Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE 3.01 Installation and Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 34)

Chapter 4 Installing FactoryTalk Historian
34 Rockwell Automation Publication HSE-IN024A-EN-E–December 2012
AF itself requires Microsoft SQL Server. See "Install Microsoft SQL
Server (page 25)" for more information.
NOTE
Before installing FactoryTalk Historian Asset Framework, learn about
the installation options it offers. See "Installation Modes for FactoryTalk
Historian Asset Framework (page 34)" for more information.
For the best performance and improved security, Rockwell
Automation recommends that you install the SQL Server and the
Asset Framework service on different computers.
During the installation process, you can decide how the AF service
and the AF SQL database will be installed on your computer, by
choosing one of five installation modes representing the following
scenarios:
• Both the service and the database are located on the same
machine:
Installation
mode
Description
AF Application
Service and AF
SQL Database
The service and the database are installed on the same
machine.
AF Application
Service and AF
SQL Database
with
unprocessed
database scripts
The service is installed on the machine, the system is
prepared for the database installation, and the database
scripts are copied to the following location in the Program
Files directory: Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk
Historian\PIPC\AF\SQL.
You can create the database manually, using the provided
scripts. See "Manually Create the Asset Framework
Database (page 56)" for more information.
If you select this option, you need to provide in the DB
Server Name text box the name of the SQL Server machine
and (optionally) the name of the instance of the SQL Server
with which the AF service will communicate.
• The service and the database are located on different
machines:
Installation Modes for
FactoryTalk Historian Asset
Framework