Edit general information for an I/O server

To edit general information

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

2. In the Configuration Editor, expand System Configuration, and then expand Data Acquisition.

3. Expand the IDAS associated with the I/O Server.

4. Right-click the name of the I/O Server to edit, and then click Properties. The Properties dialog box appears.

   

5. In the I/O Server Location box, type the name of the computer on which the I/O Server runs.

6. In the I/O Server Type list, select the application name of the I/O Server. This name is usually the same as the executable file name.

7. In the Description box, type a description of the I/O Server.

8. In the Protocol Type group, select the protocol that the I/O Server uses to send data to the AVEVA Historian. For more information, see Supported Protocols in the AVEVA Historian Concepts Guide.

   Note: DDE is not supported if the Historian is running on the Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Vista operating system.

9. In the Alt. Server Location box, type 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.

10. Click OK.