Directory (also called the Network Directory) manages
FactoryTalk View SE network distributed applications, and network station applications.
All of the client and server computers participating in a given network distributed
application, or network station application must point at the same Network Directory.
In the FactoryTalk Directory Server Location Utility, you can view the current status of
the Network Directory server:
(connected)
means that all FactoryTalk products and components participating in a
FactoryTalk system, located on the current computer, are connected to and
communicating with the Network Directory server computer.
(read-only)
means that FactoryTalk system participants on the current computer are
disconnected from the Network Directory server and are retrieving information from a
local cache.
(unknown)
means that the connection status is temporarily unknown, for example,
because the system is starting up and waiting to determine which server is active, or is
unable to determine the current status.
To check the status of the Network Directory server
1. Select Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk Tools > Specify
FactoryTalk Directory Location.
2. You are prompted to log on to FactoryTalk. Type your name and password, and then
click OK.
To use the FactoryTalk Directory Server Location Utility, you must log on as a user
with administrative privileges at the Network Directory and in Windows, on the
computer where the utility is running.
3. In the FactoryTalk Directory Server Location Utility, look for the status of the
Network Directory server beside the label, Computer hosting directory server: