Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Metrics Line Edition Administrators Guide - Manual (Page 6)

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development, but it in no way limits the custom configuration you can perform using the
standard FactoryTalk Metrics configuration tools.
The FactoryTalk Metrics Architecture
The following diagram provides a high-level view of the FactoryTalk Metrics (and
FactoryTalk Metrics LE) architecture and its major components:
The FactoryTalk Metrics architecture is a scalable, multi-tiered, distributed architecture
consisting of a data collection sub-system, an SQL Server database repository, the
Information Services Manager, and clients.
Rockwell Automation’s FactoryTalk Transaction Manager collects data from the control
system(s) and the Metrics Server Manager logs it to the predefined database repository.
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