Handle abnormal

FactoryTalk Batch

termination

In the event of a

FactoryTalk Batch

Server failure,

FactoryTalk Batch

allows you to restart your batches where they were before the failure. However, the ability to restart your batches may not be enough. If the reason for the Server failure is not something obvious, like a power failure, you will probably want to know the cause. If you need Rockwell's Application Support group to assist you with the determination, they need information regarding the Server’s status just prior to the failure.

The

FactoryTalk Batch

Server is designed to write this critical information to a log file. This file contains the information the Application Support group needs when determining the cause of a Server failure. However, the log file is a circular file, and eventually overwrites itself. To eliminate the possibility of losing this critical information, the Server copies the log file upon startup if it determines that the Server terminated abnormally.