Setting up a multi-cluster master project

You can use the following example to set up a multi-cluster master project with multiple clusters. This is a standalone setup that includes the Site A and Site B projects as one large project.

Prerequisites:

The following projects:

    • MultiSite_Common_Include.ctz
    • PLS_Example_MultiSite_Master.ctz
    • PLS_Example_SiteA.ctz
    • PLS_Example_SiteB.ctz

restored in the following directory:

    [Install directory]\ProgramData\Schneider Electric\Power Operation\[version]\Examples\Multi-Site Example

    See Restoring a project for detailed information on how to restore a project.

To set up a multi-cluster master project:

  1. In Power Operation Studio, set PLS_Example_MultiSite_Master as the active project.
  2. Go to Topology > Edit > Network Addresses and confirm both SiteANetwork and SiteBNetwork addresses are set to either the loopback IP, server IP, or the same hostname.

  3. Go to Project > Setup Wizard and run the Computer Setup Wizard in Custom mode.
  4. Click Next through the Project Setup, Profile Setup, Computer Role Setup, and on Network Setup, confirm that the Networked radio button is enabled.
  5. Click Next through the Report Server Properties Setup, Trend Server Properties Setup, CPU Setup, and Events Setup.
  6. In the Startup Functions Setup window, do the following:

    1. Select the startup function for the SiteA_IOServer
    2. Enter PLSD_Startup() in the Modify Startup Function dialog.
    3. Click OK.

  7. Click Next.
  8. In the Cluster Connections Setup, select the client, and click Modify.
  9. In the Modify Cluster Connections window, enable both clusters, and click OK.

    10. NOTE: At minimum, both the client and SiteA_Cluster.SiteA_IOServer must be selected. If other components have multiple clusters selected, this can safely be ignored.

  10. Select SiteACluster.SiteA_IOServer and click Modify.
  11. In the Modify Cluster Connections window, enable SiteB_Cluster, and click OK.

  12. Click Next and set the server authentication password.
  13. Click Next through Configure Server User, Security Setup - Control Menu, Security Setup - Keyboard, Security Setup - Miscellaneous, General Options Setup, and Finish in Computer Setup.
  14. Click Run the active project.

NOTE: The advanced one-line will not run on the Citect Runtime. This is because both Site A and Site B projects include a zOL device that is used for advanced one-line. With multiple clusters within a single project, only one zOL device is required.