[ISS Support Case] Historian upgrade issue

Last updated: October 17th, 2025

Description

Upgrading customer from 2014 r2 sp1 to 2020 r2 sp1. They moved the historian. It didnt use the Data folder, it setup a data folder inside of the normal data folder. Data is going into the right folder but is not showing the icon. ------------ Cannot start the aveva historian search service.

Author: Kevin Modlin
Published: October 17th, 2025

Details:

Product: Historian

Version: 2020 R2

Solution: [Solution is visible below when you're logged in and have a current subscription]

Date Created:	10/13/2022
Case:	82780

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