![Process Historian 2014 - Hardware
recommendation
Order number / LIAZ: /
PH-HWAdvisor: Version 3.1.0.0
1. General information
2. Storage requirements
3. Hardware recommendation
End customer: xxx Number of PCS 7 OS systems: 1
Project name: xxx Av. tag values / s | No. of archive tags:
1429 |
5000
Company: xx Alarms / min: 1
Project responsible: xx xx Data online available: 1 years
SIMATIC PCS 7 Version: V9.0 SIMATIC Batch enabled: NO
PH redundant: YES
Siemens editor: PH and IS on the same HW platform: NO
Siemens region: DB & segment backups stored on PH: NO
PHILOS number: CAS database migration: NO
PH HW Exchange: NO
Include IPC: NO
low data reliability: ** YES
Days/segment: 7.00
Runtime segments: 5.00
Prepared segments: 1.00
Compression factor: 10.00
** low data reliability: The decision for low data reliability means that no RAID systems are
considered. In order to restore the system after an HDD failure, it is essential to
implement a comprehensive backup strategy. This backup strategy must
include image creation, full database backups and segment backups on a
regular basis. Please consider this note in case of using the recommended
hardware as basis for the Process Historian.
Tags[GB]: 644.00
Tags[TB]: 0.63
Alarms[GB]: 2.11
Alarms[TB]: 0.00
Aggregates[TB]: 0.31
Storage Requirement[TB]: 0.94
Storage Requirement for archive segments per year[TB]: 0.56
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- 1. Process Historian 2014 - Hardware recommendation Order number / LIAZ: / PH-HWAdvisor: Version 3.1.0.0 1. General information 2. Storage requirements 3. Hardware recommendation End customer: xxx Number of PCS 7 OS systems: 1 Project name: xxx Av. tag values / s | No. of archive tags: 1429 | 5000 Company: xx Alarms / min: 1 Project responsible: xx xx Data online available: 1 years SIMATIC PCS 7 Version: V9.0 SIMATIC Batch enabled: NO PH redundant: YES Siemens editor: PH and IS on the same HW platform: NO Siemens region: DB & segment backups stored on PH: NO PHILOS number: CAS database migration: NO PH HW Exchange: NO Include IPC: NO low data reliability: ** YES Days/segment: 7.00 Runtime segments: 5.00 Prepared segments: 1.00 Compression factor: 10.00 ** low data reliability: The decision for low data reliability means that no RAID systems are considered. In order to restore the system after an HDD failure, it is essential to implement a comprehensive backup strategy. This backup strategy must include image creation, full database backups and segment backups on a regular basis. Please consider this note in case of using the recommended hardware as basis for the Process Historian. Tags[GB]: 644.00 Tags[TB]: 0.63 Alarms[GB]: 2.11 Alarms[TB]: 0.00 Aggregates[TB]: 0.31 Storage Requirement[TB]: 0.94 Storage Requirement for archive segments per year[TB]: 0.56 Page 1 of 4 PH HWAdvisor - Process Historian 2014 - Hardware recommendation report 9/27/2021 file:///C:/Users/gupr/Downloads/109740115_PH_HWAdvisor_V31/PHHardwareRecomm...
- 2. 4. General recommendations CPU Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2643v4 (6C/12T, 3.40 GHz, TLC: 20 MB, Turbo: 3.60 GHz, 9.6 GT/s, Mem bus: 2,400 MHz, 135 W, AVX Base 2.80 GHz, AVX Turbo 3.60 GHz) Comparable or better CPU RAM *** 64 GB DDR4-2400 ECC HDD Content Disk space RAID Hard disks system 600 GB - 600 GB transaction log * 1800 GB RAID 1 2x 1800 GB common data 300 GB - 300 GB alarms 300 GB - 300 GB tags (data group 0) 1200 GB - 1200 GB Please note: It is strongly recommended to use hard disk drives (HDDs) with SAS, 12 GBit/s, 10K and 2.5 inch. It is also allowed to use SSDs which provides more read/write performance. * transaction log: The experience shows that a 1800 GB partition is sufficient to store the transaction log for approx. 26 days in the case of a redundancy failure. *** RAM: The amount of memory is the minimum requirement. It is allowed to use more memory for RAM which provides more performance. Number of HDDs: Your current configuration includes 6 HDDs. Please ensure that your hardware platform can handle this amout of HDDs. Segment backups In order to avoid the disk filling up to its limit, older database segments need to be deleted to continue storing data. Therefore we recommend using the automatic segment backup scheduler function. We recommend using a dedicated iSCSI Network Attached Storage (NAS) to store segment backups. Database backups For a non-redundant Process Historian we recommend using the automatic database backup function. We recommend using a dedicated iSCSI Network Attached Storage (NAS) to store database backups. Virtualization Regardless whether the Process Historian is running in a virtual environment or on a real hardware, we recommend configuring the same hardware setup. That means the virtual machine must be comparable regarding processor performance, processor kernels, RAM, disk capacity and amount of RAID systems used to store the database. To ensure a high read/write performance, the Process Historian database is distributed over a set of RAID systems. This database distribution must be realized in the virtual environment as well. All used resources like processor kernels, RAM and RAID systems are exclusively used from the virtual machine. Therefore, in most cases, a virtualization of a Process Historian does not make much sense. Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) In rare cases a power failure can damage the SQL Server database of the Process Historian. This can lead to a full data loss. Therefore we highly recommend using an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for the Process Historian. SIMATIC BATCH Note is only valid for PH/IS Version < 2014 SP2 + Upd1: If the Process Historian and the Information Server are not executed on the same machine, the print preview functionality doesn’t work in the BATCH Control Center. This is a system behavior. If the Process Historian and the Information Server are executed on different machines, the batch protocol can only be Page 2 of 4 PH HWAdvisor - Process Historian 2014 - Hardware recommendation report 9/27/2021 file:///C:/Users/gupr/Downloads/109740115_PH_HWAdvisor_V31/PHHardwareRecomm...
- 3. Signature Field The persons signing this document are confirming the use of the recommended hardware setup in the mentioned project. Project responsible / Project manager generated by means of the Information Server. Hardware order Using a SIEMENS Industry PC: The IPC 847D can be ordered out of the PCS 7 catalog. Using high-performant server hardware: The Siemens department DF CS PA PFM in Karlsruhe, Germany, offers so-called SIDSI services. ('SIMATIC DCS / SCADA Infrastructure') These services include a preconfigured PH/IS system according to the project specific requirements. The system itself consists of the powerful hardware platform, the Microsoft Windows Server installation and license as well as the SIMATIC software installation and database configuration. The SIMATIC software licenses for PH/IS are not included and must be obtained separately by standard order means. Detailed information can be found here: https://siemens.com/sidsi Using any other comparable server hardware: It is also possible to use comparable server hardware from other vendors. But the server must be comparable regarding the processor performance, processor kernels, RAM, disk capacity, operating system and amount of RAID systems used to store the database. Additional information You can find additional information and documentation about the Process Historian on the SIEMENS customer support pages: https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/66579062 Trainings You can find SIEMENS internal trainings on the Presales Support SharePoint: https://workspace.automation.siemens.com/content/10002919/en/wppages/WS_calendar.aspx You can find customer trainings on the SITRAIN web pages: SITRAIN The Process Historian is part of the Operator Station training 'ST-PCS7OSE'. Webinar You can find a SIEMENS internal webinar-series on the PCS 7 Presales Support SharePoint: https://workspace.automation.siemens.com/content/10002919/en/wppages/PA_webinars.aspx Date: 27.Sep.2021 Place/Location: Name (block letters): xx xx Signature: Page 3 of 4 PH HWAdvisor - Process Historian 2014 - Hardware recommendation report 9/27/2021 file:///C:/Users/gupr/Downloads/109740115_PH_HWAdvisor_V31/PHHardwareRecomm...
- 4. Purchaser Date: 27.Sep.2021 Place/Location: Name (block letters): Signature: Page 4 of 4 PH HWAdvisor - Process Historian 2014 - Hardware recommendation report 9/27/2021 file:///C:/Users/gupr/Downloads/109740115_PH_HWAdvisor_V31/PHHardwareRecomm...