Networking recommendations

The Historian is a highly configurable package that can be set up in many different ways depending on your needs.

The Historian can use any protocol supported by Microsoft SQL Server. You can use the default Microsoft SQL Server protocol (named pipes) with TCP/IP. TCP/IP is required if SuiteLink is used.

Do not use the Historian computer as a domain controller.

It is highly recommended that you run the Historian on a dedicated computer. For example, running the Historian on a mail server or an Internet server may impact performance.

Generally, it is recommended that you split the process network from general business networks to ensure that the process network does not become overloaded. The following illustration shows one possible network architecture where the Historian is the link between the process network and the business LAN/WAN.

For this architecture, install two network cards on a server computer and configure them to segment the IS network from the process network.

Note: All tags to be stored in the Historian are on advise all the time. This may cause heavy load conditions on the process network. Before you install the Historian, investigate the possible load impact of installing the Historian on your network.