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Automation Manager#

The Automation Manager represents a server or dedicated computer capable of running multiple Automation Controllers and multiple Automation Drivers.

How It Works#

The Automation Manager consists of two processes:

  • The Automation Manager
    • Starts and monitors the processes
    • Starts and stops other processes on demand from the Automation Monitor
    • Stores and retrieves persisted data
  • The Automation Monitor
    • Connects and interacts with the system
    • Processes the workload (controllers, drivers)
    • Downloads packages versions
    • Requests packages to be started and stopped
    • Updates itself
    • Creates the communication channel between controller and driver(s)

The Automation Monitor is the responsible for the automation operations. The Automation Manager only starts or stops processes.

The Automation Monitor uses heartbeat checks at defined intervals to confirm that Controllers and Drivers are active. When a process fails to respond or exceeds the configured failure threshold, the Monitor automatically restarts it.

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For more information, see the Factory Automation tutorial.

Management Operations#

For information about Automation Manager management operations, refer to the Operations Page.