It will be a dead heat as to whether you or we are the last to migrate to FoxView....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 7:36 AM
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Subject: RE: Version 4.3 to 6.2.1 upgrade question
Jim,
We did an upgrade like yours last year (with a slight difference, we went
from 6.1 to 6.2.1 -- for all practical purposes, 4.3 and 6.1 are the same).
Here are our take on your questions:
1. No, the nodes can be converted individually. Foxboro recommends that you
upgrade the node where CSA resides first. Luckily it works out for us
without having to move the CSA server to the first node to be converted.
2. Yes, most definitely. We'll be the last system to be forced to migrate to
FoxView.
3. Again, yes. Legacy historians work fine.
4. We did this as a Day 0 install, so we reboot the CPs anyway. It didn't
make any difference to us if the CP images were new or not.
Duc
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Duc M. Do
Process Control Systems
Dow Corning, Carrollton Plant
Carrollton, KY, US
-----Original Message-----
From: James Kahlden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 8:14 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Version 4.3 to 6.2.1 upgrade question
Hello List,
We are looking at updating our version 4.3 system to version 6.2.1 in order
to expand our system to include the new CP60. We currently use AW/WP51B's
with Display Manager and the Legacy Historian. Our CP's are fault tolerant
CP40A's. We have 5 nodes connected via Carrier Band LAN. We can not shut
down all nodes at once, since this system controls two 600 megawatt coal
fired power generators.
Questions?
1. Do all of the nodes need to be converted at one time to 6.2.1 or can some
nodes exist at 4.3 while part of the node is at 6.2.1?
2. Can we continue to use our Display Manager displays, or do we have to
change to the Fox View displays?
3. Can we continue to use the Legacy Historian at version 6.2.1, or do we
have to convert to the AIM historian?
4. Is there a different CP image at version 6.2.1 that requires a reboot of
the CP for this upgrade?
Thanks for any guidance that you can give, as we are looking to see what
windows of opportunity we have for doing this type of upgrade.
Jim Kahlden
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