Setting up a collector
- Create a new collector
- Enter a unique name
- Optionally enter a description
A success message should appear signifying the collector has been created. If something went wrong an error message will appear with more info on what went wrong.
Generate a token
The
API settings
must be configured before generating a token!
- Select the collector
- Press the generate token button
After pressing the button a modal will open with the generated collector token.
The collector token contains 4 pieces of important information for the collector
- Historian server URL
- Historian server REST port
- Historian server GRPC port
- Collector UUID
Collectors are linked to a corresponding collector user, in the user overview you can invalidate the generated token. Creating a new token will also invalidate the old token.
Deleting a collector
Collectors without active measurement can be deleted. It’s recommended to stop the collector service after deleting the collector to stop it from attempting to send data to the Historian.