PI Interface for Bailey Infi90 15Installing Interface Service with PI Interface Configuration Utility The PI Interface Configuration Utility provides a user interface for creating, editing, and deleting
the interface service Service Configuration Service name The
Service name box shows the name of the current interface service. This service name is obtained from the interface executable.
ID This is the service ID used to distinguish multiple instances of the same interface using the same executable.
Display name The
Display name text box shows the current Display Name of the interface service. If there is currently no service for the selected interface, the default Display Name is the service name with a PI prefix. Users may specify a different Display Name. OSIsoft suggests that the prefix PI be appended to the beginning of the interface name to indicate that the service is part of the OSIsoft suite of products.
Interface Installation 16 Log on as The
Log on as text box shows the current Logon as Windows User Account of the interface service. If the service is configured to use the Local System account, the
Log on as text box will show “LocalSystem.” Users may specify a different Windows User account for the service to use.
Password If a Windows User account is entered in the
Log on as text box, then a password must be provided in the
Password text box, unless the account requires no password.
Confirm password If a password is entered in the
Password text box, then
it must be confirmed in the Confirm password text box.
Dependencies The
Installed services list is a list of the services currently installed on this machine. Services upon which this interface is dependent should be moved into the
Dependencies list using the button. For example,
if API Buffering is running, then “bufserv” should be selected from the list at the right and added to the list on the left. To remove a service from the list of dependencies, use the button, and the service
name will be removed from the Dependencies list. When the interface is started (as a service, the services listed in the dependency list will be verified as running (or an attempt will be made to start them. If the dependent services) cannot be started for any reason, then the interface service will not run.
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