Configure the OPC Classic HDA Collector

Procedure

  1. Access Historian Administrator.
  2. Select Collectors, and then select the OPC Classic HDA collector instance that you want to configure.
  3. Select Configuration.
    The Configuration section appears.

  4. Enter values as specified in the following table.
    Field Description
    OPC HDA Server The program ID of the OPC server from which you want to collect data.
    Recovery Time The maximum time, in hours, for which the collector will attempt to recover data after the collector is started or when connection between the collector and the OPC server is re-established. This time is calculated as the duration between the current time and the last known write time.

    Continuous data collection is resumed only after the previous data has been recovered.

    You can enter a value between 1 and 150.
  5. Select Update.
  6. Restart the collector.
    The collector is configured.