2. Alarm Cast Redundancy: Secondary Server

About this task

Configure the following on the secondary server.

A Secondary Server: Database
B Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Administrator
C Secondary Server: Start CIMPLICITY Project
D Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Gateway
E Secondary Server: Stop CIMPLICITY Project
F Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator
G Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Registry Settings
  1. Secondary Server: Database

Procedure

  1. Select the secondary server.
  2. Stop the following services.
    • First Page Alarm Manager service.
    • First Page Server service.
  3. Copy the database files from the Alarm Cast configuration of the Primary system to the secondary.

    The database files are located in a default installation path:

    32-bit: C:\Program Files\Proficy\Proficy Cimplicity\AlarmCast\DATA\
    64-bit: C:\Program Files (X86)\Proficy\Proficy Cimplicity\AlarmCast\DATA\
    Important:
    1. Backup the currently existing .mdb files on the secondary server.
    2. Copy only the .mdb files from the primary to the secondary server.
  4. Configure the Data source Name (DSN) for the Alarm Cast Gateway.
  5. Create an exact copy of the ALARMCASTGWCIMPServer_1 DSN that was created on the Primary System.

    Note the path where you copied the .mdb files.

  6. Restart the following services:
    • First Page Alarm Manager service.
    • First Page Server service.
    1. Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Administrator
  7. Expand the Proficy HMI SCADA ??? CIMPLICITY v<n>Alarm Cast folder on the Windows Start menu.

    Note: The Alarm Cast folder may be at the bottom of the list, below Workbench.

  8. Click Administrator.

    The Alarm Cast Administrator window opens.

  9. Verify that the:
    1. Configuration was brought over from the primary server.
    2. COMPUTER name information matches the Secondary server name.
    3. Secondary Server: Start CIMPLICITY Project
  10. Make sure the CIMPLICITY project is stopped on the primary server.
  11. Create a new project with the same name as the CIMPLICITY project on the primary server.
  12. Make sure Alarm Cast Gateway is enabled in the project.
  13. Start the project on the secondary server.
    1. Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Gateway

    Open the Alarm Cast Gateway window on the secondary server.

    Configuration is as follows.

    • Secondary Alarm Cast Gateway: Settings Tab
    • Secondary Alarm Cast Gateway: CIMPLICITY Tab

    Secondary Alarm Cast Gateway: Settings Tab

  14. Select the Settings tab in the Alarm Cast Gateway window.
  15. Change the Source Host name to the name of the secondary server.

    Note: The name that is automatically entered is the name of the primary server; this is incorrect.

    Secondary Alarm Cast Gateway: CIMPLICITY Tab

  16. Select the CIMPLICITY tab in the Alarm Cast Gateway window.
  17. ??Verify that the configuration has been set with the correct project User name/Password connection credentials.
  18. Save the changes.
    1. Secondary Server: Stop CIMPLICITY Project
  19. Stop the CIMPLICITY project on the secondary server.
  20. Close the project???s Workbench.
  21. Delete the project.

    Note: This project is no longer needed.

    1. Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator
  22. Expand the Proficy HMI SCADA ??? CIMPLICITY v<n>Alarm Cast folder on the Windows Start menu.

    Note: The Alarm Cast folder may be at the bottom of the list, below the Workbench.

  23. Click Alarm Administrator.

    The Alarm Cast Alarm Administrator window opens.

  24. Select the Connections tab.
  25. Change the Host Name to reflect the proper Gateway.

    Note:The Computer name should reflect the name of the secondary computer.

    If the Host Name is set to LOCALHOST, leave this setting.

    1. Secondary Server: Alarm Cast Registry Settings

    Alarm Cast redundancy requires edits in the Microsoft Windows Registry.

  26. Stop both of the following services.
    • First Page Alarm Manager service.
    • First Page Server service.
  27. Open Regedit.exe.
  28. Add/modify the following string registry key:
    1. Select the key.

    Locations on 32-bit and 64-bit machines are as follows.

    32-bit: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\Software\SeQuent\FirstPAGE Alarm Manager\Server\Config\CIMPRedundancy
    64-bit: HKEY_LOCALMACHINE\\Software\Wow6432Node\SeQuent\FirstPAGE Alarm Manager\Server\Config\CIMPRedundancy
    1. Enter Enabled for the Value.
  29. Close the Microsoft Windows Registry.
  30. Perform a configuration update for the CIMPLICITY project on the secondary server.
  31. Restart the following services:
    • First Page Alarm Manager service.
    • First Page Server service.

Results

The secondary server has been set up for Alarm Cast redundancy.