Configure the Calculation Collector

Before you begin

  1. Install the Historian server and collectors.
  2. Create an instance of the collector using Configuration Hub or the RemoteCollectorConfigurator utility.

Procedure

  1. To configure the collector using Configuration Hub:
    1. Access Configuration Hub.
    2. Select Collectors, and then select the Calculation collector instance that you want to configure.
      The fields specific to the collector instance appear in the DETAILS section.
    3. Enter values as specified in the following table.
      Field Description
      Calculation Timeout (sec) The maximum time a calculation must be performed before being terminated. The default value is 10 seconds. If the calculation takes longer, it is canceled, and a bad data quality sample is stored in the destination tag with a subquality, calculation error.
      Max Recovery Time (hr) The maximum time, in hours till now, that the collector will attempt to restore data. This is applicable only to event-based tags. The default value is 4 hours.

      If you want to disable automatic calculation of the tag, set the value of this field to 0.
      MTLS Security Indicates whether you want to use Mutual TLS (MTLS) protocol to enforce a secure and strong authentication mechanism.
      MTLS Data Encryption Indicates whether you want to encrypt the data that the collector shares to the data archiver (DA).
      For more information on how to enable MTLS Security, refer to Enable MTLS Security.
    4. As needed, enter values in the other sections common to all collectors.
    5. Restart the collector.
  2. To configure the collector using Historian Administrator:
    1. Access Historian Administrator.
    2. On the Main page, in the Collectors section, double-click the collector that you want to configure. Alternatively, you can select Collectors, and then select the collector from the Collectors pane.
      The General section of the collector appears, displaying the properties of the collector.
    3. Select Configuration, and then enter values as described in the following table.
      Field Description
      Calculation Timeout (sec) The maximum time a calculation must be performed before being terminated. The default value is 10 seconds. If the calculation takes longer, it is canceled, and a bad data quality sample is stored in the destination tag with a subquality, calculation error.
      Max Recovery Time (hr) The maximum time, in hours till now, that the collector will attempt to restore data. This is applicable only to event-based tags. The default value is 4 hours.

      If you want to disable automatic calculation of the tag, set the value of this field to 0.
    4. Pause and resume the data collection. Or restart the collector.

Results

The collector instance is configured.