If you want to use the Historian Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) tools to
transfer data from a PI Historian server, install the PI SDK package.
If you want to use the ETL tools to transfer data from an eDNA server, copy the
following eDNA binaries to the <installation
drive>\Program Files\GE Digital\Historian ETL eDNA
Extract folder:
EzDnaApi.dll
EzDNAApiNet.dll
By default, these files are available in the following folder on the
machine on which the eDNA server is installed: C:\Program
Files(x86)\eDNA
About this task
Installing ETL installs the following tools:
The Extract tool
The Transform tool
The Load tool
This topic describes how to install ETL to extract, transform, and load data from
an onsite Historian machine to the destination Historian server. You must install
Historian ETL on both the onsite Historian machine and the destination Historian server
(that is, the source and destination machines for data transfer).
Procedure
Run the InstallLauncher.exe file.
Select Install Historian ETL Tools.
The welcome page appears.
Select Next.
The license agreement appears.
Select the Accept check box, and then select Next.
The default installation drive appears.
If required, modify the installation drive for Historian ETL, and then select Next.
A message appears, stating that you are ready to install
ETL.
Select Install.
Results
The Historian ETL tools are installed on your machine.
The following folders are created in the <installation
drive>/Program Files/GE Digital folder:
If you want to extract data from an eDNA server, copy the Customdna.ini file in the eDNA server into the C:\Windows folder on the machine on which you have installed ETL.
