Set Up the Historian OPC Classic HDA Server

Before you begin

  • Install the HDA server and Historian Administrator. For instructions, refer to Install Client Tools.
  • Disconnect and reconnect all the OPC HDA clients.

Procedure

  1. Access Historian Administrator.
  2. Select Browse for Server, and select the Historian server that you want to connect with the OPC Classic HDA server.
  3. Select Set Selected Server as Target of HDA Server, and then select OK.
    The selected server is set as the target Historian server.
  4. Configure any external OPC HDA clients to connect to the OPC Classic HDA server. You can connect multiple instances of the clients to a single server.
    When an OPC HDA client tries to connect to the Historian OPC Classic HDA server, and if an instance of the server is not available, the instance is started, and the client connects to the running instance of the server. The Historian OPC Classic HDA server continues to run as long as there are clients connected to it.
    Note: The OPC Classic HDA server uses Proficy.Historian.HDA as the program ID (ProgID).

What to do next

If you have installed the OPC Classic HDA server on a remote machine, enable the firewall.