Setting up the Remote Data Service

The Remote Data Service (RDS) allows Plant Applications Client components, including the Administrator, to access historians without installing the API components on the local server.

About this task

By consolidating the historian connections, the RDS provides a single point of configuration and software installation, making it easier to deploy the Plant Applications software. If you do not use the RDS, you must install the Historian API Client Tools on the Plant Applications Server and the individual Client workstations.

Procedure

  1. Use the Plant Applications client installation to install the RDS service on the remote historian server.
  2. Edit the historian in the Plant Applications Administrator, then select the Remote Data Source option to facilitate communications.
  3. Install Historian Client API tools.
    1. Install the Historian on the computer where you will install the Plant Applications server.
    2. Select the following components on the Select Components page:
      • Historian Excel Add-in
      • Historian Administrator
      • Historian Client Tools
      • Historian Documentation & Help
      • OLE DB
    3. Click Next, then click Finish to restart the computer with your changes.