E143 Troubleshooting 800xA Core System

Expert Workshop Description

Workshop Duration
The duration is 5 days.
Workshop Type
This is an instructor led workshop with short
presentations and demonstrations, extended
exercises, and hands on sessions and
discussion.
Workshop Goal
Accurate system service and professional
troubleshooting is a prerequisite of high
system availability demanded by todays
automation industry. This Expert Workshop
provides in depth troubleshooting skills and
abilities for the 800xA core system. It covers
troubleshooting on domain controllers,
networks, time synchronization, and Aspect
Servers. It goes into detail on the alarm &
event architecture, the data flow to graphics,
and the flow of history data. After this
workshop the student is prepared to deliver
superior service for 800xA systems.
Student Profile
This Expert Workshop is targeted at service
engineers, system engineers, system test
engineers, system administrators, and
system integrators.
Prerequisites and Recommendations
Participants should have good understanding
of System 800xA administration, and

troubleshooting tools (possibly through

T302/T305). Knowledge of Microsoft server
operating systems, domain concepts, and
networking (e.g., TCP/IP protocol and DNS)
is useful.
Workshop Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, the
student will be able to:

Restore a crashed redundant domain

controller or Aspect Server.

Use tools for troubleshooting windows

and networking.

Use special tools of 800xA and 3rd party

tools for troubleshooting OPC problems,
alarm & event problems, and history
problems.

Monitor and analyze the flow of data

through System 800xA.

Troubleshoot inconsistencies in System

800xA, i.e., between redundant Aspect
Servers, Aspect Directory and Control
Builder M.

Topics Covered
Analyze and troubleshoot domain
controllers.

Restore a crashed domain controller in

redundant configuration.

Troubleshoot network problems using

standard windows tools.

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E143 Troubleshooting 800xA Core System

Expert Workshop Description

Understand throughput problems.

Understand the data flow from controller

to graphics.

Use enhanced OPC monitoring and

logging tools.

Troubleshoot alarm problems;

understand the alarm & event
architecture.

Analyze the data flow from history

server to workplace client.

Diagnose inconsistency problems

between Aspect Directory and Control
Builder M.

Collect diagnostic data on redundant

Aspect Servers.

Troubleshoot time synchronization.

Troubleshoot the service framework.

Restore a crashed redundant Aspect

Server.

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E143

Troubleshooting 800xA Core System

Day 1

Day 2

Course
information

Domain trouble
shooting

System 800xA
Architecture

OPC Data
Access

Network

Day 3
Alarm & Event
History

Day 4
Service
Framework
System
Troubleshooting

Day 5
Security
Miscellaneous

E143 Configuration Overview

Domain: IITn.local (n = domain #)
71
Workplace
Client CLn1
XP

Client/Server Network

Area 1

172.16.4.x
Switch
Switch
172.17.4.x

n1

n2
2. DC and
redundant AS/CS
DCASCSn2

1. DC and AS/CS
DCASCSn1
S2003

S2003

Control Network

Area 20

172.16.80.x
Switch

151

ABB, 2005

AC 800M

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