Configure the server list

Add and configure Data Archive and PI AF for communication with the connector.

You can add and remove servers without stopping the connector data collection.

Note: The connection status of a server stays Disconnected until the connector begins collecting data.

1. On the PI Connector Administration page, select the Server List link.

   The Server List pane displays the Data Archive and PI AF servers for the connector.

2. Add and configure one or more Data Archive servers to the PI Data servers list, and then select Add.

   Note: For a Data Archive collective, add each member of the collective to the PI Data servers list, not the collective itself.

   • PI Data servers

     A descriptive name or alias for the Data Archive server.

   • Hostname or IP address

     The host name or IP address of the Data Archive server.

3. Add and configure one or more PI AF servers to the PI Asset servers list, and then select Add.

   • PI Asset servers

     A descriptive name or alias for the PI AF server.

   • Hostname or IP address

     The host name or IP address of the PI AF server.

4. Enter additional information for the PI AF server, and then select Keep these settings.

   • PI Asset Database

     The name of the PI AF database.

   • Root PI Asset Path

     The path to the PI AF element named "connector name Connector", under which the connector creates an asset hierarchy. The path can be empty. A non-empty path must conform to the PI AF syntax for element paths with the restriction that the path cannot begin or end with a backslash path separator character.

   • PI Data server

     The host name or IP address for the associated Data Archive.