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Provisioning extensions

This topic introduces the seven special device extensions that are automatically created under each of the NiagaraStation devices contained in its NiagaraNetwork. Provided the network has the ProvisioningNwExt, the system automatically includes these extensions when you add a new station under the Supervisor’s NiagaraNetwork.

The provisioning extensions appear under a different area of the Supervisor station from the station’s ProvisioningNwExt, and from the job prototype components separately copied from the provisioningNiagara palette.

Figure 2.   Provisioning extensions added to NiagaraStation device
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These seven device extensions are in addition to the standard extensions for points, histories, alarms, schedules, users, sys def and files that exist for any NiagaraStation.

Some of the extensions have special views. Along with the ProvisioningNwExt and its children, all station extension components are required to be present (and enabled) for full provisioning support.

The seven provisioning extensions are:

  • Platform Connection manages the link between the Supervisor and the remote host running the station.
  • StationProxy polls the station for system statistics.
  • Software holds a snapshot of the current software versions installed on the remote host.
  • Backup enables the Supervisor to make backups of the station.
  • Licenses enables the Supervisor to update licenses on the host that is running the station.
  • Templates supports the Details action, which will show information about component and device templates that have been deployed to the remote station.
  • Device Bootstrapspecifies the target host Id in bootstrap mode.

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