FactoryTalk AssetCentre Agent
FactoryTalk AssetCentre agents are required in all FactoryTalk AssetCentre applications, regardless of the user of Disaster Recovery. As of v15.0, there can be up to 100 agents, including 50 local agents and 50 remote agents, in any architecture. A FactoryTalk AssetCentre agent may be co-located with the FactoryTalk AssetCentre server and/or clients (client colocation recommended for configuration purposes only).
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It is possible to exceed 100 agents, including 50 local agents and 50 remote agents in a single system, but doing so is not recommended. Because the maximum number of agents used in product testing was 100, exceeding this number will introduce some risk, as this configuration has not been thoroughly tested.
The FactoryTalk AssetCentre agent host will need to have the appropriate communications software (such as FactoryTalk Linx and RSLinx Classic) and asset configuration software (such as RSLogix and FactoryTalk View Studio, Drive Executive) installed based on the assets configured within the system. Only the configured asset configuration and communication software needs to be installed, un-configured assets do not require software. For example, FactoryTalk Linx and FactoryTalk View Studio do not need to be installed if Disaster Recovery will not extend to Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus assets. The communications and configuration software does not need to be activated.
See Knowledgebase Document ID: QA11846 - FactoryTalk AssetCentre Agent FAQ for more information on agents.
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