OSIsoft: Check Health Status, Test, & Troubleshoot Buffering [PI Buffer Subsystem v4.3 & later]
This video shows how to check the health status of buffering with Buffering Manager, a GUI tool introduced with PIBufss Version 4.3 and later. It also shows how to test buffering and how to troubleshoot buffering errors.
[00:10] Open Buffering Manager
[00:33] What are the different levels of counters shown in Buffering Manager? (Global, Logical, and Physical)
[01:30] Check Global Buffering Status, Jump to troubleshooting section if needed
[02:25] Use events in queue and total events sent counters to confirm sending data
[03:12] Drill down to health counters at logical and physical servers
[04:28] Reminder of option to use Performance Counters to monitor remotely
[04:58] Test buffering using pibufss -bc stop in the command prompt to queue events locally
[07:10] Troubleshoot buffering warning for not connected to the server
[09:24] Troubleshoot buffering error for received error(s) when posted to certain point(s)
[11:07] PI Live Library Resource for troubleshooting additional PI Buffer Subsystem health alerts
[11:50] Generate a bufreport by running bufreport.bat for Tech Support cases
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