Document change log

This topic summarizes the releases of this document.

January 6, 2025

  • Added "Multiple accounts for privilege separation" and "Configuring RDBMS device for single or multiple accounts" (as of Niagara 4.15).

  • Updated "rdbMySql-MySQLDatabase" and "rdbSqlServer-SqlServerDatabase" components to include the "Non-Privileged Connection Pool" component (as of Niagara 4.15).

  • Updated "HTML5 - Rdb Device Manager" to include privilege separation properties (as of Niagara 4.15).

February 16, 2024

  • In “Installation and configuration” chapter, updated “Database requirement”, and added “Using Windows Integrated Authentication with rdbSqlServer driver” and “Configuring the authentication mode” (as of Niagara 4.14).

September 12, 2023

  • Added new topic “HTML5- RdbDeviceManager” in the “Plugins” chapter.

July 4, 2023

  • Added new topic “Dynamic ports in the RdbSqlServer” in the “Installation and configuration” chapter.

  • Added “TLS Min Protocol” and “Verify Subject in Certificate” properties in “rdbSqlServer-SqlServerDatabase” component topic.

  • Added “TLS Min Protocol” and “Verify Subject in Certificate” properties in “rdbMySQL-MySQLDatabase” component topic.

  • Added “TLS Min Protocol” and “Verify Subject in Certificate” properties in “rdbOracle-OracleDatabase” component topic.

  • Updated “Configuring Supervisor database properties” section.

  • Updated “Security best practices” chapter.

January 19, 2022

  • Updated the extra connection properties description.

November 9, 2021

  • Added a note to the “Security best practices” section recommending to configure minimum TLS version levels for specific databases.

  • Added a new section to “Archive History Provider”.

  • Added “Batch history capacity” section.

October 4, 2021

  • Moved alarmOrion topics to Niagara Alarms Guide.

July 27, 2021

  • Added “Archive history limits” section and the component topic, “rdb-HistoryServiceArchiveProvider.”

  • Recommended security best practices.

  • An explanation of the batch query optimization option (useBulkCopyForBatchInsert and rewriteBatchedStatements.

  • Updates to “Point query example” topic to include title change, new screen capture and improved explanation.

June 24, 2021

  • Added a component information for the “alarmOrion-OrionArchiveAlarmProvider”.

January 22, 2021

  • Updated “Importing history data from an Rdbms database” and, generally, improved the history import descriptions.

January 14, 2021

  • Added a note in the "Database requirement" and “MySQLDatabase (rdbMySQL-MySQLDatabase)” topics that indicates the latest supported MySQL connector version.

October 21, 2020

  • Added information about the Set Hsql Password action.

June 5, 2020

  • Minor corrections to several component topics to support online help.

  • Added information specifying that the mySql Connector/J connector must be renamed when installed.

  • Added missing property (Connector) on the SqlServerDatabase component.

October 25, 2019

  • In the topic, “About this guide”, added a caution note alerting customers to restrict access to all computers, devices, field buses, components, etc., that manage their building model.

August 7, 2019

  • Updated for Niagara 4.8.

September 17, 2018

  • Initial publication for Niagara 4.