The following file types are important for settings, logs, configuration, escpecially for disaster recovery.
.txt
is a text formatted file used for purposes such as logs and detailed logs.data
files are history blocks for numeric and Boolean values, created hourly.state
files are history files are for maintaining the current state of a dataset.object
files are history blocks for object values (e.g. strings, json blobs, arrays, etc.), created hourlytag.config
files contain tag id linked to data stored int the.data
and.object
files, this file must be recovered with your data files!- The
dataset.state
file maintains the current state of the dataset, which is used on dataset initialization to determine whether any hourly history block recovery is required - The
tag.state
file maintains the current state of each tag in the dataset, which is used on dataset initialization settings.config
is where you can change default directories or drives, logging, and monitoring configurations, and Kestrel network settings. For information, see Time Series Historian Settings
Your tag.config file is just as important as your .data and .object files. Without it, tag data cannot be referenced in your data files