Technical Information. Experion eserver Specification EP Release July 2018, Version 1

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1 Technical Information Experion eserver Specification EP Release July 2018, Version 1

2 Experion eserver Specification, EP Revision History Revision Date Description 1 6 July 2018 Release version

3 Experion eserver Specification, EP Table of Contents 1. Introduction Experion eserver Overview Experion eserver Client Types Experion eserver Standard Access Experion eserver Premium Access Deployment Related Solutions Specifications Client Sizing Database Sizing eserver Client Types Supported Display components Display restrictions Trends (Premium Access Only) Experion eserver Interoperability Experion eserver Sizing and Hardware Requirements Server System Performance Sizing Experion eserver Hardware Requirements Experion eserver Standard Access Client Computer Requirements Experion eserver Premium Access Client Computer Requirements Model Numbers Experion eserver Base Software Experion eserver Premium Access Glossary...11

4 Experion eserver Specification, EP Introduction 1.1. Experion eserver Overview Experion eserver provides secure, read only, web browser-based access to Experion custom displays and trends for remote users. Remote access is made possible by Experion eserver s architecture which protects and preserves the integrity of the process control environment by focusing casual users towards a single access point and isolating the process control network from the business network Experion eserver Client Types Experion eserver offers two client types: Standard and Premium Access. Experion eserver Standard Access supports snapshots of user built custom displays through a browser client and does not require any software to be installed on the client. Experion eserver Premium Access requires a small plug-in and supports dynamically updated custom displays, and trends. Note that eserver Standard Access and Premium Access clients do not support access to Experion system displays, Alarm Summaries and Faceplates. The tables below highlight the key differences between the two eserver client types Experion eserver Standard Access Experion eserver Standard Access Description Experion eserver Standard Access enables remote users to view static snap-shot versions of Experion custom displays from any web browser. Access to these displays is always view-only. Details Users can view Experion custom displays using any type of Web browser, independent of client hardware configuration or operating system. Users do not need to download or install additional software. The Experion displays shown are the same displays that can be accessed from an Experion Console or Flex Station, no conversion is required. Users are limited to using simple navigation controls on the pages such as embedded simple links. Users can request an update of the display data by using the browser refresh command. Standard access clients are not individually licensed; enabling access for hundreds of casual users. eserver standard access clients view cached custom displays. The cache time is the time that the display page is kept and served to users. When a page older than the cache time is requested, an updated page is served. Setting longer cache times allows the eserver to serve hundreds of users. If used to provide a frequently updating view of large amount of process data, users may be served Experion eserver Premium Access Experion eserver Premium Access displays and trends Description Experion eserver Premium Access enables remote users to view live Experion displays and trends from Microsoft s Internet Explorer (IE). Access to these displays is always view-only. Details Users can view Experion displays using Microsoft Internet Explorer. Users need to download a plugin for Microsoft Internet Explorer that enables premium access features, such as live data updates refresh and support of Experion custom display dynamics. Premium access clients are configured with a rotary Station connection, enabling numerous casual

5 Experion eserver Specification, EP users to access the Experion eserver as needed, which is advantageous from a licensing point of view. For example when 38 Premium Access connections are configured, 38 connections can be established at one time but the software could be available to many more than 38 individual clients Deployment Figure 1 : eserver Network Topology Experion eserver is deployed on the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ - Level 3.5) and connects via DSA to Experion PKS servers on the Process Control Network (Levels 3 and 2). eserver Premium Access clients require a small plug-in to be installed for Internet Explorer to have Premium Access. Standard Access clients do not require any plug-ins. Collaboration Station access to applications on the business network can be achieved using Microsoft Remote Desktop. Skype integration is disabled when Collaboration Station is used on the PCN.

6 Experion eserver Specification, EP Related Solutions Experion Mobile Station is a fully functional alternative for remote display access. Experion Mobile Station requires the use of a Remote Engineering and Station Server (RESS) and supports all Experion Station functions. 2. Specifications 2.1. Client Sizing Limits shown here apply to the number of clients supported for a single Experion eserver. Clients per eserver node Maximum Premium Access Clients 38 Standard Access Clients Unlimited 1 Note 1 The number of simultaneous Standard Access Clients is limited by total connectivity load on the eserver which depends on the number of different displays being viewed and the total number of simultaneous clients Database Sizing Experion eserver connects to one or more Experion Servers and can serve data and displays from these Experion Servers to its clients. Items Specifications Comments Maximum number of Remote Data Access points per eserver node Maximum number of DSA-connected servers per eserver node 1 250,000 This is the total number of points that an eserver can access. 60 Experion eserver connects to up to this number of Experion servers. Note 1 Assumes eserver has its own EMDB, and all Experion Servers are external servers; otherwise a limit of 30 applies.

7 Experion eserver Specification, EP Figure 1. eserver sizing limits 2.3. eserver Client Types Display Type Specifications Specification Standard Access Clients Experion custom displays Premium Access Clients Experion custom displays Experion trends 1 Note 1 The Premium Access Client can view pre-configured trends; users can not add trend pens. Excludes trend with events. Trend interactions include pause and restart, zooming, scrolling, turning trend pens on and off (de-clutter), copy-paste of trend data and changing the time period, time interval, chart type and scale Supported Display components Items Support Comments Advanced HMIWeb Solution Pack Available eserver supports displays created with the HMIWeb Advanced Solution pack. No additional license is required to enable eserver to serve these Solution Pack components. Some restrictions apply, for details refer to the Advanced HMIWeb Solution pack documentation. Simple hyperlinks Available Embedded simple hyperlinks are supported.

8 Experion eserver Specification, EP Display restrictions Items Alarms and Event information Integrated Digital Video Manager objects Combo boxes Scripted hyperlinks Non-custom graphic components such as faceplates, detailed displays, system displays chart visualization, alarm and event summaries, system status displays, equipment displays, configuration displays, groups and other operational or system displays are not supported. Pan and Zoom displays Support Not available Not available Not interactive Not available Not available Not available 2.6. Trends (Premium Access Only) Items Specifications Comments Trend sets 3,000 Trend pens per set 32 Trend periods 1, 5, 20 minutes 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 hours 1, 2, 5 days 1, 2, 4 weeks 3, 6 months 1 year Maximum number of Trend pens that eserver can subscribe to from all remote servers 100

9 Experion eserver Specification, EP Experion eserver Interoperability Distributed System Architecture interoperability is defined as a DSA-based runtime connection between Experion eserver and the Experion server(s). Experion eserver uses DSA to get data from Experion servers, so if different Experion versions are being used only those that support DSA interoperability are supported. To share display files eserver must be at the same release or at a more recent release than the Experion servers it connects to. Experion eserver Release Can inter-operate with Experion R500.x? Can inter-operate with Experion R430.x? Can inter-operate with Experion R410.x? Can inter-operate with Experion R400.x? R510.x Yes Yes Yes No 3. Experion eserver Sizing and Hardware Requirements 3.1. Server System Performance Sizing The following guidelines are intended to provide a minimum baseline for eserver hardware requirements. Honeywell computer platforms will meet these specifications and carry full support as a qualified offering. For installation information on computer platforms, including physical, electrical, corrosion, and other environmental requirements, please consult Honeywell installation guides or Dell documents. System Configuration Systems with up to10 DSA Connected servers Systems beyond this limit and up to the maximums specified System Type Standard Server Platform Performance Server Platform 3.2. Experion eserver Hardware Requirements System Configuration Standard, Virtualized Platforms Performance, Flex Server Platforms Processor Single Intel 3GHz, Xeon Quad core processor or greater RAM 12 GB 16 GB Networking Operating System Hard Drive 100 Mbps Ethernet or FTE Microsoft Windows Server 2016 standard Edition (64-bit) 1 TB - Physical Computer Platforms 160 GB Virtualized Platforms

10 Experion eserver Specification, EP Example Hardware 3 MZ-PCSV74 - Dell T130 Server MZ-PCSV62 Dell PowerEdge R330XL Server MZ-PCSV63 - Dell PowerEdge R430 Server- LCNP4e2 Interface MZ-PCSV83- HP DL360p Gen9 Performance Rack 1U Note 1 For better performance, users should upgrade the systems with an additional 2-4 GB of RAM. Note 2 The systems listed here are for comparison only. The default system configuration of this platform sold by Honeywell will meet or exceed the recommended components listed Experion eserver Standard Access Client Computer Requirements A client needs a standard Web browser to view the Standard Access client pages. Clients can be of any type of hardware and operating system including office desktops, off-the-shelf PDAs, hand-held and mobile devices etc., making eserver Standard Access the most versatile Experion client. System Configuration Browser type Networking Minimum Any browser type Any network connection, including low bandwidth connections 3.4. Experion eserver Premium Access Client Computer Requirements A computer must meet the following specifications to be used as an Experion eserver Premium Access client. These guidelines are intended to provide a minimum baseline. System Configuration Processor RAM Networking Operating system Hard Drive Standard Intel Core i3 series Dual core, 3.50GHz or greater 8 GB 100 Mbps Ethernet or FTE Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB 2016 x GB Browser type Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Example platforms 1 MZ-PCWS13 (based on Dell OptiPlex XE2 Standard Mini-Tower, doesn t support ES-T), MZ-PCWS75, 76 (based on Dell R7910XL Standard & Performance Rack 2U) Note 1 For further information on Honeywell computer platforms, see their respective specifications.

11 Experion eserver Specification, EP Model Numbers 4.1. Experion eserver Base Software Model Number EP-EBASE1 1,2 EP-PKS500 Description eserver Base Package Experion PKS media set Note 1 Experion eserver base software includes 1 Quick Builder license, 1 Display Builder license, DSA connections to the maximum number of specified Experion Servers, 1 Flex Station for administration purposes and unlimited Standard Access clients. Note 2 Experion eserver does not require any additional license components on the Experion Servers other than Experion Base software Experion eserver Premium Access Model Number EP-ETPREM 1 Description eserver Premium Access, per user Note 1 Requires EP-EBASE1. 5. Glossary Term or Acronym DSA EMDB Experion Server Description Distributed System Architecture Enterprise Model Database. The Experion Enterprise Model provides an intuitive way to manage the Experion system. The node (optionally redundant) at the heart of Experion. The servers encompasses a wide range of subsystems including history collection, SCADA interfaces, alarm/event, etc.

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