Use Visual KPI Server Manager to install and configure the GE Proficy interface. If you’ve been using the OLEDB interface, we recommend installing the new GE Proficy Historial SDK interface. The new interface provides better performance, especially if you have a rather large GE Proficy system.
The GE Proficy interface can be installed on Visual KPI Server or on any machine that is available to the Visual KPI Server via HTTP. If the interface is being installed on a machine other than Visual KPI Server, you need to first install Visual KPI Server Manager.
You must also have Historian SDK installed. See Prerequisites and Software Downloads.
During the GE Proficy interface install, use the Back button to move to a previous page in the installation wizard, or use the Cancel button to cancel the installation process.
- Open Visual KPI Server Manager.
- Expand the Sites folder. If you have multiple Visual KPI sites defined on your system, they are displayed here. Expand the Visual KPI site in which you want to install the interface.
- Continue expanding the site’s hierarchy until Interfaces is selected.
- Right-click Interfaces and select Install New Visual KPI Interface/GE Interface. The Interface Setup Wizard opens.
- Click Next to continue.
- Accept the License Agreement.
- Enter the GE Server Name.
- Click Finish to close the Setup Wizard. The newly installed interface appears in the Interfaces folder.
Configure a GE Proficy Interface
You must configure the GE Proficy interface after you install it. If you need to change the configuration settings for your GE Proficy Interface after it has already been installed, use the Visual KPI Server Manager.
- Open Visual KPI Server Manager.
- Expand the Sites folder. If you have multiple Visual KPI sites defined on your system, they will be displayed here. Expand the Visual KPI site that includes the interface to be configured.
- Under the Interfaces folder, select the GE Proficy interface.
- The detail pane displays the interface’s current configuration.
- Enter a Username, Password and the Domain name for the Visual KPI site that GE Proficy will interface with.
- Click Apply to save the settings.
