Information Server (Is) - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

Configuring OS functions
10.4 Archiving
Hardware requirements
Using an "IPC 847D" type server is recommended for PCS 7 plants with one OS server and
a maximum archiving load of 1,500 values/sec.
With intensive use a PH system is not a typical application area for an IPC. Using a SIMATIC
Premium server is therefore recommended for large plants.
The work memory and number of processors and hard disks can be expanded with the
configuration.
Further information on the required PH hardware can be found in the "SIMATIC Process
Historian Administration" (https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/de/view/109475338)
manual.
Software requirements
The following software requirements apply to the PH:
● Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit standard/enterprise
● Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit standard/enterprise
● MS Message Queuing
Additional information
You can find additional information on the system requirements in the following documentation:
● "SIMATIC Process Historian Administration"
de/view/109475338) manual
● Process Historian Installation Notes
● Application example "Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Process Historian/
Information Server in a PCS 7 Environment"
en/view/66579062)
10.4.4.3

Information Server (IS)

Introduction
The Information Server is the Process Historian reporting system for compiling and evaluating
data or presenting it in graphic form. Based on Microsoft Reporting Services it provides web-
based access to historical data.
The following image shows an example creation and view of a graphic (report) using MS Office
Plug-in at MS Excel level:
262
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/
Compendium Part A - Configuration Guidelines (V8.2)
Configuration Manual, 08/2016, A5E38166869-AA