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VantagePoint Migration V7.0 to V8.40

Posted By Duncan Bee Dec 21, 2023 08:39:00 AM
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#FTHISTORIAN #FTVantagePoint We are in the process of migrating our legacy VantagePoint V7.0 server to V8.40. The database migration script failed and so we split the migration into two phases going from V7.0 to V8.8 and then V8.0 to V8.40 as described in Rockwell technote BF23377 and this appeared ...

RE: FT VantagePoint 8.40 - https strikethrough FT VantagePoint Portal

Posted By Duncan Bee Dec 21, 2023 05:39:41 AM
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Hi Arleybarc. What certificate errors are being reported? ------------------------------ Duncan Bee ------------------------------

RE: FTVIEW 10 with Windows 11 ( SQL Server Error)

Posted By Duncan Bee Dec 13, 2023 06:51:03 AM
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Hi Rahul. You can check the compatibility of Rockwell products with operating systems, browsers, etc. on the Rockwell Compatibility & Download Centre: Product Compatibility & Download Center from Rockwell Automation ------------------------------ Duncan Bee ------------------------------

SSL/TLS Certificates for Servers Running Rockwell Software

Posted By Duncan Bee Nov 15, 2023 07:27:00 AM
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#FTVSE #FTVantagePoint #FTViewPoint We are currently building a number of new servers for FT View SE, FT Historian SE and FT VantagePoint and are using the secure option to harden our systems against the potential of cyber attack. In the Rockwell installation manuals for these products they give a ...

RE: Factory Talk Error

Posted By Duncan Bee Oct 30, 2023 06:24:00 AM
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Hi Randy. My first thought when looking at a jump from V8 to V13 would be DCOM hardening. Have you set the Default Authentication Level to 'Packet Integrity' as shown below? The second thing that comes to mind is secure communications. Did you select to use secure communications during the product ...

RE: BootP Failure

Posted By Duncan Bee Aug 29, 2023 09:45:30 AM
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Recently I installed the latest version of BootP on to a Windows 11 machine and it did not work at all. Whenever I tried to start it up I had an error message reporting a port conflict. No matter which port I selected it gave the same result. ------------------------------ Duncan Bee ---------- ...

RE: FactoryTalk View SE Trends using Historian Data

Posted By Duncan Bee Aug 14, 2023 10:46:27 AM
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Hi Bruce. Thank you for responding to my post. To clarify: I built two identical Historians with redundant Live Data Interfaces. Both Historians and their interfaces were registered in the FactoryTalk directory. 4 x 1000 tag licenses were obtained, and 2000 tags were allocated to each Historian using ...

FactoryTalk View SE Trends using Historian Data

Posted By Duncan Bee Aug 02, 2023 10:00:00 AM
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Hi Community. We have recently carried out a major upgrade to out site SCADA system and as part of this, our single Historian SE Server has been replaced by dual servers formed into a collective for High Availability. I am in the process of reconfiguring our SE View network stations and want to point ...

RE: how do i install FactoryTalk Diagnostics

Posted By Duncan Bee Jul 19, 2023 02:26:00 PM
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Hi Tichenor FactoryTalk Diagnostics is part of FactoryTalk Services. This needs to be installed before anything else. Duncan. ------------------------------ Duncan Bee ------------------------------

1783-ETAP Superseded?

Posted By Duncan Bee May 31, 2023 10:25:00 AM
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I've just gone to purchase a 1783-ETAP for a project and our supplier has marked it superseded. In fact the whole range of ETAPs are marked the same. I can't find any information on the successor product for this. Does anyone know? ------------------------------ Duncan Bee ------------------- ...

RE: FT Historian, Point Builder

Posted By Duncan Bee May 02, 2023 09:32:00 AM
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EDIT: linkified for convenience -FL Hi Steven. This information is contained in the Rockwell 'LIVE DATA INTERFACE USER GUIDE' Publication HSELD-UM024 ------------------------------ Duncan Bee ------------------------------

FactoryTalk SE Ver 13.0 HMI Server stuck on 'Starting'

Posted By Duncan Bee Nov 02, 2022 06:53:08 AM
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FactoryTalk SE Ver 13.0 HMI Server stuck on 'Starting'

Posted By Duncan Bee Nov 02, 2022 06:53:00 AM
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I am in the progress of migrating our old FactoryTalk SE Ver 8.1 SCADA system to Ver 13.0. I have noticed that even when the SCADA is functioning normally the HMI server status remains stuck at 'Starting' and never moves to 'Active'. I have searched the Knowledgebase and Release notes fir Ver ...

RE: FT Network Manager Discontinued

Posted By Duncan Bee Oct 18, 2022 07:41:00 AM
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I am also interested in Rockwell's reply to this. Having spent a couple of months configuring NM to monitor our entire plant so I am not pleased to hear this. Our purchase of NM is relatively recent. If a product is to be discontinued in the near future, then a warning should be added to the portal ...

RE: Supply shortage issue

Posted By Duncan Bee Sep 21, 2022 02:41:00 PM
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This is typical of the dates we are being given for deliveries of project equipment and spares. It's frustrating but just a fact of life in the post Covid-19 World. As I tell our management "There are no longer any quick projects". ------------------------------ Duncan Bee --------------------- ...

RE: FT VantagePoint vs FT Edge Gateway

Posted By Duncan Bee Jun 06, 2022 03:26:00 AM
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Hi Vicky. Thank you for correcting my post and for the detailed explanation of the differences between the two products. I am glad that VantagePoint is seen as an ongoing parallel product as it would have entailed a lot of work to migrate our company from one product to the other. We make great ...

RE: FT NetworkManager V1.11.00

Posted By Duncan Bee May 31, 2022 10:40:00 AM
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Hi Lesley. Thanks for your reply. I have checked the firewall and all of the necessay ports are enabled. When I run a discovery for my 5 network managed switches they are found and appear in the Inventory but are marked as 'Unlicensed' and have the blue exclamation mark. When I took out my subscription ...

FT VantagePoint vs FT Edge Gateway

Posted By Duncan Bee May 26, 2022 10:28:00 AM
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#FTVantagePoint #FTEdgeGateway #IOT​​ During the TechEd Tuesday presentation this week I couldn't help but notice the similarities in function between FT Edge Gateway and FT VantagePoint which we use extensively across our plant. Both products contextualise and agregate process data from different ...

Internet Explorer 11 End of Life

Posted By Duncan Bee May 26, 2022 09:40:00 AM
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#IE11 #Chrome​​​​ Internet Explorer 11 goes out of support on June 15th 2022 and Rockwell are still listing this as the only compatible browser for many of their products. Some recommendations also include Google Chrome but its recent history of security issues make it a less than desirable alternative. ...

FT NetworkManager V1.11.00

Posted By Duncan Bee May 26, 2022 08:59:00 AM
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#FTNM #FTNetworkManager #V1.11.00 #SNMP #Stratix I recently subscribed to this software and have spent the week setting-up the network and software to monitor our automation network. I am a long-time user and supporter of Rockwell hardware and software and confess that I am a little underwhelmed ...