Before you start
- Check the server requirements for the PI AF extractor.
- Assing access capabilities in a CDF project.
- Set up a Windows Update schedule. Note that the update may reboot the machine, causing extractor downtime.
Install and configure the extractor
Download and run the installer
Navigate to Data management > Integrate > Extractors and download and run the latest PI AF Extractor .msi file.
Create a working directory
Create a working directory.
Set Modify permission under Properties in the installation folder to avoid permission issues.
Create a configuration file
Create a
config directory inside the working directory and create a configuration file according to the configuration settings. The file must be in YAML format.Run as a Windows service
Verify the extractor is running
Verify that the extractor is running. If you’ve configured the extractor to log messages to a file, check the log files in the configured path, for instance, logs/log.txt.If you haven’t configured the extractor to read updates, it terminates after one reading. Check any error messages in the log to verify a successful run.
Run from a command line
You can run the extractor from a command line with these arguments:| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--host | Insert the PI server’s host name or IP address. |
--username | Insert the PI server’s Windows username. |
--password | Insert the PI server’s Windows password. |
--elements-query | Specify the query parameter for PI AF elements. |
-s|--service | Launch the extractor as a service. You must specify this parameter if you’ve configured a Windows service for the extractor. Running this from the command line only won’t work. |
-f |--config-file | Set the path to the configuration file. |
-l|--log-level | Set the console log-level: [fatal/error/warning/information/debug/verbose] |
-w|--working-dir | Set the working directory for the extractor. The default value is the current directory for a stand-alone file or one level above the executable file for the service version. |
--log-dir | Set the path to the log files to log to files unless you’ve already set the Logger configuration parameters. |
-?|-h+|—help | Enter to show this information. |
Upgrade the extractor
Download and run the .msi file for the new version of the extractor. The installer detects the current installation directory, updates the software, and keeps the configuration as-is. The sample configuration file is a part of the software package and is overwritten during an extractor upgrade.Note current settings
Take note of the installed version in case of a rollback and of the service properties in the Properties dialog.
Uninstall the extractor
Open the uninstaller
Run the installer, select Remove the extractor or open Add or remove programs from the Windows Control Panel.
Optional. Clean up files
Optionally, remove the installation directory with the configuration file and logs.