HistorianUnderstand the Historian Interface
The main interface consists of several panels or windows and appears as shown in the following image: 
The elements for this interface are defined as follows: | Number | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dashboard | This link at the top left of the page opens the Historian Dashboard page – the one that you are currently viewing, which displays the overall picture of the system health. |
| 2 | Configuration | This link opens the configuration panel. From there, you can view and modify the details of collectors, client services, data stores, tags and active jobs. For more information, refer to the Configuration Panel topic. |
| 3 | Auto / Manual Refresh | If Auto Refresh is ON, then the page is refreshed automatically. If Auto Refresh is OFF, then you can manually refresh the page or the individual section of the dashboard by selecting the icon. |
| 4 | Data Node | This panel displays the basic information of the nodes (Primary Node & Mirror Nodes) currently available. To view the details of a particular node, select the Details button of the node. The Data Node page appears. |
| 5 | Read Sample Rate | This panel gives you the trend of the average read sample rate across all archives in the data store per sample per minute. You can choose the time scales by selecting on the time options provided on the top right area of the page. To scale the panel, select the icon. Receive Rate This panel gives you the trend of the recent rate at which the samples have been received per minute. You can choose the time scales by selecting on the time options provided on the top right area of the page. To scale the panel, select the icon. |
| 6 | Collectors | This panel displays the details of all the unhealthy collectors connected to the system. To view the details of a particular collector, select the Details button. The Collector Detail Diagnostics window appears. To view all the collectors in the system select the Show All Collectors button. The Configuration Page appears. For more information on the collector panel, refer to the Collector Statistics topic. |
| 7 | Clients | This panels displays the client statistics of the top five read and write clients in the order of the load that they impose on the server. For more information, refer to the Client Statistics topic. |
| 8 | Color codes | The Error, Warning, and Information color codes are displayed based on the status of the Data Node, Collectors or Clients. |