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Data Collector Overview and Methodology (version 26)
What are Data Collectors? Data Collectors are the components of the Canary system that connect to a data source to collect the process data to be transferred to the Canary Historian.…
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Installing Necessary Data Logging Components (version 26)
Methodology Understanding best practice architecture is important prior to installation. Whenever possible, Canary Collectors and the Store and Forward (SaF) service should be installed local to the…
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Store and Forward Tile (version 26)
Streams - number of data streams coming through the Store and Forward (SaF) service Buffer - amount of updates, or TVQs (Timestamp, Value, Quality), buffering in the SaF service.…
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How to Configure a Remote Collector (version 26)
*Starting in v26.6, ALL Collectors installed remotely from the destination Historian must be configured with a valid API token. Data will buffer on the Collector machine until it is configured so.…
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How to Configure a Proxy Server (version 26)
A proxy server is needed when a stream of data needs forwarded through an intermediate level in the network, such as in the Purdue Model shown below where there is no direct path from Level 3 to…
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Store & Forward Buffer (version 26)
Canary's Store and Forward (SaF) service provides local data buffering when the Historian server is offline or when the network connection between the Data Collector and the Historian is interrupted.…
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How to Backup Buffered SaF Sessions (version 26)
By default, after a buffered session is processed by the Store and Forward (SaF) service, the session file is deleted. Configuring the system to backup the buffered files allows the data to be stored…
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Receiver to SaF Transmission
Starting in v26.2, the Receiver service has the option of writing data to a local Store & Forward (SaF) service instead of directly to the Historian. In v26.3, this redirect is automatic.…
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Sender/Receiver Troubleshooting Guide (version 26)
The following article mentions the Sender & Receiver services that may still be used if a Collector is running a pre-24 version. Although the Historian is still compatible with the Sender & Receiver,…
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