General settings

Linked server

A name for the linked server being created. For example, LINKEDPI.

Provider

PI OLEDB Enterprise (selected from the drop-down list)

Product name

PIOLEDBENT

Data source

Name of the PI Asset Framework (PI AF) Server

Provider string

Additional initialization properties for this Linked Server (for example, Windows Integrated Security, Time Zone, Logging). See General OLE DB initialization properties and PI OLEDB Enterprise-specific initialization properties for details.

Note: If you are using PI Server with Windows Integrated Security (WIS), OSIsoft recommends that you set up the Linked Server to ensure that users who access this Linked Server will connect with their Windows credentials. Specify Integrated Security = SSPI; in this field to enable this setting.

Location

N/A

Catalog

Use default setting of SYSTEM