Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 61)

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Determining which computers you’ll need
You can develop and then test a network distributed application on a single computer.
However, network application components are usually distributed over a network, on
multiple computers.
For information about FactoryTalk View SE system requirements and limits related to
running network distributed application components, see the FactoryTalk View Site
Edition Installation Guide.
Following is a sample architecture of a distributed system. It includes a FactoryTalk
Directory Server, FactoryTalk View SE Server and Client, RSLinx Enterprise Data Server,
and FactoryTalk View Studio for application development and configuration.
Depending on needs, a network distributed application deployed for production typically
involves the following computers:
 One computer running the FactoryTalk Network Directory server
If you plan to deploy a network distributed application that uses more than two servers (or two
pairs of redundant servers) and 20 clients, or if you would like architectural assistance, contact
your local Rockwell Automation Sales office for architectural assistance. For information about
setting up redundant FactoryTalk View SE Servers, see Chapter 14, Setting up FactoryTalk
system availability.