Adding a Data Store

About this task

The number of Historian Data Stores you can create depends on your license.

Procedure

  1. In the Data Store Name field, enter the name of the data store.
    The following special characters cannot be used in Data Store names: / \ * ? < > |
  2. In the Description field, enter the description of the data store.
  3. To set this new data store as the default data store for adding tags, enable the Is Default option.
  4. Click to add the data store.
    A message appears indicating that the data store has been added.

What to do next

When you add the tags to the new data store, it will have its own set of .IHA (iHistorian Archive) files. Ensure that you back up the new data store archives periodically.