Specifications

Distributed Server Displays
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Distributed Server Displays
Operators interact with local and remote data on displays in the same way. From
an operator’s perspective, the only difference between a local and a remote point
is that a remote point is assigned to an area configured with the alias of a remote
server (see “Defining and Enabling Areas” on page 92).
Displays Locations
You can configure the Displays Path in the Station setup files to access displays
from any server. This means that you can set Stations in the distributed system to
use displays from one central file server or from several local servers, depending
on your network and other environmental conditions. For example, in a
geographically distributed system, custom displays should be loaded on
individual servers.
If displays are on more than one server, you need to ensure that all the
appropriate paths are configured in the Station setup files.
Custom Displays
Custom displays engineered on one server can be used on any stations in the
system without change, provided they do not use internal database references
(for example, user files).
Consolidated Alarm Summary
The Alarm Summary shows a consolidated list of local and remote alarms. The
remote alarms displayed to an operator are those from the remote areas for
which alarms are enabled on the local server, and which have been assigned to
the Station or operator. Local and remote alarms can be filtered in the same way.
You can choose whether alarms are identified on the Alarm Summary by their the
area code or by their server abbreviation (for details, see “Configuring “This
Server”” on page 352). System alarms from remote servers are always identified
by their server abbreviation.
The Station Alarm Zone shows the highest priority unacknowledged alarm,
regardless of whether it is a local or remote Alarm.
An operator can navigate directly to the Associated or Point Detail display for a
remote alarm, just as for a local alarms.
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