Set up redundancy for an HMI server

Use the HMI Server Properties dialog box to set up the redundancy for an HMI server.
To set up redundancy:
  1. In the
    FactoryTalk View Studio
     Explorer window, right-click the HMI server and select
    Properties
    .
  2. In the HMI Server
    Properties
    dialog box, on the
    General
    tab, select
    Load and run startup components when operating system initializes
    .
  3. On the
    Redundancy
    tab, select
    Provide redundancy using a secondary server
    .
  4. Under
    Computer hosting the server
    , type the name of the secondary server.
  5. Under
    Switchover options
    , select a switchover option.
  6. When complete, click
    OK
    .
  7. To automatically save the online edits to both active and standby servers:
    1. In
      FactoryTalk View Studio
      , from the menu, select
      Tools
      >
      Options
      .
    2. On the
      Settings
      tab, make sure the
      Save edits to both active and standby HMI servers
       option is selected.
  8. To keep the HMI memory tag values the same on both active and standby servers, on the
    Settings
     tab, select the
    Auto synchronize HMI memory tag values to both active and standby HMI servers
     option.
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