Sharing an Alarm Area Database with a File Server

To share an alarm area database with a file server:

  1. Create your own alarm areas:
    1. In Classic view, from the iFIX WorkSpace, click the System Configuration Utility button on the toolbar.

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In Ribbon view, on the Applications tab, in the System & Security group, click SCU.

    1. On the SCU toolbox, click the Alarm Area Database button.
    2. In the Alarm Area field, enter the name you want to use and click the Add button.
    3. Click OK.
  1. In Windows, copy the ALARMAREAS.AAD file from the Alarm Areas path to your file server.
  2. In the SCU, on the Configure menu, click Paths.
  3. In the Alarm Areas (AAD) field, enter the file server path containing the alarm area database.
  4. Repeat steps 3-4 on each iFIX node.

 

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