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Real-Time Application Environment (RAE) R610 for
Experion R410
Configuration and Maintenance Guide
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RAE R610 Configuration and Maintenance Guide
October, 2014
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. vii
Audience ............................................................................................................................................... vii
About This Manual ............................................................................................................................... vii
Related Reading ................................................................................................................................... viii
Conventions ........................................................................................................................................... ix
1. Configuration Checklists .................................................................................................................. 1-1
1.1. QCS-Only Systems ................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1. QCS Server ................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.2. QCS Operator Station ................................................................................................... 1-2
1.2. Integrated QCS / Experion PKS Systems ................................................................................. 1-2
1.2.1. QCS Server ................................................................................................................... 1-2
1.2.2. Experion PKS Server .................................................................................................... 1-3
1.2.3. Integrated Operator Station ........................................................................................... 1-3
1.3. Integrated QCS / Experion PMD Systems ................................................................................ 1-3
1.3.1. QCS Server ................................................................................................................... 1-4
1.3.2. PMD Server ................................................................................................................... 1-4
1.3.3. Integrated Operator Station ........................................................................................... 1-5
1.4. Other Configurations ................................................................................................................. 1-5
1.4.1. AllianceView ................................................................................................................ 1-5
1.4.2. Quality Server ............................................................................................................... 1-6
1.5. Additional QCS Setup ............................................................................................................... 1-6
1.6. Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................ 1-7
1.7. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................................ 1-8
2. Configuring QCS Systems ................................................................................................................ 2-1
2.1. Configuring the QCS Server ..................................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1. Configuring QCS Server in an Integrated System ........................................................ 2-3
2.2. Configuring a QCS Operator Station ........................................................................................ 2-4
2.3. Configuring an Experion PKS Server in an Integrated System ................................................ 2-6
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2.4. Configure the PMD Server in a Integrated System .................................................................. 2-9
2.5. Configure the PMD Server for localization in Integrated QCS / PMD System ..................... 2-12
2.6. LabVIEW Port re-assignment for all QCS / PMD Systems ................................................... 2-14
2.7. Configuring AllianceView ...................................................................................................... 2-16
2.8. Configure the QCS Server for localization ............................................................................. 2-16
2.9. Configure the Station setup file .............................................................................................. 2-19
2.10. Configure the Server redundancy ..................................................................................... 2-23
2.11. Configure the Integrated Operator Station for localization .............................................. 2-25
2.12. Stop Experion PKS CDA-SP Service ............................................................................... 2-26
2.13. Configure QCS CDA for Integrated QCS Servers ........................................................... 2-26
3. Configuring Station Setup ................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1. Configuring Metal Application ................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2. Configuring Navigation Bar ..................................................................................................... 3-3
3.3. Configuring Multiple Monitor Setup ........................................................................................ 3-4
3.4. Manually switch between Vertical and Horizontal navigation bars ......................................... 3-8
3.4.1. Manually Change to Horizontal Navigation Bar .......................................................... 3-8
3.4.2. Manually Change to Vertical Navigation Bar .............................................................. 3-9
3.5. SafeView ................................................................................................................................... 3-9
3.5.1. Automated startup procedure for Safeview ................................................................ 3-11
3.6. Setting up RAE to run on a Console station ........................................................................... 3-12
3.7. To customize RAE Status bar ................................................................................................. 3-13
4. Configuring Time Synchronization ................................................................................................. 4-1
4.1. Time Synchronization ............................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1. Enabling Windows Time Services ................................................................................ 4-1
4.1.2. Disabling National Instruments Time Synchronization................................................ 4-2
4.1.3. Configuring QCS Server/Experion Server/Desktop Server as NTP Server ................. 4-3
4.1.4. Configuring NTP clients ............................................................................................... 4-6
4.1.5. Configuring Quality Server as NTP Server or NTP Client .......................................... 4-8
5. Configuring Redundancy for Experion Server .............................................................................. 5-1
5.1. Configuring Stations for Server redundancy for Integrated QCS/Experion PKS System ........ 5-1
5.1.1. Configuring Stations for Faster Redundancy Failover (Optional) ............................... 5-3
5.1.2. Activating the Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Service.................................................. 5-3
5.1.2.1. Configuring the Redirection Manager ..................................................................... 5-4
5.1.2.2. Configuring the HCILink ......................................................................................... 5-8
6. Configuring the Alarm and Event Server and Point Server ......................................................... 6-1
6.1. Configuring the QCS Alarm System ........................................................................................ 6-1
6.2. Configuring the RAE Point Server ........................................................................................... 6-2
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7. Configuring the Assets ...................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1. Renaming system ...................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.2. Adding a Server ........................................................................................................................ 7-3
7.3. Configuring Assets .................................................................................................................... 7-5
7.4. Configuring Operator and Asset Assignment ......................................................................... 7-11
7.5. Disabling the Experion Event Archiving ................................................................................ 7-14
8. Experion PKS Configuration ........................................................................................................... 8-1
8.1. Experion Configuration Steps ................................................................................................... 8-1
9. Additional QCS Setups ..................................................................................................................... 9-1
9.1. Configuration of IIS .................................................................................................................. 9-1
9.1.1. Configuration of IIS in QCS Server .............................................................................. 9-1
9.1.1.1. Configuring IIS ........................................................................................................ 9-1
9.1.1.2. Anonymous Authentication for IIS .......................................................................... 9-7
9.1.2. Configuration of IIS in Desktop Server ........................................................................ 9-9
9.1.2.1. Configuring IIS ........................................................................................................ 9-9
9.1.2.2. Anonymous Authentication for IIS ........................................................................ 9-15
9.2. Printer Page Size Setup ........................................................................................................... 9-16
9.3. Default Font Change for Foreign Characters Setup ................................................................ 9-17
9.3.1. Additional setup for Japanese languages .................................................................... 9-20
9.3.1.1. Registry Changes ................................................................................................... 9-20
9.3.1.2. Configuring Labview Fonts ................................................................................... 9-21
9.3.1.3. Configure Labview Printing ................................................................................... 9-23
9.3.1.4. Additional step required for getting localized alarm descriptions in Experion
Alarm and Event Summary ............................................................................................... 9-24
9.4. Daylight Saving Time Setup ................................................................................................... 9-27
9.5. Adobe Acrobat Distiller for Virtual File Cabinet ................................................................... 9-28
9.5.1. Setting up Virtual File Cabinet ................................................................................... 9-28
9.5.1.1. Create required directories on the Quality Server .................................................. 9-28
9.5.1.2. Create required directories on the QCS Server ...................................................... 9-29
9.5.1.3. Link directories to Acrobat Distiller ...................................................................... 9-29
9.5.1.4. Change the Acrobat Distiller PDF Settings ........................................................... 9-31
9.5.1.5. Map the Directories (Quality Server only) ............................................................. 9-33
9.5.1.6. Adobe PDF Printing Preferences ........................................................................... 9-33
9.5.1.7. Adding Trusted Sites .............................................................................................. 9-33
9.5.1.8. Edit Permitted URLs for Web Reports display ...................................................... 9-34
9.6. Configuring Multi-Production Line Support .......................................................................... 9-36
9.7. Anonymous Authentication for IIS ......................................................................................... 9-40
9.7.1. Anonymous Authentication for IIS in Desktop Server ............................................... 9-42
9.8. Text Localization .................................................................................................................... 9-44
9.9. HMI Help File Localization .................................................................................................... 9-45
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9.10. Operator Startup Page Configuration ............................................................................... 9-46
9.11. Additional settings for HCI Link ...................................................................................... 9-46
9.12. Steps to Avoid Delay in Call up time of Displays due to configuration setup ................. 9-49
9.13. Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes ...................................................................................... 9-49
9.14. Deleting HostDR............................................................................................................... 9-50
10. System Backup and Restore....................................................................................................... 10-1
10.1. EBR – Experion Backup and Restore (Optional) ............................................................. 10-1
10.2. Image backup/Restore using WinPE CD .......................................................................... 10-1
10.2.1. Image backup to CD/DVD using WinPE CD ............................................................. 10-1
10.2.2. Image Restore from CD/DVD using WinPE CD ....................................................... 10-3
11. System Environment Variables ................................................................................................. 11-1
12. System and Users Setup Information ........................................................................................ 12-1
12.1. Domain Setup ................................................................................................................... 12-1
12.1.1. Configuring Remote Desktop Users for Thin Client use with QCS Server ............... 12-3
12.2. Workgroup Setup .............................................................................................................. 12-5
12.2.1. Creating Operator accounts ........................................................................................ 12-6
12.2.2. Restricting a user account ........................................................................................... 12-7
12.2.3. Setting up automatic logon ....................................................................................... 12-10
12.2.3.1. Setting up automatic logon in a domain ............................................................ 12-10
12.2.3.2. Setting up automatic logon in a workgroup ....................................................... 12-11
12.2.4. Setup Station Operators for using Experion Station ................................................. 12-13
12.2.5. Configure the RAE Control Panel ............................................................................ 12-14
12.3. Change the Experion mngr password in QCS Server and Desktop Server .................... 12-15
12.4. Deleting RAE Data Repository (DR) Files..................................................................... 12-16
12.5. Configuring Shutdown sequence in APC PowerChute Software ................................... 12-18
12.6. Clearing the ESM log ..................................................................................................... 12-20
12.7. Suppressing System DCOM errors on QCS Server ....................................................... 12-22
13. Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 13-1
13.1. RTDR Shared Memory Full!!... ........................................................................................ 13-1
13.2. Station login using mngr account ..................................................................................... 13-2
13.3. BIOS update on Motherboard failure ............................................................................... 13-3
13.4. Configuring RAID in Dell R320 and T320 server ........................................................... 13-3
13.5. Configuring RAID in Dell T3600XL Workstation........................................................... 13-5
13.6. NetworkProcessor and GuiRTDRRpcClient not visible on taskbar ................................. 13-7
14. Glossary ....................................................................................................................................... 14-1
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List of Figures Figure 2-1 Example for node names of the Server in redundant PMD Server pair ............................... 2-24
Figure 2-2 Node name definition for the servers in the redundant PMD Server pair ............................ 2-25
List of Tables Table 1-1 QCS- Only Server Configuration ............................................................................................ 1-1
Table 1-2 QCS-Only Operator Station Configuration Checklist ............................................................. 1-2
Table 1-3 Integrated QCS Server Configuration Checklist ..................................................................... 1-2
Table 1-4 Integrated Experion PKS Server Configuration Checklist ...................................................... 1-3
Table 1-5 Integrated QCS Operator Station Configuration Checklist ..................................................... 1-3
Table 1-6 Integrated QCS Server Configuration Checklist ..................................................................... 1-4
Table 1-7 Integrated PMD Server Configuration Checklist .................................................................... 1-4
Table 1-8 Integrated QCS Operator Station Configuration Checklist ..................................................... 1-5
Table 1-9 AllianceView Configuration Checklist ................................................................................... 1-5
Table 1-10 Quality Server Configuration Checklist ................................................................................ 1-6
Table 1-11 Additional QCS Setup Configuration Checklist .................................................................... 1-7
Table 1-12 Miscellaneous Configuration Checklist ................................................................................. 1-7
Table 9-1 Character Set Listings and Their Values ............................................................................... 9-19
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Introduction
This manual provides instructions for configuring the various QCS computers
after installing RAE R610 and related software.
Audience
This manual is intended for anyone configuring a RAE R610 system.
About This Manual
This manual contains 14 Chapters.
Chapter 1, Configuration Checklists, provides a checklist for general
configuration tasks.
Chapter 2, Configuring QCS Systems, provides instructions to configure
various QCS nodes.
Chapter 3, Configuring Station Setup, provides instructions to setup optional
station configurations.
Chapter 4, Configuring Time Synchronization, provides instructions to
configure Time synchronization on Server and Client.
Chapter 5, Configuring Redundancy for Experion Server, provides
instructions to configure redundancy on QCS Server and Operator Station.
Chapter 6, Configuring the Alarm and Event Server and Point Server,
provides instructions to configure the Alarm and Event for QCS Server and
RAE point server.
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Chapter 7, Configuring the Assets, provides instructions to configure the
assets.
Chapter 8, Experion PKS Configuration, provides instructions to configure
the Experion PKS manually.
Chapter 9, Additional QCS Setups, provides instructions to configure
additional QCS setups in addition to the standard QCS setup.
Chapter 10, System Backup and Restore, provides the instructions to
perform the system backup and restore.
Chapter 11, System Environment Variables, provides definition of various
environmental variables used during the configuration process.
Chapter 12, System and Users Setup Information, provides instructions to
configure the system as a Windows Workgroup or as a Windows Domain.
Chapter 13, Troubleshooting, provides workarounds for sme of the known
issues observed in this release.
Chapter 14, Glossary, provides definitions of the abbreviations.
Related Reading
The following documents contain related reading material.
Honeywell P/N Document Title / Description
EPDOC-X136-en-410A
Experion Software Installation User’s Guide R410.1
EPDOC-X136-en-4102A
Experion PKS Software Installation User's Guide
Release R410.2
6537100023 CD-ROM PRODUCT MANUALS, BURNED
6510030149 Production of QCS Operator Station On Windows 7 64 Bit Using Init Media
6510030148 Production of QCS-Only Server On Windows Server 2008 R2 using Init Media.
6510030146 Production of Quality Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 Using Init Media
6510030147 Production of AllianceView Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 using Init Media
6510030150 Production of QCS Desktop Server on Windows 7 64 Bit using Init media
6510030166 Production of QCS-Only Server On Windows Server 2008 R2 using Init Media (12G)
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Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Text may appear in uppercase or lowercase except as specified in these conventions.
Boldface Boldface characters in this special type indicate your input. Special Type Characters in this special type that are not boldfaced indicate system prompts,
responses, messages, or characters that appear on displays, keypads, or as
menu selections.
Italics In a command line or error message, words and numbers shown in italics
represent filenames, words, or numbers that can vary; for example, filename
represents any filename.
In text, words shown in italics are manual titles, key terms, notes, cautions, or
warnings.
Boldface Boldface characters in this special type indicate button names, button menus,
fields on a display, parameters, or commands that must be entered exactly as
they appear.
lowercase In an error message, words in lowercase are filenames or words that can vary.
In a command line, words in lowercase indicate variable input.
Type Type means to type the text on a keypad or keyboard.
Press Press means to press a key or a button. [ENTER] or [RETURN]
[ENTER] is the key you press to enter characters or commands into the
system, or to accept a default option. In a command line, square brackets are
included; for example: SXDEF 1 [ENTER]
6510030167 Production of AllianceView Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 using Init Media (12G)
6510030169 Production of Quality Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 Using Init Media (12G)
6510030170 Production of QCS Desktop Server or Operator Station on Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit (12G)
6510020440 Real-Time Application Environment(RAE) R610 for Experion PKS R410 Release and Installation Notes Rev 02
6510020444 Real-Time Application Environment(RAE) Quality Server Users Manual
6510020445 Experion MX Remote Desktop Services Installation and Configuration Guide
PMDOC-X136-en-800A
Experion PKS with PMD Controller Software Installation User's Guide, Release R800.1
PMDOC-X206-en-800A
Experion PKS with PMD Controller OPC Data Server Installation Guide, Release R800.1
PMDOC-X112-en-800A
Experion PKS with PMD Controller Getting Started User's Guide, Release R800.1
EPDOC-X185-en-110A
Experion System Initialization Media Software Change Notice release 110.1
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[CTRL] [CTRL] is the key you press simultaneously with another key. This key is
called different names on different systems; for example,
[CONTROL], or [CTL].
[KEY-1]-KEY-2 Connected keys indicate that you must press the keys simultaneously; for
example,
[CTRL]-C.
Click Click means to position the mouse pointer on an item, then quickly depress
and release the mouse button. This action highlights or “selects,” the item
clicked.
Double-click Double-click means to position the mouse pointer on an item, and then click
the item twice in rapid succession. This action selects the item “double-
clicked.”
Drag X Drag X means to move the mouse pointer to X, then press the mouse button
and hold it down, while keeping the button down, move the mouse pointer.
Press X Press X means to move the mouse pointer to the X button, then press the
mouse button and hold it down.
The attention icon appears beside a note box containing information that is
important.
The caution icon appears beside a note box containing information that
cautions you about potential equipment or material damage.
The warning icon appears beside a note box containing information that
warns you about potential bodily harm or catastrophic equipment damage.
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1. Configuration Checklists
This chapter provides the general configuration checklists for the RAE R61x
installation scenarios.
1.1. QCS-Only Systems
1.1.1. QCS Server
Table 1-1 lists the tasks you need to perform to configure the QCS Server or the
Desktop Server in a QCS-Only system.
Table 1-1 QCS- Only Server Configuration
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Deleting HostDR 9.14
Configuring the QCS Server 2.1
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Configuring the Assets 7
Disabling the Experion Event Archiving 7.5
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1.1.2. QCS Operator Station
Table 1-2 lists the task that you need to perform to configure the QCS Operator
Station in a QCS-Only system.
Table 1-2 QCS-Only Operator Station Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Configuring a QCS Operator Station 2.2
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
1.2. Integrated QCS / Experion PKS Systems
1.2.1. QCS Server
Table 1-3 lists the tasks you need to perform to configure the QCS Server in an
Integrated QCS / Experion PKS system.
Table 1-3 Integrated QCS Server Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Deleting HostDR 9.14
Configuring the QCS Server 2.1
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Configuring Redundancy for Experion Server 5
Activating the Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Service 5.1.2
Stop Experion PKS CDA-SP Service 2.12
Configure QCS CDA for Integrated QCS Servers 2.13
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1.2.2. Experion PKS Server
Table 1-4 lists the tasks that you need to perform to configure the Experion PKS
Server in an Integrated QCS / Experion PKS system.
Table 1-4 Integrated Experion PKS Server Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Configuring an Experion PKS Server in an Integrated System
2.3
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Configuring the Alarm and Event Server and Point Server 6
Disabling the Experion Event Archiving 7.5
1.2.3. Integrated Operator Station
Table 1-5 lists the tasks that you need to perform to configure the Operator
Station in the integrated scenario.
Table 1-5 Integrated QCS Operator Station Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Configuring a QCS Operator Station 2.2
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Configuring Redundancy for Experion Server 5
Activating the Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Service 5.1.2
1.3. Integrated QCS / Experion PMD Systems
In this configuration, the QCS Server runs on one node and the Experion PMD
Server runs on a separate node. All QCS and PMD displays are accessible at the
Integrated Operator Stations. QCS displays are not available on the PMD Server
and PMD displays are not available on the QCS Server.
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Note that in the Integrated QCS / PMD systems, all Operator Stations as well as
the QCS Server use the localization database on the PMD Server for text string
localization.
1.3.1. QCS Server
Table 1-6 lists the tasks you need to perform to configure the QCS Server in an
Integrated QCS / Experion PMD system
Table 1-6 Integrated QCS Server Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Deleting HostDR 9.14
Configuring the QCS Server 2.1
Configure the QCS Server for localization 2.8
LabVIEW Port re-assignment for all QCS / PMD Systems 2.6
Configure the Server redundancy 2.10
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Disabling the Experion Event Archiving 7.5
Activating the Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Service 5.1.2
Stop Experion PKS CDA-SP Service 2.12
Configure QCS CDA for Integrated QCS Servers 2.13
1.3.2. PMD Server
Table 1-7 lists the tasks you need to perform to configure the PMD Server in an
Integrated QCS /Experion PMD system.
Table 1-7 Integrated PMD Server Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Configure the PMD Server in a Integrated System 2.4
Configure the PMD Server for localization in Integrated QCS / PMD System
2.5
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Configuring the Alarm and Event Server and Point Server 6
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1.3.3. Integrated Operator Station
Table 1-8 lists the tasks that you need to perform to configure the integrated
operator station.
Table 1-8 Integrated QCS Operator Station Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Configuring a QCS Operator Station 2.2
LabVIEW Port re-assignment for all QCS / PMD Systems 2.6
Configure the Integrated Operator Station for localization 2.11
Configure the Station setup file 2.9
Configure the Server redundancy 2.10
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
Activating the Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Service(if required) 5.1.2
1.4. Other Configurations
This section provides the checklist to configure the additional supported system
configurations for RAE R61x.
1.4.1. AllianceView
Table 1-9 lists the tasks that you need to perform to configure the AllianceView.
Table 1-9 AllianceView Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Configuring AllianceView 2.7
Configuring Time Synchronization 4
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1.4.2. Quality Server
This version of Quality Server runs on Windows Server 2008 R2 and uses
Microsoft SQL-Server 2008 R2 (SP2) Standard Edition. Experion PKS software
is not installed in the Quality Server.
Before proceeding with Quality OptiMISER™ R550 installation on Quality Server, you
need to ensure Quality Server configuration is complete in all respects, including the steps
to prepare Quality Server for Quality OptiMISER™ R550.
Table 1-10 lists the tasks that you must perform to configure the Quality Server.
Table 1-10 Quality Server Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section Completed?
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Configuring the Quality Server All applicable sections in Real-Time Application Environment (RAE) Quality Server Users Manual.
Preparing Quality Server for Quality OptiMISER™
Section 3.5 in Real-Time Application Environment (RAE) Quality Server Users Manual.
Configuring Quality OptiMISER™
All applicable sections in Quality OptiMISER™ R550
Installation and Configuration Guide
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1.5. Additional QCS Setup
After the standard RAE configurations are completed, you must perform certain
additional configurations in the system where RAE software is installed. Table
1-11 lists the additional configuration tasks that must be performed.
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Table 1-11 Additional QCS Setup Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section
Completed?
Configuration of IIS 9.1
Default Font Change for Foreign Characters Setup 9.3
Daylight Saving Time Setup 9.4
Adobe Acrobat Distiller for Virtual File Cabinet 9.5
Configuring Multi-Production Line Support 9.6
Anonymous Authentication for IIS 9.7
Text Localization 9.8
HMI Help File Localization 9.9
Operator Startup Page Configuration 9.10
Additional settings for HCI Link 9.11
Steps to Avoid Delay in Call up time of Displays due to configuration setup
9.12
Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes 9.13
Deleting HostDR 9.14
1.6. Miscellaneous
Table 1-12 lists the miscellaneous tasks performed after the standard RAE
configuration is completed.
Table 1-12 Miscellaneous Configuration Checklist
Task Refer Section
Completed?
System Backup and Restore 10
System Environment Variables 11
System and Users Setup Information 12
Creating Operator accounts 12.2.1
Restricting a user account 12.2.2
Setting up automatic logon 12.2.3
Setup Station Operators for using Experion Station 12.2.4
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Task Refer Section
Completed?
Configure the RAE Control Panel 12.2.5
Change the Experion mngr password in QCS Server and Desktop Server
12.3
Deleting RAE Data Repository (DR) Files 12.4
Configuring Shutdown sequence in APC PowerChute Software
12.5
Clearing the ESM log 12.6
Suppressing System DCOM errors on QCS Server 12.7
1.7. Troubleshooting
Task Refer Section
Completed?
RTDR Shared Memory Full!!... 13.1
Station login using mngr account 13.2
BIOS update on Motherboard failure 13.3
Configuring RAID in Dell R320 and T320 server 13.4
Configuring RAID in Dell T3600XL Workstation 13.5
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2. Configuring QCS Systems
This section provides instructions to configure the QCS computers for different
installation scenarios.
NOTE
Acknowledge the user account control dialog box, if it appears. It is not necessary or
mandatory for the user account control dialog box to appear during the installation
process. This information is applicable for the remainder of this manual, unless explicitly
stated otherwise.
2.1. Configuring the QCS Server
This section applies to both the QCS Server (running on Windows Server 2008
R2) and the Desktop Server (running on Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit).
Generating the RAE DR load files
Perform the following steps to generate the RAE DR load files (text files):
1. Choose Start > All Programs > RAE >Browsers > Configuration
Browser.
2. Select the appropriate configuration environment based on the system
you are using.
3. Build the RAE configuration as required.
4. After the configuratiokn files are built, Do export and Build DR Load
files.
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Verifying System Environment Variables
After the RAE DR load files are generated, verify the system environment
variables are defined correctly by referring to Section 11.
NOTE
Before running ExpandRaeStn.bat, create a backup folder in the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station called Station_Backup and copy all
the existing station files (.stn) from the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station to the backup folder.
If any of these system environment variables have changed since the RAE
software was installed you must run the following batch file to recreate the
Station configuration file for RAE (RAE.stn file): Program Files
(x86)/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station/ExpandRaeStn.bat
The ExpandRaeStn file creates multiple instances of RAE stations. This batch file
replaces the current RAE.stn file and any customization in the RAE.stn file is lost.
If User wants to configure metals or non-metals application on the
QCS Server by deviating the configuration he chose while installation,
follow section 3.1
If User wants to configure vertical or horizontal navigational bars on
the QCS Server by deviating the configuration he chose while
installation, follow section 3.2
If User wants to configure multiple monitor or single monitor(default)
on the QCS Server by deviating the configuration he chose while
installation, follow section 3.3
Editing RAE station files
NOTE Perform the following steps if you are configuring a QCS server where the Remote
Desktop Services is enabled.
1. Use Notepad to edit the file RAE.stn found in the folder:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station.
2. Set DisplayType = 1. This allows all AV clients to use a Rotary
Station connection type.
3. Save the Rae.stn file.
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NOTE
If you are configuring a QCS Server, enabled with Remote Desktop Services refer the
chapters 3 and 4 of the Experion MX Remote Desktop Services Installation and
Configuration Guide ,P/N 6510020445 Rev 01. These chapters provide the procedures to
set up and configure the terminal client and terminal server.
Database folder sharing Permissions to Local Operators
1. Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX in QCS Server
2. Right Click on Database folder and select Properties
3. Select Sharing tab
4. Click on Advanced Sharing… under Advanced Sharing
5. Click on Permissions
6. Click Add
7. Type Local Operators and click on OK
8. Select Local Operators and check Allow checkbox for Full Control
9. Click OK
10. Click OK
11. Click Close
2.1.1. Configuring QCS Server in an Integrated System
In an integrated scenario, you need to configure the Hmx.RaeAEServer
application to run in the context of the mngr account on the QCS Server.
Perform the following steps.
1. Choose Start > Run.
2. Type dcomcnfg in Open box and then click OK.
If the DCOM Configuration Warning message appears, click Yes to
continue.
The Component Services dialog box appears.
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3. Select Component Services > Computers > My Computer > DCOM
Config.
4. Right-click Hmx.RaeAEServer and then click Properties.
5. Click the Identity tab.
6. Select This User and, type mngr for User. Type the mngr Password
and Confirm Password again.
7. Click OK, and then close the Components Services dialog box.
2.2. Configuring a QCS Operator Station
Copying the build files
Copy the build *.txt and *.xml files from the QCS Server directory
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database\Build to the same folder on
the Operator Station.
Verifying System Environment Variables
Verify the system environment variables are defined correctly by referring to
Section 11.
NOTE Also if you modify the value of any of these environmental variables ensure to restart the
computer.
NOTE If the operator station has more than one network adapter, then ensure to set the value of
the environment variable MxServerIpAddress same as the IP address assigned to the local
network adapter used to connect the operator station to the supervisory LAN
NOTE
Before running ExpandRaeStn.bat, create a backup folder in the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station called Station_Backup and copy all
the existing station files (.stn) from the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station to the backup folder.
NOTE If QCS Operator account is used to login to Integrated operator station then this operator
account has to be created on all PMD nodes as well as on all QCS Nodes.Refer section
12.2.1 for creating operator accounts
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NOTE If PMD Operator account is used to login to Integrated operator station then this operator
account has to be created on all QCS nodes as well as on all PMD Nodes.Refer section
12.2.1 for creating operator accounts
If any of these system environment variables have changed since the RAE
software was installed you must run the following batch file to recreate the
Station configuration file for RAE (RAE.stn file): Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\Station\ExpandRaeStn.bat.
This batch file replaces the current RAE.stn file and any customizations in the
RAE.stn file are lost.
If User wants to configure metals or non-metals application on the
QCS Server by deviating the configuration he chose while installation,
follow section 3.1.
If User wants to configure vertical or horizontal navigational bars on
the QCS Server by deviating the configuration he chose while
installation, follow section 3.2.
If User wants to configure multiple monitor or single monitor(default)
on the QCS Server by deviating the configuration he chose while
installation, follow section 3.3.
Editing RAE station files
Each Operator Station uses a unique Static Station number. To edit the RAE.stn
files, perform the following steps:
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS> Client
Software > Station.
2. Click the Oper name in the lower right of the Station application.
3. Log on to the Station with manager credentials. (the password is
“mngr”)
4. Click the Stn0 field at the bottom of the Station window.
The Connection Properties window appears.
5. Select the RAE station and then click Edit Connection.
6. Change the Station number to a unique value for this Operator Station.
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7. Save the changes made and close Station.
8. Open RAE Control Panel and start RAE.
9. Verify that Station connects to the Experion PKS Server and can
open QCS displays.
2.3. Configuring an Experion PKS Server in an Integrated System
In an Integrated system the Experion PKS Server software is installed and runs on
both the QCS Server and the Experion Server. The Experion Server software
running on the QCS Server can be used until the DCS Server computer is
available for system integration. Once the QCS and DCS servers are integrated,
the Experion server software running on the QCS server is no longer required.
NOTE: If Experion PKS Server is installed with other than “QCSAdmin” user account, make sure
to create the “QCSAdmin” user account and associate to the windows groups “Users”,
“Administrators” and “Product Administrators”.
NOTE
The Experion R410 installation software allows the user to install the Experion software
to any user defined computer drive and folder. This feature is called “Custom Install Paths
(CIP). The following procedures assume the Experion software was installed to the
default install paths. If CIP was used to install the Experion software, then you will need
to copy the files mentioned below to the corresponding locations relevant to the CIP.
NOTE In case of Redundant Experion PKS Servers, perform the below steps in both the
Experion PKS Servers
Verify that the R410 and Abstract folders are shared with read-only access for all
the users. If the folders are not shared then you must ensure to share the folders
with all the users and provide read-only access by following below steps:
1. Navigate to \Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\client\System
2. Right Click on R410 folder and select Share with > Advance
sharing…
3. Click on Advanced Sharing… under Advanced Sharing
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4. Uncheck Share this folder checkbox
5. Click OK
6. If the user is prompted to continue, click on Yes
7. Click on Advanced Sharing… under Advanced Sharing
8. Check Share this folder checkbox
9. Enter R410 for Share name:
10. Click on Permissions Select Everyone and check Allow checkbox for
Full Control
11. Click OK
12. Click OK
13. Click Close
14. Navigate to \ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\
15. Right Click on R410 folder and select Share with > Specific people…
16. Click on Share.
17. Click Done.
The OPC Alarm List Manager running on the Experion PKS Server needs the
OPC alarm attribute mapping file for the QCS alarms.
1. Ensure that the Windows user group called “Users” of the QCS server
has change permissions for the Experion PKS server’s directory
\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Server\data\mapping.
2. Copy the file QCS.xml from ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Server\data\mapping\QCS.xml from the QCS Server to the same
folder on the Experion PKS Server.
NOTE
During RAE Startup, the QCS.xml file is automatically copied from QCS Server to the
same folder on the Experion PKS Server. Step 2 ensures QCS .xml is available on the
Experion PKS Server in case automatic copy from the QCS server fails during RAE
startup.
3. Peform below steps, only if two QCS Servers are connected to
Experion PKS Server,
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a. For each QCS Server,
i. Copy the file QCS.xml from
ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Server\data\mapping\QCS.xml from the QCS
Server to the same folder on the Experion PKS Server
ii. In Experion PKS Server, rename copied QCS.xml in
above step as QCS_nodename.xml, where node name
refers to Machine name of QCS Server. For example,
for QCS Server with node name as DavinciPM1, then
QCS.xml should be renamed as QCS_DavinciPM1.xml.
4. Copy the RAE.stb toolbar bar located in Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\system\R410\ from the QCS
Server to the same folder on the Experion PKS Server.
5. Copy the following QCS toolbar icon files located in Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\system\R410\Toolbar from the
QCS Server to the same folder on the Experion PKS Server: AboutStation.bmp Exit.bmp GradeChange.bmp
Help.bmp MiniProfile.bmp MiniTrend.bmp
Offsheet.bmp PrintScreen.bmp QCSsetup.bmp
Scan.bmp ScannerControl.bmp lrg_AboutStation.bmp
Lrg_Exit.bmp lrg_GradeChange.bmp lrg_Help.bmp
Lrg_MiniProfile.bmp lrg_MiniTrend.bmp lrg_Offsheet.bmp
Lrg_PrintScreen.bmp lrg_QCSsetup.bmp lrg_Scan.bmp
Lrg_ScannerControl.bmp
6. Copy the file from C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\RAE\Bin\Utilities\RaeAEServer_Client.reg from the QCS Server
to the Experion PKS Server.
7. Perform the following to setup an account in the Experion PKS server
and start the Experion Station :
a. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS >
Server > Station.
b. Select the menu item Station > Logon.
c. Enter mngr password.
d. Select the menu item Configure > Operators > Operators.
e. Click the line for Operator ID #2.
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f. Type the user name of QCSAdmin and press [ENTER].
Ensure that in Type you select Windows Operator.
g. Set the Security level to mngr and Control level to 255
h. Select the mngr security level. Go to Advanced tab, and select
Operator is allowed to login at more than one station
simultaneously check box.
i. Under Capability check the Permitted to use Recipe Builder
and Permitted to use Configuration Studio
8. Double-click RaeAEServer_Client.reg in the Experion PKS Server to
run the file.
The Are you sure you want to add the … to the registry message
appears.
9. Click Yes.
10. Click OK.
Perform the following steps in the Experion PKS server only if QCS CDA
package is to be enabled configured in QCS Server
1. Copy the QCS_998.gif and QCS_999.gif files located in C:\Program
Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\System\R410\Images\ from
the QCS Server to the same folder on the Experion PKS Server.
2. Copy the following files from the QCS Server to the same folder on
the Experion PKS Server.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\client\System\R410\sysdtlqcspoint.htm
All files in the sub-folder C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\system\R410\
sysdtlqcspoint_files
2.4. Configure the PMD Server in a Integrated System
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NOTE: If PMD Server is installed with other than “QCSAdmin” user account, make sure to
create the “QCSAdmin” user account and associate to the windows groups “Users”,
“Administrators” and “Product Administrators”.
NOTE
The Experion R410 and Experion PMD installation software allows the user to install the
Experion software to any user defined computer drive and folder. This feature is called
“Custom Install Paths (CIP). The following procedures assume the Experion software was
installed to the default install paths. If CIP was used to install the Experion software, then
you will need to copy the files mentioned below to the corresponding locations relevant to
the CIP.
NOTE In case of Redundant Experion PMD Servers, perform the below steps in both the
Experion PMD Servers
1. In the Windows Explorer, browse to the C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\system\R410, and share the
R410 folder with read-only access.
2. In the Windows Explorer, browse to the
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\abstract, and share
the Abstract folder with full access.
3. In the Windows Explorer, browse to the C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\PMD\HMIWeb PMD\Faceplate, and share the
Faceplate folder with full access.
4. The OPC Alarm List Manager running on the PMD Server requires the
OPC alarm attribute mapping file for the QCS alarms.
Explore C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Server\data\mapping\ in the QCS Server and then copy the
QCS.xml file to the same folder location in the PMD Server.
Peform below steps, only if two QCS Servers are connected to PMD
Server,
a. For each QCS Server,
i. Copy the file QCS.xml from
ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Server\data\mapping\QCS.xml from the QCS
Server to the same folder on the PMD Server
ii. In PMD Server, rename copied QCS.xml in above step
as QCS_nodename.xml, where node name refers to
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Machine name of QCS Server. For example, for QCS
Server with node name as DavinciPM1, then QCS.xml
should be renamed as QCS_DavinciPM1.xml.
RAE R610 copies the QCS.xml file automatically to the PMD Server.
Ensure that Users group of the QCS server has changed the access
permissions to the PMD Server’s directory
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Server\data\mapping.
5. Explore C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\system\R410\in the QCS Server and then copy RAE.stb
toolbar bar to the same folder location in the PMD Server.
6. Explore C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\client\system\R410\Toolbar and then copy QCS toolbar icon files
listed in the following table to the PMD Server:
AboutStation.bmp Exit.bmp GradeChange.bmp
Help.bmp MiniProfile.bmp MiniTrend.bmp
Offsheet.bmp PrintScreen.bmp QCSsetup.bmp
Scan.bmp ScannerControl.bmp lrg_AboutStation.bmp
lrg_Exit.bmp lrg_GradeChange.bmp lrg_Help.bmp
lrg_MiniProfile.bmp lrg_MiniTrend.bmp lrg_Offsheet.bmp
lrg_PrintScreen.bmp lrg_QCSsetup.bmp lrg_Scan.bmp
lrg_ScannerControl.bmp
7. Copy the following files from the QCS Server to the corresponding
folder on the PMD Server.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\system\R410\QcsControl.htm
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\system\R410\QcsControlGroup_fp.htm
All files in the sub-folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\system\R410\QcsControlGroup_fp_files
8. Copy the file Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\RAE\Bin\Utilities\RaeAEserver_Client.reg from the QCS Server
to the PMD Server.
9. Double-click RaeAEserver_Client.reg in the Experion PKS Server to
run the file.
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A message appears informing you that the information has been added
to the registry.
Perform the following steps in the Experion PKS server only if QCS CDA
package is to be enabled configured in QCS Server
1. Copy the QCS_998.gif and QCS_999.gif files located in C:\Program
Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\System\R410\Images\ from
the QCS Server to the same folder on the Experion PKS Server.
2. Copy the following files from the QCS Server to the same folder on
the Experion PKS Server.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\client\System\R410\sysdtlqcspoint.htm
All files in the sub-folder C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\system\R410\
sysdtlqcspoint_files
2.5. Configure the PMD Server for localization in Integrated QCS / PMD System
NOTE In case of Redundant PMD Servers, perform the below steps in both the PMD Servers
The hmxreadonly User Login must be created on the SQL Server in the PMD
Server node. Follow below steps to create hmxreadonly User Login:
1. Choose Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 > SQL
Server Management Studio to start the SQL Server 2008 R2.
The Connect to Server dialog box appears.
2. Click Connect.
The Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio window appears.
3. Expand 00xPMDx > Security > Logins.
Where, 00xPMDx is the Server name of the PMD node.
4. Right-click Logins and then select New Login from the short-cut
menu.
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The Login – New properties dialog box appears.
5. Select SQL Server authentication option.
6. In the Login name box, type hmxreadonly.
7. In the Password and Confirm Password box, enter the password.
NOTE The password should be same as the login name (hmxreadonly)
8. Clear Enforce password policy option.
If you clear the Enforce password policy option, the Enforce password
expiration and User must change password at next login options are
disabled by default.
9. In the left pane, under Select a Page, select User Mapping.
The list of database which are mapped to the Login is displayed in the
right pane.
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10. Under Users mapped to this login, select the checkbox corresponding
to LocalLang.
11. Click OK.
12. Close the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio window.
2.6. LabVIEW Port re-assignment for all QCS / PMD Systems
You must re-assign the ports in all the QCS/PMD systems in which LabVIEW
2010 and PMD are installed. If these ports are not re-assigned, the OPC
communication between the QCS and PMD Systems fails.
At present, the ports 6000 and 6001 are assigned for LabVIEW.
To assign a new ports for LabVIEW.
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1. Choose Start > Run.
2. Type regedit and then click OK.
The Registry Editor window appears.
3. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE
>WoW6432Node> National Instruments > Logos > Ports in the left
pane.
NOTE If the key Ports does not exist, then you must create a new key with the name as Ports.
4. Select Ports.
The list of Ports are displayed in the right pane.
NOTE If the FirstClientPort and FirstServer Port DWORD Value does not exist, then you must
create the respective new DWORD Value.
5. Under Name, double-click FirstClientPort.
The Edit DWORD Value dialog box appears.
6. In the Value data box, type 7000.
7. Under Base, select Decimal.
8. Click OK.
The NI-logos is set to assign the client port in 7000 range.
9. Under Name, double-click FirstServerPort.
The Edit DWORD Value dialog box appears.
10. In the Value data box, type 7100.
11. Under Base, select Decimal.
12. Click OK.
The NI-logos is set to assign the server port in 7100 range.
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13. Close the Registry Editor window.
2.7. Configuring AllianceView
Refer to sections 3 and 4 of the Experion MX Remote Desktop Services
Installation and Configuration Guide, p/n 6510020445 Rev 01 for the
AllianceView configuration procedures.
2.8. Configure the QCS Server for localization
In Integrated QCS/PMD scenario, it is possible to utilize one common Local
Language database across the PMD and QCS nodes. Using the replication feature
of PMD Localization Utility all the localized strings present in QCS Local
Language database has to be replicated into PMD Local Language database.
To replicate the localization database from the QCS Server to the PMD Server:
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1. Explore C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\PMD\L10N\Bin\PMD
Localization Utility folder in the PMD Server node and locate the
PMD Localization Utility.exe.
2. Double-click PMD Localization Utility.exe to start the PMD
Localization Utility.
3. To set the replication rate for the Replication, perform the following:
a. Click Start > Run.
b. Type Regedit.
The Registry Editor window appears.
c. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE >
Wow6432Node> Honeywell >PMD > HMI > Localization >
SetReplicationRate in the left pane.
The SetReplicationRate details are displayed in the right pane.
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d. Right-click Replication Rate and then click Modify from the
short cut menu.
The Edit String dialog box appears.
e. In the Value data box, type 150.
f. Click OK.
NOTE
You must set the value as 150 only when Local Language database replication is done
from QCS Server to PMD Server . If you are doing replication between PMD nodes, no
need to change this value.
In case if you are doing the replication by using PMD Localization Utility in PMD Server
to replicate Local Language database present in QCS server, after successful replication,
ensure to set the value in the registry as Zero.
g. Close the Registry Editor window.
4. Under Documentation, click Help.
The PMD Localization Utility User Guide document window appears.
For more information about performing replication, refer section 6.1
Replicate in the PMD Localization Utility User Guide document.
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After the successful completion of replication of Local Language
database from the QCS Server to PMD Servers, perform the following
to disconnect the LocalLang Database in the QCS Server.
a. Click Start > Programs > RAE > Tools > HMX SQL Utility.
The HMX SQL Utility window appears.
b. Select Database: LocalLang.
c. Click Disconnect Database.
After successfully disconnecting LocalLang Database in the QCS Server, go to
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\ExpeironMX\Database folder, move the
LocalLang.mdf and LocalLang.ldf files to
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\ExpeironMX\Database\DB Backups folder.
QCS Server connects to LocalLang database present in PMD Server using the
floating point, which indicates that PMD Server is replicated and not the local
LocalLang of QCS Server.
2.9. Configure the Station setup file
The steps in this section must be completed to be able to modify HMIWeb Station
to support display navigation of both PMD and Experion MX displays. These
configuration steps must be performed on each Integrated Operator Station.
The RAE installation creates three station setup files: Rae.stn, RaeA.stn and
RaeB.stn.
If you have a non-redundant PMD Server, perform the following configuration for
the Rae.stn file.
If you have a redundant PMD Server pair, perform the following configuration for
the RaeA.stn and RaeB.stn files.
1. The following definitions must be copied from the PMDs02A.stn to
the RAE.stn file or to the RAEA.stn and RAEB.stn. The station setup
files are located at the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station
[LAN]
HostName= PMD_ServerName
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This entry replaces the existing HostName definition in the RAE.stn
file.
PMD_ServerName = Windows Node name of the PMD Server (e.g.
PC3157) or the floating IP of the redundant PMD Server pair.
2. In the Menu Toolbar section of the station setup file, the
Toolbar_Settings value must point to the PMD Server:
[MenuToolbar]
Toolbar_Settings=\\PMD_ServerName\R410\rae.stb
PMD_ServerName = Windows Node Name of the PMD Server
(Example PC3157) or the floating IP of the redundant PMD Server
pair.
3. Add the following PMD display paths to the RAE.stn file:
[Paths]:
PATHx==\\PMD_ServerName \Faceplates
PATHx=\\PMD_ServerName\abstract
PATHx=\\PMD_ServerName\R410
PMD_ServerName = Windows Node Name of the PMD Server
(Example PC3157) or the floating IP of the redundant PMD Server
pair.
The value x after PATH is a placeholder for a sequential number, that
is, the paths would PATH1, PATH2, PATH3, etc.
4. Add the PMD system’s HIDDEN_SYSTEM_SSO and
VISIBLE_CUSTOM_SSO definitions to the RAE.stn file:
[HIDDEN_SYSTEM_SSO]
SSO0=hscPointBrowseDialog.PntDialog
SSO1=PKSStationEvents.EventHandler
[VISIBLE_CUSTOM_SSO]
SSO0=PMC_L10N_APIs_SSO.clsSHO
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The PMD’s VISIBLE_CUSTOM_SSO definition needs to be first
(SSO0) and the existing definition in the RAE.stn file, which is SSO0=
P3SSO.SSO, needs to be changed to be SSO1=P3SSO.SSO
5. Add the following URLs to the Permitted URLs section:
[PermittedURLs]
URL1=http:// PMD_ServerName
/PMDTools/PMDStatusMonitor/PMDStatusMonitor.asp
URL2=http:// PMD_ServerName /pmdtools/pmdsysa/sysa.asp
PMD_ServerName = Windows Node Name of the PMD Server (e.g.
PC3157) or the floating IP of the redundant PMD Server pair.
6. After adding those definitions to the RAE.stn file, save the file as
Common02.stn, which you can then copy and rename as many times
(Common03.stn, Common04.stn) as you have Station connections
defined for Operation Stations.
7. After the files have been copied, correct the node number for that
specific connection. For example, in the Common02.stn file, the
connection value should be as follows:
[LAN]
StaticNode=2
8. Choose Start > Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS > Server >
Station to launch the Experion Station.
9. From the Station menu, choose Connect, and then select the desired
.stn file (common02.stn).
10. Perform the following to remove the Request Group button:
a. From the Station menu, choose Connection Properties.
The Connection Properties dialog box appears.
b. Click the Toolbars tab.
c. Click Customize.
The Customize dialog box appears.
d. Click the Toolbars tab.
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e. In the left pane, Current Layout listing consisting of all the
buttons is displayed.
d. Select Request Group and click the under the remove
button in the toolbar.
11. Perform the following to add the Request Faceplate button:
a. Click New Command in the Toolbars tab.
b. Enter the command name of Faceplates.
c. Click Assign Icon.
e. Select Faceplate bitmap in the lower-right, from the
available Icons list and then click OK to confirm the selection.
f. From the Action list, select the Callup Popup option.
g. Click Browse to select the Popup display.
The Pop display appears.
h. Navigate to the PMD_LoopList.htm page, located in the
\\PMD_ServerName \Faceplates folder.
i. Enter the following in the positional information:
Position Left = 400 and Top = 20.
j. Click OK.
k. Insert the command into the current layout. Use the Up and
Down Arrow buttons to move the command in a place after the
Request Trend command.
l. Save the changes. If the saving of the toolbar to the default
path is not successful, browse to the location where the Rae.stb
file is located. On QCS server, this location is at C:\Program
Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\System\R410\Rae.stb. If the Rae.stb was write
protected, remove protection so you can save the changes.
m. Rename the RAE.stn file to commonxx.stn (common02.stn) in
the Connection Parameters of the RAE control panel.
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The common/integrated HMI screen appears
2.10. Configure the Server redundancy
This section describes the additions that have been implemented in the RAE R61x
to support the PMD Server redundancy. The instructions in this section apply to
both the QCS Server and the Integrated Operator Stations in an Integrated QCS /
PMD System.
In a redundant scenario, when a Station connection to the primary server is lost
(or the primary server fails), the Station attempts to connect to the backup server.
Similarly, when the backup server stops running as primary, the Station tries to
reconnect to the primary server.
This switchover is done by using an auxiliary setup file. The auxiliary setup file
contains the name of the server to connect to if the current connection is lost (or if
the current server fails).
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Two Station setup files are created automatically during the installation of the
QCS Server and the Integrated Operator Stations. These two files are:
RaeA.stn - which connects to Experion Server A
(and has auxiliary setup file RaeB.stn)
RaeB.stn - which connects to Experion Server B
(and has auxiliary setup file RaeA.stn)
When Station starts, it connects to PMD Server A (as configured in RaeA.stn). If
PMD Server A fails (or the connection to PMD Server A is lost), Station then
connects to PMD Server B (as configured in the auxiliary setup).
In a redundant server scenario, ensure that the connection parameter in the Rae
Control Panel points to the RaeA.stn file.
Add the IP address and node names for the QCS Server and the redundant PMD
Server pair to the hosts file C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc on all the nodes.
The node names for the Servers of the redundant PMD Server pair must be
defined, as shown in igure 3 1.
Figure 2-1 Example for node names of the Server in redundant PMD Server
pair
NOTE Ensure to add Floating IP address with <PMD Department Name>_SRV to the hosts file.
In the example above, PMD Department Name = PMDDEPT, Floating IP =
192.168.1.146 so line: 192.168.1.146 PMDDEPT_SRV is added to hosts file.
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2.11. Configure the Integrated Operator Station for localization
The Environment variable MxSqlServerName on the Operator Station must point
to the QCS Server and BackupMxSqlServerName must point to PMD Server. If
you have a redundant PMD Server pair, use the floating IP in
BackupMxSqlServerName.
1. If you change the Environment Variables, restart the node after the
changes.
The QCS Server has to perform another build, after the PMD Server
for localization is updated.
2. After the server has completed the re-crunch, copy the build text files
to the Operator Station.
3. Add the IP address and node names for the QCS Server and the
redundant PMD Server pair to the hosts file
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc on all the nodes.
4. The node names for the servers of the redundant PMD Server pair
must be defined as shown in Figure 2 2.
Figure 2-2 Node name definition for the servers in the redundant PMD
Server pair
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NOTE Ensure to add Floating IP address with <PMD Department Name>_SRV to the hosts file.
In the example above, PMD Department Name = PMDDEPT, Floating IP =
192.168.1.146 so line: 192.168.1.146 PMDDEPT_SRV is added to hosts file.
2.12. Stop Experion PKS CDA-SP Service
Perform the following steps to utilize the QCS CDA Resopnder features:
1. Navigate to Start >Run. Type services.msc and press Enter
2. From Services window, Locate and right-click on Experion PKS CDA-
SP Service
3. Select Properties from the short-cut menu.
The Experion PKS CDA-SP Service Properties (local Computer)
dialog box appears.
4. In the Startup type list, select Manual.
5. Under Service Status, Click on Stop.
6. Click OK.
2.13. Configure QCS CDA for Integrated QCS Servers
For configuring QCS CDA on Integrated QCS servers refer the QCS CDA user
manual p/n, 6510020513.
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3. Configuring Station Setup
User can configure Experion station to enable any of the following combinations
by deviating the configuration options he chose while installation.
These steps are not normally required to be followed if user has selected proper
configuration options during installation.
To configure metals or non-metals application (default), see section
3.1.
To configure vertical or horizontal navigation bars, see section 0.
To configure multiple monitor or single monitor (default) see section
3.3.
To manually switch between vertical or horizontal navigation bars, see section 0.
To configure SafeView see section 3.5
To setup RAE to run on a Console Station, see section 3.6.
3.1. Configuring Metal Application
Perform the following steps to configure a Metals Operator Station:
1. Right-click the desktop, and then click Personalize from the shortcut
menu.
2. Select Display > Change display Settings.
3. Move the Screen Resolution slider to the top to increase the screen
resolution to 1280x1024.
4. Click Start, select Run.
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5. In the Run prompt type Regedit.
The Registry Editor dialog box appears.
6. Browse to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Honeywell\P
roducts\RAE\StationConfig.
7. Set IsMetalsApp as 1, which enables this option.
NOTE To disable this option, set IsMetalsApp as 0.
8. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station.
NOTE
Before running ExpandRaeStn.bat, create a backup folder in the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station called Station_Backup and copy all
the existing station files (.stn) from the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station to the backup folder.
9. Right- click ExpandRaeStn.bat, and select Run as administrator.
10. This batch file creates RAE.stn files. If there are redundant Experion
servers, the batch file creates RAE.stn files (RAEA and RAEB for
each monitor). This batch file customizes the Experion Toolbar for
AGC/AFC Metal applications.
11. Launch RAE from RaeControlPanel. RAE is launched first and then
the Experion Station starts.
12. Log on to station with the user credentials.
NOTE Click Options to select the correct Domain (node name of the Experion PKS Server).
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3.2. Configuring Navigation Bar
During the RAE software installation, the installer is prompted for the desired
type of navigation bar, Horizontal (which is best for Standard Monitors) or
Vertical (which is best for widescreen monitors). This configuration information
is saved in the Station setup files (the RAE.stn files) in the folder:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station
If the user would like to change which navigation bar is used after the RAE
installation, this can be done either by following the procedure in this section or
the more manual procedure documented in section 3.4 . The procedure in this
section is more automated but the user will lose any site customizations in the
RAE.stn files (because the ExpandRaeStn bat file re-creates the RAE.stn files).
Site customizations will need to be re-applied.
NOTE By following procedure given in this section in a Multiple Monitor setup, Experion
Station of all Monitors can only be configured to Either Vertical or Horizontal Navigation
bar type.
To configure the vertical or horizontal navigational bar, perform the following
steps:
1. Click Start, select Run.
2. In the Run prompt type Regedit.
The Registry Editor dialog box appears.
3. Browse to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Honeywell\P
roducts\RAE\StationConfig.
NOTE
Before running ExpandRaeStn.bat, create a backup folder in the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station called Station_Backup and copy all
the existing station files (.stn) from the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station to the backup folder.
4. If you are configuring:
a. Vertical Navigation bar - set the NavigationBarType as 1.
b. Horizontal Navigation bar - set the NavigationBarType as 0.
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c. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station.
5. Right-click ExpandRaeStn.bat, and select Run as administrator.
3.3. Configuring Multiple Monitor Setup
Each Operator Station can support up to four local monitors (with correct video
card and Windows drivers). One instance of Station runs full-screen in each
monitor. Any QCS or DCS display may be viewed on any monitor. The only
limitation is that each LabVIEW-based QCS display may be viewed on only one
monitor at a time. Each monitor (each instance of Station) consumes one
Experion Station license. SafeView is not required to support multiple monitors.
Perform the following to configure a multi-monitor Operator Station after
installing the QCS and DCS software and completing the normal QCS setup steps
for an Operator Station.
1. Connect all monitors to the computer and arrange them in a required
orientation (left-right, top-bottom, and so on).
2. Log on to Windows as QCSAdmin user.
3. Right-click the desktop and then select Personalize on the shortcut
menu.
4. Select Display > Change Display Settings.
The Screen Resolution dialog box appears.
5. Move the slider to set a screen resolution of 1280x1024.
6. From the Orientation drop-down, select Landscape.
7. From Multiple displays drop-down, select Extend these displays.
8. Choose Start, and then select Run.
9. In the Run prompt type Regedit.
The Registry Editor dialog box appears.
10. Browse to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Honeywell\P
roducts\RAE\StationConfig.
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11. Set IsMultimonitorSetup as 1, which enables this option.
NOTE If you want to disable the multiple monitor setup, set the IsMultimonitorSetup as 0.
NOTE
Before running ExpandRaeStn.bat, create a backup folder in the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station called Station_Backup and copy all
the existing station files (.stn) from the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station to the backup folder.
12. Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station.
13. Right-click ExpandRaeStn.bat, and select Run as administrator.
This batch file creates four unique RAE stn files (one for each
monitor). If there are redundant Experion servers, the batch file creates
eight unique RAE stn files (RAEA and RAEB for each monitor).
14. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS >Client
Software >Station to start the Experion Station.
15. Click the Oper name in the lower right of the Station application.
16. Log on to the Station with manager credentials.
17. Click the Stn0 field at the bottom of the Station window.
The Connection Properties window appears.
18. Click Edit Connection after selecting RAE1.stn.
In the field Station Number notice that the default value is set as four.
Change the value of station number to a unique valid value and repeat
the steps for other stations that is RAE2.stn, RAE3.stn, and
RAE4.stn.
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For example for RAE1.stn provide the station number as 1, for
RAE2.stn provide the station number as 2 and so on. If there are no
redundant Experion PKS servers go to step 25.
NOTE All static stations connecting to the server must have a unique station number.
NOTE For redundant Experion PKS servers, follow the steps from 19 to 24.
19. Select the menu item Station >Connect and select RAE1A.stn.
20. Click Edit Connection.
21. In the Station Number box, the default value is set as 4.
22. Change the value of station number to a unique valid value and give
the same station number for RAE1B.stn.
23. Change the Station number for all other stations.
24. Note that the Stations A and B have the same station number that is
RAE1A.stn, RAE1B.stn. Similarly, the Stations RAE2A.stn,
RAE2B.stn has same station number and so on. However, the Station
numbers for RAE1A.stn, RAE2A.stn and so on are different.
25. Choose Start >All Programs >RAE >RAE Control Panel to start
the RAE Control Panel.
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Edit the Station command line to read:
RAE1.stn –slcp –d1; RAE2.stn –slcp –d2 (for two
monitors)
RAE1.stn –slcp –d1; RAE2.stn –slcp –d2; RAE3.stn –slcp –
d3; RAE4.stn –slcp –d4 (for four monitors) Or
26. If you have redundant Experion servers, edit the command line to read:
RAE1A.stn –slcp –d1; RAE2A.stn –slcp –d2 (for two
monitors)
RAE1A.stn –slcp –d1; RAE2A.stn –slcp –d2; RAE3A.stn –
slcp –d3; RAE4A.stn –slcp –d4 (for four monitors)
27. The RAE Control Panel launches one instance of Station for each stn
file specified on the command line. The –d switch defines which
monitor that instance of Station runs in.
When you launch RAE from the RAE Control Panel, multiple
instances of Station is launched, and assigned to the specified
monitors. The only restriction is that each LabVIEW-based QCS
displays can appear only on one monitor at a time. If you attempt to
navigate to the same LabVIEW-based QCS display on another
monitor, the requested display appears on the active monitor but the
monitor that was displaying this display navigates to the display that
was previously on the active monitor. The displays on the two
monitors appear to swap locations. However, when you navigate to
view a HMI display in the monitors, same display is available in both
the monitors.
Login to each instance of Station (each monitor) independently. When
logging into Station independently, be advised that the QCS software
enforces the access rights of the last user to log into any instance of
Station at this Operator Station.
To properly shutdown the applications, exit each instance of Station
and then click Shutdown RAE on the RAE Control Panel.
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3.4. Manually switch between Vertical and Horizontal navigation bars
During the RAE software installation, the installer is prompted for the desired
type of navigation bar, Horizontal (which is best for Standard Monitors) or
Vertical (which is best for widescreen monitors). This configuration information
is saved in the Station setup files (the RAE.stn files) in the folder:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station
If the user would like to change which navigation bar is used after the RAE
installation, this can be done either by following the procedure in section 3.2 or
the more manual procedure documented in this section. The procedure in section
3.2 is more automated but the user will lose any site customizations in the
RAE.stn files (because the ExpandRaeStn bat file re-creates the RAE.stn files).
Site customizations will need to be re-applied.
3.4.1. Manually Change to Horizontal Navigation Bar
1. Ensure that all instances of Experion Station and SafeView are
closed.
2. Go to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station folder
3. Open required .stn file(Station setup file, for Example Rae.stn) in
Notepad
4. Locate the following text
ShowVerticalApplicationZone=-1
5. Replace this with the following:
ShowVerticalApplicationZone=0
6. Locatethe following text:
ApplicationZone=P3ApplicationZoneHMI.htm
7. Replace this with the following:
ApplicationZone=P3ApplicationZone.htm
8. Go to File menu and click Save, to save this modified Station setup
file.
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3.4.2. Manually Change to Vertical Navigation Bar
1. Ensure that all instances of Experion Station and SafeView are
closed.
2. Go to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station
folder
3. Open required .stn file(Station setup file) in Notepad
4. Locate the following text:
ShowVerticalApplicationZone=0
5. Replace this with the following (note that this is set to negative 1):
ShowVerticalApplicationZone=-1
6. Locate the following text:
ApplicationZone=P3ApplicationZone.htm
7. Replace this with the following:
ApplicationZone=P3ApplicationZoneHMI.htm
8. Go to File menu and click Save, to save this modified Station setup
file.
3.5. SafeView
SafeView allows for management of multiple windows and can be useful for
managing Station displays in a multi-monitor scenario. In Experion PKS R410
SafeView gets installed by default. This section provides high level steps for
configuring the SafeView in QCS node.
By default Experion is supplied with sample SafeView workspace configuration
files, located at: C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station\Samples folder. These sample files are designed based on the
number of monitors used. Generally Dual Monitors are used for P3 Application.
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NOTE
Refer Section Configuring a SafeView workspace configuration file in the Experion
Server and Client Configuration Guide (EPDOC-X127-en-410A).
Refer Experion PKS SafeViewUser's Guide (EPDOC-X120-en-410A) for details on the
WDL file and concept of SafeView.
One of the Sample SafeView WDL configuration file can be selected from a
SafeView Text Editor, modified based on the number of monitors and required
SafeView window categories. After the modification the WDL file need to be
saved (Generally the SafeView WDL files can be saved at C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station\Samples folder).
RAE Station needs to be enabled for Multi Window operation as shown below
(station has to opened through SafeView for this procedure).
Go to RAE Control Panel, uncheck the “Start Station(s)” check box.
Now RAE can be started from RAE Control Panel and wait for “RAE is running”
status.
After RAE is started, launch SafeView from Start>All Programs>Honeywell
Experion PKS>Safeview
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Click on “Load Workspace” browse and select the WDL file configured and
saved in the machine, click on Open Load the WDL file
This launches the Station Windows as configured in the WDL file.
Refer below snapshot for an example SafeView Configuration used with Dual
Monitors on QCS Experion PKS Integrated scenario. Left Monitor is configured
to display the DCS information (Experion PKS HMI displays) where as the Right
Monitor configured for QCS displays.
3.5.1. Automated startup procedure for Safeview
Since Safeview is used in Operator station, most of the sites will have Windows
Settings for restricted user account enabled; the section 12.2.1 has the procedure
to Creating Operator accounts on Experion PKS Server and Operator Station that
enables RAE to start automatically by running the script Startup.cmd. This is
available under the path C:\windows\system32\repl\import\scripts. In order to
enable automatic launch of RAE with Safeview this script needs to be modified
also in the RAE Control Panel ensure to uncheck the option Auto-Start Station(S).
Below paragraph provides an example to modify the Startup.cmd script to launch
Safeview:
start RAEControlPanel.exe "al=<1>"
sleep 50
start safeview /f"<Path for the WDL File>" /cp
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NOTE
Incase if your SafeView configuration file is EPKS_Dual_Screen_R400.WDL and its
located at folder C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station\Safeview then
the above script you need to write as:
start safeview /f"C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station\Safeview\EPKS_Dual_Screen_r400.WDL" /cp
sleep 15
cd c:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station
start station.exe RAE.stn
NOTE In case, when windows setting for user restriction is not applied the startup script
Startup.cmd under the path C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\bin
needs to be modified by following above steps.
3.6. Setting up RAE to run on a Console station
The following steps will explain setting up Rae to run on a Console station.
1. Launch default station by clicking Start > Programs > Honeywell >
Experion PKS > Server > Station
2. Select the menu item Station >Connect and select the appropriate
RAE Station file which is used for Console Station.
3. Click Edit Connection.
4. Under Connection tab, select Connection Type as Console Station,
define the Station number between 1 to 4.
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5. Click on Save.
6. Repeat the above step for all the RAE station files, which is used with
Console Station.
3.7. To customize RAE Status bar
RAE Status bar allows to customize it to show maximum of two RTDR datas as
labels. The following steps will explain how to customize Status bar to show
desired RTDR data:
7. Ensure that all instances of Experion Station and SafeView are
closed.
8. Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station\Displays
9. Open Application zone htm file of Experion Station in Notepad, by
If Station has Horizontal navigation bar, Right click
P3ApplicationZone.htm file and select Open withNotepad
If Station has Vertical navigation bar, Right click
P3ApplicationZoneHMI.htm file and select Open
withNotepad
10. To show first RTDR data, in Window_OnLoad() subroutine VbScript
code,
a. Search for varCustomLblRTDRPath1 = "" syntax
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b. Set desired RTDR path as string to varCustomLblRTDRPath1
variable.
For example:To show order number value in Status bar
available at ./System/Order number RTDR path
Syntax:
varCustomLblRTDRPath1 = "./System/Order number"
11. (Optional)To show second RTDR data, in Window_OnLoad()
subroutine VbScript code,
a. Search for varCustomLblRTDRPath2 = "" syntax and
b. Set desired RTDR path as string to varCustomLblRTDRPath2
variable.
For example:To show order number value in Status bar
available at ./System/Shift number RTDR path
Syntax:
varCustomLblRTDRPath2 = " ./System/Shift number"
12. Now save modified file at C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Abstract folder
13. Go to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Abstract
folder, copy saved application zone htm file
Paste the copied file at C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station\Displays folder location.
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4. Configuring Time Synchronization
4.1. Time Synchronization
The utility ntpconfg.exe is used to configure a node as a Time Server or a Time
Client.. The ntpconfg.exe utility is installed as a part of the Experion PKS R410
installation.
Since the Experion software is not installed on the Quality OptiMISER the
ntpconfg.exe utility is not installed on this server. . To support Time
Synchronization on this node, the file ntpconfg.exe and the associated
configuration files are provided on the QCS Resource Kit.
NOTE Before you begin with the Time Synchronization, ensure to shut down RAE.
4.1.1. Enabling Windows Time Services
1. Choose Start >Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools icon.
The Administrative Tools window appears.
3. Double-click Services.
The Services window appears.
4. From Services, right-click Windows Time.
5. Select Properties from the short-cut menu.
The Windows Time Properties dialog box appears.
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6. In the Startup type list, select Automatic.
7. Click OK.
4.1.2. Disabling National Instruments Time Synchronization
The National Instruments Time Synchronization service must be disabled when
using the NTP Time
1. Choose Start >Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools icon.
The Administrative Tool window appears.
3. Double-click Services.
The Services window appears.
4. From Services, right-click National Instruments Time
Synchronization.
5. Select Properties from the short-cut menu.
The National Instruments Time Synchronization Properties dialog
box appears.
6. In the Startup type list, select Disabled.
7. Click OK.
Configuring the Time Synchronization involves the following two
steps:
Setting up NTP Server on the node that is used as Time Server.
Setting up NTP Client on all the other nodes (the Time Clients),
whose time must be synchronized with the NTP Server.
Normally either the QCS Server, the Experion Server or the Desktop Server is
used as the Time Server. However, the Quality OptiMISER can also be
configured as Time Server.
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To configure the QCS Server or Experion Server or Desktop Server as the TP
Time Server, see section 4.1.3.
To configure Time Clients, see section 4.1.4.
To configure Quality OptiMISER as the TP Time Server or client, see section
4.1.5.
4.1.3. Configuring QCS Server/Experion Server/Desktop Server as NTP Server
To configure a computer as the Primary NTP Time Server:
NOTE
If Utilities folder is not present in C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS
folder, you must copy the Utilities folder from the Resource Kit.
Following is the path where resource kit is present: C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
MX\Resourcekit.
NOTE Occasionally, when setting up an NTP server or client, the Windows Time Service may
exit preventing time synchronization. If this happens, you should restart the computer.
NOTE The actual pathnames on the Experion server may differ if the software was installed
using a Custom Installation Path.
1. In Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Utilities\NTPSETUP folder.
2. Right-click the NTPCONFIG.exe, and select Run as administrator.
The NTP Configuration dialog box appears.
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3. Click Setup Authoritative/Root Server to setup a Primary Time
Server.
The NTP Configuration dialog box closes, and the configuration
steps run automatically and a series of configuration windows appears
in sequence to indicate that the configuration is in progress. After the
automatic configuration is complete the NTP Configuration dialog box
appears.
4. Click Exit to complete the Primary NTP Server configuration.
5. If Time Synchronization includes a Secondary Time Server, repeat
steps 1 to 4 on the computer which needs to be configured as the
Secondary NTP Server, and then perform the following steps.
The NTP Configuration dialog box appears.
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a. Click Setup Secondary Server.
The NTP Server Information dialog box appears.
b. In the Up-Stream Time Source box, type the Primary Server
name.
c. Clear Check here to connect to the NTP Server as a Client
check box.
d. Click OK, to save the NTP Server information.
e. Click Exit to complete the Secondary NTP Server
configuration.
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4.1.4. Configuring NTP clients
To configure an NTP Time Client:
NOTE
If the Utilities folder is not present in the QCS node C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS folder, you must copy the Utilities folder from the
Resource Kit.
Following is the path: C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Resourcekit.
1. Open Windows Explorer; navigate to the folder C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Utilities\NTPSETUP.
2. Right-click NTPCONFIG.exe, and select Run as administrator.
The NTP Configuration dialog box appears.
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NOTE
If the Change/Configure Client button is disabled, click Disable Server.
3. Click Change/Configure Client to setup NTP client.
The NTP Server Information dialog box appears.
4. In the First NTP Server field, enter the computer name of the
Primary NTP Server.
5. If Secondary NTP Server is configured, enter the secondary server
name in the Second NTP Server field. If the Primary NTP Server
fails, the Secondary NTP Server is used as backup Server to setup
NTP client.
6. Click OK to close the NTP server information dialog box.
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7. Click Exit.
NOTE
After the Time Synchronization is configured, any change in time may take about 15
minutes to resynchronize with the Time Server.
Time must be synchronized with the Experion server. On a domain environment, if time
is not synchronized, disk shares may not work.
4.1.5. Configuring Quality Server as NTP Server or NTP Client
1. Create a Utilities folder in the following location C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS of the Quality Server computer.
2. Copy and paste the NTPSetup folder from the location C:\Program
Data\Honeywell\Experion MX\Resourcekit\Setups\TimeSync\Utilities\
to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Utilities in the
Quality Server system.
3. Double-click the registry key ntpconfigfile.reg present in the
NTPSetup folder.
4. The registry editor screen appears.
5. Click Yes.
6. Click Yes, to confirm the installation of the key.
Follow the steps mentioned in the sections 4.1.3 and 4.1.4 for setting
up NTP Server and Client in Quality Server.
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5.1. Configuring Stations for Server redundancy for Integrated QCS/Experion PKS System
The instruction in this section applies to both QCS Server and the Integrated
Operator Stations in an Integrated QCS / Experion PKS System.
When a redundant Experion server pair is used, the Experion Station application
(running on each Operator Station and the QCS Server) first attempts to connect
to the primary server, if this server is unavailable then the Station automatically
attempts to connect to the secondary server.
This switchover is accomplished using an auxiliary Station setup file. The
auxiliary setup file contains the name of the backup server..
Two Station setup files are created automatically during the installation of the
QCS Server and the Integrated Operator Stations. Following are the two files:
RaeA.stn - which connects to the Experion PKS Server A (and has
auxiliary setup file RaeB.stn)
RaeB.stn - which connects to the Experion PKS Server B (and has
auxiliary setup file RaeA.stn)
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When Station starts, it attempts to connect to Experion PKS Server A (as
configured in RaeA.stn). If Experion PKS Server A fails (or the connection to
Experion PKS Server A is lost), Station then connects to Experion PKS Server B
(as configured in the auxiliary setup). In a redundant server scenario, ensure that
the connection parameter in the RAE Control Panel points to RaeA.stn file.
The IP addresses and node names of the QCS Server and the redundant Experion
PKS Server pair should be included the Windows hosts file in
\Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
To add the IP address, perform the following steps:
1. Choose Start> All Programs>Accessories>Notepad.
2. Right-click and select Run as administrator to open the Notepad.
3. Click File>Open.
4. Browse to the location C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
5. Select All files in Files of type.
6. Select hosts file and click Open.
7. Add the IP address and node name for the QCS Server and the
redundant Experion PKS Server pair.
The node name of the servers of the redundant Experion PKS Server
pair must be in the following format:
10.1.2.3 ExperionServerNameA
ExperionServerNameA0
10.1.2.5 ExperionServerNameB
ExperionServerNameB0
8. Click Save.
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5.1.1. Configuring Stations for Faster Redundancy Failover (Optional)
To avoid slow initial call up time of the QCS displays, the RAE installation
modifies the files that are dependent on Experion Station. Due to these
modifications, the time required to start the Experion Station is a little longer than
normal.. This also increases the time required for Station failover).
If a shorter failover time is more important than slow initial QCS display call up,
perform the following steps:
1. Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\RAE\Bin\Utilities folder.
2. Right-click UseExperionhmiblank.bat, and select Run as
administrator.
If you want to avoid the slow initial call up of QCS displays or make changes to
the procedure of shorter failover time, perform the following steps:
1. Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\RAE\Bin\Utilities folder.
2. Right-click UseRAEhmiblank.bat, and select Run as administrator.
5.1.2. Activating the Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Service
FTE configuration can be done during Operating System installation using
Experion R410 EXPPlus. For more information on activating and configuring
FTE, refer Experion PKS Software Installation User’s Guide R410.1 (EPDOC-
X136-en-410A).
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5.1.2.1. Configuring the Redirection Manager
The following procedure may be used to configure the Redirection Manager on
the QCS Server when the system has redundant Experion PKS servers.
1. Access the HCI Component Configuration page in the following way:
Go to Start>All Programs>Honeywell Experion PKS>System
Management>Configuration Utility
Run the Configuration Utility and on the Configure menu, click
HCI Component.
The HCI Component dialog box appears.
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2. In the Base PROGID list, select one of the twenty Honeywell
Redirection components (For example, Honeywell.Redirect1).
3. In the Component Name box, select a component name for your
Redirection Manager.
4. Click Check Name to ensure that the name is not already in use.
5. Click Enter/Edit Server Specific Configuration to assign primary
and secondary servers.
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A message appears prompting you to continue with the configuration.
6. Click Yes.
A warning message Component configuration has defined secured
method(s) with no capability. This defaults to open access for
method(s) appears.
7. Click OK.
Do you want to edit the server specific configuration? message
appears.
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8. Click Yes.
9. In the Device Specific Configuration page, select the hosting server
nodes from the drop-down lists, or click Browse and navigate to the
nodes.
10. After you select the node, choose a Primary and Secondary target
OPC Server from the list. For all Experion PKS and TPN systems
components, verify that the selected primary and secondary:
Have the same CLSID (class ID).
Reside on different nodes.
Support a common set of OPC interfaces within each OPC
initiative.
11. If you are connecting to an Experion HCI server hosted on redundant
Experion Server nodes, complete the following step.
For redundant Experion PKS Server components, if necessary,
increase the blocking time if RDM is used in a heavily loaded
system.
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NOTE Establishing a connection to Experion PKS Server components establishes a default
blocking time.
12. After selecting a Primary and Secondary Server, click OK.
The servers are validated and any errors or warnings are displayed in
message boxes.
5.1.2.2. Configuring the HCILink
After configuring the Redirection Manager, the HCILink must be configured to
connect to the Redirection Manager. The server progID in the RAE Configuration
Browser must be HWHsc.OPCServer if connecting to an (Experion PKS server
and must be HCI.TPNServer when connecting to a TDC server.
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After crunching and building the database, change the Server PROGID using the
Database browser to the PROGID that is selected while configuring the
Redirection Manager (see step 3 in section 5.1.2.1), and save it to the permanents.
To change the server name using the Database Browser, perform the following
steps.
1. Choose Start >All Programs > RAE> Browsers >RTDR Database
Browser to launch the Database browser.
2. In the left-pane, double-click the link (Experion PKS or TDC) for
which you want to configure RDM.
3. Select Hostname.
4. From Data manipulation, enter PROGID is selected while
configuring the Redirection Manager. (For example,
Honeywell.Redirect1).
5. Click Set perm to save the hostname.
6. Select Ascii parameter 1.
7. In Data manipulation, type localhost.
8. Click Set perm to save the Ascii parameter 1.
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6. Configuring the Alarm and Event Server and Point Server
6.1. Configuring the QCS Alarm System
NOTE If two QCS Servers are connected to Experion PKS Server or PMD server, repeat below
steps for configuring QCS Alarm system for each QCS Server.
To configure the QCS Alarm System:
1. Launch the Experion Station.
2. Logon to the Station with the QcsAdmin account.
3. Click System Menu > System Configuration.
4. From Application Development, select Acronyms page.
5. Navigate to the Acronyms page.
6. Go to entry 1612 and remove “-“, if “-” is present.
7. Go back to Homepage
8. Click System Configuration
9. From System Hardware, select System Interfaces to view the
System Interface page.
10. In the Type list, enter QCS.
11. Click the QCS hyperlink in the Alias column.
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12. The OPC Advanced Connection dialog box appears.
13. Click Configuration.
14. Enter the node name of the QCS Server for the Network Name in the
Notification Source header and then press [ENTER].
15. Perform below steps, only if two QCS Server are connected to one
Experion PKS Server or PMD Server,
a. Click Attribute Mapping tab, in the Notification Category and
attribute mapping header, enter QCS_nodename for the
Mapping file where node name is machine name of QCS
Server. For example, for QCS Server with node name as
DavinciPM1, then enter QCS_DavinciPM.
b. Refer section 7.3 for Configuring assets which is unique for
this QCS Server to identify in Experion Server,
c. Click Asset Mapping tab, select either Map all OPC areas to
this default assignable asset or Map OPC Areas as follows
option and then select the configured asset or assets in above
step, to route QCS Alarms.
16. Click the Status tab and then select Notifications check box to enable
the notification.
NOTE
The option of Asset mapping by default refers to Map all OPC areas to this default
assignable asset. Setting the asset mapping option to Map all OPC areas to this default
assignable asset and selecting /Assets/Unassigned Items (or to the configured asset if
any), routes all the QCS alarms to either unassigned items or to the chosen asset. If
multiple QCS Alarm areas and multiple assets at Experion PKS exist, choose the option
as Map the OPC areas as follows and the areas can be mapped to the required assets. See
section 7.3 for Configuring Assets.
6.2. Configuring the RAE Point Server
To configure the RAE Point Server:
1. Launch the Station.
2. Logon to the Station, with the mngr account.
3. Click System Menu > System Configuration.
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4. From Application Development, select Acronyms page.
5. In the Acronym page, perform the following:
a. Go to entry 1701, see RAEPS is defined. If it is defined then
go to Step 10.
b. In case if it is not defined, select any entry over 1700 (For
example, 1701).
c. Delete the Reserved word and type RAEPS (for the RAE Point
Server), and press [ENTER].
NOTE Press [Backspace] to delete any blank space before typing RAEPS.
6. Go back to Homepage.
7. Click System Configuration
8. From System Hardware, select System Interfaces to view the
System interface page.
9. In the Type list, select RAEPS.
10. Click the RAEPS hyperlink in the Alias column.
The RAE Point Server Configuration window appears.
11. Enter the node name of the QCS Server for the Network Name in the
Point Server header.
12. To set the default asset assignment for the RAE Point Server, click the
Asset Mapping tab, and then select an asset from the drop-down list.
After configuring the RAE Point Server, the RAE Point Server (RAEPS) status
appears as Marginal in the Status Summary Display of Experion System Interface.
The Marginal status is displayed because the RAEPS does not have Notifications
enabled. This is a normal and expected condition. You can disable the resulting
alarm using the following procedure:
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13. From the Windows desktop on the Experion server click on Start >
Run.
14. Enter cmd.
15. The Command prompt Window appears.
16. Type fileio and press [ENTER].
17. The list information of the fileio database appears in a sequential
order.
18. Enter the following for each information of fileio database that is
displayed:
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1. File number – 5
2. Use memory image – BOTH
3. Record Number – 502
NOTE
The record number for RAEPS can be determined by adding 500 to the Point Server
connection number which is listed in the Experion System Interfaces Display. The
connection number for RAE Point Server is usually 2; hence the RAEPS record number is
usually 502.
4. Word offset – 147
5. Mode – 5
6. SET BIT – 7
7. Save value – Yes
After entering the required details, press [ENTER] three times to exit
the command prompt window.
8. Verify that there is now now RAEPS alarm on the System Status
Display.
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7. Configuring the Assets
NOTE The following section assumes a brand new Experion PKS system. For existing Integrated
QCS /DCS systems assets must defined based on customer specifications.
7.1. Renaming system
The Experion PKS system must be renamed when it is started for the first time.
To rename the Experion PKS system:
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS >
Configuration Studio.
2. To start the Configuration Studio in the QCS Server. Select File
menu and click Connect.
The Connect Window appears.
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3. Click the Local Targets tab and select the appropriate Experion PKS
system and then click Connect.
4. Enter the following information when you log on to the system for the
first time:
a. User name as mngr
b. Password as mngr123#.
c. Domain as Traditional Operator Security.
Window for Configuration Studio appears.
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5. In the left pane, select and expand SystemName.
6. From the right pane under System Tasks, select Rename this system.
7. Insert the Tag Name field with customer information (For example,
PaperMill) without spaces and click OK three times.
7.2. Adding a Server
To add a server:
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS
Configuration Studio.
The Configuration Studio window appears.
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2. In the left pane, expand SystemName, and then select Servers.
3. From the Server Tasks, click Add a server to this system.
The SYSTEMSERVER Block, SERVER_ Parameters dialog box
appears.
4. In the Alias and Node Name box, type the host name of the QCS
Server.
5. From the Network Type drop-down list, choose the network type.
6. Click OK.
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7. In the Migration of Asset Model/Alarm Groups dialog box, click
Skip.
NOTE
If you have Redundant Experion PKS Servers, ensure that EMDB replication is enabled
to replicate the QCS configuration.
For more information about EMDB replication and other configuration settings of
Redundant Experion PKS Servers, refer to section Configuring and Monitoring a
Redundant Server System in Experion R410>Configuration>Server and Client
Configuration guide in Knowledge Builder for Experion R410
7.3. Configuring Assets
To configure assets:
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS
Configuration Studio.
The Configuration Studio window appears.
2. In the left pane, select the system name.
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3. In the right pane, click Configure Assets for this system.
The Enter Model Builder – Asset dialog box appears.
4. In the left pane, select Assets.
5. On the File menu, click New ASSET to add new asset.
6. In the Tag Name and Item Name box, type the department name (For
example, PMx) to add the department level asset of the QCS system.
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7. Click OK.
8. Select the previously added department level asset.
9. On the File menu, click New ASSET to add new asset.
10. Click OK.
11. In the Item box, type Alarms.
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12. Select Directly Assignable for check box, and then click OK.
13. In the left pane, select the previously added Alarms item.
14. On the File menu, click New ASSET to add new asset.
15. In the Item Name box, type Alarm area 1.
16. Select Directly Assignable for and then click OK.
Add more alarm areas in similar way if required.
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17. Select department level asset.
18. On the File menu, click New ASSET to add new asset.
19. In the Item Name box, type Process areas and then click OK.
20. In the left pane, select the previously added Process areas item.
21. On the File menu, click New ASSET to add new asset.
22. In the Item Name box, type the process area name and then click OK.
23. Add more process areas in the similar way, if required.
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24. Click to load the configuration.
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25. Select server and then click OK.
26. After the loading is complete, close the Loading Asset window, and
then click OK.
27. Close the Enterprise Model Builder.
28. Close the Configuration Studio.
7.4. Configuring Operator and Asset Assignment
To configure Operator:
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS
Configuration Studio.
2. The Connect window appears.
3. Click the Local Targets tab and select the appropriate Experion PKS
System and then click Connect.
4. The Configuration Studio window appears.
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5. In the left pane, Double-click the option for Server.
6. On expanding Server, Select Node Name > System Access.
7. On the right pane in Operator Security, click Configure operators
and windows group accounts.
8. From the Operators list, click the first unreserved line.
9. In the User Name text box, type the system administrator user name
and then press [Enter]. Ensure that the other fields are configured.
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10. Select the Assignment tab and choose the user from the drop-down
list.
11. Set View and acknowledge rights for the Unassigned Items –asset.
12. Right-click the System display tab, and then click Close from the
shortcut menu.
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13. On the File menu, click Connect.
14. Click the Local Targets tab.
15. Select Experion PKS and then click Connect. Log on with the
previously created user name.
16. Select QCS Server as domain.
NOTE Also refer Section 6.1 for Configuring the QCS Alarm System for asset mapping.
7.5. Disabling the Experion Event Archiving
In QCS Server, to disable Event Archiving from the Station interface.
1. Click Configure > Alarm Event Management > Event Archiving
on the Station menu.
2. Clear the Create an Archive check box.
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8. Experion PKS Configuration
8.1. Experion Configuration Steps
The Experion configuration steps explained in this section are normally
performed automatically by the RAE Install program unless the installer de-
selected the “Perform Experion configurations for QCS” option. If this option was
deselected when RAE was installed, you can use the following procedure to
manually configure the Experion server. If you have special requirements, you
can setup the Experion server in some other way.
NOTE The following section assumes a brand new Experion PKS system, and the configuration
is done only on QCS-Only systems.
Perform the following, if you chose to manually perform the Experion PKS setup:
1. If this is an Operator Station, go to the step 12.
2. In a server node open a Command Prompt window.
3. Set default to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\client\qckbld (or the actual location of this qckbld folder if a
different install folder was used).
4. Type hdwbld qcs0.hdw, and then press Enter.
This configures the Operator Stations for this server node. This
configures 10 static Stations and 10 rotary Stations, all using
Operator Based Security.
5. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS > Server
> Station to start the Experion Station. This starts Station with the
Default.stn connection properties file.
6. Select the Menu item Station > Logon and enter the password mngr.
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7. Select the menu item Configure > Operators > Operators.
8. Click the line for Operator ID #n. (where n can be any available ID
number) Enter the user name as QCSAdmin and then press [ENTER].
Make sure to have Type as Windows Operator.
9. In the Security level list, select the mngr.
10. In the Control Level, type 255.
11. Click the Advanced tab. Under Authority check the Operator is
allowed to login at more than one station simultaneously option.
12. Under Capability check the Permitted to use Recipe Builder and
Permitted to use Configuration Studio
13. Exit Station (click through confirmation prompt).
14. Share the R410 folder with read only access (\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\system\R410).
15. 15. Share the Abstract folder with read only access (\Program
Data\Honeywell\Experion PKS\client\abstract).
16. The RAE installation creates an environment variable
MXExperionServerName. The initial value for this environment
variable is the local system name. If the Experion PKS Server is
running on a remote server, modify the MXExperionServerName
environment variable to point to the Experion PKS Server name.
17. The RAE installation creates the system environment variable
MxQCSNodeName. Verify that this specifies the node name of the
QCS Server and modify this environment variable as required.
NOTE
Before running ExpandRaeStn.bat, create a backup folder in the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station called Station_Backup and copy all
the existing station files (.stn) from the location
Programdata/Honeywell/ExperionPKS/client/Station to the backup folder.
18. Run the bat file: \Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
PKS\Client\Station\ExpandRaeStn.bat. This creates the RAE.stn file in
the same folder.
19. Double-click the RaeControlPanel short cut icon on your desktop and
then click Launch RAE. This starts RAE and then starts the Experion
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20. Logon using QCSAdmin username and its password, and Domain as
{local node name}.
NOTE You must click Options to select the correct Domain (node name of the Experion PKS
Server).
If this is an Operator Station, this step completes the installation and setup.
For Server node
1. Click System Menu > System Configuration > Server Wide
Settings to view the Server Wide Settings dialog box.
2. Set the Idle Timeout to 0 sec and press [Enter].
3. You must configure the QCS Alarm System and RAE Point Server on
the QCS Server, see Section 6 of this manual for the procedure.
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9. Additional QCS Setups
The following QCS setup steps are optional.
9.1. Configuration of IIS
Follow the below procedural steps for configuration and Anonymous
Authentication of IIS.
9.1.1. Configuration of IIS in QCS Server
9.1.1.1. Configuring IIS
4. Choose Start > Administrator Tools.
5. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
If the User Account Control dialog box appears.
6. Click Continue.
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The Internet Information Services (IIS)Manager dialog box
appears.
7. Expand the computer name (for example DER320R630
(DER320R630\QCSAdmin)).
8. Select Application Pools.
9. From Application Pools, select DefaultAppPool.
10. From Edit Application Pool on the right pane, select Basic Settings.
The Edit Application Pool dialog box appears.
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11. Change the Managed pipeline mode from Integrated to Classic.
12. Click OK in the Edit Application Pool dialog box.
13. Expand Sites, Right-click Default Web Site and select Add
Application from the short cut menu.
The Add Application dialog box appears.
14. Enter MisReports under Alias, Select the physical path by click on
“…” (Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
MX\Rae\www\Reports_local)
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15. Click Test Settings.
If you get error message saying Invalid application path, click OK and
close the Test Connection dialog box.
16. Click Connect as.
The Connect As dialog box appears.
17. Select Specific user and click Set.
The Set Credentials dialog box appears.
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18. Enter the credentials and click OK.
19. Click OK on the Connect As dialog box.
NOTE: Make sure the provided path is accessible by clicking on Test Settings
20. Click OK on the Add Application dialog box.
21. Expand Sites, Right-click Default Web Site and select Add
Application from the short cut menu.
The Add Application dialog box appears.
22. Enter QCSReports under Alias, Select the physical path by click on
“…” (Path: C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
MX\Database\Reports)
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NOTE: It is not recommended to use Reports name for the Web Service URL, this name is
reserved for SQL Server Reporting Services URL in SQL Server 2012.
23. Click Test Settings.
If you get error message saying Invalid application path, click OK and
close the Test Connection dialog box.
24. Click Connect as.
The Connect As dialog box appears.
25. Select Specific user and click Set.
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The Set Credentials dialog box appears.
26. Enter the credentials and click OK.
27. Click OK on the Connect As dialog box.
NOTE: Make sure the provided path is accessible by clicking on Test Settings
28. Click OK on the Add Application dialog box.
29. Close the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager dialog box.
9.1.1.2. Anonymous Authentication for IIS
When Anonymous authentication in IIS is enabled, it allows you to access the
Web based displays (like Web Reports), without prompting you for a Username
and Password. Perform the following steps to enable the anonymous
authentication for a Website:
30. Choose Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools.
31. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
The Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager dialog box
appears.
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32. Select Features View option, from the bottom of the window.
33. From Connections, on the left pane, select Sites.
34. Expand the Sites node.
35. Select MisReports.
36. In the right pane, from IIS double-click Authentication.
The Authentication Window appears.
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37. Select Anonymous Authentication.
38. From Actions in the right pane, click Enable to use Anonymous
authentication with the default settings.
39. Ensure that the Status column changes to Enabled, after the changes
are made.
40. Select Reports from left pane.
41. Follow steps 7-10 to enable Anonymous Authentication.
9.1.2. Configuration of IIS in Desktop Server
9.1.2.1. Configuring IIS
1. Perform the following steps to configure the IIS in Desktop Server
42. Choose Start > Control Panel > System and Security >
Administrative Tools.
43. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
The Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager dialog box
appears.
44. Expand the computer name (for example RT5500CHOICE
(RT5500CHOICE\QCSAdmin)).
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45. Select Application Pools.
46. From Application Pools, select DefaultAppPool.
47. From Edit Application Pool on the right pane, select Basic Settings.
The Edit Application Pool dialog box appears.
48. Change the Managed pipeline mode from Integrated to Classic.
49. Click OK in the Edit Application Pool dialog box.
50. Expand Sites, Right-click Default Web Site and select Add
Application from the short cut menu.
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The Add Application dialog box appears.
51. Enter MisReports under Alias, Select the physical path by click on
“…” (Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
MX\Rae\www\Reports_local)
52. Click Test Settings.
If you get error message saying Invalid application path, click OK and
close the Test Connection dialog box.
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53. Click Connect as.
The Connect As dialog box appears.
54. Select Specific user and click Set.
The Set Credentials dialog box appears.
55. Enter the credentials and click OK.
56. Click OK on the Connect As dialog box.
NOTE: Make sure the provided path is accessible by clicking on Test Settings
57. Click OK on the Add Application dialog box.
58. Expand Sites, Right-click Default Web Site and select Add
Application from the short cut menu.
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The Add Application dialog box appears.
59. Enter QCSReports under Alias, Select the physical path by click on
“…” (Path: C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion
MX\Database\Reports)
NOTE: It is not recommended to use Reports name for the Web Service URL, this name is
reserved for SQL Server Reporting Services URL in SQL Server 2012.
60. Click Test Settings.
If you get error message saying Invalid application path, click OK and
close the Test Connection dialog box.
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61. Click Connect as.
The Connect As dialog box appears.
62. Select Specific user and click Set.
The Set Credentials dialog box appears.
63. Enter the credentials and click OK.
64. Click OK on the Connect As dialog box.
NOTE: Make sure the provided path is accessible by clicking on Test Settings.
65. Click OK on the Add Application dialog box.
66. Close the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager dialog box.
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9.1.2.2. Anonymous Authentication for IIS
67. Choose Start > Control Panel > System and Security >
Administrative Tools.
68. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
The Internet Information Services Manager (IIS) Manager dialog
box appears.
69. Select Features View option, from the bottom of the window.
70. From Connections, on the left pane, select Sites.
71. Expand the Sites node.
72. Select MisReports.
73. In the right pane, from IIS double-click Authentication.
The Authentication Window appears.
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74. Select Anonymous Authentication.
75. From Actions in the right pane, click Enable to use Anonymous
authentication with the default settings.
76. Ensure that the Status column changes to Enabled, after the changes
are made.
77. Select Reports from the left pane.
78. Follow steps 7-10 to enable Anonymous Authentication.
9.2. Printer Page Size Setup
To change the default printer page size (For example, to A4 size):
1. Shut down the QCS Server.
2. Choose Start > Control Panel > Hardware>Devices and Printers.
3. Select the appropriate Printer.
4. Right-click the printer and then click Printing Preferences on the
shortcut menu.
5. Click Advanced.
6. Change the paper size as you want and then click OK.
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NOTE For Windows 7 64 Bit users, Paper size option comes under Paper/Quality tab
Check that the paper size of the physical printer setting is set to the
same paper size.
9.3. Default Font Change for Foreign Characters Setup
The default font used in QCS is Arial and the default character set is Western. To
show the characters that use other character sets, you must select a font with the
correct character set. For example, to show Turkish characters, the font Arial
(Turkish) must be chosen instead of Arial (Western). To change this, a registry
entry must be modified to map one font/character set to another.
To change the character set to a different one:
1. Shutdown the QCS system.
2. Run regedit.exe.
3. Select the key HKEY LOCAL
MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes.
4. Right-click in the right pane, select New>String Value and name it as
Arial,0.
5. Right-click Arial,0 and select Modify.
6. Modify the value to Arial,nn. Where, nn represents the number of the
character set from Table 9-1.
7. Open the Control Panel window. Double-click Regional and
Language options. The Regional and Language dialog box appears.
8. From Location tab, select the appropriate location from the drop-down
list.
9. Click Formats tab, select the appropriate regional language, from
Current format drop-down.
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NOTE
Some of the European language like Turkish, German, France, Dutch, Danish etc. uses
dot (.) for Digit Grouping Symbol and comma (,) for Decimal Symbol. Such languages
cannot be selected from the deop-down for “ ormat” under ormat tab in Regional and
Language Settings, instead English (United States) must be selected from the drop-down
for “ ormat”.
If the regional language is not listed in the drop-down list, you may have to install
the necessary files from the Windows DVD. Perform the following to install
necessary files from the Windows DVD:
a. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
b. From Display Language, click Install/uninstall languages.
c. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, type the password. Click OK.
10. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
11. From keyboards and other input languages, click Change keyboards.
The Text and Services Input Languages dialog box appears.
12. Go to Installed services.
13. Click Add.
14. Select the required Language.
15. Expand the selected Language.
16. Select and expand Keyboard.
17. From the Keyboard, select the required language check box.
18. Click OK.
19. From Default input language, select the appropriate language that you
want to use.
20. Click Apply, and then click OK to close the Text and Services Input
Languages dialog box.
21. Click the Administrative tab.
22. From Language for non-Unicode programs, click Change system
locale.
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The Regional and Language Settings dialog box appears.
23. From Current system locale drop-down, select the required language.
NOTE Current System locale need to be set as English (United States) in case if you are
localizing the system for Turkish.
24. Click OK.
25. Click Close.
26. Restart the system when prompted.
27. After the system is restarted, from Control Panel, select Regional
and Language Options.
28. Click the Administrative tab.
29. From Welcome screen and new user accounts, click Copy settings.
30. Select the appropriate check box.
31. Restart the system.
Table 9 1 shows the list of values to select from for the character sets supported.
Table 9-1 Character Set Listings and Their Values
CHARACTER SET VALUE LANGUAGE NAME
ANSI_CHARSET 0 Specifies the English character set
DEFAULT_CHARSET 1 Specifies a character set based on the current system locale; for example, when the system locale is United States English, the default character set is ANSI_CHARSET
SYMBOL_CHARSET 2 Specifies a character set of symbols
SHIFTJIS_CHARSET 128 Specifies the Japanese character set
HANGEUL_CHARSET 129 Specifies the Hangul Korean character set
GB2312_CHARSET 134 Specifies the "simplified" Chinese character set for People's Republic of China
CHINESEBIG5_CHARSET
136 Specifies the "traditional" Chinese character set, used mostly in Taiwan and in the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions
OEM_CHARSET 255 Specifies a mapping to one of the OEM code pages, according to the current system locale setting
JOHAB_CHARSET 130 Specifies the Johab Korean character set
HEBREW_CHARSET 177 Specifies the Hebrew character set
ARABIC_CHARSET 178 Specifies the Arabic character set
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CHARACTER SET VALUE LANGUAGE NAME
GREEK_CHARSET 161 Specifies the Greek character set
TURKISH_CHARSET 162 Specifies the Turkish character set
VIETNAMESE_CHARSET
163 Specifies the Vietnamese character set
THAI_CHARSET 222 Specifies the Thai character set
EASTEUROPE_CHARSET
238 Specifies a Eastern European character set
RUSSIAN_CHARSET 204 Specifies the Russian Cyrillic character set
MAC_CHARSET 77 Specifies the Apple Macintosh character set
BALTIC_CHARSET 186 Specifies the Baltic (Northeastern European) character set
9.3.1. Additional setup for Japanese languages
The following sections capture additional settings required for using Japanese
Language.
9.3.1.1. Registry Changes
1. Run regedit.exe and select the key HKEY LOCAL
MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ FontSubstitutes.
2. Right-click the key and select New>String Value and name it as
Arial,0.
3. Right-click Arial,0 and select Modify.
4. Modify the value to Arial,128
5. Navigate to HKEY LOCAL
MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink.
6. Right-click the key and select New>String Value and name it as Arial
7. Right-click Arial and select Modify.
8. Modify the value to MSGOTHIC.TTC,MS UI Gothic
9. Restart the system.
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9.3.1.2. Configuring Labview Fonts
1. Browse through the following location C:\Program Files
(x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2010.
2. Right-click LabVIEW.exe and select Run as Administrator.
3. Click Tools > Options.
The Options dialog box appears.
4. Under Category select Environment.
5. Under Fonts select Application Font from the drop down box.
Ensure to uncheck the Use default font checkbox.
6. Click on Font Style…
The Font Style window appears.
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7. Under Font Select Arial.
8. Click OK.
9. In the Options window select category Environment.
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10. Under Fonts select Dialog Font from the drop down box. Ensure to
uncheck the Use default font checkbox.
11. Click on Font Style…
The Font Style window appears.
12. Under Font Select Arial.
13. Click OK.
14. Click OK.
15. Close Labview.
9.3.1.3. Configure Labview Printing
1. Browse through the following location C:\Program Files
(x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2010
2. Right-click LabVIEW.exe and select Run as Administrator.
3. Click Tools > Options.
The Options dialog box appears.
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4. Under Category select Printing.
5. Under Print Modes in the right pane select PostScript printing.
6. Click OK.
7. Close Labview.
9.3.1.4. Additional step required for getting localized alarm descriptions in Experion Alarm and Event Summary
The following steps capture additional settings required for getting the alarm
descriptions in local language in Experion Alarm summary and Event Summary
pages (shown below):
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NOTE The Experion mngr account by default cannot be used for logging in to Windows.
Perform the following to enable the Experion mngr account for login
to Windows:
1. Login as QCSAdmin user.
2. Choose Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Server
Manager.
The Server Manager window appears.
3. From Server Manager, select and expand Configuration.
4. Select Local Users and Groups.
5. Select Users.
6. From the list of users Right-click the mngr user and select
Properties.
7. Click Member Of tab.
8. From the Member Of list select Local Servers and Click
Remove.
9. Click OK.
10. Close the Server Manager window.
11. Log off the QCSAdmin user.
Login to windows using the mngr account.
Open the Control Panel window.
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Double-click Regional and Language Options.
The Regional and Language Options dialog box appears.
From the Formats tab ensure the appropriate regional language (eg.
Japanese) is selected from the Current format drop-down.
From Location tab, ensure the appropriate location (eg. Japan) is
selected from the drop-down list.
From the Administrative tab, ensure the Language for non- Unicode
program is set to the appropriate language (eg. apanese). If re uired
the Language for non-Unicode program can be changed by following
step to step 0 in Section 9.2.
Restart the system.
Login to windows using the QCSAdmin account.
Perform the following to add the mngr account back to the Local
Servers group.
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Server
Manager.
The Server Manager window appears.
2. From Server Manager, select and expand Configuration.
3. Select Local Users and Groups.
4. Select Users.
5. From the list of users Right-click the mngr user and select
Properties.
6. Click Member Of tab.
7. Add the Local Servers group.
Restart the system.
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9.4. Daylight Saving Time Setup
If your location requires daylight saving time, set the clock to automatically adjust
for daylight saving time changes.
To enable automatic daylight saving time adjustments:
1. Choose Start > Control Panel > Date and Time.
2. Double-click Date and Time.
The Date and Time Properties dialog box appears.
3. Click Date and Time tab.
4. Click Change date and time. If you are prompted for an administrator
password or confirmation, type the password.
5. Change the Date and Time and click OK.
6. To change the time zone, click Change time zone.
7. In the Time Zone Settings dialog box, click your current time zone in
the list, and then click OK.
8. If your time zone observes daylight saving time and if you want your
computer's clock to be adjusted automatically when daylight saving
time changes, ensure to select Automatically adjust clock for Daylight
Saving Time check box is selected.
9. Click OK.
NOTE You must not change the Date and Time settings when the RAE is running.
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9.5. Adobe Acrobat Distiller for Virtual File Cabinet
For detailed procedure to install the Adobe Acrobat Distiller, see Real-Time
Application Environment(RAE) R610 for Experion PKS R410 Release and
Installation Notes, p/n 6510020440 Rev 02.
Adobe Acrobat Distiller must be installed only on the Quality Server, and it can
be installed in QCS Server where, the Web Reports package is configured without
Quality Server.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is re uired on the customer’s computer to view the PD
files. A valid postscript-capable printer must be set up on the system that
generates the print files (typically the QCS Server).
9.5.1. Setting up Virtual File Cabinet
9.5.1.1. Create required directories on the Quality Server
If the Distiller resides on the Quality Server, the directories are set up there. Do
not set up the directories in the QCS Server as all files are written directly to the
Quality Server. The directories are created inside the Database directory as
pointed to by the MXRTDB environment variable. Create directories for each of
the following types of reports and ensure that everyone has full access to Reports
directory:
…\Reports\xxxx\Day
…\Reports\xxxx\Grade
…\Reports\xxxx\Reel
…\Reports\xxxx\Shift
…\Reports\xxxx\Week
…\Reports\xxxx\Rollset
Where, xxxx is the name of the machine as set up in the RTDR location
/System/Line name.
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The Quality Server must contain directories for all machines connecting it. For
example, if MXRTDB = C:\my databases on the Quality Server and //Rae
server1/system/line name = PM1, //Rae server2/system/line name = PM2, then the
directories created are:
C:\My databases\Reports\PM1\Day
C:\My databases\Reports\PM2\Day
9.5.1.2. Create required directories on the QCS Server
If the Distiller resides on the QCS Server, the directories are set up there. The
directories are created inside the Database directory as pointed to by the
MXRTDB environment variable. Create directories for each of the following
types of reports and ensure that everyone has full access to Reports directory:
…\Reports\xxxx\Day
…\Reports\xxxx\Grade
…\Reports\xxxx\Reel
…\Reports\xxxx\Shift
…\Reports\xxxx\Week
…\Reports\xxxx\Rollset
Where, xxxx is the name of the machine as set up in the RTDR location
/System/Line name. For example, if MXRTDB = C:\Database and Line Name =
PM1, the directory created is: C:\Databases\Reports\PM1\Day
9.5.1.3. Link directories to Acrobat Distiller
To the link the directories to Acrobat Distiller:
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Adobe Acrobat Distiller.
2. Click Settings menu, select Watched folders.
The Acrobat Distiller – Watched Folders dialog box appears.
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3. In the Postscript file is: list, select Deleted.
4. Select Delete output files older than check box.
5. Type the required value of days in the days box. For example, 360.
6. Click Add Folder.
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7. Browse for the folders Day, Grade, Reel, Shift, Week, and Rollset
directories and add to set up Watched folders directories to be selected
by Acrobat Distiller.
8. Click OK.
9. Acrobat Distiller creates an In and an Out subdirectory in each of the
watched folders.
10. Every Postscript file written to the In subdirectory is converted to a
PDF file in the Out subdirectory and then deleted.
9.5.1.4. Change the Acrobat Distiller PDF Settings
To change the Acrobat Distiller PDF Settings:
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Acrobat Acrobat Distiller.
2. On the Settings menu, click Edit Adobe PDF Settings.
The Standard-Adobe PDF Settings dialog box appears.
3. Click the Fonts tab.
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4. In the When embedding fails drop-down, select Ignore.
5. Click OK.
6. Specify a name Virtual File Cabinet for the custom job options file.
7. Click Save to save the job options with this new name.
8. From Adobe PDF Settings change the Default settings to Virtual File
Cabinet.
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9.5.1.5. Map the Directories (Quality Server only)
The Database directory is automatically shared after QCS is installed, enabling it
to be accessible over the network.
On each of the QCS Servers connected to the Quality Server, map the share of the
Quality Server Database directory so that the directories that are set up in
subsection 9.5.1.1 are accessible on that machine.
The configuration steps required to map the directories are described in the Real-
Time Application Environment(RAE) Quality Server Users Manual, p/n
6510020444 Rev 01 in section 3.4.2 titled Adobe PDF Printing.
9.5.1.6. Adobe PDF Printing Preferences
1. Choose Start > Control Panel >Printers.
The Printers dialog box appears.
2. Right-click Adobe PDF, select Printing Preferences.
The Adobe PDF Printing Preferences dialog box appears.
3. Click Adobe PDF Settings tab.
4. From Default Settings select Virtual File Cabinet.
5. Click Browse, present next to Adobe PDF Output drop-down to
select the Reports directory.
6. Click Apply.
7. Click OK.
9.5.1.7. Adding Trusted Sites
Perform the following in Quality Server to add the URL to the trusted sites.
1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools>Internet Options.
3. Click Security tab.
4. Select Trusted Sites.
5. The Trusted Sites dialog box appears.
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6. Clear Require server verification (https:)for all sites in this zone
check box.
7. Type the website name in Add this website to the zone.
http://servername
8. Click Add.
9. Click Close.
Where, servername is the computer name of the server on which Adobe Distiller
is installed.
9.5.1.8. Edit Permitted URLs for Web Reports display
On the QCS Server and Operator Station the RAE.stn file in directory
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Station must be edited to have
URL address for Web Reports display. In the [PermittedURLS] section add the
following line:
URL n=http://servername/MisReports
URLn=http://servername/MisReports/Display.asp
URLn=http://servername/MisReports/Page1.asp
URLn=http://servername/MisReports/Page2.asp
URLn=http://servername/MisReports/Page3.asp
where n is next free URL number and server name is the computer name of the
server on which Adobe Distiller is installed.
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After performing the above steps, if the Adobe PDF reports cannot be viewed
using the Web Reports display in Station because of URL not authorized error,
perform the below steps on the QCS nodes:
1. Choose Start > Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS > Server >
Station to launch the RAE station.
2. From the menu bar, click Station > Connect.
The Connect dialog box appears.
3. Select the Other Connections tab.
Choose the connection name associated with the RAE Server from the
Connection Name list.
4. Click Edit Connection.
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The Connection Properties - RAE dialog box appears.
5. Click the Web Access tab.
6. Select ALL URLs option.
7. Click Save to save the station file settings.
9.6. Configuring Multi-Production Line Support
Many QCS HMIWeb-based displays are designed to support multiple production
lines. Users can view data from any production line (any QCS server) which is
running the same version of RAE. This section describes how to configure a QCS
node to display data from multiple QCS servers (multiple production lines).
Perform the following procedure on each QCS node where Multi-Production Line
support is needed.
1. Ensure that there is a network connection between the QCS node and
the other (remote) QCS servers.
2. Go to the folder:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
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Modify the hosts file by adding the server IP addresses and the
computer name for all QCS Servers to be accessed.
3. To Setup the Multi-Production Line configuration file, Go to the
folder:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database
Edit the MultiProductionLineConfig.xml file using Notepad, adding
the Line Name and Computer Name for each server as shown in the
example below (note that the LineName must match the
/system/linename defined in the server’s Host DR.)
NOTE The default or local production line must be the first one in the list.
<MPLConfig>
<ProductionLine LineName="PM 1" Server="EMX13678">
</ProductionLine>
<ProductionLine LineName="PM 2" Server="EMX13679">
</ProductionLine>
</MPLConfig>
4. Enable Multi-Production Line support in the Windows registry.
Choose Start > Run.
In the Run prompt type regedit.
The Registry Editor dialog box appears.
Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Honeywell\Q
CS\Objects and set DataSourceImplementation to 1.
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NOTE
In Multi-Production Line Setup, History data from Multiple QCS Servers can be shown in
QCS HMI displays, only if
Those QCS Servers are configured with Embedded Historian Package
or
Those QCS Servers are configured to use the same quality server for historical data.
Perform the following procedure to display History data from multiple QCS
Servers, if only all those QCS Server are configured with Embedded Historian
Package:
NOTE
Following procedure needs to repeated in Server/Operator station, if that system is
• QCS Server, When ReCrunching of System template is performed
• Operator station, When copying build files from it’s QCS Server to
“C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database\build” folder location is
performed.
Define the server(s) and production lines to the “QualityServerConfig.xml” xml-
file
1. Go to “C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database\build”
folder location
2. Modify “QualityServerConfig.xml” xml-file, by adding definition of
each QCS Server‘s production line as given in below point .
3. Find below sample code with details on how content of the
“QualityServerConfig.xml”file’s “QSConfig” Root tag element needs
to be modified
a. Sample code:
<QSConfig xmlns="http://tempuri.org/QualityServerConfig.xsd">
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<QualityServer Process="//PM 1" Server="CWSDEV5 ”
Db="EHDB_3304">
</QualityServer>
<QualityServer Process="//PM 2" Server=" CWSDEV53"
Db="EHDB_3204">
</QualityServer>
</QSConfig>
b. Details: As given in above example,
I. Each "QualityServer" tag, child tag of "QSConfig" Root element,
represents a production line\RAE server.
II. These "QualityServer" tags need to be placed in between
"QSConfig" Root Element tag's
III. In “Quality Server” tag, as given in below code:
Code
<QualityServer Process="//PM 1" Server="HMI3468"
Db="EHDB_3304"> /QualityServer>
Attributes
Process = // Production Line Name of QcsServer.This must be a
unique value in the xml-file.
Server = QCS server name
Db = History database.
IV. Before writing "Quality Server" tag for a production line of
specific QCS server, refer content of "Quality Server"tag from "
QualityServerConfig.xml "file at "
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database\build " folder of
that server
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V. Restart the Computer
NOTE
Attribute Values of “QualityServer” tags written for a particular QCS Server production
line needs to be updated after crunching done in that QcsServer, only if below three items
are changed
System template name
Production line name
History database name
Refer content of "Quality Server"tag from "QualityServer.xml"file at"
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database\build" folder of that productionline's
server
9.7. Anonymous Authentication for IIS
When Anonymous authentication in IIS is enabled, it allows you to access the
Web based displays (like Web Reports), without prompting you for a Username
and Password. Perform the following steps to enable the anonymous
authentication for a Website:
1. Choose Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools.
2. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
The Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager dialog box
appears.
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3. Select Features View option, from the bottom of the window.
4. From Connections, on the left pane, select Sites.
5. Expand the Sites node.
6. Select MisReports.
7. In the right pane, from IIS double-click Authentication.
The Authentication Window appears.
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8. Select Anonymous Authentication.
9. From Actions in the right pane, click Enable to use Anonymous
authentication with the default settings.
10. Ensure that the Status column changes to Enabled, after the changes
are made.
11. Select Reports from left pane.
12. Follow steps 7-10 to enable Anonymous Authentication.
9.7.1. Anonymous Authentication for IIS in Desktop Server
1. Choose Start > Control Panel > System and Security >
Administrative Tools.
2. Select Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
The Internet Information Services Manager (IIS) Manager dialog
box appears.
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3. Select Features View option, from the bottom of the window.
4. From Connections, on the left pane, select Sites.
5. Expand the Sites node.
6. Select MisReports.
7. In the right pane, from IIS double-click Authentication.
The Authentication Window appears.
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8. Select Anonymous Authentication.
9. From Actions in the right pane, click Enable to use Anonymous
authentication with the default settings.
10. Ensure that the Status column changes to Enabled, after the changes
are made.
11. Select Reports from the left pane.
12. Follow steps 7-10 to enable Anonymous Authentication.
9.8. Text Localization
All operator visible text strings on the QCS displays can be localized with the
RAE Localization Utility. This utility is available at the QCS server and can be
launched by selecting
Choose Start >All Programs > RAE > Tools > LocalizationUtility.
The Help button on the application’s main window can be used for additional
information.
The user at each operator station can select their desired language (for QCS
Displays) by clicking the QCS Setup button in the Station toolbar and then select
the language from the drop-down list.
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Standard Experion PKS displays, such as the Alarm Summary and the Event
Summary, do not use the RAE Localization Utility to localize operator visible text
strings. The text strings on Experion PKS displays (and other Experion PKS
server text strings) are localized using the Experion PKS Server Localization
Toolkit, which is available from the Experion PKS Technical Assistance Center
(TAC).
9.9. HMI Help File Localization
The QCS display help files are installed as part of the RAE installation. All
standard QCS display help files are savedin the following location: C:\Program
Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\Help.
These help files follow a naming convention using the format:
QCSdisplaynameHelp.mht. For example, the help file name for the Color Control
display is named as QCSColorControlHelp.mht.
Microsoft Word may be used to create localized or customized versions of these
help files. These files are saved using the Single File Webpage format (.mht).
Use the following procedure to customize these help pages:
1. Copy the standard QCS HMI help files from the location C:\Program
Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\Help to a flash drive or a
folder on another computer which has MS Word installed.
2. Use MS Word to customtize or translate the help file. Save the file
using the Single File Webpage format (.mht) and the same filename as
the original file.
3. Copy the customized file to the QCS server at the below location:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion PKS\Client\Abstract
4. To verify that the files are edited and saved properly, open the
Experion Station.
5. Navigate to a display that now has a modified help page.
6. Click the Page Help icon on the Station toolbar, to launch the help
file. The customized or localized help file should appear.
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9.10. Operator Startup Page Configuration
NOTE
It is recommended to configure the Operator Startup Page, because when you change the
logon security level from manager to operator, by keeping a QCS display open, it
provides operators access to modify the setup and other restricted operations associated
with the QCS displays.
To configure the Operator Startup Page in the Station used for monitoring the
QCS Display:
1. Log on to the computer with local administrative privileges.
2. Choose Start > All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS > Server
> Station to start the Experion Station.
3. Log on to the Station with mngr access rights.
Select the Menu item Station > Logon.
Enter the password mngr (lower case).
4. Select the menu item Configure > Operators > Operators.
5. Select and click on the Operator account for which Startup page needs
to be configured from the Operator or Windows Group ID list.
6. Go to Advanced tab and check the checkbox for Startup Display
under Session Settings and type sysStartupPage and press [ENTER].
7. After configuring the Operator Startup page exit the Station.
The Experion PKS System Startup page is displayed when you open a QCS
Display in Station, when the logon is changed from Manager to Operator level.
9.11. Additional settings for HCI Link
If QCS Server uses the HCI Link to interface the OPC Server(s) running on
Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 machines, in case if any connectivity
issues faced the steps below need to be followed:
1. In the QCS Server, Go to Start > Run.
2. Type SecPol.msc.
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3. Click OK.
The Local Security Policy window appears.
4. Expand Local Policies on the left pane.
5. Select Security options on the left pane.
6. On the right pane, right click on Network Security: LAN Manager
authentication level and select properties.
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The Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level
properties window appears.
7. From the drop down menu select Send LM and NTLM responses.
8. Click OK.
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9.12. Steps to Avoid Delay in Call up time of Displays due to configuration setup
1. Deploy Priority Notification 6510497044, to avoid Incorrect
configuration of the measurement and control local area network
(LAN) in a quality control system (QCS) can lead to performance
degradation in the network
2. By following guidelines suggested in Anti-Virus Software Guidelines
Document.
3. In all Experion MX nodes, go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc
folder location and modify hosts file by adding the servers IP
addresses and the machine name.
9.13. Turning off DEP on QCS Nodes
1. Choose Start > Run… to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type cmd in the Open box and then click OK.
The Command prompt window appears.
3. Type bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff and then press [Enter].
4. You will receive confirmation with message “The Operation
Completed Successfully”.
5. Close the command prompt.
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9.14. Deleting HostDR
1. Unregister all RAE components.
Browse through the following location: C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\bin\Utilities.
Right-click the batch files UnRegisterComponents.bat and select
Run as Administrator.
2. Restart windows.
3. Manually delete Hostdr.dr file
Browse through the following location:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database.
Select the DR file. Right-click and select Delete.
4. Register all RAE components.
Browse through the following location: C:\Program
Files\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\bin\Utilities.
Right-click the batch file RegisterComponents.bat and select Run
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10. System Backup and Restore
10.1. EBR – Experion Backup and Restore (Optional)
The EBR R410 is supported for the RAE R61x release. Refer the QCS
Compatibility Matrix for the latest validation details.
10.2. Image backup/Restore using WinPE CD
NOTE WinPE will support till 11G MLK machines (R710, T610, Non RAIDT5500, and RAID
T5500) and it will not support from 12G (R320, T320 and T3600XL) machine onwards.
10.2.1. Image backup to CD/DVD using WinPE CD
To create image backup to CD/DVD using WinPE CD:
1. Insert the WinPE CD into the CD/DVD drive.
2. Reboot the system.
The About Symantec Ghost screen appears.
3. Click OK (About Norton Ghost).
4. Remove the WinPE CD from the CD/DVD drive.
5. Insert the empty CD/DVD in the CD/DVD drive.
6. Select Local > Disk > To Image.
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7. Select Local Source drive and then click OK.
The File name to copy image to dialog box appears.
8. Select CD/DVD drive from the Look in list and press [Enter].
9. Click Save.
The Compress Image dialog box appears.
10. Click Fast.
The Make the CD/DVD disk bootable? dialog box appears.
11. Click No.
The Proceed with drive Backup to CD/DVD? message appears.
12. Click Yes.
The Warning – Spanned NTFS images on removable media may
result in excessive media swaps if Ghost Explorer – continue?
message appears.
13. Click Yes.
14. Click Continue (Clone Completed Successfully).
15. Reset Computer and remove the discs from drives.
To create image backup to Flash Drive using WinPE CD:
1. Insert the WinPE CD into the CD/DVD drive.
2. Connect the USB Flash Drive to the USB port
3. Reboot the system.
The About Symantec Ghost screen appears.
4. Click OK (About Norton Ghost).
5. Select Local > Disk > To Image.
6. Select Local Source drive and then click OK.
The File name to copy image to dialog box appears
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7. Select Flash drive from the Look in list and press [Enter].
8. Click Save.
The Compress Image dialog box appears.
9. Click Fast.
The Proceed with drive Backup to Flash Drive? message appears.
10. Click Yes.
The Warning – Spanned NTFS images on removable media may
result in excessive media swaps if Ghost Explorer – continue?
Message appears.
11. Click Yes.
12. Click Continue (Clone Completed Successfully).
13. Reset Computer and remove the USB Flash drive.
10.2.2. Image Restore from CD/DVD using WinPE CD
To restore image from CD/DVD using WinPE CD:
1. Insert the WinPE CD into the CD/DVD drive.
2. Reboot the system.
The About Symantec Ghost screen appears.
3. Click OK (About Norton Ghost).
4. Remove the Win PE CD from the CD/DVD drive.
5. Insert the CD/DVD from which you want to restore the image in the
CD/DVD drive.
6. Select Local > Disk > From Image.
The Image file name to restore from dialog box appears.
7. Select CD/DVD drive from the Look in list and press [Enter].
8. From Name, click the image you want to restore.
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The Select local destination drive by clicking on the drive number
dialog box appears.
9. Select the local destination drive and then click OK.
The Destination Drive Details dialog box appears.
10. Click OK.
The Proceed with disk restore message appears.
11. Click Yes.
The Clone Completed Successfully message appears.
12. Reset Computer and remove the CD from the CD/DVD or disc drive.
To restore image from Flash Drive using WinPE CD:
1. Insert the WinPE CD into the CD/DVD drive.
2. Connect the USB Flash Drive to the USB port
3. Reboot the system.
The About Symantec Ghost screen appears.
4. Click OK (About Norton Ghost).
5. Select Local > Disk > From Image.
The Image file name to restore from dialog box appears.
6. Select Flash Drive drive from the Look in list and press [Enter].
7. From Name, click the image you want to restore.
The Select local destination drive by clicking on the drive number
dialog box appears.
8. Select the local destination drive and then click OK.
The Destination Drive Details dialog box appears.
9. Click OK.
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The Proceed with disk restore message appears.
10. Click Yes.
The Clone Completed Successfully message appears.
11. Reset Computer and remove the USB Flash drive.
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11. System Environment Variables
The System Environment Variables must be defined correctly for the QCS
software to run properly. The installation program creates all required System
Environment Variables during the initial installation and initializes them to
default values. This chapter describes the System Environment Variables and how
to modify them.
You may view the System Environment Variables from any user account, but to
make any modifications to these variables you must log into the Windows node as
a local Administrator.
To verify or change the environment variables on Windows:
1. Choose Start > Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon.
3. Click the Advanced System Settings tab.
4. Click Environment Variables. A list of system variables appears in
System variables list box.
5. Select the system variable you want to change and then click Edit.
6. In the Edit Variable Change the variable value, and then click OK.
7. Click OK out of the System Properties applet when done.
8. You must restart the QCS computer for the changes to take effect.
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RAE Environment Variables list:
BackupMxSQLServerName:
1. The computer name of the QCS Server for QCS only and Integrated
QCS/Experion PKS systems.
2. The name of the Experion PMD Server for Integrated QCS/PMD
Systems with Non-redundant PMD Server.
3. The Floating IP address of the Experion PMD Server for of Integrated
QCS/PMD Systems with Redundant PMD Servers.
HmxDssServerNode:
This specifies the computer (Windows Node Name) where the HmxDssServer
runs. This is normally the QCS Server.
InitialLanguage:
This specifies the initial language for the QCS localization services. The default
value is English.
MxAutoLoadEnable:
This determines whether the local DRs are automatically reloaded (from DR build
files) during the QCS startup.
1. If set to 1, the local and local private DRs are reloaded on each QCS
startup.
2. If set to 0, the local DR files are not reloaded during QCS startup.
The initial value is 1. If 0 is used, the system starts faster but may encounter a
corrupted DR if the DR file was not properly closed on the previous shutdown.
MxAutoStart:
This determines whether the RAE software automatically starts when any user log
on.
1. If set to 0, RAE does not automatically start.
2. If set to 1, RAE automatically starts on each log on. This may be
defined as a User Environment Variable if this behavior needs to be
user account specific (for example, Operator account autostarts the
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RAE software, but the QCSAdmin account does not). The default
value is 0.
MxDomainName:
This defines the name of the local RAE Domain. Each node in the same RAE
Domain must have the same value for MxDomainName. The RAE Domain Name
is limited to 31 characters and is case-insensitive. The default value is
RAE_RaeHostName.
MxDrMaxSize:
This defines the maximum DR size for this node. This may range from 1 to 256
(in megabytes, MB). The DR file in the MxRTDB folder must be deleted to
change its maximum size. The default value is 48.
InterfaceDir:
This is the path the Experion program files. This is typically C:\Program files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion PKS.
MxExperionServerName:
1. The computer name of the Experion PKS or Experion PMD Server for
non-redundant systems.
2. The computer name of primary Experion PKS Server or Experion
PMD Server (without the A or B suffix) for redundant integrated
systems.
3. The computer name of the QCS Server for QCS-Only Systems.
MxExperionServerA:
1. The computer name of the Experion PKS or Experion PMD Server for
non-redundant Integrated systems.
2. The computer name of the Experion PKS or Experion PMD Server A
for redundant Integrated systems.
3. The computer name of the QCS Server for QCS-Only Systems.
MxExperionServerB:
1. The computer name of the Experion PKS or Experion PMD Server for
non-redundant integrated systems.
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2. The computer name of the Experion Server B or PMD Server B in
case of an Integrated QCS /Experion PKS System or Integrated
QCS/PMD System with Redundant Experion Servers or PMD Servers.
3. The computer name of the QCS Server for QCS-Only Systems.
MxHostDrName:
This is the DR name of the QCS Server node in this QCS Domain. The name is
case-insensitive and limited to 31 characters. The initial value is HostDR.
MxLabVIEW:
This is the path to the LabVIEW program files. This is typically: C:\Program Files
(x86)\National Instruments\LabVIEW 2010\.
MxLocalDrIndex:
This is the DR index for the local node. Each QCS Server node in the same QCS
Domain must have a unique value for MxLocalDrIndex. QCS Operator Stations,
or any node with MxServerEnable = 0, must use a value for MxLocalDrIndex
which is not the same as any QCS Server node in the same QCS Domain. The
range is 1–31 (32–64 are reserved for Local Private DRs). The default value is 1
for QCS Server nodes and 2 for all other nodes.
MxLocalDrName:
This is the name of the local DR. Each server in a RAE Domain must have a
unique name. The name is case-insensitive and limited to 31 characters. The
default value is “HostDR” for QCS Server nodes and “unused” for operator
stations. All operator stations use a local private DR called “OpStation”.
MxLogDir:
This is the path where all the install logs are saved. The default value is
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Install
MxProgramDataDir:
This is the path of the ProgramData. This is typically
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell.
MxProgramFilesDir:
This is the path of the ProgramFiles. This is typically C:\Program Files(x86)\.
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MxQcsNodeName:
The computer name of the QCS Server.
MxResourceKit:
This is the path of the Resource Kit. This is typically
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Resourcekit\Setups
MxRoot:
This specifies the root folder for the QCS software. The initial value is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX.
MxRTDB:
This specifies the database folder for the QCS software. The QCS Data
Repository image files (*.dr files) are stored in this folder together with many
other database files used by the QCS software. Files in this folder are not
normally modified during QCS upgrades. The initial value is
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database.
MxServerEnable:
This specifies whether this node is a QCS data server or client. Set this variable to
1 to allow other QCS client nodes to view this node’s main Data Repository (DR).
All QCS Server nodes must have this variable set to 1. QCS Operator Stations and
AllianceViews must have this variable set to 0.
MxServerIpAddress:
This system environment variable is only required on nodes with more than one
network adapter (LAN connection). This specifies the IP address of the local
network adapter used for exchanging RTDR data. The installation program
creates this system environment variable if the target node (QCS Server or
Operator Station) has more than one network adapter when RAE is installed. The
IP address is specified using the normal IP format (such as 158.100.10.23).
NOTE
The MxServerIpAddress environment variable is created with a default IP address set as
0.0.0.0. You must set the value of the environment variable same as the IP address
assigned to the local network adapter used for connecting the QCS server to the
supervisory LAN.
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MxSleepTime:
This specifies a pause interval (in seconds). This is normally only required if the
node has been configured to autologin on power up and autostart RAE on logon.
The pause interval allows Windows to complete its startup initialization before
RAE automatically starts. The initial value is 20 (seconds).
MxSQLServerName:
This specifies which SQL Server the local QCS and localization software is using.
In an Integrated QCS / DCS System, the SQL Server runs on both the QCS Server
and DCS server. On the QCS Server this is always the local Windows node name.
In Integrated Operator Stations, MxSQLServerName must point to the QCS
Server. For integration with Experion, this is the node name of the QCS Server.
Path:
This defines a list of file paths required by Windows and other applications. This
path string must include the path to the QCS files (for example, C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\Bin). If TMMS is installed, the path must
include C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Tmms\Bin.
RaeDisplaysDir:
This specifies the folder that contains the non-LabVIEW QCS Displays. The
initial value is C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
MX\RAE\Bin\Displays.
RaeImagesDir:
This specifies the folder that contains the RAE image files. The initial value is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\RAE\Bin\RaeImages.
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12. System and Users Setup Information
A system may be configured as a Windows Workgroup or as a Windows Domain.
The Workgroup model is typically used for smaller systems with fewer
users and limited user security requirements.
The Domain model is typically used for larger systems with more user
accounts.
Do not configure the system as a mix of Workgroup node and Domain nodes.
When performing the installation, configure the computer for a workgroup. After
the installation is complete, you can add the machine to a Windows Domain.
12.1. Domain Setup
This section provides the procedure for setting up a domain controller and for
using Experion MX nodes in a domain environment.
Each domain has at least one server running as a Domain Controller. The Domain
Controller is used to manage all security-related aspects between users and
resources, centralizing security and administration.
See Section 2 (Installing a Windows Domain Controller) of the in Experion
Windows Domain and Workgroup Implementation Guide Release R410, p/n
DOC-X148-en-410A for information on setting up the domain controller. This
section covers:
OS installation and configuration of the domain controller
Active directory installation and configuration
Honeywell domain controller package installation and configuration
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For information on creating domain user accounts on the domain controller for
use with the QCS nodes see Section 4 (Setting up a Windows domain
Environment) of the Experion Windows Domain and Workgroup Implementation
Guide Release R410, p/n DOC-X148-en-410A.
The domain user accounts created for use with QCS nodes must be made a
member of certain user groups on the domain controller as mentioned below:
QCSAdmin (Administrator level user accounts) - Must be made a
member of Domain Users, DCS Administrators and Administrators
group.
Restricted Operator user accounts- Must be a member of Domain
Users and Operators group.
NOTE
By default QCSAdmin and other administrator level domain user accounts are not given
domain admin rights. Hence OS features which require domain admin rights are not
accessible when logged on with these user accounts. To give domain administrator rights
to a user, it must be made a member of Domain Admins group.
Refer to Section 12.1.1 of this guide - Configuring Remote Desktop
Users for Thin Client use with QCS Server.
For configuring RAE auto start on logon for restricted operator user accounts
perform the following on the domain controller for each restricted operator user
account:
1. Click Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools, and then click
Active Directory Users and Computers on the domain controller.
The Active Directory Users and Computers window appears
2. Right-click the new restricted user account created and then click
Properties.
3. Click the Profile tab.
4. Enter Startup.cmd for the log on script name and then click OK.
For adding QCS nodes to the domain see Section 4 (Integrating computers into a
Windows domain) in the Experion Windows Domain and Workgroup
Implementation Guide Release R410, p/n DOC-X148-en-410A
For restricting access to taskmanager, explorer and internet explorer for restricted
operator user accounts logon to the individual nodes as QCSAdmin and follow the
steps in Section 12.2.2 of this guide for each restricted user.
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For configuring domain user accounts for logging in to Experion station refer
Section 12.2.3
12.1.1. Configuring Remote Desktop Users for Thin Client use with QCS Server
For QCS Server enabled with Remote Desktop Service, carry out below steps to
configure remote desktop users:
1. Go to Server Manager (launching Start > Administrative Tools >
Server Manager).
2. Next go to Configuration > Local Users and Computers > Groups,
select Remote Desktop Users group, right click, choose Properties
and click Add button on the pop-up
3. Click Advanced Button,
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4. Click Find Now button
5. Select all users configured in domain controller for Remote Desktop
Service use and click OK to complete
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12.2. Workgroup Setup
Each node in a Windows Workgroup has a local node Administrator account that
is created when Windows is installed. Any node that has the QCS Server installed
has the mngr account also defined.
Create an additional user account on the Experion PKS Server and each QCS
node in the Workgroup for each operator. They must be normal user accounts
with defined passwords. These users should not be members of the Administrators
group. The steps required for creating the operator accounts is described in
Section 12.2.1.
One user account, “Operator”, is created by RAE installation on all nodes in the
Workgroup. This account is used for supporting the restricted user access
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(restricted Windows Desktop access, and so on.). You may create additional
restricted user accounts if required. The steps required to create this kind of user
account are described in Section 12.2.2 .
NOTE Password for the Operator user is Result1#
12.2.1. Creating Operator accounts
To create Operator accounts on all QCS nodes running on Win 2008 R2 Server:
1. Log into Windows as the QcsAdmin user.
NOTE QCSAdmin user is for QCS nodes, for PMD nodes use the respective Administrator user
for login.
2. Choose Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Server
Manager.
The Server Manager Window appears.
3. Select and expand the Configuration.
4. Select and expand Local Users and Groups.
5. Right-click the Users folder and then click New User.
The New User dialog box appears.
6. In the User Name box, type the operator name.
7. In the Password box, enter the password.
8. Clear User must change password at next logon check box.
9. Select Password never expires check box.
10. Click Create, and then click close.
11. Add this user to the Local Operators group.
12. Repeat steps 2 through 12 in all QCS nodes running on Windows 2008
R2 Server.
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To create Operator accounts on all QCS nodes running on Win 7 64 Bit Operating
System:
1. Log into Windows as the QcsAdmin user.
2. Choose Start and Right click on My Computer and select Manage
3. The Computer Management Window appears.
4. Select and expand Local Users and Groups.
5. Right-click the Users folder and then click New User…
The New User dialog box appears.
6. In the User Name box, type the operator name.
7. In the Password box, enter the password.
8. In the Confirm Password box, re-enter the password.
9. Clear User must change password at next logon check box.
10. Select Password never expires check box.
11. Click Create, and then click close.
12. Add this user to the Local Operators group.
13. Repeat steps 2 through 12 in all QCS nodes running on Windows 7 64
Bit operating system.
12.2.2. Restricting a user account
This step is automatically completed by the installer for Operator Station
installations for user account Operator. However, if you want to set up a restricted
operator on other nodes or verify that the Operator has been created properly or to
create additional restricted user account, perform the following:
1. Log on to the computer as a local Administrator.
2. If we are carrying out these steps on a QCS node running on Windows
2008 R2 Server follow below steps:
a. Choose Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools >
Server Manager.
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b. The Server Manager window appears.
c. Select and expand the Configuration.
d. Select and expand Local Users and Groups.
3. If we are carrying out these steps on a QCS node running on Windows
7 64 bit operating system follow below steps:
a. Choose Start and Right click on My Computer and select
Manage
b. The Computer Management Window appears.
c. Select and expand Local Users and Groups.
4. Right-click the username for which user restriction has to be implied
and then click Properties from the shortcut menu.
5. Click the Profile tab.
6. Enter Startup.cmd for the Logon script name and then click OK.
7. Close the Server Manager window.
8. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the %windir%\System32
directory.
9. Right-click taskmgr.exe, select Properties and click the Security tab.
10. Click Advanced.
11. In the Advanced Security Settings dialog box, click the Owner tab.
12. Click Edit…
13. Select Administrators in the Change owner to, list.
14. Click OK.
15. Click OK, if the Windows Security dialog box appears.
16. Click OK.
17. Click Edit… on the Security tab of taskmgr.exe properties window
18. Click Add…
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19. In the Select Users dialog box, click Advanced…
20. In the expanded Select Users dialog box, click Find Now.
21. In the Search results list, click the first user or the group for which
you do not want to provide access to Task Manager.
22. If there are additional groups or users that must be restricted, hold
down the Ctrl key while clicking each additional user/group.
23. Click OK.
24. Click OK.
25. For each user or group that you added to the Group or user names: list.
a. Click the name in the list.
b. In the Permissions for… box, click the check box in the Deny
column next to Read & Execute.
26. When all necessary users/groups have been denied Execute access,
click OK.
27. Click Yes, if the Windows Security prompt – “Do you want to
continue?” dialog box appears.
28. Click Yes, if the Windows Security prompt – “Do you want to
continue?” dialog box re-appears.
29. Click OK.
30. Repeat steps 17 through 37 of this procedure for the file
%windir%\explorer.exe.
31. Repeat steps 17 through 37 of this task for the file C:\Program Files
(x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.
32. Create the folder: C:\windows\system32\repl\import\scripts.
33. Choose Start >All Programs >Accessories > Notepad to run a
notepad. Insert the following (the actual drive and top level folder may
differ, verify the location of RaeControlPanel.exe):
start RAEControlPanel.exe "al=<1>"
NOTE The “al” in the string “al=<1>” is a lowercase “AL” (for Auto Load).
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34. Save this file as (use the option Save As Type = All Files):
C:\windows\system32\repl\import\scripts\Startup.cmd
12.2.3. Setting up automatic logon
If you want Windows to start automatically without the operator entering a
Windows password, you can set up automatic logon. If you set up automatic
logon, the computer always logs on with the same user name and password.
NOTE
Computers must be configured individually for auto-logon in a domain or
workgroup.
Automatic logon can be useful in a Plant environment but you must use it with a
very restrictive user account. It should not be used with user accounts with
administrative privileges.
If you set up automatic logon for a computer, to log on as an Administrator, you
need to press the Shift key to prevent automatic logon.
After following the procedures for automatic logon, automatic logon is set the
first time after any restart. To get the computer to automatic logon after each
restart and each logoff, you must set the registry value of ForceAutoLogon = 1 in
the same key.
12.2.3.1. Setting up automatic logon in a domain
NOTE
Editing Windows registry can cause serious problems, if modified incorrectly. To
recover from the problem, you might have to reinstall the operating system. As a
best practice, ensure that you take a back up of the Windows registry before
making any changes.
This mechanism of changing the password is a security risk since a clear text
password would be visible in the registry entry.
To set up an automatic logon in a domain, edit the following registry entries.
1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
2. DefaultUserName = the user account name
3. DefaultPassword = the password for that account
4. DefaultDomainName = computer name for local accounts or domain name for
domain accounts
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5. AutoAdminLogon = 1
6. Restart the system.
7. Make sure system will log on automatically, if not repeat the procedural steps
from 1 to 5 second time.
12.2.3.2. Setting up automatic logon in a workgroup
This section provides the procedural steps to configure the user account to auto
logon to windows. This avoids the user to enter the user account password every
time when the computer is starting up.
1. Open the Run window by pressing Windows key+R or Choose Start
> Run.
The Run dialog box appears.
2. Type control userpasswords2 and click OK.
The User Accounts dialog box appears.
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3. Go to Users tab, select the user account (Example: QCSAdmin) to
which you want to setup Windows Auto Logon.
4. Uncheck the Users must enter a user and password to use this
computer check box.
5. Click Apply.
The Automatically Log On dialog box appears.
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6. Enter the Password and Confirm Password.
7. Click OK.
8. Click OK in Users Accounts dialog box.
9. Restart the system.
10. Make sure system will log on automatically, if not repeat the
procedural steps from 1 to 9 second time.
11. System will log on to windows automatically. Click OK to continue.
Next time onwards, when ever system restarts it will log on
automatically without asking to enter user account password.
12.2.4. Setup Station Operators for using Experion Station
Each new Windows user account needs to be setup as an Expeiron Operator.
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS > Server
> Station to start the Experion Station. This starts Station with the
Default.stn connection properties file.
2. Select the Menu item Station > Logon.
3. Enter the password mngr (lowercase).
4. Select the menu item Configure > Operators > Operators.
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5. Click the first unused field under Operator or Windows Group ID.
6. For the field Type select Windows Operator.
7. In the field User Name Enter the operator’s name and press
[ENTER].
8. In the Domain field, type the domain name and then press [Enter].
(Only required for Domain users, can be left blank for Workgroup
users))
9. Select the desired security level for this user. Ensure that the other
fields are configured appropriately.
10. Click the Assignment tab. Under Operator assignment details give the
operator the desired access rights for that asset.
NOTE Other assets configured on the system can be similarly provided appropriate rights for the
operator account in the Assignment tab.
11. Click the Advanced tab. Under Authority check the Operator is
allowed to login at more than one station simultaneously option.
12. Repeat steps 4 through 11 for each operator account.
13. Exit Station.
12.2.5. Configure the RAE Control Panel
The RAE Control Panel automatically launches RAE and then starts the Experion
Station. For a restricted Operator Station, launch the Station application in a
locked mode, preventing the operator from minimizing or resizing the Station
window in each Operator Station.
To configure the RAE Control Panel:
1. Log into Windows as the QCSAdmin user.
2. Choose Start >All Programs > RAE > RAE Control Panel to start
the RAE Control Panel.
3. Click the explore button ( ) to view the configuration setting for
this application.
4. In the Connection Parameters box, enter RAE.stn –slcp.
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Or
If you have redundant Experion servers, enter RAEA.stn –slcp.
5. Close the RAE Control Panel.
6. Log into Windows using the Operator user account.
7. Verify that the user interface automatically starts and no other
applications can be started from this account.
8. Log into Station using one of the operator accounts, when the Station
user interface appears.
During the normal operation, the user at each Operator Station log on
to Windows using the Operator account. This starts Station with
restricted Windows Desktop access. The user must then log on to
Station, using their user account. On each shift change, the new
operator can log on to Station without logging off the Windows. The
operator still has restricted desktop access, and all operator actions are
logged and are associated with the current operator.
12.3. Change the Experion mngr password in QCS Server and Desktop Server
To change the mngr password in a QCS Server:
1. Log into Winodws at the QCSAdmin user.
2. Choose Start > Run… to open the Run dialog box.
3. Type cmd in the Open box and then click OK.
The Command prompt window appears.
4. Type hscconfig /setpassword and then press [Enter].
5. Press Y, when prompted to change the password.
6. Enter the new mngr password and then press [Enter].
7. Confirm the password and then press [Enter].
8. After the program completes, close the command prompt window.
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9. Use Computer Management to set the new mngr password for
MSSQLSERVER and SQLSERVERAGENT Services.
12.4. Deleting RAE Data Repository (DR) Files
Following are the few scenarios which may call for deletion of the RAE DR files
manually:
DR corruption
Change of the system IP address
Configuration Browser displays DR as invalid
DR load failure during RAE startup
DR Invalid indication in RAE Database Browser
Display of incomplete RTDR tree in Database Browser
Perform the following to manually delete the RAE DR files:
1. Shutdown RAE.
2. Unregister all RAE components.
a. Browse through the following location: C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\bin\Utilities.
b. Right-click the batch file UnRegisterComponents.bat and
select Run as Administrator.
3. Restart windows.
4. Manually delete all RAE DR files
a. Browse through the following location:
C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database.
b. Select the DR files. Right-click and select Delete.
c. On the Confirm Multiple File Delete prompt, click yes.
NOTE If you delete Cfgdr.dr, the RAE Configuration Browser will not display the Configuration
tree. You need to ensure to carry out the following in RAE Configuration Browser:
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Build and Load Config Environment.
Import the configuration file.
5. Register all RAE components.
a. Browse through the following location: C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\bin\Utilities.
b. Right-click the batch file RegisterComponents.bat and select
Run as Administrator.
6. Restart RAE.
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12.5. Configuring Shutdown sequence in APC PowerChute Software
MxProline systems are often supplied with APC Uninterrupted power Supply
(UPS) modules. The APC PowerChute Software is the software module which
works in conjunction with APC UPS and provides safe system shutdown in the
event of an extended power outage and prevents potential data corruption.
The following section provides steps to configure APC PowerChute system
shutdown sequence which allows the PowerChute software to shutdown RAE
gracefully before proceeding to system shutdown in case of power outages.
NOTE
The following steps must only be performed by users using APC UPS along with APC
PowerChute software.
The steps below only capture the settings required to configure RAE shutdown in APC
PowerChute. All other requisite settings for using the PowerChute software are to be
performed by the user and are not covered in this section.
1. Navigate to the location C: \Program Files (x86)\ Honeywell\Experion
MX\Rae\bin\Utilities.
2. Copy the command file Shutdown.cmd located here to the location
C:\Program Files (x86)\APC\PowerChute Business
Edition\agent\cmdfiles.
3. Launch APC PowerChute Business Edition Console and login with the
correct credentials.
4. After the system becomes online navigate to the Device Properties
page by double clicking on host computer name.
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5. In the Device Properties page navigate to Server Shutdown-
>Shutdown Sequence. Click on Configure Shutdown Sequence
hyperlink.
Configure Shutdown Sequence widow will appear.
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6. Click Next.
NOTE Select the check boxes you want to configure for shutdown sequence. In order to run any
CMD file to shutdown any application under PowerChute environment, Command file
check box must be selected.
7. From the dropdown list select Shutdown.cmd file.
NOTE If Shutdown.cmd is not listed in the drop down list click Refresh Command List
hyperlink.
12.6. Clearing the ESM log
Embedded Server Management (ESM) log maintains a list of all system events
generated by the hardware, such as error-correcting code (ECC), system reset and
boot and probe threshold changes. The log can be referred when hardware errors
appear or when the system is not functioning properly. The pop-up message as
shown in below figure, appears when the ESM log file is nearly full.
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When you get this error message, the ESM Log of the Dell server needs to be
cleared manually. Refer below procedure to clear the ESM log.
1. Double-click the Server Administrator icon on the
desktop.
The website‘s security certificate webpage appears.
NOTE Internet explorer may try to block the website. Ignore the warnings.
2. Click Continue to this website (not recommended).
If the windows login credentials pop-up dialog box appears.
3. Click Cancel.
The Dell Login page appears.
4. Enter login credentials
Username: QCSAdmin
Password: Hmxresult1#
5. Click OK.
The Embedded System Management (ESM) Log window will
appear.
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6. Navigate to the Logs tab and select Hardware.
7. Click Clear Log.
A message appears to confirm the deletion.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Log Out.
12.7. Suppressing System DCOM errors on QCS Server
System DCOM errors are frequently observed on the QCS server when the
System Management service of Experion attempts to communicate with other
nodes that may be a part of the same workgroup or domain as the QCS server but
do not have the Honeywell Experion PKS software installed on them.
The issue is evident by DCOM error entries in the System event log of the QCS
server. A typical system event message has been captured below.
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If you are observing DCOM errors on the QCS servers, perform the following
steps on the QCS server to suppress the alarms:
For Setting the SPS Scope Value in Registry:
1. On all QCS nodes Shutdown RAE.
2. If you are not already logged onto the QCS server as a local node
Administrator, log off and then log in as a local node administrator.
3. Navigate to Start->Run. Type regedit and press Enter.
The Registry Editor window appears.
4. In the Registry Editor window navigate to the location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Honeywell\M
yTPSDomain\HCIComponents\SPS <ServerName> where
<ServerName> is the name of the QCS Server
5. Check if the key SPSScope exists at this location. If the key already
exists skip Step 6 to Step 18.Otherwise follow the below steps.
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6. Navigate to Start->All Programs->Honeywell Experion PKS and
click Configuration Studio.
The Configuration Studio appears.
7. In the Connect screen select the appropriate system name under the
Experion PKS System group. Click Connect.
NOTE If you are prompted for login credentials while using Configuration studio, login using
the mngr username and corresponding password.
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8. From the tree in the left pane navigate to SystemName->Servers. If
the QCS server is already added under Servers skip Step 9 to Step 15.
Otherwise follow the below steps.
9. From under Server Tasks in the right pane Select Add a server to this
system.
10. In the dialog box that appears select the Main tab. In the Alias and the
Node Name fields enter the QCS server name.
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11. Click on the Identification tab. In the Name Field enter the QCS server
name. Click OK.
12. The Migration of Asset Model/Alarm Groups dialog appears. Click
the Skip button.
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The Configuration Studio window appears.
13. In the Configuration Studio, from the tree in the left pane navigate to
SystemName->Servers. From under Server Tasks in the right pane
select Load system configuration to servers.
14. The Enterprise Model Builder-Load dialog appears. Check the Load
checkbox against the Server added in the previous steps. Also ensure
to check the Force Load (Will override existing system and repository
name) checkbox. Click OK.
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15. The Loading System Configuration dialog appears. Once the system
configuration is successfully loaded the Load Status is indicated as
completed against the server name added in the previous steps. Click
OK.
The Configuration Studio window appears.
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16. In the Configuration Studio, from the tree in the left pane navigate to
SystemName->Network. From under Network Tasks in the right pane
select Load network configuration to servers.
17. The Enterprise Model Builder-Load dialog appears. Check the Load
checkbox against the QCS Server Name. Also ensure to check the
Force Load (Will override existing system and repository name)
checkbox. Click OK.
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18. The Loading CANE dialog appears. Once the system configuration is
successfully loaded the Load Status is indicated as completed against
the server name. Click OK.
The Configuration Studio window appears.
19. Close the Configuration Studio application and repeat Step 3 to Step 5
to ensure that the SPSScope key gets created successfully in the
Registry.
For Setting the SPS Scope Value in Registry:
1. On the Experion MX server navigate to Start->All Programs-
>Honeywell Experion PKS->System Management and click on
Configuration Utility.
2. From the Configure menu, select Configure->HCI Component.
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3. The HCI Component dialog appears. From the ComponentName drop
down list select SPS <server name>, where <server name> is the
Experion MX server node name.
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4. Click Enter/Edit Server Specific Configuration… button at the
bottom right corner of the dialog.
5. A confirmation message appears. Click Yes.
The SPS Configuration dialog box appears.
6. In the SPS Configuration dialog box select the SPS Scope tab. Ensure
that the Display Computers checkbox at the left corner bottom is
selected.
7. Uncheck all the nodes in the displayed tree that are producing the
DCOM errors in the system event log (i.e nodes which are part of the
same workgroup or domain as the Experion MX server but do not have
the Honeywell Experion software installed).
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8. Click OK.
9. Restart the system.
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13. Troubleshooting
13.1. RTDR Shared Memory Full!!...
On the QCS Server you might encounter the following message
“RTDR Shared Memory ull! Refer Experion MX Configuration
Guide for Assistance”
This occurs when the actual RTDR database size approached the maximum Data
Repository (DR) size. The Maximum Data Repository size is defined by
environmental variable MXDrMaxSize). The current DR size can be checked
from the RTDR database browser as indicated below.
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On encountering the above mentioned message, the DR size needs to be
reconfigured to a higher value.
Perform the following procedure to increase the maximum DR size:
1. Shutdown RAE on all QCS nodes in the network.
2. At the QCS Server, navigate to C:\Program Files
(x86)\Honeywell\Experion MX\Rae\bin\Utilities. Right Click
UnRegisterComponents.bat and select Run as Administrator.
3. Check the current value of the environment variable MxDrMaxSize
then set this to a higher value based on your system configuration.
4. Restart the machine.
5. Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Honeywell\Experion MX\Database and
delete all dr files except cfgdr.dr.
6. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Honeywell\Experion
MX\Rae\bin\Utilities. Right Click RegisterComponents.bat and
select Run as Administrator.
NOTE After modifying the MxDrMaxSize on the QCS Server to a higher value, same value
needs to be set on all other QCS nodes on the network. ollow step to step 6 for making
this change on each of the QCS nodes.
7. Launch RAE.
8. Launch RTDR database browser and verify the size of Host DR is
modified to the new value.
13.2. Station login using mngr account
Perform the following to enable station login using “mngr” account:
1. Choose Start >All Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS > Server
> Station to start the Experion Station. This starts Station with the
Default.stn connection properties file.
2. Select the Menu item Station > Logon and enter the password mngr.
3. Select the menu item Configure > Operators > Operators.
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4. Click the line for Operator ID #n. (where n can be any available ID
number) Enter the user name as mngr and then press [ENTER]. Make
sure to have Type as Windows Operator.
5. In the Security level list, select the mngr.
6. In the Control Level, type 255.
7. Click the Advanced tab.
a. Under Authority check the Operator is allowed to login at more
than one station simultaneously option.
b. Under Capability check the Permitted to use Recipe Builder
and Permitted to use Configuration Studio
Exit Station (click through confirmation prompt).
13.3. BIOS update on Motherboard failure
Refer to section 3.1 of the PRODUCTION OF QCS ONLY SERVER ON
WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 (p/n – 6510030148) in case of motherboard
failure or motherboard replacement
13.4. Configuring RAID in Dell R320 and T320 server
To configuring RAID in Dell R320/T320 server perform the following steps.
1. Turn on the server.
The message Power Edge Expandable RAID controller BIOS
Copyright© 2008, LSI Corporation Press <Ctrl>, <R> to Run
Configuration utility appears.
2. Press CTRL+R.
The VD Mgmt (Virtual Disk Management) screen appears.
3. Based on the Dell Platform, perform the following:
a. For R320, select Controller H710 Mini.
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b. For T320, select Controller H710.
4. Press F2 to display the menu of available actions.
5. Select Clear Configuration using the ARROW keys.
NOTE By performing this action, the data from the hard drive cannot be accessed.
You are prompted with the message Are you sure you want to clear
configuration?.
6. Select Yes to delete the existing virtual disk, if any.
7. Select the Controller # and then press F2 to display the menu of
available actions.
8. Select Create New VD and press ENTER.
The Create New VD screen appears. The cursor is on the RAID Level
option.
9. Press ENTER to display the RAID levels.
10. Select a RAID-1 using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.
NOTE In case of AV server, select RAID-5 using the arrow keys
11. Press the TAB key and then move the cursor to the list of physical
disks.
12. Press the SPACEBAR key and then select disk 00:00 and 00:01.
NOTE In case of AV server, select disk 00:00, 00:01 and 00:02
13. Press TAB key and then move the cursor to Advanced Settings. Press
the spacebar to make the settings active.
14. Press TAB key and then move the cursor to Initialize. Press the
spacebar to make the selection.
15. Press TAB key and then move the cursor to OK and press ENTER.
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The computer prompts you with the message Initialization will destroy
data on the virtual disk. Are You Sure you want to continue.
16. Press OK.
The message Virtual disk initialization complete appears.
17. Press OK.
NOTE In case of AV server, don’t follow the Steps from 18 to 23.
18. Press <Ctrl+N> to go to PD Mgmt main window.
19. Under Physical Disk Management, select disk 00:02 by using the
UP/DOWN ARROW key.
20. Press F2 to view the options available.
21. Select Make Global HS from the list.
22. Press [ENTER].
A message appears prompting you to confirm the global hot spare to
give priority to the enclosure in which it resides.
23. Select YES and press [ENTER].
24. Press ESC to exit.
The message Are you sure you want to exit appears.
25. Press OK to exit from the Virtual Disk Management screen.
26. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart the server.
13.5. Configuring RAID in Dell T3600XL Workstation
NOTE You must perform the following steps only when the RAID level is not configured on the
host machine and when the workstation contains only two hard drives. While performing
the following steps, you cannot access the information present in the hard drives.
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To configure RAID 1 in Dell Precision T3600XL workstation perform the
following steps,
1. Turn on the workstation.
The message Power Edge Expandable RAID controller BIOS
Copyright© 2008, LSI Corporation Press <Ctrl>, <R> to Run
Configuration utility appears.
2. Press CTRL+R.
The VD Mgmt (Virtual Disk Management) screen appears.
3. Select Controller H 310.
4. Press F2 to display the menu of available actions.
5. Select Create New VD and press ENTER.
The Create New VD screen appears. The cursor is on the RAID Level
option.
6. Press ENTER to display the RAID levels.
7. Select a RAID-1 using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER.
8. Press the TAB key and then move the cursor to the list of physical
disks.
9. Press the SPACEBAR key to select the HDDs.
10. Press TAB key and then move the cursor to VD name.
11. Type RAID-1
12. Press TAB key and then move the cursor to OK.
13. Press ENTER.
14. Click OK.
15. In virtual disk, select ID:0, and RAID-1.
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16. Press F2. and select Initialization.
17. Press ENTER.
18. Select Start Initialization and press ENTER.
19. Select Yes.
20. Press ESC to exit.
The message Are you sure you want to exit? appears.
21. Press OK to exit from the Virtual Disk Management screen.
22. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart the workstation.
13.6. NetworkProcessor and GuiRTDRRpcClient not visible on taskbar
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NetworkProcessor and GuiRTDRRpcClient are not visible on taskbar then these
processes are running in Session 0.
Observations: RAE behaves erratic, User cannot read from or write to RTDR.
Rootcause: RAE was not properly shutdown during previous shutdown/Logoff of
QCS Server.
Workaround: Open task manager and kill the NetworkProcessor.exe and
RTDRRPCClient.exe manually and then start RAE.
Prevent this issue: Whenever user wants to shutdown QCS Server, Shutdown
RAE using RAE Control Panel. If this is not possible due to malfunction, Atleast
call ShutdownRTDR.exe from Run menu.
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14. Glossary
Experion MX Name for a Honeywell QCS system.
DCS Distributed Control System
DSR Data Storage and Retrieval A mechanism provided in RAE for storing recipe-dependent data, such as tuning, calibration and setup values, and retrieving them when a recipe is loaded.
HMI Human Machine Interface
MXProLine Name for a Honeywell QCS system.
QCS Quality Control System
A computer system that manages the quality of the paper produced.
RDM Redirection Manager
AV AllianceView
QS Quality Server
QO Quality OptiMISER
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