Connect to a historical data server

If you are running DeltaV Predict on a workstation where a historical data server is not installed, you can connect to another workstation with a historical data server running to access MPC block parameters.

  1. Click File → Select Continuous Historian Node.
    The Set Default Data Servers dialog appears.
  2. In the Historical Data Server field:
    • Select a source for historical data from the drop-down list.
    • To connect to the machine where you are running DeltaV Predict, select localhost.
    • If the node where the historian is running does not appear on the drop-down list—for example, in a DeltaV Zones environment or when the historian is installed on a non-DeltaV workstation—you can enter the node name in the Historical Data Server field explicitly.
  3. Enable the Save as my Application Startup Data Server option if you want to connect to this node each time DeltaV Predict starts.
    Tip

    To improve performance when collecting historical data with the Advanced Continuous Historian or with a PI Server enterprise historian, enable the Connect to Advance Continuous Historian Server option.

  4. Click OK to save your selections and close the dialog.