Foxboro ™ I/A Series Model H90 Workstation Server

Foxboro ™  I/A Series Model H90 Workstation Server

Product Overview and Core Positioning

Model H90 is a 2U rack mounted server level workstation pre installed with Microsoft Windows Server ®  2008 R2 (64 bit) operating system, with Foxboro as its core positioning ™  I/A Series or Foxboro Control System (FCS) is a "multi-purpose application platform" that simultaneously undertakes tasks such as control station hosting, data collection and monitoring, human-machine interaction (HMI), file services, etc. It supports the distribution of application views to remote clients through a local area network (LAN) and is suitable for central control requirements in industrial scenarios that require high server performance, redundancy, and security.

1. Core functions

Multi role support: It can serve as a control station (running I/A Series/FCS control software), data acquisition station (processing various on-site device data), human-machine interface station (displaying graphic and text information), and also supports file services and enterprise network integration.

Hardware redundancy guarantee: standard redundant hot swappable power supply, redundant hot swappable fan, optional RAID1/RAID5 disk array (including hot spare), to avoid system interruption caused by single point of failure.

Peripheral expansion capability: Supports up to 4 displays (including USB touch screen), 4 USB alarm keyboards (or 2 serial/GCIO alarm keyboards), external USB floppy disk drives, printers, etc., to meet complex human-computer interaction needs.

Security Protection Kit: Pre installed McAfee ®  A complete set of security software, including virus protection, host intrusion prevention, data leakage protection, etc., in compliance with industrial security standards (such as NERC CIP).

2. Basic adaptation requirements

Software dependency: Requires I/A Series S10 software license, supporting I/A Series software v8.2-v8.8 or Control Core Services (CCS) v9.0 and above versions; Pre installed with the latest version of Symantec System Recovery (SSR) Server Edition software, supporting system backup and recovery.

Network connection: Connect to the Mesh network of I/A Series/FCS through dual PCIe Ethernet cards, and also connect to non control information networks through two integrated Ethernet ports (subject to standard security specifications).

Key features and technological advantages

1. Core Features

Specific description of characteristic categories

The high-performance hardware configuration is equipped with Intel Xeon 5650 processor, standard with 4GB ECC DDR-3 SDRAM (expandable to 12GB, up to 24GB in dual CPU configuration), internal storage supports up to 8 300GB hard drives (total capacity 2.4TB), supports SAS interface and RAID array, meeting the high requirements of industrial control for computing power and storage.

Full redundancy design - power supply: 2 750W hot swappable redundant power supplies (100-240VAC wide input);

-Heat dissipation: Redundant hot swappable fans to avoid overheating and shutdown;

-Storage: RAID1 (mirror)/RAID5 (distributed parity) disk array, optional hot spare to prevent data loss;

-Network: Dual network cards are redundantly connected to the Mesh network to ensure communication continuity.

Industrial grade security protection based on McAfee ®  Building multi-layered protection with software suite:

-VirusScan with AntiSpyware Enterprise: Real time scanning and killing of viruses and spyware, automatic updating of virus databases;

-EPolicy Orchestrator (ePO): Centralized management of all McAfee products, unified distribution of policies and updates;

-Host Intrusion Prevention (HIP): Proactively intercepting zero day attacks and unauthorized access, supporting port control and application blacklisting;

-Data Loss Prevention (Device Control): Control the hardware ports (floppy drives, optical drives, USB, etc.) of Windows 7 workstations to prevent data leakage.

Flexible remote expansion support enables remote deployment of peripherals through Remote Graphics Unit (RGU):

-Adopting fiber optic transmission, supporting 62.5/125 μ m multimode fiber (up to 70m) or 50/125 μ m multimode fiber (up to 150m);

-It can remotely connect 4 monitors and 5 USB devices (keyboard, mouse, touch screen, etc.) to meet the deployment requirements of separating the control room from the equipment site.

2. Differences from ordinary industrial workstations

Comparison item Model H90 server ordinary industrial workstation

Hardware redundant power supplies, fans, storage, and networks are mostly single power supplies and single hard drives, with no redundancy

Performance limit: Xeon processor, up to 24GB memory, 2.4TB storage mostly for Core processors, 8GB memory limit

The security suite comes pre installed with McAfee's complete set of industrial security software, basic antivirus software, and no intrusion defense

Remote extension supports RGU fiber optic remote (up to 150m) and only supports short distance wired connections (<10m)

Applicable scenarios: Central control station, multi client data server, local single user operation station

Hardware configuration and expansion specifications

1. Basic configuration and optional extensions

Configuration Category Basic Configuration Optional Extension

Processor Intel Xeon 5650 dual CPU configuration (requires corresponding motherboard)

4GB ECC DDR-3 SDRAM expandable to 12GB (single CPU)/24GB (dual CPU)

Store one 300GB internal hard drive and up to eight 300GB hard drives per SATA CD-RW/DVD drive; RAID1/RAID5 array+hot spare disk

Graphics card dual port DisplayPort/DVI PCIe graphics card (up to 1600 × 1200 resolution) dual/four port graphics card (analog/digital, up to 1920 × 1080 resolution)

Four integrated 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports on the network; Dual PCIe Ethernet network card (Mesh network) with additional copper/fiber Ethernet adapter card

2 USB ports in front and 2 ports behind the peripheral interface; 1 serial interface (GCIO/printer); VGA video port dual serial/single parallel port card; GCIO interface module (up to 2); USB hub

The monitor supports 19/20.1/23/40 inch LCD monitors with USB touch screens (up to 4 units); RGU Remote Graphics Unit

2. Remote Graphics Unit (RGU) specifications

RGU is the core remote extension component of H90 server, used to achieve remote separation and deployment of peripherals and servers. The key parameters are as follows:

Specific specifications of RGU parameters

Model Options: Dual Port Kit (P0928DU), Four Port Kit (P0928DV)

Component RGU unit (P0928DS), PCIe adapter card (P0928DT), 15m LC/LC fiber patch cord (P0972TP)

Transmission distance -62.5/125 μ m multimode fiber: up to 70m;

-50/125 μ m multimode fiber: up to 150m;

-Single mode 9/125 μ m fiber: up to 1000m (user provided)

Interface capability: 5 USB 2.0 ports (including 1 BIOS level keyboard port), 4 DisplayPort video ports, audio input/output/microphone interfaces

Environmental adaptation working temperature 0-55 ℃, relative humidity 20% -80% (no condensation), anti vibration meets NEBS Level 3 (earthquake zone 4)

Environmental and Compliance Specifications

1. Environmental parameters

Environment category, operating conditions, storage conditions

The temperature ranges from 10-35 ℃ (50-95 ℉), and for every 305m increase in altitude, the upper temperature limit decreases by 1 ℃ (up to 3050m) -30-60 ℃ (-22-140 ℉)

Relative humidity 10% -90% (non condensing), wet bulb temperature ≤ 28 ℃ 5% -95% (non condensing), wet bulb temperature ≤ 38.7 ℃

Vibration operation: 0.26G (5-350Hz); Storage: 1.54G rms (10-250Hz)

Impulse operation: 31G half sine impulse (2.6ms); Storage: 71G half sine shock (2ms), 27G square wave shock

The pollution level complies with ISA S71.04 Class G1 (mild pollution) and is suitable for ordinary industrial environments

2. Compliance certification

Specific standards for certification categories

Safety Certification - United States: UL ®  1950；

-Canada: CSA ®  C22.2 No. 60950-1；

-EU: TUV EN60950-1

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Canada: ICES Class A;

-EU: CE EN55022 Class A, EN55024, EN61000-3-2/3;

-Laser safety: 850nm laser complies with 21CFR Subpart J Class 1

Industrial security standards support NERC CIP compliance and meet industrial control network security requirements through McAfee security suite

Installation and deployment requirements

1. Physical installation

Rack specifications: 2U height rack mounted design, standard rail kit, to be installed in commercial cabinets with a depth of ≥ 1000mm (39.4in) (ensuring front and rear ventilation and cable space), not compatible with Invensys standard industrial cabinets (such as Industrial Enclosure 32).

Cooling requirements: The cabinet should provide sufficient ventilation to ensure that the internal ambient temperature does not exceed 35 ℃ (95 ℉), to avoid fan failure or performance degradation caused by high temperatures.

Remote deployment: Remote separation of servers and peripherals can be achieved through RGU, with displays directly connected up to 100ft (approximately 30m) and RGU fiber optic connections up to 150m (50/125 μ m fiber optic).

2. Domain controller configuration

If centralized security management (such as user authentication and policy distribution) needs to be enabled, one H90 needs to be configured as the primary domain controller (running Microsoft Active Directory), and it is recommended to pair it with one backup domain controller (to avoid single point of failure).

The domain controller needs to be dedicated and cannot run I/A Series/FCS applications or remote desktop services. Only McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator deployment is allowed.

The system defaults to creating organizational units (OUs), security groups, and group policies. For detailed configuration, please refer to the "Security Enhancements User's Guide" (B0700ET).