# OPC failover and reset

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 31, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364 "2012-10-31T15:19:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@Henry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Henry)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364/1 "2012-10-31T15:19:41Z")

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I have set up a primary and failover backup of Ignition based OPC-UA computers. The question is: how do we know if we have failed over to the backup computer, and can it be set up so a plant operator can reset the pair back to the primary system through a SCADA screen?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364/2 "2012-10-31T15:42:52Z")

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There’s no indication right now. I’m going to make a ticket so I don’t forget about this; hopefully I can implement something soon.

(Assuming you’re talking about the advanced option when setting up a UA connection to specify a failover endpoint/settings.)

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Taylor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chris_taylor/32/3315_2.png) [@Chris\_Taylor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Taylor)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364/3 "2015-02-02T19:00:16Z")

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Hi

A two year old post but was this ever done. it would be really handy to know if the OPC connection had failed over.

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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364/4 "2015-02-02T19:22:33Z")

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You can vote for this 😉  
[ideas.inductiveautomation.com/fo … connection](Http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/forums/255378-ignition-features-and-ideas/suggestions/7034578-driving-failover-mode-for-opc-connection)

[ideas.inductiveautomation.com/fo … teway-node](http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/forums/255378-ignition-features-and-ideas/suggestions/7035707-script-function-to-force-a-redundant-gateway-node)

[ideas.inductiveautomation.com/fo … ion-status](http://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/forums/255378-ignition-features-and-ideas/suggestions/6756090-system-tags-for-opc-connection-status)

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364/5 "2015-03-09T23:24:28Z")

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There is currently an advanced setting if you edit your OPC-UA server connection for a failover OPC server.

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**Author:** ![nldaigle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9de0a6/32.png) [@nldaigle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nldaigle)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-failover-and-reset/5364/6 "2020-07-27T17:38:33Z")

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Great, but the orignial request was to get a status to know when the OPC connection is using FailOver or not and also a way to return to the primary connection when available !