Configuring Data Historian Servers

In 9.0, Cisco Packet Tracer supports a new device called Data Historian Server. This device can receive data from a data collector that speaks CIP and store the data in its local databases.

Overview

Users have the capability to utilize a data historian server within their network to gather data from various devices and store it in local databases. They can customize settings such as database table size and user accounts, and also import data specifically associated with a device. This collected or imported data will then be presented on the Supervisory Workstation software.

Basic Configuration

Users can configure the Global and Interface Settings of a Data Historian Server in a manner similar to a regular PC. Beyond these basic settings, the Services tab provides control over enabling/disabling the service, setting the database table size, importing data from a CSV file, and deleting user accounts.

To be successfully parsed and utilized by the Data Historian Server, CSV files should adhere to a specific data format: device name, tag name, tag value, UTC timestamp.

Router1, IA, 0.1, 2024-11-18T23:52:46Z
Router1, IA, 0.2, 2024-11-18T23:53:46Z

 

Examples

Sample File Description

data_historian.pkt

This file demonstrates a network that uses a PT Data Historian to store collected data via the CIP protocol. Users can then access the Data Historian database from a Supervisory Workstation to view the data in chart forms.

 

Current Modeling Limitations

The database size on the Data Historian Server is limited to 1,000,000 entries.