Hi André , This is an standard feature for AIM. real time points are stored as rxxx.fdb files (process data) messages are stored as mxxx.fdb files (OAJ, SYSMON and ALARMS). xxx represent the file number. As they are stored as an mxxx.fdb file instead of a rxxx.fdb file, you can restore or back-up them as required. But you have to configure it (normally a sample of message file is located under /opt/aim/examples/messages.imp) Hope this helps. Patrick Den Haese Invensys Systems Belgium ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marchal, André L." <AMarchal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:11 PM Subject: [foxboro] Aim* upgrade/replacement > Hi list, > > We have a system (6.4 and Mesh), and only use Aim* as our historian. We > would like to upgrade/replace Aim*, and would like to know our options. > > In addition to the normal collection of process data, we want to collect > messages (operator action journal, system alarms and process alarms). We > would like to keep trending capabilities on the DCS. > > We would like to do this with a single historian. > > We would like the ability to purge/restore the messages independently from > the process data. > > Thanks for sharing your thoughts/experiences! > > André > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process > Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at > your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html > > foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro > to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join > to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave > > _______________________________________________________________________ This mailing list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by Invensys Process Systems (formerly The Foxboro Company). Use the info you obtain here at your own risks. Read http://www.thecassandraproject.org/disclaimer.html foxboro mailing list: //www.freelists.org/list/foxboro to subscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=join to unsubscribe: mailto:foxboro-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=leave