Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

> FoxAPI doesn't do a very
> good job closing the lists and giving up resources when you stop fxbais
> no matter which way you start it, so you end up having to reboot the box
> anyway 

Well, there goes another case of reduced functionalities as one "upgrades" to 
Windows. On one of my Solaris boxes used for PI interface, I haven't had to 
reboot it in nearly two years (I had stopped and restarted the interface many 
times).

03AW01-dmdo> uptime
  5:51pm  up 651 day(s),  4:06,  2 users,  load average: 0.06, 0.04, 0.04

But ... progress marches on.

Duc


-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Lowell, Timothy
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5:42 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

So, fxbais.exe doesn't run as a service, then?  The QF supposedly fixed
that problem on Win2K3 Server.  The go_FXBAIS file is the tried and true
method.  

We have the PI interface running on Windows XP here in Hawaii, and the
QF doesn't address running fxbais.exe as service on that operating
system.  We also use go_FXBAIS and it works great.  We even have two
interfaces running on the same P92 with no problems.  There really isn't
much advantage to running it as a service.  FoxAPI doesn't do a very
good job closing the lists and giving up resources when you stop fxbais
no matter which way you start it, so you end up having to reboot the box
anyway if you make any changes to the interface itself (adding and
deleting points works OK, just not adding new scan classes, for
example).

Tim Lowell
Control Systems Engineer
Tesoro Petroleum Company
210-626-4929 (w)
210-253-0225 (c)
Timothy.Lowell@xxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ball, Patrick G.
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:32 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

FoxAPI 4.3.2 - made sure it started on bootup
FXBAIS.exe - Uninstall and reinstalled interface and ICU
                Configured interface with ICU
                Created go_fxbais - modified to start fxbais.exe after
120 seconds
                Added the PI server to the hosts file
Rebooted and it started working, we have rebooted several times today
and PI started each time.

If you need more detail email me off list pgball@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of duc.do@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:03 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

So, Patrick, what did you do to fix your problem? Did you have to apply
that quick fix Tim referred to?

At some point I'll have to migrate my PI interface to a Windows box
also, and I'm, um, kind of scared of that day. I need to learn from
those who went before me.

Thanks!

Duc

-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ball, Patrick G.
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:03 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

Thanks Tim

Looks like we have it running now. 

-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Lowell, Timothy
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:04 PM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

Patrick,

There is a Quick Fix, QF1007921, that will correct the problem you are
seeing with fxbais.exe not running as a service in Windows Server 2003.
Alternatively, you can load FoxAPI v.4.3.2, which incorporates this
Quick Fix.  The Quick Fix loads a new version of the file foxapi.dll to
correct the problem.

Tim Lowell
Control Systems Engineer
Tesoro Petroleum Company
210-626-4929 (w)
210-253-0225 (c)
Timothy.Lowell@xxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Ball, Patrick G.
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:02 AM
To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [foxboro] OSISoft PI Startup on P90 Windows 2003 Server

Dirk,

Yes FoxAPI is starting, I can start the interface from ICU. WE converted
from UNIX (I miss my UNIX already) to Windows.

Thanks,
Patrick


 

 
 
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