Use Plant SCADA with AVEVA Integration Studio

AVEVA Integration Studio allows you to include Plant SCADA nodes in a project template. These nodes can be used to create multiple instances of virtual machines with a fully licensed version of Plant SCADA installed.

Two types of Plant SCADA nodes can be configured:

• Development Workstation

• Runtime Client.

A node based on a Development Workstation will install the following Plant SCADA components:

• AVEVA Common Components

• Configuration environment

• Runtime

• Deployment Server

• OPC UA Server

• Industrial Graphics Web Server

• Communications Drivers.

  All installed Plant SCADA drivers are included, except for BACNET. If the BACNET driver is required, you can install it by modifying your Plant SCADA installation via the Programs and Features page in Control Panel. You can also download and install a BACNET driver pack from the Communication Drivers page at the AVEVA™ Knowledge & Support Center.

A Runtime Client will only include the runtime components. You cannot run a server on this type of node.

The node types you require in a template will depend on the purpose of the simulation system you would like to create.

• Example 1 - Virtual training room

  If you want to introduce Plant SCADA to a number of trainees, you could create a template with a single node based on a Development Workstation. This could be used to create an instance of a virtual machine for each trainee. This would provide access to Plant SCADA's development environment, and allow each trainee to build and run a project as a standalone system.

• Example 2 - System test environment

  If you want to use a virtual simulation to test a project update for a distributed production environment, you can create a set of nodes that represent the computers included in the system you would like to test. This could include a development workstation, multiple runtime servers, a deployment server, a System Management Server and runtime display clients.

  In this case, you would use the Development Workstation node type for the development machines, the deployment server, and any runtime servers. You would use the Runtime Client node type for pure runtime-only clients. You could then use these nodes to create a virtual simulation of a physical plant, providing a safe environment to deploy and test a Plant SCADA project.

  Note: If you create a distributed simulation system that includes a set of redundant servers, they will not be able to operate as a redundant pair by default. If this is required, see Configure Server Redundancy.

When you have completed the configuration of your template, you can create and launch instances from the Project templates page.

When you launch an instance, you have the option to use a Browser or RDP.

• Select Browser to launch the instance as a virtual machine running on a new tab in your browser.

  Integration Studio will generate a unique user name and password for each virtual machine it creates. When you select the Browser option, you will be automatically logged in using this generated profile.

• Select RDP to view the credentials required to access the virtual machine via a remote desktop application.

  

  If you are using the Browser option and need to know your user name or password, you can go back to Integration Studio and select the RDP option to view your user credentials.

  Note: An Integration Studio instance of one or more nodes is configured as a Windows workgroup. Individual instances are isolated within their own workgroups and can only communicate with nodes included within their workgroup.

An explanation of the steps required to create a project template is included in the Integration Studio documentation. Click on the help icon on the Integration Studio title bar to access this information.

For information that is specific to Plant SCADA node types, see Add Plant SCADA Nodes to a Project Template.

Note: Virtual machines based on a Plant SCADA node will be secured by default. This has implications for the setup of both single node and distributed simulations. For example, a System Management Server is setup on each instance of a development workstation node with encryption enabled. See Security Implications for Plant SCADA Simulations for more information.

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