Determine whether your PI Data Archive server is using PI MDB
- Last UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
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- PI System
- PI Server
If you are not sure whether a Data Archive server is using PI MDB, follow these steps.
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Click Start > PI System > PI System Management Tools.
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On the System Management Tools pane, select Operation > Module Database.
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Under Modules, look at the top-level Modules. If PI MDB is entirely unused, then only modules that begin with the %OSI prefix will be listed.
The following figure shows how a non-empty PI MDB looks in the Module Database editor in SMT.
The following figure shows how an empty MDB looks in the Module Database editor.