Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 87)

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Renew data server shortcuts, topics, and device paths
After restoring RSLinx data servers in the application, and specifying the names of their
new host computers, renew or verify the topics, shortcuts, and device paths associated
with each data server, as needed.
If you are restoring redundant data servers, then the device paths must be confirmed and
reapplied for both the primary and the secondary servers.
To renew RSLinx Enterprise device paths
1. Open the restored application in the FactoryTalk Administration Console. To learn
how to do this, see “To change the RSLinx Enterprise server computer name” on the
previous page.
2. In the Explorer window, expand the data server (RSLinx Enterprise), and then double-
click Communications Setup.
3. In the Communications Setup editor, select each configured RSLinx Enterprise
shortcut, point the shortcut at the correct device, and then click Apply.
4. Save the configuration, and then close the Communications Setup editor.
To verify RSLinx Classic topics
1. On the data server computer, click Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software >
RSLinx, and then click RSLinx Classic.
2. On the DDE/OPC menu, click Topic Configuration.
3. In the Topic List, select each configured topic and confirm that the corresponding data
source updates correctly.
4. Click the Advanced Communication tab, confirm that there is a device path
specified for Remote Addressing, and then click Done.
Specify HMI server host computer names
After updating data server computer names, in the Properties dialog box for each HMI
server, specify the name of the HMI server’s host computer.
To specify the server computer name, and to set up other HMI server properties, you can
open the Properties dialog box from FactoryTalk View Studio. Use the tool that is
available on the computer.
The first time you open an application after relocating an HMI server, if the server does not load,
you should still be able to open the Properties dialog box and change the host computer name.
After the computer name is updated, the server should load as expected.
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