# Remote tags history provider storage faulted error

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349 "2022-10-18T16:48:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/1 "2022-10-18T16:48:37Z")

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Hi All  
I have 2 gateways - on gateway A there is history tag provider (type "DB table historian") with connection to the sql\_lite database and on the server B there is remote tag provider pointing to the history tag provider on the server A.

I am stuck on this problem as i checked service security and history provider access for default zone is set to query and storage.

Any other ideas to check? what else needs to be configured?  
Regards

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**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/2 "2022-10-18T17:12:06Z")

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> [@hewking32](#):
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> with connection to the sql\_lite database

First, a word of caution. This isn't a great Idea if you intend to use the system for any decent period of time. Sql\_lite is intended for very light duty and if you build up the data very much, eventually you'll choke your gateway. If you need a free database you can use PostgresSQL or Maria DB.

> [@hewking32](#):
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> server B there is remote tag provider pointing to the history tag provider on the server A.

I assume that you have Server B connected to Server A over the GAN, is that connection good?

You're kind of mixing terminology here, do you mean that you have a Remote History Provider on server B, to Server A?

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**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/3 "2022-10-18T19:54:03Z")

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i am aware if sql lite limits

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**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/4 "2022-10-18T19:55:35Z")

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gan connection is good, yes remote provider pointing at server a. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/5 "2022-10-18T22:19:01Z")

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Is history provider storage faulted on server A?

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**Author:** ![hewking32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hewking32](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hewking32)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/6 "2022-10-19T00:00:59Z")

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on server A history provider and database connection is all ok. On server B i get fault about storage which dissapears when i make remote tag provider read only

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**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/remote-tags-history-provider-storage-faulted-error/65349/7 "2022-10-19T14:49:44Z")

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That does make it sound like a permissions issue on server A is preventing storage by server B Your first post suggests you have the bases covered. If you'd like to share screenshots of security zone, service security, and remote history provider settings, maybe we'll see something. Alternatively, you could contact support to have a look.
