Add a FactoryTalk Linx server

Add a
FactoryTalk Linx
 server to add references to device servers within applications to an application or an area.
To access both tag values and alarm and event values from a
ControlLogix®
processor, use direct references to the processor through a
Rockwell Automation
 Device Server (
FactoryTalk Linx
).
Prerequisites
Adding a
FactoryTalk Linx
 server requires these permissions for the application or area:
  • Common > Create Children
  • Common > Write
  • Common > Read
To add a
FactoryTalk Linx
 server
  1. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , right-click the application or the area name, point to
    Add New Server
    , and then select
    Rockwell Automation
     Device Server (
    FactoryTalk Linx
    )
    .
  2. In
    General Properties
    , use
    Browse
     to locate the computer where the server resides. To save your changes, select
    Apply
    .
  3. (optional) On the
    Redundancy
     tab, set up options for a secondary server, should the primary data server fail. To save your changes, select
    Apply
    .
  4. (optional) On the
    Alarms and Events
     tab, set up options for assigning alarm priorities and logging historical alarm and event data. To save your changes, select
    Apply
    .
  5. When you finish setting up server options, select
    OK.
  6. Next, create shortcuts to establish communications between the server and hardware devices. In
    FactoryTalk Administration Console
    Explorer
    , expand the
    FactoryTalk Linx
     device server, right-click
    Communication Setup
     and select
    Open
    . The content pane displays these areas:
    • Device Shortcuts
    • Primary tab
    • Offline Tag File
  7. On the
    Primary
     tab add the devices from which the application will receive data.
  8. In
    Device Shortcuts
    , use
    Add
     to add device shortcuts that represent routes to the devices. When finished, select
    OK.
    TIP:
    When setting up a device shortcut in
    FactoryTalk Linx
     specify an offline tag file to use an offline copy of the tags in the controller when the controller is unavailable.
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