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AVEVA™ Historian

aaIOServerInsert

  • Last UpdatedAug 17, 2022
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Inserts an I/O Server into the system configuration.

Syntax

aaIOServerInsert StorageNodeKey, ApplicationName, Description, Path, ComputerName, AutoStart, ExeType, InitializationStatus, ProtocolType, AltComputerName, IODriverKey

where:

Argument

Description

StorageNodeKey

The unique numerical identifier for the storage node. This value is of data type int, with a default of 1.

ApplicationName

The application name of the I/O Server. This name is usually the same as the executable file name. This value is of data type nvarchar(32), with no default.

Description

The description of the I/O Server. This value is of data type nvarchar(50), with a default of NULL.

Path

The full UNC path (including the filename) to locate the executable file for the I/O Server. If the I/O Server type key is specified, the filename may be omitted. This value is nvarchar(255), with a default of NULL.

ComputerName

The name of the computer on which the I/O Server runs.This value is of data type nvarchar(255), with no default.

AutoStart

Used to control how the I/O Server starts up.

0 = Automatic startup when the system starts.

1 = Manual startup required. Currently not used.

This value is of data type bit, with a default of 0.

ExeType

The type of executable for the I/O Server. Used by the Operations Control Management Console to determine how to start the I/O Server.

0 = Service

1 = Console application

2 = Windows application

This value is of data type int, with a default of 0.

InitializationStatus

The control flag used to ensure that each I/O Server has been asked for the data type (integer or real) of each tag that it will send. Only needed after a database modification. This value is of data type tinyint, with no default.

ProtocolType

The protocol used by the AVEVA Historian server to communicate with the I/O Server.

1 = DDE (supported only on Windows XP operating system)

2 = SuiteLink

3 = AVEVA Historian named pipe driver (for compatibility with IndustrialSQL Server 3.0 and previous versions)

This value is of data type int, with a default of 1.

AltComputerName

The name of the computer on which an optional, failover I/O Server runs. The failover I/O Server must be running in order for the switch to be made. This value is nvarchar(255), with a default of NULL.

IODriverKey

The unique identifier for an IDAS. This value is of data type int, with a default of 2.

Permission

Execute permission defaults to the aaPowerUsers and aaAdministrators groups.

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