Rockwell Automation 9528-APPOWSENE Virtual Image Templates User Manual - Manual (Page 7)

Rockwell Automation Publication 9528-UM001C-EN-P - March 2014 7
Preface
This manual describes how to use virtual image templates for setting up virtual
machines. Virtual machines are independent operating environments that use
virtual resources. As the manufacturing industry embraces the virtual
infrastructure, the use of the PlantPAx™ Virtual Image Templates provides
reduced complexity and increased efficiency of system deployment.
Virtual image templates are provided for the following PlantPAx
system elements:
• Process Automation System Server (PASS)
• Engineering Workstation (EWS)
• Operator Workstation (OWS)
• Application Server OWS (AppServ-OWS)
• Application Server Historian (AppServ-Hist)
The templates are delivered as an Open
Virtual Format (OVF) file, which lets you
use any virtualization platform for
deployment. The guidelines contained in
this manual are for setup and deployment
of the templates in a VMware vSphere
environment.
The OVF templates required for the
corresponding system element are
included and pre-installed, but not
activated
(see figure on right). This helps
to minimize the set-up and configuration
time required to deploy the PlantPAx
system in a traditional IT environment. To
activate each system element, you can
purchase a separate activation license.
IMPORTANT The images that appear in this document are for example only and can be
different than your vSphere environment.