VZ11 - Architecting a Distributed FactoryTalk® View Site Edition System

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FactoryTalk® View Site EditionVZ11 - Architecting a Distributed Application


Agenda

Lab Exercise - Design a Distributed Application

FactoryTalk® View SE System Limits and Redundancy

FactoryTalk® View SE System Overview

Laying the Foundations


Before We Begin …


FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Design & Deploy – Section 1

Laying the Foundations


Sessions

5

Domains, Workgroups, and Operating System Considerations

TF10 - Operating Systems Considerations (Discussion Session)

Remote Desktop Services

VZ10 - Extending FactoryTalk® View Site Edition with Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services

VZ17 - Extending FactoryTalk® View Site Edition With ACP ThinManager

Ethernet Network

NW11 - Applying EtherNet/IP and Stratix™ Switches in Real-Time Applications

NW06 – Deploying 802.11 Wireless Technology within a CPwE Architecture (Discussion Session)

Virtualization

TF01 – Introduction to Virtualization for Manufacturing Environments



System Overview


FactoryTalk® View SE

7

FactoryTalk® View SE DistributedFactoryTalk® View SE Station

FactoryTalk®

View Studio as a common

development

tool

Scalable from a single station up to a centralized distributed architecture

View SE

Server

FactoryTalk®

DirectoryData

Servers

FactoryTalk

® Alarms

and Events


Components Block Diagram

8

CLX

CLX

High Availability

StudioEnterprise

FactoryT

alk® Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP


FactoryTalk® Directory

2.1


FactoryTalk® Services Platform Overview

10

•Common software license management for all FactoryTalk products

Activation

•Common address lookup of resources that are shared among FactoryTalk enabled products

Directory

•Common security authority for all FactoryTalk components in the system

Security

•Common diagnostic messaging sub-system across all FactoryTalk products

Diagnostics

•Comprehensive record of any changes made to the manufacturing system

Audit

• Enterprise-wide access to real-time manufacturing data

Live Data

• Enterprise-wide notification to real-time alarms and events that require action

Alarms and Events



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No Activation

One Directory for the

entire View

application

Directory is cached at

every component

Server OS

High Availability

StudioEnterprise

FactoryTalk®

Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP

CLX

CLX


Joining a FactoryTalk® Directory

12

Local Directory

Network Directory

Local Directory

Network Directory


Why a Stand-alone FactoryTalk® Directory Host?

13

System Start-up

Recommended that the FTD is the first FactoryTalk component to start, and the last to stop.

Patching/Upgrading

Dedicated host results in minimum system downtime with fewer components to patch and less affect upon reboot.

Redundancy

While redundant servers (e.g., HMI, Data, Alarm) can function properly in the absence of the FTD, the lowest risk scenario is FTD uptime.


FactoryTalk® Directory Installation

14

Stand-alone FactoryTalk® Directory Server


Installation Details

15

Stand-alone FactoryTalk® Directory Server components installed by

default;

FactoryTalk® Service Platform

FactoryTalk® Activation Manager

Required

Optional; Included by default

Optional; Not included by default


FactoryTalk® Directory Server• FTD• FactoryTalk® Activation Server

CLX CLX CLXCLX

PLC

SLC™

Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex

Managed Ethernet Switch for Control System Network (CSN) – HMI/Ctrl Communications


Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

FactoryTalk® Directory

16


FactoryTalk® View SE CLIENTS

2.2



18

Activation Required

Up to 50 Clients

Workstation OS

CLX

CLX

High Availability

StudioEnterprise

FactoryTalk®

Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP


SE Client Installation

19

Site Edition Client



20

Site Edition Client components installed by default;



FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Client

FactoryTalk® Alarms and Events

Required




FactoryTalk® Directory Server

• FTD

• FactoryTalk® Activation

Server

HMI Clients

21

ControlLogix®ControlLogix®ControlLogix®ControlLogix®

PLC

SLC™Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex



Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

5 Clients

FactoryTalk® View SE Clients


SE HMI SERVERS

2.3


HMI Server

23

Graphic Displays

Displays

Objects

Global Objects

Parameter Files

HMI Tags

Alarms

“Legacy”

Data Logs

Event Detectors

Derived Tag Files


HMI Server Considerations

24

In production – The maximum number of SE HMI servers that can be hosted on a single computer is 1.

HMI servers supported in an application is 10 for non-redundant and redundant servers.

Redundant servers are limited to 5 in versions earlier than v7.0 of View SE.

How do licenses get served?

From 1st to last, as projects load in the application

FactoryTalk® View HMI Servers look for lowest key first

This prevents the 25 display server from using a 100 display key


When to Use Multiple HMI Servers

25

Load balancing

Application server limits reached.

Large number of clients for single application.

Logical or Physical areas

Ability to take down one HMI server for maintenance without affecting entire system.

Expansion

Grow an application by adding a new line, duplicate existing Line 1 HMI server into new Line 2 HMI server.

Security

Creating multiple servers allows security configuration at an area level.


HMI Server Licensing Example

26

100display

server

100display

server

25 display

server

Operator ClientsFactoryTalk® Directory Operator Clients

Domain

Controller

Data Server

250 display server license ???

Data

Area

Supervisor /

Management Clients

FactoryTalk® View Studio



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Activation Required

Up to 10 Servers

High Availability

Server OS

CLX

CLX

High Availability

StudioEnterprise

FactoryTalk®

Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP


SE HMI Server Installation

28

Site Edition Server



29

Site Edition Server components installed by default;



FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Server



RSLinx® Enterprise

RSLinx® ClassicRequired




HMI Servers

30


• FTD

• FactoryTalk® Activation Server

CLX CLX CLXCLX

PLC

SLC™Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex



Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

SE Server

• (1) HMI Server

5 Clients



DATA SERVERS

2.4


FactoryTalk® Data Server Options

**Preferred**

Live Data Server for FactoryTalk® View SE and other FactoryTalk® applications (FactoryTalk® Transaction Manager, FactoryTalk® Historian, etc.)

Optimized performance via TCP/IP, not DCOM

Offline browsing of Logix based controller projects

Preferred Data Server for ALL Rockwell Automation® controllers

Alias Topic Functionality

Complex communication routing. Protocol changing (ex. Ethernet to DH+™)

Offline browsing of PLC/SLC RSLogix™ files

Kepserver Enterprise and 3rd Party OPC Servers Kepserver Enterprise is preferred for connecting to Non-AB controllers.

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No Activation**

Up to 10 Servers

High Availability

Server OS

100,000 tags per server***

CLX

CLX

High Availability

StudioEnterprise

FactoryTalk®

Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP


RSLinx® Enterprise Data Server

Data Network

Control Networks

FactoryTalk® Live Data servers

ControlLogix® SLC™ 500CompactLogix™ PLC-5

FactoryTalk® Live Data clients(FactoryTalk® View, FactoryTalk® Historian, FactoryTalk® VantagePoint, FactoryTalk® Transaction Manager)

(RSLinx® Enterprise)


RSLinx® Enterprise Sizing Considerations

35

Recommended maximum of 100,000 tags/sec on a single RSLinx® Enterprise data server.

Example system:

1 FactoryTalk® View SE HMI Server/redundant

12 FactoryTalk® View SE Clients

20 controllers w/5,000 tags/sec on scan

Maximum numbers of tags/sec are determined by a number of variables:

Types of servers in application (e.g. FactoryTalk® View SE, Historian SE, etc)

Number of servers in application

Number of HMI clients in application


RSLinx® Enterprise Sizing Considerations

36

Recommended maximum of 100,000 tags/sec on a single RSLinx® Enterprise data server.

Recommended maximum of tag references should not exceed 2,000,000.

Tag references can include tag server, datalogs, derived tags, event tags, tags on client, etc.

Worst case scenario to calculate tag references

Tag References =A(6x)+Bx A is # of FactoryTalk® View SE HMI servers

x is # of total tags

B is # of FactoryTalk® clients, (Historian, View client, FTGW)

System from previous slide 1(6*100k)+12*100k=1,800,000 tag references


RSLinx® Enterprise Data Server Install

37

Stand-alone RSLinx® Enterprise Server



38

Stand-alone RSLinx® Enterprise Server components installed by default;




RSLinx® Enterprise

RSLinx® Classic Required




Data Servers

39


• FTD

• FactoryTalk® Activation Server

CLX CLX CLXCLX

PLC

SLC™Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex



Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

SE Server

• (1) HMI Server

Data Server

• (1) RSLinx®

Enterprise

5 Clients



ALARM SERVERS

2.5


Alarming

41

HMI/Legacy

Alarm configuration and status are located in the HMI server.

Uses legacy alarm objects (Banner, Summary.)

A single update rate for all HMI alarms.

Tag-Based

Alarm configuration and status are located in the FactoryTalk® Alarm server.

Uses new alarm objects (Banner, Summary, etc.)

Can use RSLinx® Enterprise, Classic, or 3rd party OPC

Preferred alarming method for legacy and 3rd party devices

Device-Based

Alarm configuration and status are located in the Logix5000™ device.

Uses new alarm objects (Banner, Summary, etc.)

Utilizes RSLinx® Enterprise for alarm communications


FactoryTalk® A&E – Two Alarm Sources

42

• Software-based alarm servers poll data tags for alarm conditions.

• The Alarm server detects alarm conditions and triggers alarm events

• The FactoryTalk® Alarms and Events service captures all of the controller events and sends notification to connected clients

• Information is displayed in the A&E Alarm Management components on the clients

• Supports all controllers - PLC-5®, SLC™ 500, or any third-party device through OPC-DA

• Alarm instructions available in the Logix family of controllers.

• The controller detects alarm conditions and triggers alarm events.

• The FactoryTalk® Alarms and Events service captures all of the controller events and sends notification to connected clients.

• Information is displayed in the A&E Alarm Management components on the clients

Device-Based Alarms Tag-Based Alarms


Controller specifications

Specification Value

Tested number of “subscribers” (RSLinx® Enterprise Servers) per controller 3

Controller memory used for buffering by each subscriber 100k

Typical number of alarm state transitions per subscriber 1000

Recommended maximum number of alarms per controller 2000

Approximate controller memory used for each alarm 1k (digital), 2.2k (analog)

Supported languages for alarm messages All languages supported by

FactoryTalk® View SE.

Controllers with revision 20 or earlier - System performance and limits

FactoryTalk® A&E - Device-Based Alarms


Controller specifications

Specification Value

Tested number of “subscribers” (RSLinx® Enterprise Servers) per controller 3

Typical number of alarm state transitions per subscriber 1000

Recommended maximum number of alarms per controller 3000

Approximate controller memory used for each alarm 1k (digital), 2.5k (analog)

Supported languages for alarm messages All languages supported by

FactoryTalk® View SE

Controllers with revision 24 - System performance and limits

FactoryTalk® A&E - Device-Based Alarms

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FactoryTalk® A&E - View SE 7.0

A maximum of 10 FactoryTalk® A&E Device and Tag Alarm Servers per

FactoryTalk® application

This is not enforced in the software.

A maximum of 100,000 FactoryTalk® A&E alarm points per FactoryTalk®

application.

This is a mix of either device alarms or tag based alarms

A maximum of 50 Clients simultaneously connected to the application.

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FactoryTalk® Alarms and EventsTag and Device Based – Associated Tags


FactoryTalk® Alarms and EventsTag and Device Based – Aligning with ISA 18.2


View SE Components Block Diagram

48

No Activation

Up to 10 Servers

High Availability

Server OS

Max – 10,000 alarms per

server

CLX

CLX

High Availability

Studio Enterprise

FactoryTalk®

Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP


Alarms and Events Server Installation

49

Stand-alone RSLinx® Enterprise Server



50

Stand-alone RSLinx® Enterprise Server components installed by default;




RSLinx® Enterprise

RSLinx® Classic Required




Alarm Servers

51


• FTD


Server

CLX CLX CLXCLX

PLC

SLC™Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex



Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

SE Server

• (1) HMI Server

Data Server

• (1) RSLinx® Enterprise

Alarm Server

• (1) A&E Tag-based Server

5 Clients



VIEW STUDIO ENTERPRISE

2.6



53

Activation Required

Multi-user development

Up to 5 simultaneous

development stations

Workstation OS

CLX

CLX

High Availability

StudioEnterprise

FactoryTalk®

Directory

SE

Client Data

Server

HMI

Server

Alarm

Server

DNS AD

DHCP


Studio Enterprise Installation

54

Studio Enterprise



55

View Studio Enterprise components installed by default;



FactoryTalk® View Studio Enterprise

FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Server



RSLinx® Enterprise

RSLinx® Classic

Faceplates and Add-on InstructionsRequired




Application Server• (1) HMI Server • (1) Data Servers

• RSLinx® Enterprise w/Alarms and Events

• (1) Tag-based Alarm Server


• FTD


Server

View Studio Enterprise

56

CLX CLX CLXCLX

PLC

SLC™Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex



Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

Engineering

Workstation

• RSLogix™

5/500/5000

• RSLinx® Classic

• View Studio

5 Clients



Engineering Workstation

• RSLogix™ 5/500/5000

• RSLinx® Classic

• View Studio

Secondary Server• (1) HMI Server • (1) Data Servers



Primary Server• (1) HMI Server • (1) Data Servers



Redundant

Pair


• FTD


Server

FactoryTalk® View SE – High Availability

57

CLX CLX CLXCLX

PLC

SLC™Flex

PLC

SLC™Flex



Internet

Firewall

Domain Controllers

•For the Ctl Sys Domain

•W2K8 Server O/S

•DNS/DHCP/WINS

5 Clients



Only one host should be designated as the “Primary” with the responsibility of the Primary

HMI and Primary Data servers.

Redundancy is not a mechanism for load balancing.

FactoryTalk® View SE – High Availability

58

Server #1• HMI Server Primary• Data Server Primary

Server #2• HMI Server Secondary• Data Server Secondary

Redundant

Pair

Good Bad

Server #1• HMI Server Primary• Data Server Secondary

Server #2• HMI Server Secondary• Data Server Primary

Redundant

Pair



Design a View SE Application Exercise


Design a View SE Distributed System

60

Design a FactoryTalk® View SE Network Distributed application for a customer with the following criteria.

The plant is divided into 2 areas.

The first consists of Small Production Line 1 and Production Line 2.

This area of the plant runs from 8 AM to 5 PM and power is turned off outside these hours to conserve energy.

There is a need for 240 screens and about 5000 alarms.

Customer is requesting redundancy for only their alarms in this area.

The second is made up of Production Line 3. This area runs 24/7.

In this area, there is a need for 240 screens and 10,000 alarms.

Customer is requesting full redundancy (HMI, Alarms, and Data Servers) for this area.

There is a need for 1 Engineering Workstation, 10 Read/Write thick clients

The customer has provided 5 servers, 1 Engineering Workstation and 10 operator workstations.

Some displays have to be made available to the plant manager laptop without installing any Rockwell Software® on it.



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View Studio Enterprise

RSLogix™ 5000 / Studio 5000®

RSLogix™ 5

RSLinx® Classic Lite

10 View SE Clients

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Design a View SE Distributed SystemSolution 1 - Preferred

Area 2

Primary

HMI

(250)

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

Area 1

Primary

HMI

(250)

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

Area 1

Secondary

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

Area 2

Secondary

HMI

(250)

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

FTD

Located in

Area2 that

runs 24x7

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Design a View SE Distributed SystemSolution 2

Area 2

Primary

HMI

(Unlimited)

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

Area 1

Primary

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

Area 1

Secondary

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

Area 2

Secondary

HMI

(Unlimited)

Alarm

Server

Data

Server

FTD

Located in

Area2 that

runs 24x7


Answering the call for larger systems

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Servers Tested Limits New Limits in 7.0

FactoryTalk® A&E Servers (Non-

Redundant)

2 Servers 10 Servers

FactoryTalk® A&E Servers (Redundant) 2 Server Pairs 10 Server Pairs

FactoryTalk® View Servers (Non-

Redundant)

10 Servers 10 Servers

FactoryTalk® View Servers (Redundant) 5 Server Pairs 10 Server PairsClients Tested Limits New Limits

FactoryTalk® A&E Clients 20 Clients 50 Clients

FactoryTalk® View Clients 50 Clients 50 Clients

Reduce Architecture Size Complexity and Support Larger Systems

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