Configure connections for PI SDK clients

While some PI clients send data to Data Archive through AF SDK, there is still deployment scenarios where clients send data through PI SDK. PI SDK is installed with clients that use it to send data to Data Archive.

Use PI Connection Manager to view which server is providing data, to switch to a different server, and to change the order that a client attempts to connect to a PI Data Archive collective server. You configure connections with PI Connection Manager at each host computer where you install a PI SDK client application.

PI Connection Manager, which is installed with PI SDK, provides a user interface that shows servers to which PI SDK is connected and sending data. PI SDK can connect to an independent Data Archive server or to a Data Archive collective. PI SDK considers a Data Archive collective to be a single data source.

If connected to a collective, PI SDK selects a server to provide data. If the connected server becomes unavailable, PI SDK connects to an alternate server.

Note: To benefit from all of the high availability features associated with client connections, you will need both PI SDK 1.3.4 or later and PI Server 3.4.375 or later.