RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

4Setting up FactoryTalk DirectoryThis chapter describes:• what FactoryTalk® Directory is.• using FactoryTalk Directory in a networked system.• specifying the location of FactoryTalk Directory.• restoring FactoryTalk Directory when deploying an application.• what happens if FactoryTalk Directory is unavailable at run time.About FactoryTalk DirectoryFactoryTalk Directory software works like a telephone directory, or electronic addressbook, allowing parts of an application to find each other on a computer, or on the network.FactoryTalk-enabled applications like RSView use one of two types of FactoryTalkDirectory:• FactoryTalk Local Directory (also called Local Directory) manages applicationsconfined to a single computer, for example, RSView Supervisory Edition stand-aloneapplications.• FactoryTalk Network Directory (also called Network Directory) managesapplications that can consist of multiple clients and servers on separate computersconnected over a network, for example, RSView Supervisory Edition distributedapplications.Your set up the directory (or directories) you need after installing the FactoryTalkAutomation Platform . For details, see the RSView Supervisory Edition InstallationGuide.The illustration that follows shows an RSView ® Supervisory Edition distributedapplication deployed on a network, along with FactoryTalk Network Directory, RSLinx ® ,and RSLogix ® software.In the illustration, the RSView SE clients use the Network Directory to find out whichcomputers are hosting RSView SE Servers, in order to gain access to graphic displays inthe applications running on the RSView SE Servers.The RSView SE Servers use the Network Directory to find RSLinx, in order to gainaccess to data on network devices (PLC-5 and ControlLogix ® devices) and to updategraphic displays.4 • Placeholder4-1