Archive names

Use a naming convention for your PI archives that is valid for the underlying operating system and ensure that the file location has sufficient disk space. There are no other limitations to name PI archives.

The default archive file names are piarch.xxx, where xxx is 001, 002, 003, and so on.

The associated annotation file has the same full path name as its archive file with .ann appended. For example, the annotation file for the piarch.001 archive file would be piarch.001.ann.

PI Data Archive automatically creates archive files using default settings and configurations. These defaults are predefined values the system uses when specific configurations or options are not explicitly defined or customized by the user. For more information on the default settings and how to customize them, see Automatic archive creation tuning parameters.