Configure PI Interface for Performance Monitor

This chapter provides detailed instructions for configuring the interface. A minimum functional configuration is described, which you can adjust according to your requirements. For details about features that are common to all UniInt interfaces, refer to the UniInt Interface User Manual.

Before installing and configuring, verify that the Data Archive is up and running.

By default, the interface is installed in %PIHOME% \Interfaces\PIPerfMon\.The %PIHOME% directory, which is the root directory where AVEVA products are installed, is defined by the PIHOME entry in the pipc.ini configuration file in the %windir% directory. Defaults for the %PIHOME% directory are as follows:

• 32-bit operating system: C:\Program Files\PIPC

• 64-bit operating system: C:\Program Files (x86)\PIPC

To ensure that the interface restarts whenever its host computer is rebooted, configure it as an automatic service.

Note: The Performance Monitor interface is installed with the Data Archive. If you want to install it on a computer other than the Data Archive node, use the setup bundle kit from the AVEVA website. This guide assumes you are running the interface on theData Archive node. Prior to Data Archive 2012, a basic version of the interface was installed, limited to 32 points, and restricted to monitoring performance counters only on the machine on which the interface is installed. As of Data Archive 2012 and later, the full interface is installed, removing these limitations. If you are running the basic version and want to upgrade to the full version, refer to the PI Data Archive 2012 release notes for instructions.