PI Host Information

PI Host Information is detailed in the right pane of the PI ICU General page.

• Server/Collective

  The Server/Collective field is the name of the host PI System where the PI points belonging to this interface reside.

  To appear in the drop-down list, the host PI System must be connected to the interface and the correct loading option must be set. To connect the interface and the host PI System, click Interfaces > SDK Connections and add the server. To set the loading option, click Tools > Options > Loading.

• SDK Member

  When connected to a non-replicated PI Server, the SDK Member will always match the Server/Collective field. When connected to a collective, the SDK Member displays which member of the collective this interface reports to.

• API Hostname

  When connected to a non-replicated PI Server, the API Hostname will always match the Server/Collective field. When connected to a collective, the API Hostname displays the node name, fully qualified domain name, or IP address of the collective member in the SDK Member field.

  The command-line equivalent is /host=<hostname>, where <hostname> is the computer name of the host PI System.

• User

  The current user is the user name on the host PI System that the current PI API and PI SDK connections are using.

• Type

  The Type field indicates the type of the PI Server in the SDK Member field. The possible types are:

  Primary - PI3

  Secondary - PI3

  Non-replicated - PI3

• Version

  The Version field indicates the version of PI Server in the SDK Member field.

• Port

  The Port field is the machine port number that the current PI API and PI SDK connections are using.

• Buffering Status

  The Buffering Status field is always shown if you use PI Buffer Subsystem 4.3 or later to buffer data from this interface, or in certain cases if you use API Buffer Server (bufserv).

  When using PI Buffer Subsystem 4.3 or later, Buffering Status is On when buffering is configured for the server to which this interface sends data. (This is the server specified in the API Hostname field for this interface.)

  Buffering Status is Off and an Enable button is displayed if the server specified in the API Hostname field is not configured to receive buffered data. The Enable button allows you to add the appropriate server and complete the buffering configuration.

  When using API Buffer Server, Buffering Status is Misconfigured if the server specified under PI Host Information is not configured to receive buffered data.