Server Monitor configuration

Server monitoring periodically queries the status of all OPC servers connected to the OPC Mirror client. To monitor servers connected to an OPC Mirror client, you must first enable server monitoring on the General page of the Server Monitor Configuration dialog. OPC Mirror can then monitor OPC servers, local or remote, with which it is configured to connect. Failure conditions include loss of network connectivity, a workstation shutdown/reboot, a terminated or unresponsive OPC server, or other technical malfunction that interferes with OPC Mirror's normal processing.

Server Failure values are sent to items configured in Alarm Pipes and the OPC Mirror subsystem in DeltaV (if available) when:

• One or more OPC servers fails to respond within the timeout limit.
• A write operation does not complete within the write timeout limit.

When lost OPC servers become available, OPC Mirror will reconnect and reload the lost pipes automatically.

A Write Failure value is sent to items configured in Alarm Pipes when OPC Mirror fails to write to any OPC items after several attempts.

To open the Server Monitor Configuration dialog, start Mirror Configuration by selecting Start → Programs → OPC Mirror → OPC Mirror Configuration, and then click Options → OPC Server Monitor Configuration.

The Server Monitor Configuration dialog contains the following buttons:

• Import -- Import a .csv file that contains the Server Monitor configuration.
• Export -- Export the Server Monitor configuration to a .csv file.
• Save -- Save the Server Monitor configuration to the OPC Mirror database.
• Close -- Close the Server Monitor Configuration dialog.