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RedundancyMaster

by Kepware Technologies Inc. :: Last updated on March 13, 2007

RedundancyMaster increases the reliability and availability of OPC data by configuring OPC Servers into redundant pairs that seamlessly appear as a single OPC Server to any OPC Client application.

RedundancyMaster can be added to an existing server/client application without any reconfiguration of the application, keeping your processes going without any down time. In addition, a new Aliasing feature allows redundancy to be added to multiple pairs of servers that use the same ProgID.

Leveraging the popularity of OPC, a RedundancyMaster enabled system uses multiple connections to a device or system to increase the reliability of data collection. By transparently mapping these redundant data paths to appear as a single OPC Server connection.

Key Features

  • If a failure occurs on one OPC Server, RedundancyMaster automatically switches to the secondary server
  • Add Redundant Data Collection to any OPC Data Access Application
  • Supports multiple OPC Server pairs
  • ProgID Aliasing allows redundancy to be provided to multiple pairs of servers with the same ProgID
  • Easy setup: No programming or application changes required
  • Drop-in design makes implementing redundancy painless
  • Available fail over modes: Hot, Warm, and Cold
  • Configurable Server polling intervals
  • Trigger fail over and fallback
  • Configure multiple monitor items
  • Built-in diagnostics and event logging track every redundant events to disk
  • Events can generate email notifications to multiple recipients with custom headers and footers
  • A configurable Mail Server supports multiple servers for complete product redundancy front to back

Contact Information

Corporate
Kepware Technologies Inc.
400 Congress St.
3rd Floor
Portland, ME 04101
USA
Main: 207-775-1660
Toll-free: 888-KEPWARE
Fax: 207-775-1799
http://www.kepware.com

Core Capabilities

    Industries

    • Aerospace and Defense
    • Automotive OEM
    • Chemicals
    • Consumer Packaged Goods - Beverage, Tobacco
    • Consumer Packaged Goods - Food Products
    • Consumer Packaged Goods - House, Health, Beauty Products
    • Electrical Equipment
    • Electronics and Semiconductors
    • Hi-Tech (Computers, Communications, Office)
    • Industrial/Heavy Equipment and Machinery
    • Instruments and Controls
    • Medical Devices
    • Metals - Fabrication and Assembly
    • Metals - Primary (Mills, Foundries)
    • Miscellaneous Manufacturing
    • Oil and Gas
    • Other Transportation (Railroad, Ships, Boats)
    • Pharmaceuticals
    • Plastics and Rubber Products
    • Pulp and Paper
    • Textiles and Apparel

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003

    Databases supported

    • ASCII - Text file-based
    • Microsoft Access
    • Microsoft SQL Server
    • MySQL
    • Oracle
    • Other ODBC Compliant Systems
    • PostgreSQL

    Target Business Size(s)

    • Large (501+ users)
    • Mid-Size (101-500 users)
    • Small (1-100 users)

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