Create and configure the interface instance

For each interface instance you create, the configuration is stored in a separate Windows command file (a .bat file) in the interface installation directory. Settings are specified as command line parameters.

1. Launch PI ICU.

2. Choose Interface > New from BAT file.

3. Browse to the directory where the interface is installed (the default is %PIPC%\Interfaces\), select PIPerfMon .bat_new and select Open. The Select PI Host Server dialog is displayed.

4. Specify the Data Archive and select OK. ICU displays the settings of the new instance of the interface.

5. On the General tab, edit the basic settings as follows:

   • Point source: PERF or a point source not already in use

   • Interface ID: 1 or a numeric ID not already in use

   • Scan class: Configure desired scan frequency. Note that, when defining scan classes, you can spread the server workload using offsets, to ensure that all scans do not occur at the same time.

6. To configure interface-specific settings, select PIPerfMon. On this tab you can enable debugging and override the default thread count for the interface.

7. After configuring the desired settings, select Apply.

   To display the message log, launch PI System Management Tools and choose the Operation> Message Logs menu option. To start the interface using PI ICU, choose Interface> Start Interactive. PI ICU displays a command window and invokes the startup batch file. You can observe progress as the interface attempts to initialize and run. Watch log for messages indicating success or errors. To stop the interface, close the command window.