Client requirements – Rockwell Automation Energy Management Accelerator Toolkit Quick Start User Manual

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Rockwell Automation Publication IASIMP-QS016C-EN-P - October 2014

Chapter 2 System Configuration and Wiring

Recommendations

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)
• Low-end Server

– Single 2 GHz Pentium 4
– 1…2 GB RAM
– 80 GB hard disk

• Mid-range Server

– 2 or 4 CPU 2 GHz Pentium 4 or better
– 2…4 GB RAM
– 160 GB hard disk (with separate disks for operating system and log files and RAID 5 for main database files

preferred)

• High-end Server

– High-end server requirements are very dependent upon the user's application requirements. Please contact

Rockwell Automation for assistance in specifying hardware for a high-end server.

Client Requirements

The following are the client requirements for compatibility with FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix software:

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Vista Professional, Windows 7 (Windows 2000 is not supported) operating

system.

• Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9 web browser.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 software or later is required to view reports.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is required to use RT and Charts Plus options. .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is

included on the installation DVD or can be downloaded at no charge from Microsoft.

Your client workstation must also be permitted Intranet, Internet or dial-in access to the FactoryTalk EnergyMetrix server.
Contact your IT support personnel for assistance.

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