Delete a Data Store

About this task

The following conditions apply when deleting a data store:
  • You cannot delete the system data store.
  • You cannot delete a data store if it contains tags. If you remove the tags from the system or permanently delete them, you can delete the data store. However, the archives are not deleted.
  • You cannot delete the default data store. You can delete a user data store as long as there is another default data store set for tag addition.

Procedure

  1. Access Configuration Hub.
  2. In the NAVIGATION section, under the Configuration Hub plugin for Historian, select Datastores.
    The Data Stores section appears.
  3. Right-click the data store that you want to delete (or select ), and then select Delete.
    A message appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the data store.
  4. Select Delete.
    The data store is deleted. However, the archives in the data store are not deleted.