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Data Collector Overview and Methodology (version 24)
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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Store and Forward Tile (version 24)
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 when Tag Security is Enabled (version 24)
If Tag Security is enabled within the Identity service, a remote Collector will not be able to write to the Historian by default. The SaF service on the Collector server must be configured to use an…
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How to Configure a Proxy Server (version 24)
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 and Forward Tile (version 24)
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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Data Security (version 24)
The following article describes how data is secured In transit from Collector to Historian At rest in the Historian When accessed from the Historian Security In Transit Each Canary Collector is…
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Architecture Question
Multiple industrial sites with occasional network connectivity issues Multiple legacy control systems in place, all support OPC Business users want to see some process tags in a cloud BI system…
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How to Backup Buffered Sender Sessions (version 24)
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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Sender/Receiver Troubleshooting Guide (version 24)
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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Store and Forward Buffer (version 24)
Canary’s Store and Forward (SaF) service provides for local buffering of data should the historian server be offline or the network connecting the data collector and the historian is interrupted.…
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Installing Necessary Data Logging Components (version 24)
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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Tag Security (version 24)
Tag Security is used for restricting who can read and/or write to the Historian. When enabled, Canary users/groups must be given proper permissions within the Identity service.…
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