Setting Up the Historian OPC HDA Server

About this task

Setting up and using Historian OPC HDA Server involves the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Install the Historian OPC HDA Server. For more details, refer to the Installing the Historian HDA Server section.
  2. Start the Historian Non-Web Administrator.
    Note:

    You must install Historian Non-Web Administrator in order to set up the OPC HDA Server.

  3. Open the Historian Administrator Login dialog box.
    If Historian is already open, double-click the Main button to open the Historian Administrator Login dialog box.
  4. Click Browse for Server.
  5. From the Servers list, select the Historian server to configure .
  6. Click Set Selected Server as Target of HDA Server, and then click OK.

    The selected server is set as the target Historian server.

    Note: You must disconnect and reconnect all HDA clients before connecting to Historian OPC HDA Server.
  7. Configure any external OPC HDA Clients to connect to the Historian HDA Server. The Proficy OPC HDA Server uses Proficy.Historian.HDA as the ProgID (Program ID).