Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Alarms and Events Quick Start - Manual (Page 23)

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Chapter 2
Plan your system
Before you build and deploy FactoryTalk Alarms and Events as part of a local or
network application, consider which computer hardware and operating systems you
plan to use, as well as where to install the various hardware and software components.
The information in this chapter offers some guidelines as you begin planning. See also
“Required software” on page 1 and “Recommended hardware and supported
operating systems” on page 2.
Decide what type of application you are building
You must decide whether you are building a local application on a stand-alone
computer, or a network application distributed across multiple computers. This system
configuration guide discusses how to install, configure and use software on a stand-
alone system.
FactoryTalk Alarms and Events is not supported for use with FactoryTalk View
Machine Edition.
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Network applications (sometimes called distributed applications) are held in a
FactoryTalk Network Directory, and organize project information from multiple
FactoryTalk products and services that are distributed across multiple computers
on a network. The applications you create in the Network Directory can be
divided into any number of areas and are available to all FactoryTalk products and
computers on a network. See “Typical distributed system on a network” on
page 215 for more information.
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Local applications are suitable for self-contained, stand-alone processes that do
not interact with other processes or systems. Local applications are held in a
FactoryTalk Local Directory, and are accessible only from the local computer
where they reside. Even if the computer is connected to a network, and even if a
network application resides on the same computer, the applications you create in
the FactoryTalk Local Directory remain self-contained and do not share data or
project elements.
Local applications do not support areas, and all application components and
participating software products are located on a single computer. See “Typical
stand-alone system” on page 18 for more information.
To use Alarms and Events with a local application, install all software on the same
computer.