Configuration Management
Overview
Mainely Innovations provides a suite of custom Ansible modules designed for idempotent, automated deployments and management of AVEVA PI Systems. These modules ensure reliability, consistency, and scalability across installations, upgrades, and configurations for Data Archive, Asset Framework, PI Vision, PI Web API, PI Interfaces, and SQL components.
By automating system configuration and maintenance, our solution eliminates manual inconsistencies, reduces operational risk, and enables rapid, repeatable deployments across on-premises and cloud environments. Resource definitions are managed through straightforward JSON files, making it easy to replicate and audit changes.
Advantages
- Consistency: Uniform deployments and configurations across all environments.
- Scalability: Seamlessly manage multiple systems and environments.
- Reliability: Predictable, repeatable, and robust performance.
- Idempotency: Safe re-application of playbooks without unintended changes.
- Ease of Use: Simple, transparent configuration files for resource management.
Goals
- Infuse consistency and reliability into all PI System deployments.
- Eliminate manual drift and ensure every change is documented and auditable.
- Enable rapid, automated deployments and updates for both new and existing environments.
Challenges
- Each environment and deployment presents unique configuration challenges.
- Variations in data curation and reference methods can cause compatibility issues.
- Aggregating and constructing accurate data references is critical for a seamless transition to automated configuration management, especially when migrating from manual processes.
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AF SDK Dynamic Config
Meter Report Stats
PI Identity Config
PI Identities Removed
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PI Identities - No Change
PI Identity Mapping Config
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