Server Requirements - viewLinc 5.1

Vaisala viewLinc Enterprise Server version 5.1 User Guide

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M212315EN
Revision
C
Language
English
Product
viewLinc 5.1
Content type
Product description
Product description > Features
Reference information
Document type
User guide
Table 1. Server requirements
Property Description/Value
Availability Dedicated server available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Server management

Connected to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Backup solution with support for open file backup

Synchronizes time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server

Operating system

Windows Server® 2019

Windows Server® 2019 Datacenter Edition

Windows Server® 2016

Windows Server® 2016 Datacenter Edition

Windows Server® 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Windows® 10 Enterprise (64-bit)

Virtual server support VMWare
Application disk space 350 MB
Database disk space 1 200 KB/data point 2/day
Network traffic 3 Approx. 100 KB/minute/device
Web interface protocol 4 TLS 1.3
Security certificate for web interface Authorized TLS certificate and key 5
Email encoding RFC 2047
Secure email protocol TLS 1.2
A supported Internet browser is only required on the viewLinc Enterprise Server computer if you plan to use it to run viewLinc.
Table 2. Device Host Server Requirements
Property Description/Value
Availability 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Operating System

Windows Server® 2019

Windows Server® 2016

Windows Server® 2012 R2 (64-bit)

Windows® 10 (64-bit)

Disk space 2 GB
Internet browser

Google Chrome™

Microsoft® Edge™

Table 3. Requirements based on system size
System size in data points 1 … 20 21 … 400 400+
Dedicated or shared server Either Either Dedicated
CPU 1.6 GHz dual core 1.6 GHz dual core 3.2 GHz quad core
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Disk space increase/year 1.5 GB/year for 20 data points 15 GB/year for 200 data points 75 GB/year for 1000 data points
Continuous free disk space for reports 6 2 GB 4 GB 10 GB
Table 4. Client requirements
Property Description/value
Internet browser

Google Chrome™

Microsoft® Edge™

Computer clients Any network computer with a supported Internet browser, a minimum 2.4 GHz CPU, and 4 GB of RAM.
Display and tablet clients Touchscreen or mouse-operated panel with a supported Internet browser. Must be connected to the same network as viewLinc Enterprise Server.
Table 5. Network ports
Default Type Used by
23 TCP 300-series transmitters
80 TCP Signal towers
443 TCP viewLinc web interface
502 TCP Modbus TCP-enabled devices
771 TCP vNet and multi-port Ethernet devices
950 TCP Moxa serial-to-Wi-Fi devices
6767 UDP HMT140
12500 TCP Twilio web services
12600 TCP/UDP VaiNet access points, viewLinc Enterprise Server connection with vNet or Device Host
55000 TCP Vaisala OPC UA Server
1 Not applicable to Device Host installation.
2 Data points are device channels monitoring and recording data.
3 Depends on number of devices, system configuration and type of communication devices used.
4 viewLinc 5.1 includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. http://www.openssl.org/
5 viewLinc-signed certificate and key can be generated during installation.
6 1 month duration with 1 minute scan/sample