PI Server

Features
Enhanced Performance: Building on its already renowned performace and scalability, PI Server 2012 supports 5x more data writes per second and millions of data reads per second while using less storage space for data archives than before. The result is an even faster and better performing enterprisewide infrastructure. Large Data Capacity: PI Server 2012 supports 20+ million tags on a single server and petabytes of online capacity so all your data no matter how old is there when you need it. Secure: The PI Server leverages Windows Integrated Security and supports Windows Server Core so data is secure, protected and readily available to users through single sign-on. Improved Administration: PI Server 2012 makes system management faster and easier with core improvements like automatic data recovery, simplified methods for incorporating old data into your database and better support for online configuration changes. Stable Solution: The PI Server has intrinsic features to ensure system reliability and resilience. Coupled with PI High Availability, PI System users can achieve 99.99% uptime. Turn Data Into Information Using the PI Servers comprehensive calculation tools, PI System users can implement everything from simple averages and totalizations to KPI calculations and highly complex programmable calculations. These calculations transform raw data into usable information so it can be leveraged for real-time analysis, process monitoring, continuous process improvement and more. Make Your Data Work for You With integrated alerting capabilities, condition monitoring logic can be embedded into rules which the PI Server uses to monitor your data in real-time and notify users when triggering conditions occur through multiple delivery channels. The content of these notifications is fully configurable and can contain a variety of related information including current data values, standard operating procedures, links to web pages, etc. Armed with all the information they need, users can quickly react to changes in operating conditions.

PI Server Overview
The PI Server is the real-time data collection, archiving and distribution engine that powers the PI System. The PI Server brings all relevant data from your many disparate sources into a single system, secures it so appropriate access is given to individuals based on their roles and delivers it to users at all levels of the company in a uniform and consistent manner. The PI Server optimizes data storage to provide needed fidelity while delivering data instantly. As a result, users have a comprehensive real-time and historical view into operational, IT infrastructure and business activities enabling them to make timely and profitable decisions.

Benefits
Robust Performance, High Availability, and Comprehensive Scalability With the PI System, data collection is handled in real-time at subsecond speeds and decades of data are readily available. Designed to support global operations, the PI Server maximizes the capabilities of your hardware and when needed scales both horizontally and vertically. Implementing the PI High Availability option for the PI Server ensures both continuous storage and availability of data. The PI Server fully utilizes 64-bit technology, multi-processor/multi-core hardware and the latest Windows Server operating systems. Millions of tags can be stored on a single server so data from hundreds of plants, a city full of smart meters, etc. is centrally stored and available to users. The PI Server can collect all your data today and grow with your business; handling increased volumes of data for years to come. Organize and Find Relevant Data With integrated asset modeling and methods for contextualizing data according to operational events, users not only see the data they need, but they see it in a context they understand. This allows users to organize, structure and search their PI System data and external data according to objects they are most familiar with; for example, physical assets in their processes such as reactors, transformers and meters or by events such as startups, downtimes and product runs. When data is easy to find and easy to consume, users can act on it faster.

PI Server Capabilities
Historize PI Data Archive PI Event Frames PI System Management Tools (PI SMT) PI Interfaces for system monitoring Find PI Asset Framework (PI AF) PI Event Frames PI System Explorer Analyze PI Advanced Computing Engine (PI ACE) PI Event Frames PI for StreamInsight PI Alarms PI Performance Equations PI Totalizers PI SQC Deliver PI Notifications PI Data Access

Benefits Continued
Comprehensive and Simple to Use System Management Tools The PI Server comes with a complete suite of graphical, scriptable command-line and Microsoft Excel based tools for system administration. PI System administrators can quickly monitor system health, manage user permissions, bulk build PI Tags, review audit trail, and more. To help reduce the administrative burden on the PI System administrator, many tasks including data archive maintenance and backups can be automated. With the PI System, administrators have instant access to the tools and information they need to ensure optimum system performance.

Virtualization Support
The PI System is supported in virtualized environments. OSIsoft supports using the PI Server with VMware ESX or vSphere and is certified for use with Microsoft Hyper-V. Windows Integrated Security configuration in the PI System Management Tools.

About OSIsoft, LLC OSIsoft (www.osisoft.com) delivers the PI System, the industry standard in enterprise infrastructure, for management of real-time data and events. With installations in 110 countries spanning the globe, the PI System is used in manufacturing, energy, utilities, life sciences, data centers, facilities and the process industries. This global installed base relies upon the PI System to safeguard data and deliver enterprise-wide visibility into operational,
PI Data Archive and PI Asset Framework are Windows certified. Windows Server and the Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

manufacturing and business data. The PI System enables users to manage assets, mitigate risks, comply with regulations, improve processes, drive innovation, make business decisions in real-time and to identify competitive business and market opportunities. Founded in 1980, OSIsoft is headquartered in San Leandro, California, with operations worldwide and is privately held.

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