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Running AlarmDBLogger as Windows Service on Windows2008 and Windows 7

Tech Note 872


Running AlarmDBLogger as Windows Service on Windows2008 and Windows 7

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Topic#: 002672
Created: July 2012
Updated: November 2012

Introduction
Currently, InTouch’s Alarm DB Logger is not able to run as a Windows service on Windows 2008 or Windows 7. This limit puts many
restrictions on the design of a SCADA system using Alarm DB Logger. In some cases this limitation makes alarm logging completely
impossible.

For example, starting Alarm DB Logger on Windows 2008 and Windows 7 becomes impossible without user login in these conditions:

When there is no Platform deployed, and

InTouch application (WindowViewer) is not running.

This utility allows InTouch’s Alarm DB Logger to be able to run as a Windows service on Windows 2008 or Windows 7.

Application Versions
InTouch 10.1 to InTouch 10.1 SP3.

From InTouch 10.1 SP3 P01 forward, the functionality to run Alarm DB Logger as a service is built into the product. The utility is
not supported in later versions.

Windows 2008, Windows 7 and other Windows operating systems.

Note: The combination of Alarm DB Logger configured as a service and InTouch running locally as a Console application Alarm
Provder is not supported.

If InTouch needs to run in the Console session, the Alarm DB Logger must be configured in the Alarm DB Logger Manager as a Normal
Application instead of a Windows Service.

Refer to the updated Tech Note 725, Running InTouch and AlarmDBLogger Services on Vista and Later Operating Systems for
full details of the supported scenarios and applicable alarm query syntax. With Windows 7, running locally as a console application
is the same thing as running at the desktop.

Install aaAlarmDbLogger Service


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Running AlarmDBLogger as Windows Service on Windows2008 and Windows 7

1. Download the AlarmLoggerServiceSetup.zip file.

2. Unzip the files, and run AlarmLoggerService Setup.

3. In the setup wizard, choose the default settings for all screens and click Next until the setup completes.

4. If InTouch is installed at the default directory, that is, C:\Program Files (x86)\Wonderware\InTouch, you are ready to start
the service. If not, please go to Windows registry by using the Registry Editor and create a key as below. Assign the FilePath
(String) the actual path of your wwAlmLogger.exe file.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ArchestrA\aaAlarmDbLoggerService]
"FilePath"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Wonderware\\InTouch\\wwalmlogger.exe"

FiGurE 1: SElEct Installation FoldEr

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Running AlarmDBLogger as Windows Service on Windows2008 and Windows 7

Start/Stop aaAlarmDbLogger Service

To Start AlarmDBLogger Service

1. Click Start > All Programs > Wonderware > InTouch > Alarm Logger Service > Start Service.

2. The command prompt should appear.

3. Make sure the service was started successfully message appears (Figure 2 below).

4. Press any key to finish the command.

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Running AlarmDBLogger as Windows Service on Windows2008 and Windows 7

FiGurE 2: SErvicE Was StartEd SuccEssfullY MEssaGE

To Stop AlarmDBLogger Service

1. Click Start > All Programs > Wonderware > InTouch > Alarm Logger Service > Stop Service.

2. The command prompt should appear.

3. Make sure the service was stopped successfully message appears (Figure 3 below).

4. Press any key to finish the command.

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Running AlarmDBLogger as Windows Service on Windows2008 and Windows 7
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C. He, M. AbouELSoud

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