Maintenance Checklists

Structured SOPs with automation scripts for PI System operations

4 checklists•36 total tasks•4 automation scripts included

Checklist Progress is Session-Based

Checkboxes reset when you leave this page. For persistent tracking, download the automation scripts and use your organization's ticketing system to log completed maintenance activities.

Daily PI System Health Check

Essential daily checks to ensure PI System is operating normally and data collection is healthy.

Daily15 min

0/8 tasks • 0/4 critical0%

Verify PI Server service is runningCritical

Check Windows Services: pinetmgr, pisnapss, piarchss, pibufss should all be Running.

Tool: Windows Services / PI SMT

Check archive fill levelCritical

Current archive should be below 80% full. Alert at 70%, create new archive at 80%.

Tool: PI SMT > Archive Management

Review interface event ratesCritical

All interfaces should show non-zero event rates. Zero rate indicates stopped interface or no data from source.

Tool: PI SMT > Interface Status

Check PI Buffer Subsystem queue

pibufss queue should be near zero. A growing queue indicates the PI Server is not accepting data fast enough.

Tool: PI SMT > Buffer Subsystem

Verify PI Vision web server is accessible

Open PI Vision URL and confirm the login page loads. Check IIS application pool is running.

Tool: Browser / IIS Manager

Review PI System event log for errors

Check Windows Event Log (Application) for PI-related errors in the last 24 hours.

Tool: Windows Event Viewer

Check disk space on PI ServerCritical

Archive drive should have at least 20% free space. System drive should have at least 15% free.

Tool: Windows Explorer / PowerShell

Verify PI AF server is running

AFService should be Running in Windows Services. Check AF database connectivity.

Tool: Windows Services / PI System Explorer