I have an existing distributed project which connects to 3 distributed clients and I wanted to add a fourth one. I'm running this project on a test laptop, so all 3 dist clients are currently offline, but the 4th one (which I'm trying to add) is running on a second laptop, connected to the test laptop via Ethernet. Both laptops can ping each other and firewalls are off in both, but the dist manager doesn't seem to be picking any new dist clients. The following entries are present in the config files:
Main server config file:
distributed = 1
Client server config file:
distributed = 1
[dist]
distPeer = "###.###.###.###" 1 (###.###.###.### being the Main server IP)
distSystemIds = "10"
With the above in place, should I see the new client in the list of "Available dist systems" in dist manager? or is there an additional step that needs to happen first before the new client is discovarable?
how to add a new distributed client to existing project?
- tpjctrl
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how to add a new distributed client to existing project?
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Re: how to add a new distributed client to existing project?
At the distPeer entry you have defined that a connection to a system with number 1 shall be establshed. With the config entry distSystemIds you have defined that only the system with number 10 is known in the local system.
This is possibly the cause why you do not see the dist system, e.g. in the PARA module.
When looking at the PVSS_II.log file at both systems you can see if the system have a connection or not. If the connection is established you will see entries with the information that the systems are connected.
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Leopold Knipp
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This is possibly the cause why you do not see the dist system, e.g. in the PARA module.
When looking at the PVSS_II.log file at both systems you can see if the system have a connection or not. If the connection is established you will see entries with the information that the systems are connected.
Best Regards
Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist
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Re: how to add a new distributed client to existing project?
Hi Leopold,
as usual, thanks for your reply. A colleague already suggested changing the ID of the newly added client and as that was sat at ID 1, the reason why the whole thing wasn't working is obvious.
One additional question, with the connection now established, is it possible to launch panels from the distributed client over on the server (so launch a panel which is normally used on the client within the server application), but without having to move over scripts / libs?
Cheers!
as usual, thanks for your reply. A colleague already suggested changing the ID of the newly added client and as that was sat at ID 1, the reason why the whole thing wasn't working is obvious.
One additional question, with the connection now established, is it possible to launch panels from the distributed client over on the server (so launch a panel which is normally used on the client within the server application), but without having to move over scripts / libs?
Cheers!
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Re: how to add a new distributed client to existing project?
In a WinCC OA system you can only use those panels and scripts / libs which are saved in the local project.
A panel which is saved in another system cannot be used. The distributed system is used to share data which saved at datapoint elements.
Best Regards
Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist
A panel which is saved in another system cannot be used. The distributed system is used to share data which saved at datapoint elements.
Best Regards
Leopold Knipp
Senior Support Specialist
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Re: how to add a new distributed client to existing project?
Thanks Leopold, thoughts so.