Since PI AF automatically comes with PI Data Archive, will using AF count against our license count?
Since PI AF automatically comes with PI Data Archive, will using AF count against our license count?
Hi Angela,
You can have as many AF Servers as you want so it shouldn't count against your license. If I'm misunderstanding your questions, please clarify for me.
~Jesse
Jesse,
Thank you for your help. I guess I should’ve clarified that will adding tags from our archive to AF count against our license count?
Angela Long
Support Analyst, PI / PHD Historian, Digital IT : Logistics, Controls, PCN and Operational Systems
O: (1) 918.977.4605 | M: (1) 918.766.3705
PB-11-1130-01 | 420 South Keeler Avenue | Bartlesville, OK 74003
Hi Angela,
Excellent question. If you map a PI Tag to an AF Attribute, this will not count against your license. In fact, you can map an existing PI Tag to as many attributes across multiple AF Databases and Servers as you'd like.
The only operation that will count against your license is when you create a PI Tag through an analysis. To be more specific, this is only when you create a new PI Tag for an analysis. If you use PI Analysis to write to an existing PI Tag, this will not count against your license.
~Jesse
Awesome. That answers my question. Thank you so much for your help
Angela Long
Support Analyst, PI / PHD Historian, Digital IT : Logistics, Controls, PCN and Operational Systems
O: (1) 918.977.4605 | M: (1) 918.766.3705
PB-11-1130-01 | 420 South Keeler Avenue | Bartlesville, OK 74003
Anytime! Happy to help
A minor note: when using 'classic' Notifications, every PI Notification would consume 1 PI Point License. Anything since i think AF2016 does not have any impact.
Hi Angela,
Excellent question. If you map a PI Tag to an AF Attribute, this will not count against your license. In fact, you can map an existing PI Tag to as many attributes across multiple AF Databases and Servers as you'd like.
The only operation that will count against your license is when you create a PI Tag through an analysis. To be more specific, this is only when you create a new PI Tag for an analysis. If you use PI Analysis to write to an existing PI Tag, this will not count against your license.
~Jesse