PI Service display options

To configure how the PI Services tool display, click the Options button . The Options dialog appears. Use the fields in the Options dialog for these settings:

• Error Messages

  Select Suppress error messages about PI services that do not exist to stop messages from being logged when a PI service is not found on a newly-connected Data Archive server.

• Update Rates

  • Select Update service statuses every: and enter the frequency, in seconds, that the list of PI Services will automatically update.

  • Select Update thread information every: and enter the number of seconds that will lapse between the time a user initiates a Stop and the process to stop the service will begin.

• Services

  • Configure whether Start AllServices is selected in the PI Services tool will start services set to startup type Automatic only, or both Automatic and Manual.

  • Enter the wait time, in seconds for the PI Services tool display to reflect status changes for services that are started and stopped.

• Thread information options

  Select Do not query for additional information to allow the tool to retrieve and display connection and point information for the thread requests. To view this information move the cursor over an item Thread Details for Selection pane:

  

• Logging

  Use these settings to determine which information is included in log files:

  • Everything

  • In use threads

  • System threads

  • Thread pools: Select Replication, Flush, RPC or EVQ

    Note: The thread activity log is a local Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file stored locally for use with thread information. It is automatically updated, but is not part of the PI Message or Windows log files.