Key Parameters

Standard Configuration

• Minimum 16 GB RAM, typical 32 GB RAM

• 2-TB disk, RAID 10 – For Data

• 500-GB disk, no RAID – For Backups

Microsoft Components

• SQL Server

• SQL Server Reporting Services

• Microsoft .NET Framework

• IIS

MES Components

• MES BI Gateway Reports

• Custom Reports

BI Gateway Components

• BI Gateway

Scalability

Typically only one server is needed.

Additional servers are added in a load balance approach with different groups of users linked to different servers.

High Availability/Fault Tolerance

This server does NOT require High Availability.

If the server is completely lost, it can be rebuilt without the loss of production data.

Key Measures

• CPU usage < 30%

• Memory stable with 1 GB free

Data Requirements

Moderate-size system

C: OS - 120 GB available, RAID 0

D: Data - 2-TB available, RAID 10

E: Backup - 500 GB, no RAID

Other Databases

The Report Server typically will have the following databases:

• BI Gateway database

• Galaxy repository databases

• ReportServer database

  In a typical plant, it would not have any of the following Production databases:

• MES database

• Work Tasks Farm and repository databases

• Historian Runtime database