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Getting Started with iFIX
while it waits for a response from the file server. It is recommended that you store a backup copy of the files
you need on the local node. It is not recommended that you use the file server for files if it is susceptible to
failure.
Handling Time Zones when Using Networked FIX 6.15 and iFIX Nodes
In FIX 6.15, time zones are ignored when passing alarms over the network. For example, if a FIX 6.15 node in
Boston (Eastern Standard Time), generates an alarm at 4:00 PM, then a FIX 6.15 node in Chicago (Central
Standard Time) displays that alarm with a time stamp of 4:00 PM.
By comparison, iFIX uses time zones and adjusts the time stamp accordingly. For example, if an iFIX node in
Boston generates an alarm at 4:00 PM, another iFIX node in Chicago displays the alarm with a time stamp of
3:00 PM.
When FIX 6.15 and iFIX transfer alarms over the network, the time zone handling is similar to FIX 6.15 as the
following table shows.
When...
Then...
A FIX 6.15 node in Boston generates an
alarm at 4:00 PM
An iFIX node in Chicago displays the alarm with a time
stamp of 4:00 PM.
An iFIX node in Boston generates an alarm
at 4:00 PM
A FIX 6.15 node in Chicago displays the alarm with a time
stamp of 4:00 PM.
Networking with Other iFIX and FIX Nodes
iFIX can share data and alarms with previous versions of iFIX, as well as with FIX32 6.15 and FIX v7.0. FIX32
view nodes will only receive alarms from alarm areas A-P.
IMPORTANT: You cannot run iFIX and FIX v7 at the same time on a single computer.
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