Connect to the Historian Server

Procedure

  1. Open the report file in Crystal Reports.
  2. Select the Database menu.
  3. If the Database menu does not appear automatically:
    1. Wait for approximately 90 seconds for the connection timeout to occur.
      After the 90-second timeout, the Data Link Properties window appears. Although it may appear as if Crystal Reports has stopped working or is frozen before the timeout occurs, this functionality is as expected.
    2. In the Data Source field, enter the Amazon Network Load Balancer (NLB) DNS.
      Tip: To find the NLB DNS:
      1. Access the EKS cluster on which you have deployed Proficy Historian for AWS.
      2. Access the EC2 instance.
      3. In the navigation pane, under Load Balancing, select Load Balancers.
      4. Select the load balancer for which you want to find the DNS.
      5. In the Description section, copy the DNS name.
    3. Select OK.
    4. Skip the next step.
  4. If the Database menu appears automatically:
    1. Select Database > Set Location.
      The Set Location window appears.
    2. Select Set Location.
      The Data Explorer window appears.
    3. Select a source, and then select Set.
    4. Select Done.

Results

The Historian server is connected with Crystal Reports.