Running Multiple Clients

In most cases, multiple instances of the OPC A&E clients can connect to the server without any additional configuration. In some cases however, you may need to perform some extra configuration. For instance, when clients connect to the server while running in different modes or user accounts, you may need to change some DCOM configuration settings for the server or the clients.

For example, when running the GE Historian OPC A&E Collector as a service and another OPC client as a normal foreground application, you must perform additional configuration before both clients will be able to receive events from the iFIX OPC A&E Server.

In this scenario, you have two options:

  • Option 1: Run the iFIX OPC A&E Server as a service
  • Option 2: Run the iFIX OPC A&E Server as a local server (not as a service)

Option 1 is the preferred method. Configuration steps vary depending upon the version of Windows. Refer to the following sections for more information in the Configure DCOM Settings in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 section.

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