Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE 4.0 Installation and Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 78)

Chapter 5 Configuring FactoryTalk Historian
78 Rockwell Automation Publication HSE-IN025A-EN-E–September 2013
In the following sections you will learn how to configure and use
FactoryTalk Historian SE Server.
Once the FactoryTalk Historian SE server is installed and running,
add it to the FactoryTalk Directory.
To add the FactoryTalk Historian SE server to the FactoryTalk
Directory:
1. Go to Start > All Programs > Rockwell Software > FactoryTalk
Administration Console.
2. In the Select FactoryTalk Directory dialog box, select
Network, and click OK.
3. In the Explorer tree, expand System > Connections.
4. Right-click Historical Data and select New Historian Server
Connection.
5. In the New Historian Server Connection dialog box, select
the name of your FactoryTalk Historian SE server from the
Server or Collective name list, and click Test Server
Connection.
• If the connection is successful, the Server found message
appears next to the Test Server Connection button.
• If the connection is not successful, the No server found
message appears next to the Test Server Connection
button. In such a case, check the status of your server in the
Connection Manager.
6. Click Finish. The new server connection with the default Live
Data interface instance FTLD1 appears under the Historical
Data folder.
Configuring the Historian
Server
Adding the Server to the
FactoryTalk Directory