Adding an IDAS

If you are adding a remote IDAS, install and configure the IDAS software on the remote computer before setting up the IDAS configuration in the Operations Control Management Console. See Configuring IDAS on a Remote Node for more information.

During the installation, you are prompted to specify the network account that will be used by a remote IDAS and the historian for communication. This account must belong to the Windows Administrators group on both computers.

To add an IDAS

1. In the Operations Control Management Console tree, expand a server group and then expand a server.

2. Expand Configuration Editor, expand System Configuration.

3. Right-click Data Acquisition and then click New IDAS.

   

4. Enter the configuration information for the new IDAS.

   Notes: Be sure the value for Store Forward Path is correct and accessible. If not, the store-and-forward functionality will fail.
   
   Failover is not supported when configuring a remote IDAS.

   For more information on these options, see Editing General Information for an IDAS.

5. Click Next.

   

6. Enter the advanced information for the new IDAS.

   For more information on these options, see Editing Advanced Information for an IDAS.

7. Click Finish.

The right pane of the Operations Control Management Console displays both the SuiteLink and HCAL connections for your new IDAS.