Specifications

Figure 16: Metasys Network with an ADX in Split Configuration
Extended Application and Data Server (ADX) Split Configuration
Guidelines
Table 2: ADX Split Configuration Guidelines
GuidelineProduct
Must be loaded on a full server.ADX Web/Application Server
Note: ADX software and all required ADX prerequisites reside on a web/application
server. Users browse to the web/application server to see system data.
Note: You may install Metasys Advanced Reporting System or Energy Essentials on
this server.
Must be loaded on a full server.ADX Database Server
Note: SQL Server software resides on the ADX database server. The database server
stores historical Metasys system data and serves as a historical data repository
for the web/application server.
Must be loaded on a full server.
May be loaded on the same server as the ADX web/application server. During Ready
Access Portal software installation, select the ADX database server in the Database
Server window. In this configuration, the Ready Access Portal application resides on the
ADX web/application server and the Ready Access Portal database resides on the ADX
database server.
May be loaded on a third server that is separate from the ADX web/application server
and ADX database server. In this configuration, during Ready Access Portal software
installation, select the ADX database server in the Database Server window.
Ready Access Portal
May be loaded on a full server or desktop computer.
May be loaded on the same server as the ADX web/application server.
May be loaded on a third server that is separate from the ADX web/application server
and ADX database server.
Software Configuration Tool (SCT)
May both be loaded on the same full server. Or, load the Ready Access Portal software
on a full server and SCT on another computer (full server or desktop).
SCT and Ready Access Portal
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