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MDB to AF Upgrade: Enhancements & Roadmap Overview

Explore the motivation, upgrade procedure, demo, and roadmap for migrating from MDB to AF for advanced asset-centric data management. Learn about the latest features, benefits, and the gradual upgrade process to safeguard your investments while stepping into the future of PI applications.

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MDB to AF Upgrade: Enhancements & Roadmap Overview

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  1. PI AF 2.1 and PI MDB Upgrade Laurent Garrigues, Product Manager Satyam Godasi, Sr. Software Developer

  2. Overview • What is AF 2? • AF 2.1 enhancements • Motivation for MDB to AF upgrade • Upgrade Procedure • Demo • Roadmap

  3. AF 2 is a mature product - - MDB AF 1 AF 2 2003 2004 2008

  4. AF 2 in the PI System • Structures/organizes the data by asset • Spans multiple PI Systems • Incorporates non time series data PI Server 2 PI Server 1 Vendor Specific Interfaces Vendor Specific Interfaces Generic Interfaces Generic Interfaces Asset/Equipment centric access to information Honeywell Interface Honeywell Interface ABB Interface ABB Interface Delta-V Interface Delta-V Interface Rockwell Interface Rockwell Interface OPC Interface OPC Interface XML Interface XML Interface Modbus Interface Modbus Interface SNMP Interface SNMP Interface Time Series Data Sources Time Series Data Sources … … Honeywell Honeywell ABB ABB Delta-V Delta-V Rockwell Rockwell Other Other Non Time Series Data Sources … SCM RDBMS MES

  5. New with AF 2.1 – ‘Big ticket items’ • High Availability • Very similar to HA for the PI Server • Automatic Failover for clients • SQL replication for the AF database • Notifications support • New Notifications template object

  6. New with AF 2.1 – ‘Big ticket items’ • 64 bits support • Localization support

  7. Value Now: Named References Types • Enforce specific relationship between templates • Guide user when creating structures

  8. Value Now: Indexed attributes • Up to 5 attributes per element • Speed up the searches

  9. Value Now: New Table Lookup • Interpolate/extrapolate values • Calculate summaries

  10. Value Now: others enhancements • Performance improvements • Loading objects, check-in changes • AF Tables Refresh • XML Import/Export command line tool • Support editing and deleting • More support for PI Points DR • Bulk create tags • Summaries trending in PB • Data Quality Flags

  11. Motivation for MDB to AF upgrade Move you forward • AF 2 is the future for PI applications • AF 2 is richer, more scalable and more flexible Protect your investments • No customer left behind policy • MDB based solutions keep working • Gradual upgrade process from MDB to AF • The back-end first, and then the applications

  12. Overview of MDB to AF upgrade • Migrate & Synchronize • AF 2 is the master record Processbook Custom MDB based Application DataLink Webparts PI ACE

  13. PI Server 3.5 : MDB to AF Upgrade • Requires AF Server 2.x • Server Upgrade only from 3.4.380 • MDB uses PI security • AF uses Windows security • 3.4.380 supports Windows security

  14. Two Step Process 1. Prepare for PI Server upgrade 2. Upgrade PI Server

  15. Step 1: Prepare For Upgrade Upgrade Preparation Tool: • Select Target AF Database • Review Security Configuration • Review Migration Conflicts • Save Choices • Schedule the PI Server Upgrade

  16. Step 2: Upgrade PI Server • Run the installation kit • If PI Server Collective, run on the primary node • Start the PI Server • Migration starts automatically • PI Server is available, except MDB is read only • Progress can be monitored

  17. Synchronization Primary PI Server Node Sync Engine AF Server System of Record

  18. Upgrading Clients AF SERVER PI SERVER COLLECTIVE

  19. PI Batch Data • PI Batch data stays on the PI Server • All PI Batch clients work as usual • All PI Batch units will be migrated

  20. Performance of MDB Clients • One time migration of MDB to AF • Quick and non-disruptive to operations • No impact on reading from MDB • AF access not required for reading MDB • Slight impact on writing to MDB • AF access required for editing MDB

  21. Demo Also visit PI Server or AF Server Pod

  22. Quick Roadmap • MDB to AF: PI Server EAM 3.5.xx • Release Candidate for mid-June 2009 • AF 2.1 • Release Candidate for end of April 2009 • AF 2.2 • Targeted for Q1 2010 • Native support in clients tools (PB, DL & Webparts) • Advanced searching capabilities • Support for AF Analysis

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