Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 81)

4 • S ETTING UP THE F ACTORY T ALK D IRECTORY
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6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 on each computer that is to participate in the network distributed
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Setting up FactoryTalk Directory for local station applications
For FactoryTalk View SE local station applications, you do not need to do anything to set
up the Local Directory, as the location is set to localhost automatically, during installation
of the software.
For information about deploying all the parts of a local station application, see the
FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide.
What happens if the Network Directory server is unavailable
If the Network Directory becomes unavailable while client computers are connected to an
application, the clients will use a local copy of the directory, and continue to run correctly.
There is no need to restart previously connected clients; they will continue to resolve tag
addresses, read and write tag values, acknowledge alarms, and open graphic displays,
even if the tags and displays the clients require were never used before.
While the Network Directory is unavailable, you cannot modify the structure of any
dependent application. For example, you cannot add areas or servers to the application,
create new security accounts, or change system security policies.
When the Network Directory is available again, all dependent clients in the system
resume using the directory automatically.
Monitoring the Network Directory status
In the FactoryTalk Directory Server Location Utility, you can view the current status of
the active Network Directory server:
 (Connected) means 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 FactoryTalk system participants on the current computer are
disconnected from the Network Directory server and are retrieving information from a
local cache.
To specify a remote computer as the Network Directory server, you must log on as a user
with administrative privileges at the Network Directory and in Windows, on the remote
computer.