RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

7 • SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS• • • • •In a distributed application, if you have set up both a primary and a secondary RSLinxEnterprise data server, both the Primary and the Secondary tabs appear in theCommunication Setup editor.7 • PlaceholderYou can use these tabs to point RSLinx Enterprise at different networks or differenthardware in case of failure.When specifying device shortcuts for a redundant server pair, be sure to use exactly the sameshortcut names for the primary and secondary servers. If the names are not the same, tagreferences that use these shortcuts will not be able to obtain data reliably.Adding OPC data serversAdd an OPC data server for use with RSLinx Classic, or for use with a third-party OPCserver such as Modicon.You can add more than one OPC data server to a stand-alone or a distributed application.In a distributed application, on area can contain multiple OPC data servers.For details about adding RSLinx Enterprise data servers, see page 7-5.To add an OPC data server1. In RSView Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the application root or an areaname, select New Data Server, and then click OPC.2. In the OPC Data Server Properties dialog box, fill in the fields in each tab. When youare finished, click OK.Setting up general propertiesIn the General tab of the OPC Data Server Properties dialog box, type a name anddescription for the data server, and specify a computer and an OPC server name.7-9