Rockwell Automation 2500 IntelliCENTER Software - Manual (Page 42)

42 IntelliCENTER Software
Publication MCC-UM001E-EN-P - March 2014
System Requirements
These minimum system requirements provide optimal operation of the FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software:
• Server Software Requirements for Installing FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix Software
– Windows 2003 Server or Windows 2008 Server, Application Server role. Windows 2000 Server is not supported.
– Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008, installed with mixed-mode authentication (Windows and SQL). TCP/IP
access must be enabled and IIS must be installed and setup. A system administrator SQL login must be used for the
FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software installation.
– SQL Management Studio to create a user in order to install FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software.
– You must have machine administrator privileges to install FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software.
• Hardware Requirements - The database requires these minimum standards:
– 1.4 GHz or better Intel or Compatible Processor
– 2 GB RAM
– 160 GB hard disk (with separate disks for operating system and log files and RAID 5 for main database files
preferred)
These are general guidelines. FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software is capable of running on a variety of hardware platforms. The
main scalability issue is related to processing of logged data (for example, report generation, trending). CPU speed, number of
CPUs, RAM, and RAID 5 for the database files are the main scalability factors (in that order). All hardware platforms require the
following:
– Processor, RAM and hard drive as noted below
– DVD drive
– One or more Ethernet network ports
– Internet access
– Monitor, keyboard, pointing device (mouse)
For installation instructions please refer to the FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix User Manual, publication FTALK-UM001 .
Install the IntelliCENTER Energy Data CDs
The IntelliCENTER Energy Data CD has two uses:
• Installing the databases and documentation needed for IntelliCENTER Software to display information for your MCC.
• Populating the IntelliCENTER Energy server with information about the devices in the MCC, when run from the
server.
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We recommend, but do not require, that you install FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software on a dedicated server with a local installation
of Microsoft SQL Server.