Create, Remove, Start or stop service – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE 3.0 H2H Interface User Guide User Manual

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If the Auto option is selected, the service will be installed to start automatically when

the machine reboots.

If the Manual option is selected, the interface service will not start on reboot, but will

require someone to manually start the service.

If the Disabled option is selected, the service will not start at all.

Generally, interface services are set to start automatically.

Create

The Create button adds the displayed service with the specified Dependencies and with the
specified Startup Type.

Remove

The Remove button removes the displayed service. If the service is not currently installed, or
if the service is currently running, this button will be grayed out.

Start or Stop Service

The toolbar contains a Start button

and a Stop button

. If this interface service is not

currently installed, these buttons will remain grayed out until the service is added. If this
interface service is running, the Stop button is available. If this service is not running, the
Start button is available.

The status of the interface service is indicated in the lower portion of the ICU dialog.

Installing Interface Service Manually

Help for installing the interface as a service is available at any time with the command:

PItoPI.exe -help

Open a Windows command prompt window and change to the directory where the

PItoPI1.exe

executable is located. Then, consult the following table to determine the

appropriate service installation command.

Windows Service Installation Commands on an interface node or a Historian Server Node
with Bufserv implemented

Manual service

PItoPI

.exe -install -depend "tcpip bufserv"

Automatic service

PItoPI

.exe -install -auto -depend "tcpip bufserv"

*Automatic service with
service ID

PItoPI

.exe -serviceid X -install -auto -depend "tcpip bufserv"

Status of
the ICU

Service
installed or
uninstalled

Status of the
Interface
Service

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