The network connects the Supervisor PC to local area network
devices. The third-party database runs on Supervisor PC. The supported
database components are available through three rdb palettes: rdbMySQL,
rdbOracle, and rdbSqlServer.
You are working in Workbench running on a PC that is connected to the device network.
A third-party database is installed on the PC and ready to use.
- Double-click the station’s Drivers container.
The Driver Manager view opens.
- Click the New button.
The
New network window opens.
For information about creating new networks,
see the Niagara Drivers Guide.
- Select Rdbms Network from the drop-down
list, the number of networks to add, and click Ok.
The New window used to name the network(s)
opens.
- Change the default name(s) or use the default name(s) and
click Ok.
You should have network named RdbmsNetwork (or whatever you named it) under your Drivers folder showing a status of {Ok} with
the Enabled property set to true.
- To establish a connection to the RDBMS, right-click the RdbmsNetwork you just created, click ActionsPing.
The connection reports {ok} if a database exists.