# Understanding Server Diagnostics

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [February 19, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572 "2025-02-19T17:14:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zachary\_Sobie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zachary\_Sobie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Sobie)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572/1 "2025-02-19T17:14:07Z")

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I have had some issues losing Data. We lose connection for about 10 minutes then it is restored. This has become a daily occurrence. My plan was to use the Server \>\> ServerStatus \>\> State to monitor the Ignition OPC-UA Server connection. However, when I copy the item path it returns {ns=0;i=2259}. Is there a reference/manual that enunciates what these Diagnostic values mean?

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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:** [February 19, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572/2 "2025-02-19T17:57:34Z")

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> [@Zachary\_Sobie](#):
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> Is there a reference/manual that enunciates what these Diagnostic values mean?

Are you asking for something that defines what the values of the ServerState enum mean?

If so, [UA Part 5: Information Model - 12.6 ServerState](https://reference.opcfoundation.org/Core/Part5/v105/docs/12.6)

If you're just interested in whether or not you are connected, there are already system tags associated with every OPC connection that you can monitor instead. See [System Tags | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/tags/types-of-tags/system-tags#opc-system-tags)

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**Author:** ![Zachary\_Sobie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zachary\_Sobie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Sobie)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572/3 "2025-02-19T18:09:22Z")

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12.6 ServerState is precisely what I need!

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/1/01342b9b8a1096276c4bea5732cebc47e6669f6e.png)  
Is there a reason that I cannot drag and drop the tag into a Numeric Text Field?

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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:** [February 19, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572/4 "2025-02-19T18:16:55Z")

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Are you dragging it from the OPC Browser or from the Tag Browser?

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**Author:** ![Zachary\_Sobie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ad7895/32.png) [@Zachary\_Sobie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zachary_Sobie)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572/5 "2025-02-19T18:26:44Z")

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OPC Browser

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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:** [February 19, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/understanding-server-diagnostics/102572/6 "2025-02-19T18:34:16Z")

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Ok, that probably just shouldn't even be allowed by the Designer UI.

You need to drag it into the Tag Browser first or otherwise make an Ignition tag.

Then you can drag the Ignition tag onto your Window.