History Database Server Variables

History Database Server installation variables are:

Variable

Description

Use Windows Authentication for Database Connections

Specify whether Windows authentication should be used for database connections. The selection is on by default, and we recommend using it. With Windows authentication, you can leave database password fields empty. If you de select the option, SQL logon is used, and you must enter database user name and password for each database connection, and they are saved in registry and log files as plain text.

Log File Directory of the Virtual Unit

Software running in the virtual unit uses this directory for their log files

Maintenance Address or Name of the Database Server for History Database

This address should be available when applying the changes to the host. Typically this is the database server’s physical address.

History Database Name

The name of the History Database

History Database User Name

The value defined for Configuration Database is used automatically by default.

History Database Password

The value defined for Configuration Database is used automatically by default.

If you change the default function, note that information in this field will be visible in plain text in some files and in Windows registry.

Database Collation

Choose database collation from the list.

Default Time Zone

Choose the default time zone from the list.

Path to Directory Containing History Database Data Files

Define the path.

Path to Directory Containing History Database Transaction Log Files

Define the path.