My system used to have everything on a Big Daddy all in one computer.
Then I mapped out my needs:
One print server always available for printing, as the printers are located in the loft.
Weather data server connected to an Envoy, always on for uploading to WU and CWOP
BD) computer I use for everything else which hibernates when not in use.
BD crashed hard and therefore I decided to put the weather on a simple (to fix) stable server. So I put the weather data, weatherlink, and printers on a low power no monitor but extremely stable server.
If I wanted to check out the data I had three choices: 1) Go online to WU, 2) go online CWOP or 3) head up stairs and plug in a monitor and evaluate the data on the server via weatherlink. I could also check out the data on the vantage pro 2 console which is right next to the BD computer.
However, there is another option. I could use a copy of weatherlink on BD and evaluate the data. The data would never be older than 15 minutes (I use 15 minute download intervals). I can use everything on the BD weatherlink except the Bulletin and live strip charts. I put the data on a shared folder on the server and direct the BD Weatherlink to that folder.
I had another licensed version of Weatherlink (upgraded) from an older Davis weather station (Weather Monitor II). If not for that, technically I would have had to purchase another user license of Weatherlink for for $25.
Anyway just putting out there that here are multiple ways of accessing your Davis Data.
