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Version: OpCon (Cloud - Current)

Editing Vision Remote Instances

A Vision Remote Instance defines the connection information that Vision uses to monitor a separate OpCon environment. Each instance stores two sets of connection details: a Vision Instance Connection (REST API and Solution Manager URLs, credentials, and Vision Action User) and a Complex Expression Connection (direct database access for complex tag expressions).

Only users with the OCADM role can access the Remote Instances page.

Edit a Vision Remote Instance​

To edit an existing Vision Remote Instance, complete the following steps:

  1. In Solution Manager, go to Vision Settings.

  2. Select Remote Instances in the toolbar.

  3. In the Remote Instances list, select the row for the instance you want to edit.

  4. Select Edit.

    The Remote Instance dialog opens, pre-populated with the current values.

  5. Update any fields in the Vision Instance Connection section as needed:

    FieldDescription
    NameUnique name for the remote instance. Cannot contain the characters `*?'
    Badge (Auto Gen.)Read-only abbreviation generated automatically from the Name.
    DescriptionOptional description. Maximum 4000 characters.
    Api URLBase URL of the remote OpCon REST API. Must be a valid URL.
    Api UserOpCon user name used to authenticate to the remote API. Changing this field requires you to re-enter Api Password.
    Api PasswordPassword for the Api User. Maximum 12 characters. Required when adding or when Api User changes.
    Solution Manager URLBase URL of the remote Solution Manager. Must be a valid URL.
    Vision Action UserOpCon user on the remote instance that Vision uses to perform actions. Must exist on the remote system.

  6. Update any fields in the Complex Expression Connection section as needed:

    FieldDescription
    SQL ServerHostname or IP address of the SQL Server hosting the remote OpCon database. Cannot contain ; or =.
    DatabaseName of the remote OpCon database. Cannot contain ; or =.
    Windows AuthWhen enabled, the connection uses Windows Authentication and the User and Password fields are cleared and disabled.
    UserSQL Server login name. Required when Windows Auth is off.
    PasswordSQL Server password. Required when Windows Auth is off.
    MirroringEnables SQL Server database mirroring for the connection.
    Transparent Network Ip ResolutionControls Transparent Network IP Resolution for the SQL driver. Options: Auto, Enabled, Disabled.

  7. Select Save.

Result: The remote instance is updated. The list refreshes to reflect the saved changes.

Field validation​

Solution Manager validates the following on save:

  • Name must be unique across all remote instances.
  • Api URL and Solution Manager URL must be reachable valid URLs.
  • Api User credentials must be valid on the remote system (OCADM-level credentials are required).
  • Vision Action User must exist on the remote instance.
  • User and Password are required when Windows Auth is off.