Hardware Requirements

This topic describes hardware requirements for Standard Historian.

Historian Server

For Historian Servers, the minimum hardware requirements are:
  • A 2.4 GHz clock-speed Intel Core i3 or i5 or i7 CPU or equivalent AMD Phenom CPU with 8 GB RAM for a 64-bit Historian Server.
  • A DVD-ROM drive.
  • 80 GB free hard-drive space for the data archives, message files, buffer files, and log files used by the system.
  • 100 Mbps TCP/IP-compatible network interface adapter for network communication and certain I/O drivers.

Data Collector Node

For Data Collector nodes, the recommended minimum hardware requirements are:
  • A 2.0 GHz clock-speed Intel Core i3 or i5 or i7 CPU or equivalent AMD Phenom CPU with 2 GB RAM.
  • 40 GB of free hard-drive space to store buffered data.
  • A DVD-ROM drive.
  • TCP/IP-compatible network interface adapter for network communication and certain I/O drivers.

Microsoft Windows Server

Many desktop-class computers are not certified to run Windows Server. Check the Microsoft web site and your computer hardware vendor web site for possible conflicts between your hardware and Windows Server. These specifications are sufficient to meet the needs of a small pilot application. However, production system requirements may be significantly different depending on many application-specific factors. Please contact the Product Manager to review the requirements of your application.

Microsoft Cluster Service

For the Microsoft Cluster service, the minimum hardware requirements are:
  • A 2.6 GHz clock-speed Intel Core i3 or i5 or i7 or Xeon or equivalent AMD Opteron CPU with minimum 8 GB RAM.
  • 80 GB of local, free hard-drive space.
  • 40 GB shared SCSI hard-drive (RAID preferred).
  • Two 100Mbit TCP/IP-compatible network interface adapters for network communication and certain I/O drivers (One for public network, another for private network).
Note: The configuration of each server added to the cluster must be identical to the other servers in the cluster.

Data Mirroring and Redundancy Service

For the Data Mirroring and Redundancy service, the minimum hardware requirements are:
  • Minimum 8 GB RAM.
  • Dual Core Processor.
  • 64-Bit Operating System.
Note: If you are using single node setup, then it is recommended to use 32 GB RAM.

Ensure that you are using the same hardware requirement for the mirror node as well.

Network Speed

For a large Enterprise Historian setup, it is recommended that network speed is 1 GBPS.

Notes

  • If you are using single node setup, then it is recommended to use 32 GB RAM.
  • Ensure that you are using the same hardware requirement for the mirror node as well.
  • You must have a minimum of 10 GB free space available for the Data Archiver to start.
  • Many Desktop-class computers are not certified to run Windows Server. Check the Microsoft web site and your computer hardware vendor web site for possible conflicts between your hardware and Windows Server. These specifications are sufficient to meet the needs of a small pilot application. However, production system requirements may be significantly different depending on many application-specific factors. Please contact the Product Manager to review the requirements of your application.