DeltaV Product Data Sheet

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DeltaV™ Web Server

Use the DeltaV Web Server to view your process anywhere on the planet.

 Gives you a secure view of your process Introduction

from your desktop PC
DeltaV™ Web Server allows you to view plant graphics,
events, access historical data, and real time trends from
 Offers more information and scalable your web browser. You can access information from your
architecture from a modular extensible office or from any remote PC that can make a secure
structure connection to your plant network and access the
WebServer workstation.
 Allows viewing and combining different
Emerson Process Management puts intranet technology
types of information with little or no training to work in your plant, bringing new dimensions of dynamic
information and simplicity to your desktop PC.

Working with existing tools like Microsoft Excel and Word,

the DeltaV Web Server lets you view and combine
different types of information with little or no training. The
value of widespread information can be an incalculable
asset in your plant, giving decision-making tools to the
people closest to the process, and giving them the power
to make the right decisions!

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Benefits Product Description
Gives you a secure view of your process from The Web Server is a modular product with the base
remote sites via the Internet. The DeltaV Web Server package providing the menus, framework, and security
combines off-the-shelf software and smart web pages to system. Each module contains one or more Emerson
make calling up your plant’s process information as easy Process Management smart web pages to present the
as calling up any website using your web browser. The data in an easy-to-understand format. The base product
DeltaV Web Server connects to the DeltaV system using includes these modules:
OPC. Since the DeltaV Web Server is view only, there is
no chance of a remote user inadvertently changing the  Process Graphics—allows view to graphics displays
plant operation. Further protection is provided by the from the process automation system
DeltaV OPC Data Server to prevent errant messages from
entering the DeltaV system. For those seeking further  Events—lets you see recent events or alarms
protection, firewalls, routers and operating system security
may be deployed as well. Plant information, such as  Historic Trends—shows trend graphs with values
process graphics, history trends and real-time trends, is gathered from a DeltaV Historian
available. It’s just like calling up a favorite web site—and
the pages are updating in real-time!  Real-time Trends—allows view of plant trends as they
update
Offers more information and scalable
architecture from a modular extensible structure. The DeltaV Web Server is a thin client application, so you
Easily connecting to all of your plant information is great, need no special software, drivers, or custom applications
as long as only authorized users are able to access the to use it. Remote viewing of your plant operation is simple:
system. The Web Server’s security scheme makes sure you, access the designated address for your WebServer,
that access is controlled but unobtrusive. Double-clicking and begin viewing your DeltaV process information. For
your web browser icon starts the Internet Explorer and security purposes, access to the WebServer requires the
brings up the plant home page. You can set up security to user to have a DeltaV user account so they can log into
grant or deny access to individual modules, thereby giving the WebServer even to view data.
each user the information needed, without compromising
security. Modular extensible structure provides more
information and scalable architecture. The DeltaV Web
Server is designed to be scalable—in size and
functionality—to meet your needs. Process Graphics
You can pull up a process graphic-based web page for a
Allows viewing and combining different types of snapshot of current, real-time process conditions—to see
information with little or no training. The Web what’s going on in the plant right now, with the current
Server is available in several user options so that your data values. These values update, refreshing with live
whole plant benefits from the readily accessible data as quickly as every couple of seconds.
information, or you may elect to limit the functionality to a
smaller community. The Web Server has been structured In order to use DeltaV process graphics with the Web
in modular form to facilitate expansion. Server, you simply use the supplied utility program to
convert your graphics-based plant information displays
into a format that the Web Server can use. Once
converted, the graphics can be viewed on any web
browser that has access to the Web Server. Any simple,
non-complex graphic elements in your DeltaV displays are
converted automatically, and they will appear through the
Web Server just as they do when viewed in the DeltaV
system. Complex displays used in the operator interface
will not automatically convert in many cases. The DeltaV
Web Server does not support the scripting language of the
process graphics. Items that use scripts such as buttons,
popups, custom scripts, etc., must have these links
simplified prior to conversion.

Use the Microsoft Internet Explorer to view dynamic plant

information.
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The Web Server will allow you to use your existing Historic Trends
operator interface graphic displays as the basis for
In addition to process graphics and events, you can look
providing real-time process information to your plant
at historic trend information. Up to four trends may be
management team. Graphics can be created using the
viewed simultaneously. With the DeltaV Historian access
standard DeltaV configuration tool to provide a custom
functions, you review historical data and recent trends in
view for management or other non-operator personnel. To
your automation system. All historical data that is
provide optimal performance displays to be converted for
collected locally on the Web Server Application Station
the Web Server should contain only the top-level real-time
can be viewed on the browser.
process data.

Real-time Trends
The Web Server can also sample your current local tag
values (i.e. tag values local to the Application Station) to
create real-time trends that update every several seconds.
Up to four real-time trends may be viewed simultaneously.

Web Server Deployment

With the DeltaV Web Server you can use your web
browser to access your operations. The DeltaV Web
Server was built to work with Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Many users have expressed the need for secure

communications. You can securely access your plant’s
production data and other documents from anywhere on
earth when you use appropriate protection (e.g. firewalls,
DeltaV Web Server showing alarms and events routers, VPN access, and operating system security
protection). All remote access to the WebServer should be
done by the remote user making a secure connection to
Events the plant LAN and then connecting to the WebServer.
The DeltaV system’s alarm history feature lets you view
alarms through your browser so that you can respond In order to connect to the DeltaV Web Server, the user
instantly to an alarm situation or analyze process events must make a Web Server connection. The browser
from your desktop. All alarm and event data that is connection to the DeltaV Web Server is based on a 24-
collected locally on the Web Server Application Station hour period and is specific to the IP Address of the client
can be viewed on the browser. connecting. That Web Server connection will stay
consumed by that specific IP address computer for 24
hours after the user logs off the Web Server or is logged
off by the server after the inactivity timeout. Therefore, if
you log into a WebServer session every day, you become
a permanent user of that license and the license cannot be
shared with another user on a different computer.

The DeltaV Web Server has been designed to work best

with the DeltaV system. The speed at which the client
updates is dependent upon several factors, including the
speed of the modem connection, speed of the server and
client, as well as the amount of memory they have. At this
time, the Web Server does not support other OPC servers.
While the main elements of the DeltaV Intranet Explorer
may work using other browsers, the use of other browsers
and other operating systems is not supported.

Historical trends in the Web Browser.

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Extensibility of the DeltaV Web Server highlights a great procedures. Imagine the convenience of having all your
feature of the system. Microsoft Word and Excel viewers documentation, MSDS documents, and CAD drawings—
are available free (at the time of this publishing) from throughout the plant—accessible from your PC.
Microsoft’s web page located at http://www.microsoft.com.
These are ideal for viewing important plant documents
such as material safety data sheets or standard operating

Ordering Information

Description Model Number

Web Server (2 user) CE2231S02
Web Server (10 users) CE2231S10
Web Server (25 users) CE2231S25
Web Server (2 to 10 user scale-up) CE22UPS012
Web Server (10 to 25 user scale-up) CE22UPS013

Related Products
 Application Station Software Suite. Integrate Related Hardware Products
rd
your DeltaV system with 3 party systems and DeltaV Workstation Hardware. Select from a variety
applications on a DeltaV workstation. Includes a of PC and server hardware, tested and preloaded with
scalable DeltaV Continuous Historian and DeltaV DeltaV software
OPC Data Access Server.

Not Supported Products

 Fault Tolerant Server. A solution for high
availability workstations to prevent data loss or
interruption of critical control activities.
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Prerequisites
 DeltaV Application Station Software Suite must be used with the license sized to fit the amount real-time data to be
displayed.

 Server-class computer loaded with Microsoft Server 2003 or Server 2008 on the Application Station. Microsoft Internet
Information Server must be loaded (included in Server 2003).

 Client machines accessing the DeltaV Web Server must meet the following requirements in order to view the DeltaV Web
Server web pages.

o Microsoft Internet Explorer

o Microsoft Windows

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