Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT5100 ProcessLogix R510.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide - Manual (Page 241)

1 Publication 1757-IN510A-EN-P - October 2003
Chapter
11
Performance and Capacity Specifications
Server/Client Performance
and Capacity PC Platform Requirements
The performance of the PC Platform varies greatly based on the
operating system and Process Control configuration. All information
should be considered before ordering or configuring a system.
Customers who are upgrading should consider upgrades to match the
specifications outlined in this document.
ProcessLogix R510.0 Server(s) require a server grade hardware
platform and Server grade operating system (Windows 2000 Server).
Server grade hardware is intended to serve data to clients over a
network and as such is typically provided with lower performing
video cards and without sound cards. The Windows 2000 Server
operating system provides lower foreground performance than a
desktop oriented operating system like Windows 2000 Professional. In
combination with the hardware and operating system specifications,
Rockwell Automation's tuning of the operating system provides
optimum performance for the SQL 2000 and ProcessLogix Server.
ATTENTION
!
This chapter contains the most current platform
requirements from the performance and capacity
specifications for R510.0. The information in this
document takes precedence over that of Knowledge
Builder or any other ProcessLogix document.
IMPORTANT
The ProcessLogix Server should not be used as an
operator station. The use of client applications on
the server is supported (ideal for engineering
activities, etc.) but the performance is not
appropriate to be used as an operator station. For
ProcessLogix Clients, Rockwell Automation
recommends the Windows 2000 Professional and
Windows XP Professional operating systems.