[ Product Announcement ]

StruxureWare™ Building Operation

v1.3: TAC I/NET transition overview

PRODUCT AT A GLANCE
The release of TA C I/NE T SEVEN v2.43 soft ware allows sites to
transition to a SmartStruxure solution. This announcement is an Product Announcement Number
overview of the TAC I/NE T transition functionality available in PA-00235
StruxureWare Building Operation v1.3. Additonal details are in
the StruxureWare Building Operation v1.3 release materials. Material can be found on the Buildings
Business Extranet:
This document is structured as follows to help you find the StruxureWare Building Operation
information you need:

Other release materials include:

Transition overview: description of the TAC I/NE T TA C I/NE T Transition to a
transition to a SmartStruxure solution proc ess SmartStruxure solution
Transition candidates: description of ideal site Overview presentation
candidates for StruxureWare Building Operation v1.3 TA C I/NE T Transition to a
transitions SmartStruxure solution
Scalability: Guidelines for maximum system size Demonstration video
System requirements: machine requirements (to StruxureWare Building
prepare) for transition – includes operating system, Operation v1. 3 Product
database and web browser versions supported Announcement
Product Support: Contact numbers (by region) and
global email address for technical product support Technical documentation is available
Regional contacts: names and contact information for on http://help.sbo.schneider-
regional launch managers for more information electric.com
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Transition overview

Support for TAC I/NE T transition to SmartStruxure solution is available with StruxureWare Building Operation
v1.3.

TA C I/NE T system – preparing for transition with StruxureWare Building Operation v1. 3:

Assure that the TAC I/NE T site meets the following

to prepare for transition to StruxureWare Building
Operation:
1. Transition all workstations to TA C I/NE T
SEVEN v2.43
2. Replace any dial links that need to interface
with StruxureWare Building Operation (e. g.
NPR Dial, Int egrated Dial, Auto-Dial/Auto-
Answer) with NetPlus Routers (i.e. Xenta
527-NP Rs).
3. Assure that all LAN Cont rollers and Sub-
LAN Controllers have been updated wit h
firmware that is compatible with I/ NE T v2.42
and above.
4. Assure all workstation machine
specifications will support I/NE T v2.43 and
StruxureWare Building Operation v1.3
requirements.
5. Resolve any existing performance issues at
the site such as:
Orphaned points
Offline controllers
Performance issues

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Transition to a SmartStruxure solution:

* StruxureWare Building Operation WorkStation software is installed on the same

machines as TAC I/NET SEVEN v2.43.
** Server includes softw are only ; server machine is not included.
Enterprise Server software can be installed on a WorkStation machine.

Add a StruxureWare Building Operation

software component, including:
o Enterprise Server
Install StruxureWare Building Operation
WorkStation software on TA C I/NE T
workstation machines
o Requires I/NE T Seven v2.43
software for transition support

Note: TAC I/NE T database remains in the system.

After transition, leverage the benefits of StruxureWare Building Operation.

● Use the WebStation interface to access StruxureWare Building Operation through a web browser.
● Add Reports Server for customized system reports.
o Use the WebReports interface to access the Reports Server through a web browser.

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Expanding a transitioned system:

Enterprise Server and Reports Server include software only; server machine is
not included.
If Reports Server is included in the system design, it can be installed on the
same machine as the Enterprise Server (but cannot be installed on a
WorkStation machine).

Depending on machine specific ations, Reports Server may reside on the

Once the site has transitioned to a SmartStruxureEnterprise
solution,Server machine.
continue expanding the system using:
● Automation S erver and I/O modules
● Cont rollers and devices natively supporting open protocols: BACnet, LON, Modbus, and web services

Transition candidates
SmartStruxure transition using StruxureWare Building Operation v1.3 is targeted for TAC I/NE T building
management sites.
Compatible for TAC I/NE T sites using X527-NPRs and NP R 2000s
o Includes X527, used only for NPR (routing Controller LAN to IP) and web access
Any dial links that need to interface with Strux ureWare Building Operation (e.g. NPR Dial, Integrated Dial,
Auto-Dial/Auto-A nswer) must be replaced with NetPlus Rout ers (i.e. Xenta 527-NP Rs) for StruxureWare
Building Operation to connect automatically to each link.

Gateways (i.e. ICI or Xenta 913) in use at TAC I/ NE T sites will continue to operate. The I/NE T objects which
represent third party devices can be “viewed” from StruxureWare Building Operation.

Sites including TAC I/NET Security:

If an integrat ed (HVAC and Security) site chooses to transition, they will need to have two parallel user
interfaces, treating the site like two systems:
1. StruxureWare Building Operation for BMS
2. TA C I/NE T SEVEN Workstation for Security

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Alarms, events, intruder det ection devices and door status information will be visible from StruxureWare
Building Operation. However, all card holder (individuals) related objects and data, access rights and
functions (such as door control, badging and video integration) will require the operator to use the I/ NE T Host
software.

Sites that have an I/NET to Vista transi tion:

If an integrat ed (I/NE T to Vista) site chooses to transition to a SmartStruxure solution, they will need to have
two parallel user interfaces:
1. StruxureWare Building Operation (for I/NE T and SmartStruxure)
2. Vista Server/Workstation (for all Vista additions to the I/NE T site)

Scalability
TA C I/NE T transition to a SmartStruxure solution has been tested for sites up to 100,000 points. The
following serves as general scalability guidelines:

Current TAC I/NET system:

Max # of points per Ent erprise Server 100,000
Max # of LA N controllers per Enterpris e Server 300
Max # of Links per Enterprise S erver 55
Max # of cont rollers per Link 32

Add-on StruxureWare solution components:

Max # of concurrent users
10
(includes sum of WorkStation + WebStation users simultaneously)
Max # of Automation Servers added 32

System requirements

For your reference, below is a summary of the machine requirements (e.g. operating systems, web browsers)
supported by both TAC I/NE T Seven v2.43 and StruxureWare Building Operation v1.3. Prepare sites for
transition by ens uring these machines are at these versions.

WorkStation (including graphics editor, and script & function block programming editors) :
Software requirements Supported versions Additional required softw are

Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro (32-bit)
Operating systems
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4 with Update KB2468871
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4 with Update KB2468871
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4 with Update KB2468871
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4 with Update KB2468871

Note: For sites using MNL controllers, Microsoft Visio 2010 SP1 or Microsoft Visio 2007 SP2 must b e installed on
configuration/programming machines before installing WorkStation software (including editors). Microsoft Visio 2003 is
supported, however upgrade is recommended.

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Enterpri se Server:
Software requirements
Operating systems
Supported versions
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows 7 Pro (64-bit)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Additional required softw are
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4

WebStation:
Software requirements Supported versions
Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit)
Web browsers Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit)
Firefox 4 and later (32-bit)
Java pre-requisite Java Runtime Environment 6 update 37 (already available on most machines)

Reports Server:
Software requirements Supported versions Additional required softw are
Microsoft .Net Framew ork 4 with
Operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
Update KB2468871
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services (64-bit)
SQL version
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit)

WebReports:
Software requirements Supported versions
Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit) - only supported on MS XP machines
Web browsers Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit) - not supported on MS XP machines
Firefox 4 and later (32-bit)

Product Support

The following locations are available to support your SmartStruxure sites.

Cont act them at the one global email address: product.support@schneider-electric.com or by calling the
support sites directly.

Americas Boston: +1 978.975.9508

Dallas: +1 800.830.1274
Rockford: +1 888.444.1311

EMEA No common number; use regional/local phone numbers.

Asia Pacific No common number; use regional/local phone numbers.

Regional contacts

For more information (e.g. sales support, certification information, project approval process), please contact
your corresponding regional SmartStruxure solution launch manager:

Americas: Allison Sartor, Americas.StruxureWare@buildings.schneider-electric.com

EMEA: Lars-Göran Hallgren or Martin Feder, EMEA.StruxureWare@buildings.schneider-electric.com
Asia Pacific: Kim Harmer, AsiaPac.StruxureWare@buildings.schneider-electric.com

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