Installing the network and database
The network connects the Supervisor PC to local area network devices. The third-party database runs on Supervisor PC. The
supported database components are available through three rdb palettes: rdbMySQL, rdbOracle, and rdbSqlServer.
Prerequisites: You are working in
- Double-click the station’s Drivers container.The Driver Manager view opens.
- Click the New button.The New network window opens.
For information about creating new networks, see the Niagara Drivers Guide.
- Select
Rdbms Networkfrom the drop-down list, the number of networks to add, and click Ok.The New window used to name the network(s) opens. - Change the default name(s) or use the default name(s) and click Ok.You should have network named RdbmsNetwork (or whatever you named it) under your Drivers folder showing a status of {Ok} with the
Enabledproperty set totrue. - To establish a connection to the RDBMS, right-click the RdbmsNetwork you just created, click ActionsPing.The connection reports {ok} if a database exists.