Quick Configuration

Before you can monitor your computers, the server must be configured, so you will have to define which computers should be monitored and choose all settings to achieve a good configuration. All settings and computer configuration can be made using the XRatel Perfmon OPC/DDE Server Configuration, which is a standalone application that configures the main OPC Server. These steps will show you how to build a simple configuration file for monitoring computers.

XRatel Perfmon OPC/DDE Server Tools Server FrontEnd - Main Window

With XRatel Perfmon OPC/DDE Server Configuration opened, the first step is to discover all computers that should be monitored. To detect computers on your network, press the Network Scan Wizard button.

At the second step, select the option Local Network and go to the next step clicking on Next.

Network Browsing

In the third step, XRatel Perfmon OPC/DDE Server Configuration will attempt to find all computers within your subnet range and

WMI enabled. You can monitor only computers that have WMI enabled and configured. In Windows XP follow these instructions.

If you use Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server WMI is automatically configured and enabled for users in "Administrators"

group, but for security is strong recommended, that you configure WMI for another user.

Follow  these instructions for this.

In the fourth step, all computers found will be listed. Select which you want to monitor and go to the next step.

Now, Computer Browsing will scan for CPU, Hard Disks and memory devices in all computers selected for monitoring. Go to the next step when the scan be completed.

All components found in all computers will be listed in step 6. XRatel Perfmon OPC/DDE Server Configuration will create Performance Tags for each one.

Computer Browsing

Go ahead to the next step and complete the setup clicking on Finish button.

Activated tags are checked and its symbols are colored, while disabled tags are not checked and has gray symbols. Now, choose all desired tags for monitoring by OPC in "Enable" column box.

Performance Tags Activation

Click on Activate Profile button to update the server and reflect this new configuration. Then, confirm the publish clicking on Yes.

Profile Activation

Start the server with XRatel Perfmon OPC/DDE Server - Server Monitor and review its configuration. Probably you'll need to Reload the Server, clicking on Reload Server button. In the screenshot below, it is not scanning any computer and current Server Status is Normal.

Server Main Window

If your server status indicates Scan Overlap, you need to change some computer specific configuration settings. Please refer to detailed FrontEnd configuration section for information on how to do that.

To execute the Server when the windows starts, click on Install OPC Server as Service in the

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