Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE 4.0 Installation and Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 156)

Appendix B Configuring the Advanced Server Components
156 Rockwell Automation Publication HSE-IN025A-EN-E–September 2013
To connect to the OPC HDA server with PI OPC Tool:
1. Go to Start > All Programs > PI System > PI OPC Tool. The
PIOPCTool dialog box appears.
2. Under Server Name, select OSI.DA.1 from the list, and then
click Connect.
The PI_OSIHDA.exe console application is opened and the
connection is established.
3. Click OK in the confirmation message, and leave the console
window open.
In the PIOPCTool dialog box, under Connected servers, the
OSI.DA.1 server is listed.
4. Click List Server's Tags.
Connect to the OPC DA Server
with PI OPC Tool