Rockwell Automation 1756-HIST2G FactoryTalk Historian ME 2.1 Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 5)

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FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition
Overview
FactoryTalk
®
Historian Machine Edition (ME) provides a
completely contained system for data storage and data collection.
The FactoryTalk Historian ME Module is inserted into a chassis
with one or more ControlLogix
®
controllers. The FactoryTalk
Historian ME Module collects data across the backplane from the
ControlLogix controllers in the local chassis and stores it in a local
archive. System and data information can be viewed through the
FactoryTalk Historian ME web pages and standard Historian
clients.
The Factory Talk Historian ME Module can be integrated with the
following Rockwell Automation applications:
FactoryTalk VantagePoint: By integrating FactoryTalk Historian
ME with FactoryTalk VantagePoint and FactoryTalk VantagePoint
EMI, you can view your process data from the FactoryTalk
Historian ME in VantagePointExcel reports, dashboards, and
portals, and integrate the FactoryTalk Historian ME data into the
VantagePoint mdel. This allows you to correlate the data with
various other data sources.
FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook: By integrating FactoryTalk
Historian ME with FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook, you can
view your process data from FactoryTalk Historian ME as well as
in FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook. This allows you to visualize
the data in trends and other graphical components.
FactoryTalk Historian DataLink: By integrating FactoryTalk
Historian ME with the Excel add-in FactoryTalk Historian
DataLink, you can develop Excel reports based on the data in
FactoryTalk Historian ME.
FactoryTalk Services Platform: By integrating FactoryTalk
Historian ME with FactoryTalk Security, all users and groups can
be maintained from a central location.
Note: FactoryTalk Historian ME can be integrated with FactoryTalk
Services Platform CPR9 SR2. If you are using FactoryTalk Services
Platform CPR9 SR1, you must upgrade to FactoryTalk Services Platform
CPR9 SR2 by installing the FactoryTalk Services Platform CPR9 SR2
provided on the FactoryTalk Historian ME Client Tools CD that was
shipped with your FactoryTalk Historian ME Module. You must use the