Specify a Destination for Archived Events

To specify a destination for your archived events, you need to set the following properties on the alarm server process that is managing the events (see Add an Alarm Server Process).

1. Archive Path

   This property specifies where your archived event data will be stored. The location should be accessible from the alarm server when an archiving operation is executed. When the volume is in place, Plant SCADA will mount the volume automatically (if required) prior to writing data.

   Note:
   • The media where the archived file is to be saved should be labeled. If this is not the case, archiving will not succeed and a message will display on the SOE page.
   • If you choose the Windows system drive (typically the "C:\" drive) as the archive path destination, you may need to adjust Windows' UAC (User Access Control) settings to enable archiving to occur.

2. Archive Prefix

   When archiving occurs, sub folders are created in the archive volume's destination directory. These folders are named using a timestamp (YYYYMMDD). This optional setting allows you to apply a prefix to the name of the folders that are created.

   Example

   An alarm server could be configured to use the following property values:

   • Archive Path = D:\Data

   • Archive Prefix = Archive

     If archiving is executed on this server on 21 January 2021, the archive volume path would be:

     D:\Data\Archive20210121.

     Note: If a redundant alarm server is configured, archiving should be enabled on both servers.

See Also

Initiate Archiving with a Cicode Function

Configure Automatic Archiving for an Alarm Server

Use Scheduler to Trigger Archiving