Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Preface • What’s in this Installation and Deployment Guide? .............. ix
About the FactoryTalk View documentation ................................................................. ix
Finding information in the FactoryTalk View Installation...................................... x
What’s in this manual ............................................................................................. xi
Other Documents .................................................................................................... xi
Opening the FactoryTalk View online manuals ..................................................... xi
Contacting Rockwell Automation Technical Support .................................................. xii
When you call Rockwell Automation Technical Support ..................................... xii
1 • FactoryTalk View basics...................................................................... 1
What is FactoryTalk View SE?....................................................................................... 1
About the architecture of your FactoryTalk View system ...................................... 2
FactoryTalk View Studio Enterprise ....................................................................... 2
FactoryTalk View SE Server ................................................................................... 3
FactoryTalk View SE Client.................................................................................... 3
FactoryTalk View SE Station .................................................................................. 4
Stand-alone RSLinx Enterprise Server.................................................................... 5
Stand-alone FactoryTalk Directory Server.............................................................. 5
FactoryTalk Services Platform........................................................................................ 5
FactoryTalk Administration Console ...................................................................... 6
FactoryTalk Directory ............................................................................................. 6
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events .............................................................................. 6
FactoryTalk Security ............................................................................................... 6
FactoryTalk Live Data............................................................................................. 6
FactoryTalk Diagnostics.......................................................................................... 6
FactoryTalk Activation............................................................................................ 7
Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 7
RSLinx Enterprise ................................................................................................... 7
RSLinx Classic ........................................................................................................ 7
Installation DVD ............................................................................................................. 8
2 • Hardware, operating system, and domain information .................... 9
What is in this chapter? ................................................................................................... 9
What can I install and run on one server? ....................................................................... 9
Review hardware requirements..................................................................................... 10
Review operating system requirements ........................................................................ 12
Operating system recommendations for application servers ................................. 13
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