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RSView SE V4.0 (CPR7+) Distributed System Design Considerations Rev. 4, September, 2007, page 2 of 46 Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................................................................7 Prerequisite reading before application development........................................................................................7 Revision History ....................................................................................................................................................7 RSView SE Component Terminology...................................................................................................................8 FactoryTalk Directory™....................................................................................................................................8 RSView Studio ..................................................................................................................................................8 RSView SE Server.............................................................................................................................................8 Data Server.........................................................................................................................................................8 RSView SE Client..............................................................................................................................................8 RSView SE Station............................................................................................................................................8 RSView Administration Console.......................................................................................................................8 New in RSView SE 4.0 (CPR7+) ..........................................................................................................................9 New in RSView SE 4.0 (CPR7) ............................................................................................................................9 Software Installation ............................................................................................................................................10 Software Installation Order..................................................................................................................................10 Activation Keys ...................................................................................................................................................10 Default File Locations for SE Distributed Applications......................................................................................11 Operating Systems ...............................................................................................................................................11 Installing a new Operating System on computers............................................................................................11 Server OS vs. Workstation OS.........................................................................................................................11 Workgroup vs. Domain........................................................................................................................................12 Workgroup .......................................................................................................................................................12 Domain.............................................................................................................................................................12 Domain Best Practices (New!).............................................................................................................................13 Name Resolution (New!) .....................................................................................................................................14 NetBIOS Name Resolution..........................................................................................................................16 Host Name Resolution .................................................................................................................................16 Name Resolution Requirements for Distributed Systems ...........................................................................17 Name Resolution Best Practices for Distributed Systems ...........................................................................17 User Accounts: Individual vs. Group...................................................................................................................18 Component Installation Best Practices (New!)....................................................................................................18 Networking (Updated!)........................................................................................................................................18 Hubs vs. Switches ............................................................................................................................................19 Hubs .............................................................................................................................................................19 Switches .......................................................................................................................................................19 Unmanaged Switches...................................................................................................................................19 Managed Switches .......................................................................................................................................19 Managed Switch Features for Control Applications........................................................................................20 Redundant Ethernet..........................................................................................................................................20 IP Addressing: Static vs. Dynamic ..................................................................................................................20 Changing Server IP Address............................................................................................................................20 RSView SE V4.0 (CPR7+) Distributed System Design Considerations Rev. 4, September, 2007, page 3 of 46 Firewalls...........................................................................................................................................................20 Windows Firewall (XP Service Pack 2, 2003 Service Pack 1)........................................................................21 Microsoft components: DNS, WINS, IIS ........................................................................................................21 Windows Support Tools ..................................................................................................................................21 Boosting Server Performance (Updated!)............................................................................................................22 Boosting Client Performance (New!) ..................................................................................................................24 Redundancy (Updated!).......................................................................................................................................24 System Modification (Updated!) .........................................................................................................................25 Runtime Editing Considerations......................................................................................................................25 General System Modification Procedure (Redundant & Non-Redundant) .....................................................26 System Modification Procedure on Redundant Servers ..................................................................................26 Communications (Updated!)................................................................................................................................27 RSLinx Enterprise Predefined Items ...............................................................................................................28 How many tags can RSLinx poll in a given amount of time? .........................................................................28 RSLinx Classic vs. RSLinx Enterprise vs. 3rd Party OPC ...............................................................................29 RSLinx Classic Remote OPC Server...............................................................................................................30 RSOPC Gateway..............................................................................................................................................30 RSLinx Classic with a Logix Controller..........................................................................................................30 Security ................................................................................................................................................................31 FactoryTalk Security (Updated!) .........................................................................................................................31