Starting and Stopping an Agent Instance

Starting an Agent Instance

To set up the data flow between the data source, PCo, and the destination system, or in order that you can use the agent instance as a server, you need to start the agent instance.

On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select an agent instance and choose Start of the navigation path Plant Connectivity Next navigation step Start Agent Instance End of the navigation path .

Stopping an Agent Instance

If you want to stop the data flow or stop the server, you need to stop the agent instance.

On the Plant Connectivity Management Console screen, select an agent instance and choose Start of the navigation path Plant Connectivity Next navigation step Stop Agent Instance End of the navigation path .

Stopping All Agent Instances

In the menu under Start of the navigation path Plant Connectivity Next navigation step Stop All Agent Instances End of the navigation path , you can use the Stop All Agent Instances function to stop all active agent instances in one step, after you have clicked Yes when the confirmation prompt appears. A pushbutton is provided for this function in the agent instance area in the toolbar.

Starting Groups

You can assign agent instances to one starting group and start and stop the agent instances in that group together. For more information, see Using Starting Groups for Agent Instances.