Rockwell Automation System Release 3.0 PlantPAx System Application Templates Quick Start - Manual (Page 35)

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Create Your HMI Project Chapter 2
7. On the RSLinx Enterprise Server Properties dialog box, click the Alarms and Events tab.
8. To disable device-based alarming, clear the Enable alarm and event support checkbox.
9. Click Apply, and OK.
10. Repeat step 1 through step 9 for each data server in your application.
Configure Your Alarm Servers
In this section, you learn how to configure Alarm and Event servers for tag-based alarms.
1. Right-click the main application area created for the associated HMI server and choose New Area.
2. Type the name and description for the Alarm and Event server area in the application.
IMPORTANT The PlantPAx system sizing rules and critical system attributes are based on tag-based alarms. Therefore, we recommend a
limited usage of device-based alarms. If device-base alarming is to be used, make sure additional loading has been
considered. For more information and alarm recommendations, see Chapter 4 in the PlantPAx Process Automation System
Reference Manual, publication
PROCES-RM001 .
The alarm history database requires a separate SQL Server installation. If there is no database selection available under
Alarm History, a database must be created. Refer to the FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide,
publication VIEWSE-IN003 .
IMPORTANT We recommend that data server redundancy be configured at the end of the project after the majority of your HMI
application is developed.