About Configuration Hub

The Configuration Hub application allows you to manage the Historian systems, and their components.
Note: You can only add Cloud Historian to Windows Configuration Hub when Windows Configuration Hub and Cloud Historian are pointed to same Proficy Authentication instance.
Advantages of Using Configuration Hub:
  • A single application that enables you to manage multiple Historian systems: A Historian system is a network of Historian servers that collect, store, and retrieve data related to tags, alarms, and events.You can create and manage Historian systems using Configuration Hub. In addition, you can manage collectors, data stores, and tags.
  • Ease of setting up: You can install all the collectors used in a Historian system easily by providing the required details with the help of the user-friendly interface.
Limitations
  • If you install Configuration Hub and the Web Admin console on the same machine, and use self-signed certificates for both of them, the login page for Configuration Hub does not appear. To prevent this issue, disable the domain security policies:
    1. Access the following URL: chrome://net-internals/#hsts
    2. In the Domain Security Policy section, in the Delete domain security policies field, enter the domain name for Configuration Hub, and then select Delete.
  • You cannot add Cloud Historian to Windows Configuration Hub when Windows Configuration Hub and Cloud Historian are pointed to different Proficy Authentication instances.