RSView Supervisory Edition Installation Guide

• • • • •RSVIEW SUPERVISORY EDITION USER’S GUIDEare not synchronized, when fail-over occurs multiple alarms or inconsistent informationmight be displayed in an alarm summary.About data-server redundancyYou can set up redundant operation for data servers to provide minimal disruption ofsystem operation in the event that clients lose service from a server, for example becauseof network or computer failures.For information about setting up redundancy for OPC data servers, see “Setting up OPCdata server redundancy” on page 7-11.For information about setting up redundancy for RSLinx Enterprise data servers, see“Setting up RSLinx Enterprise data server redundancy” on page 7-7.Language switchingThe RSView language switching feature allows operators to view user-defined text stringsin an application, in up to 20 different languages.At run time, multiple RSView clients can switch between any of the different languagesthe application supports. Multiple clients can also run in different languages, at the sametime.For details about how to set up language switching for an application, see Chapter 25,Setting up language switching.Creating distributed applicationsDistributed applications can consist of one or more areas, one HMI server per area, and ifrequired, one or more data servers. Once you have created the application and an HMIserver, use editors in the Explorer window to create components, such as graphic displays.To create a distributed application1. On the Windows Start menu, select Programs, Rockwell Software, RSViewEnterprise, and then click RSView Studio.2. In the Product Type Selection dialog, select SE Distributed, and then click Continue.If RSView Studio is the first FactoryTalk-enabled software you are running, afterinstalling RSView or restarting the computer, you will be prompted to log on to theNetwork Directory. For more information, see “Logging on to FactoryTalk” onpage 1-9.3. In the New/Open SE Distributed Application dialog box, click the New tab.5-8