Available content in different Elipse E3 packages.
This article presents the available content in different packages of Elipse E3 for execution purposes. It works as a user guide for choosing the best possible package/version for your application’s…
Category: Domain / E3Server / HotStandBy
Detecting the hardkey/softkey’s expiry date at runtime.
Question: Can I access the product key’s expiry date (“hardkey/softkey”) at runtime? Solution: Yes. Elipse E3 version 5.5 comes with a new ServerNode object in E3Server, called Server Information (“[?Server]”).…
KB-72561: Server in Hot-Standby domain is not recognized.
Question: In a Hot-Standby architecture, the backup server remains stopped even after the main one has failed. Why does this happen? Solution: Currently, Elipse E3’s Hot-Standby module recognizes NetBIOS as the…
KB-68751: Running/editing applications developed with version x64 in Elipse E3 x86.
Question: Can an application developed with Studio x64 be edited/executed in Elipse E3 x86 (32 bits)? Solution: Yes. There are no compatibility issues between both architectures (x86 and x64); however,…
Hands-Off Mode: Propagating PRJ and LIB files via DFS.
The Hands-Off Mode has been a feature of Elipse E3 since its version 4.5 Build 228. It allows opening the project files (.PRJ and .LIB) on hands-off mode, which allows…
KB-61516: Start E3 Server option is blocked.
Question: In Windows XP, why does the option Start E3 Server appears to be blocked on the E3 Admin tool bar after E3 Server has stopped? Solution: This happens because…
KB-60204: Hardkey stops being acknowledged at run time and closes E3Server.
Question: By default, Elipse E3 closes when the hardkey is disconnected; what must I do when it closes while the hardkey remains connected? Solution: To fix this, follow these procedures:…
Library for identifying the status of Hot-Standby servers.
This library can be used in applications with two servers (Hot-Standby) to identify on screen each server’s status. Operation: The active server is detected by a script in the Constructor…
Using Elipse E3/Elipse Power Hot Standby in machines with redundant network interface controllers.
1. Introduction In order to improve system availability and its tolerance to failures, SCADA systems with redundant architecture are commonly chosen for servers, controllers, and other devices. A typical redundant…
Using an IP address in Remote Domain and HotStandby settings.
Question: Why can’t the IP address be used to indicate the server in remote domains and HotStandby connections? Solution: This is not allowed because there are cases when a certain…