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Alarm and Event Requirements

The following are required to make use of the alarm and event support in Historian:

An OPC-compliant Alarm & Events Server. This is included with GE Intelligent Platforms products such as CIMPLICITY and iFIX.
A Microsoft SQL server, such as SQL Server 2012 or later.
iFIX users must install the iFIXOPC Alarm and Event Server.
Crystal Reports users must have Crystal Reports 11 or higher installed.

Note: Before starting Alarm Archive service, ensure that "NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM" has "SysAdmin" privileges.