iFIX is running in service mode and is secured.
The iFIX Alarms and Events and the OPC Alarms and Events Servers
are running as service.
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Configure the iFIX collector services under a user account under
which iFIX is running as a service. While adding an instance of the
iFIX collector or the iFIX Alarms and Events collector using
Configuration Hub, select Service Under Specific User
Account. |
- The iFIX collector starts running as a service. It appears
in the collectors list in Configuration Hub.
- You can run the collector at a command prompt using the
Collector Start action. A shortcut is created in the Windows
Start menu so that you can run the collector in the
command-line mode.
- By default, when not started as an SCU task, the iFIX
collector points to the iFIX nodename. You must configure
the iFIX node in the Collector
Configuration section in Historian
Administrator.
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iFIX is running as a service and is not secured.
The iFIX Alarms and Events and the OPC Alarms and Events servers
are running as service.
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You can configure the iFIX collector service using a local system
account or a specific user account. |
- The iFIX collector starts running as a service.
- You can run the collector at a command prompt using the
Collector Start action. A shortcut is created in the Windows
Start menu so that you can run the collector in the
command-line mode.
- By default, when not started as an SCU task, the iFIX
collector points to the iFIX nodename. You must configure
the iFIX node in the Collector
Configuration section in Historian
Administrator.
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iFIX is not running as a service mode and is secured. |
Configure the iFIX collector services under a user account that
is added in the IFIXUSERS group. Do not configure as a local system
service. While adding an instance of the iFIX collector or the iFIX
Alarms and Events collector using Configuration Hub, select
Service Under Specific User
Account. |
- Since Remote Collector Manager tries to start the collector
as a service, and iFIX is not running as a service, an error
message appears while adding a collector instance. However,
the instance is configured successfully although it does not
appear in the collectors list in Configuration Hub.
- A shortcut is created in the Windows Start menu so that you
can run the collector in the command-line mode, and the
related registry folder is created.
- You must start the collector manually for the first time
using the shortcut. It will then connect to the Historian
server, and it will then appear in the collectors list in
Configuration Hub.
- Once connected to server, you can start/stop it at a command
prompt.
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iFIX is not running as a service mode, and is not
secured. |
You can configure the iFIX collector service using a local system
account or a specific user account. |
- Since Remote Collector Manager tries to start the collector
as a service, and iFIX is not running as a service, an error
message appears while adding a collector instance. However,
the instance is configured successfully.
- A shortcut is created in the Windows Start menu so that you
can run the collector in the command-line mode, and the
related registry folder is created.
- You must start the collector manually for the first time
using the shortcut. It will then connect to the Historian
server.
- Once connected to server, you can start/stop it at a command
prompt.
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iFIX is not running. |
You can configure the iFIX collector service using a local system
account or a specific user account, as per the security
configuration of iFIX. |
- Since Remote Collector Manager tries to start the collector
as a service, and iFIX is not running as a service, an error
message appears while adding a collector instance. However,
the instance is configured successfully although it does not
appear in the collectors list in Configuration Hub.
- A shortcut is created in the Windows Start menu so that you
can run the collector in the command-line mode, and the
related registry folder is created.
- After you start iFIX, you must start the collector manually
for the first time using the shortcut. It will then connect
to the Historian server.
- Once connected to server, you can start/stop it at a command
prompt.
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