In the case of requests for minimal installation, whole system can works on one powerful machine. Free MS SQL
Express can be used as data storage. This is recommended only for data-reading from tens of devices without
necessity of permanent availability.
For huge solution with emphasis on system availability or at least availability of crucial parts and in case
of data-reading of thousands of devices or more it is recommended to separate each server part to stand-alone
powerful machines. This solution has many advantages:
CONFIGURATION
Ave system is configuration able according to individual customer´s occasions. It is possibly configuration able
like complex solution with separated servers installed on several stand-alone machines and stand-alone client
part or like one-machine system.
Central part of system runs in balance mode
Central part can be launched on several machines. Incoming requests are divided out to servers in order to serve these requests as fastest as it can be done.
Stress allocation
Subsystem for automatic data-reading can be run on n-servers, which can essentially shorten time for getting these data.
Servers substitutability
In the case of Device Driver Server failure, it is possible to redirect data-reading to another Device Driver Server via AVE Client. Redirect can be done for all consumption places in automatic mode without necessity of human power.
Launching critical system parts in cluster configuration
It is recommended to install critical system parts with emphasis on system availability to cluster system. In the case of one node failure or termination, automatic launching of system from second cluster´s node will start immediately.
Central part can be launched on several machines. Incoming requests are divided out to servers in order to serve these requests as fastest as it can be done.
Stress allocation
Subsystem for automatic data-reading can be run on n-servers, which can essentially shorten time for getting these data.
Servers substitutability
In the case of Device Driver Server failure, it is possible to redirect data-reading to another Device Driver Server via AVE Client. Redirect can be done for all consumption places in automatic mode without necessity of human power.
Launching critical system parts in cluster configuration
It is recommended to install critical system parts with emphasis on system availability to cluster system. In the case of one node failure or termination, automatic launching of system from second cluster´s node will start immediately.
Server-server communication and server to client application communication is based on TCP/IP protocol. Data exchange is realized by two ports, which are configurable (config-files) for each subsystem.
System installation required installation of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (all system parts). AVE can be installed via XCopy method or by the help of install wizard. AVE Client updating is fully automatic. Update module is integrated in system.
Installation requirements
Minimal software requirementsEach part of AVE 2 requires supported operating system. List of supported operating systems for each part can be found here.
Minimal software requirements for each system parts can be found in following tab. In the case of installation more than one part of system on one machine it is necessary to fill all required software of all parts.
| Software | Central Server | Data Storage Server | Data Mining Server | Cis Interface Server | Device Driver Server | WebClient |
Windows Client |
| Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 or higher |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Installer 3.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IE 5.01 or later | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft .Not Framework 2.0 with Service Pack 1 or higher |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ASP.NET 2.0 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| IIS (Internet Information Services) 6.0, 7.0 |
No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| SQL Server 2005 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| SQL Server 2005 client tools | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| SQL Server Management Studio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| SAP connector for Microsoft .NET 2.0.1 |
No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| Microsoft Office 2007 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Internet Explorer 6, 7 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
No – Software is not required
Client part configuration (AVE Client)
System requirements| Minimal configuration | Recomended configuration | |
| CPU | 1 GHz | 3 GHz |
| RAM | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Network | Yes | Yes |
| HDD (install + reports) | 10 GB (typically fewer) | 10 GB (typically fewer) |
| File system | NTFS recomended (security reasons) | NTFS recomended (security reasons) |
Server parts configuration
System requirements| Minimal configuration | Recomended configuration | |
| CPU | 1 GHz | 3,8 GHz |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Network | Yes | Yes |
| HDD (install + reporta) | 10 GB (typically fewer) | 10 GB (typically fewer) |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | Microsoft Windows 2003 Server |
| Modem field | Yes (Device Driver Server) | Yes (Device Driver Server) |