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To develop or run a Network Distributed application, you can install different
combinations of software on each computer, depending on needs.
To develop or run a Network Station application, you must install
all the necessary
software components on one computer (except for data servers). Network station
applications can connect to data servers that are located on different machines.
To develop or run a Local Station application, you must install all the necessary
software components on one computer (except for OPC data servers).
Local station
applications can connect to OPC data servers that are located on different
machines.
To develop or run a View Machine Edition application, see the
FactoryTalk View
Machine Edition User’s Guide and the ME Help.
Steps in this section describe the basic tasks involved in setting up the software needed to
develop and run local and network applications.
For detailed installation instructions, and for information about deploying Site Edition
network distributed, network station, and local station applications for production, see the
FactoryTalk View Site Edition Installation Guide.
Step 1: Plan the layout of the network
The layout of the network is particularly important to the design of a network distributed
application.
The type and structure of the network can determine which roles participating host
computers will play, including whether any of the servers will run as redundant pairs.