Configure PI AF collective properties

In AF Collective Manager, right-click on a PI AF collective and click the Properties button.

In the PI AF Server Properties window, click the Collective tab.

Select a collective member and edit the following settings:

• Timeout

  The number of seconds for an operation to finish on the PI AF server.

• Priority

  The priority order for selecting the collective member on the current computer. You can modify this value for each collective member.

• Period

  The frequency, in seconds, in which a collective member checks the status of the remaining collective members.

• Grace

  The time, in seconds, that is allowed before the communication status is set to TimedOutOnPrimary when there is no communication with the primary server.

  Note: The Port, Account, Role, and Status settings on the Collective tab are read-only. See the descriptions of these settings for information on how each one is set.

• Port

  The port through which the PI AF server communicates. This value is set in the configuration of the PI AF server, before the server became a collective member.

• Account

  The account under which the PI AF application service is running. This value is set in the configuration of the PI AF server, before the server became a collective member.

• Role

  The role within the collective of the selected collective member, primary or secondary. This value is set when the PI AF server is added to the collective.

• Status

  The status of the selected collective member, including the last time communication was verified with the primary server the last time the collective member was synchronized, current synchronization status, and current communication status.

Click More to display the Collective Status Details window. See PI AF collective status details.