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Future-Ready Industrial IT Infrastructure for IIOT
Frank Hill, Director Business Development May 2016

Stratus Technologies Company Overview
The Leading Companies in the World Depend on Stratus Founded in 1980 30 worldwide locations 21,000+ systems installed worldwide HQ in Boston, MA USA Key technology and development partnerships Delivering fault-tolerant servers for over 35 years

IOT generates large amounts of data…
IOT in Practice Mobile Phones Home appliances Home Security Solar Power Medical Cars Research BBQ? IOT generates large amounts of data… © 2016 Stratus Technologies Confidential

The Next Wave - The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)
Implications for the plant: Corporate adoption of new cloud- based solutions Accelerated Modernization and expansion of plant automation SCADA, Controls, Instrumentation More plant “Information” Solutions deployed in plants MES, Asset Management, Historian © 2016 Stratus Technologies Confidential

Building Blocks Of A “Connected Enterprise”
Building Blocks Of An IIOT Environment Building Blocks Of A “Connected Enterprise” Plant 2 The Cloud Plant 3 Plant 4 Applications Computing Information Distribution Networking Transforming data into information Connecting isolated data sources to create an internet of things Hosting the expanded portfolio of critical applications Plant 1 Distributing Information for Consumption Machine-to-machine Mobile devices Terminals

Requirements For Industrial Compute Resources
Computing Factory requirements: Simple to deploy Always-on availability Simple to maintain Secure Long platform life Factory compute requirements differ from enterprise solutions

Building Blocks of a Modern IT Infrastructure
Virtualization Thin Clients Fault-Tolerant Computing Performance Monitoring

Performance Gains in Hardware Drive Virtualization
Virtualization allows one computer to do the job of multiple computers, by sharing the resources of a single platform across multiple environments Traditional Architecture A single OS controls all hardware platform resources Virtualized Architecture Each Virtual machine is an isolated software container with an operating system and applications. A single computer can run multiple VMs In computing, virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources: Platform virtualization, which separates an operating system from the underlying platform resources Full virtualization Hardware-assisted virtualization Paravirtualization Operating system-level virtualization Resource virtualization, the virtualization of specific system resources, such as storage volumes, name spaces, and network resources Virtual memory, which allows uniform, contiguous addressing of physically separate and non-contiguous memory and disk areas Redundant array of independent disks and logical volume management, combine many disks into one large logical disk. Storage Virtualization, the process of completely abstracting logical storage from physical storage Channel bonding, the use multiple links combined to work as though they offered a single, higher-bandwidth link Network virtualization, creation of a virtualized network addressing space within or across network subnets Computer clusters and grid computing, the combination of multiple discrete computers into larger metacomputers Application Virtualization, the hosting of individual applications on alien hardware/software Portable application Cross-platform virtualization Emulation or simulation Virtualization Development, further work in this area Desktop virtualization, the remote manipulation of a computer desktop In the past One operating systems in one machine, so the OS had completely control of the resources in that machine. Virtualization Era Virtualization is a software layer in between the machine and the operating system. Essentially what this software layer does is to divide the resources of the machine among all the guest operating systems. The Virtualization Layer is in charge of multiplexing the hardware resources to several operating systems. Each OS has the illusion that it controls the complete hardware but, in fact, the machine can now host a number of operating systems because the virtualization layer makes all the switching behind scenes. Supporting multiple instances of Operating Systems: Homogeneous or Heterogeneous One physical machine can host several Linux/Window copies

Virtualization Benefits
Server consolidation Lifecycle Management Software upgrades Disaster recovery Future hardware upgrades Test environments Virtual Image Templates Legacy OS Support

Thin Clients – Another Form of Virtualization
Low-cost ThinManager Ready client hardware In computing, virtualization is a broad term that refers to the abstraction of computer resources: Platform virtualization, which separates an operating system from the underlying platform resources Full virtualization Hardware-assisted virtualization Paravirtualization Operating system-level virtualization Resource virtualization, the virtualization of specific system resources, such as storage volumes, name spaces, and network resources Virtual memory, which allows uniform, contiguous addressing of physically separate and non-contiguous memory and disk areas Redundant array of independent disks and logical volume management, combine many disks into one large logical disk. Storage Virtualization, the process of completely abstracting logical storage from physical storage Channel bonding, the use multiple links combined to work as though they offered a single, higher-bandwidth link Network virtualization, creation of a virtualized network addressing space within or across network subnets Computer clusters and grid computing, the combination of multiple discrete computers into larger metacomputers Application Virtualization, the hosting of individual applications on alien hardware/software Portable application Cross-platform virtualization Emulation or simulation Virtualization Development, further work in this area Desktop virtualization, the remote manipulation of a computer desktop In the past One operating systems in one machine, so the OS had completely control of the resources in that machine. Virtualization Era Virtualization is a software layer in between the machine and the operating system. Essentially what this software layer does is to divide the resources of the machine among all the guest operating systems. The Virtualization Layer is in charge of multiplexing the hardware resources to several operating systems. Each OS has the illusion that it controls the complete hardware but, in fact, the machine can now host a number of operating systems because the virtualization layer makes all the switching behind scenes. Supporting multiple instances of Operating Systems: Homogeneous or Heterogeneous One physical machine can host several Linux/Window copies

Adoption of Virtualization by Industrial Automation
Virtualization is the foundation of a modern IT infrastructure! © 2016 Stratus Technologies Confidential

Consolidation Increases The Impact of Downtime
VM1 VM2 VM3 HIST. HMI TERM SVSC HIST. TERM SVSC HMI Windows Windows Guest Image Windows Guest Image Windows Guest Image Windows Windows Virtualization layer Server 2 Server 1 Server 3 Server When you put all your eggs in one basket that basket needs to be strong Stratus Technologies Confidential

Typical VMware HA (High Availability) Hardware
VMware HA Configuration vCenter Server Three servers External storage (SAN) Redundant switches vCenter Server Multiple Licenses VMware Essentials Plus License ($4,000) OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP OS APP VMware ESXi VMware ESXi VMware ESXi Any software availability product, by its nature, operates as a cluster. As you can see from this system diagram; virtualization availability products share the same requirements of a standalone cluster including shared disk resource, heartbeat connection, redundant systems, redundant applications, and redundant operating systems. In datacenters where this infrastructure and expertise is in place, there is less of a penalty for this implementation, but it does not scale-down well into remote sites where there may be less infrastructure and technical expertise. The beauty of the virtualized Stratus ftServer is that it provides superior availability yet reduces cost and complexity. First, there is no need for the Management Console. VMware provides basic single server management at no charge. Second, redundant servers are no longer required, taking with them the cost and maintenance of redundant application, Operating System, and application licenses. Finally, the storage and network connections needed for multiple servers can be vastly simplified. You can even remove the external storage entirely and use internal storage.

Stratus’ Fault-Tolerant Hardware Option
Hardware FT Configuration VMware HA Configuration You don’t need: OS APP vCenter Server Multiple Licenses Second server Redundant switches External storage (SAN) VMware Essentials Plus License ($4,000) VMware vSphere Any software availability product, by its nature, operates as a cluster. As you can see from this system diagram; virtualization availability products share the same requirements of a standalone cluster including shared disk resource, heartbeat connection, redundant systems, redundant applications, and redundant operating systems. In datacenters where this infrastructure and expertise is in place, there is less of a penalty for this implementation, but it does not scale-down well into remote sites where there may be less infrastructure and technical expertise. The beauty of the virtualized Stratus ftServer is that it provides superior availability yet reduces cost and complexity. First, there is no need for the Management Console. VMware provides basic single server management at no charge. Second, redundant servers are no longer required, taking with them the cost and maintenance of redundant application, Operating System, and application licenses. Finally, the storage and network connections needed for multiple servers can be vastly simplified. You can even remove the external storage entirely and use internal storage. Simple Lower Cost Higher Availability

Eliminates Risk and Dramatically Simplifies Deployment and Maintenance
Stratus ftServer Platform Overview Fully redundant hardware Lockstep Technology Single System - Single License No failover time No data loss Operational simplicity Hot-swappable components 24/7/365 support service System Life >8 years Lowest TCO Typical configurations cost $30,000 to $80,000 Eliminates Risk and Dramatically Simplifies Deployment and Maintenance

Maintenance Architecture and Remote Monitoring
Component fails. System ISOLATES fault and notifies Stratus that a CPU has failed System automatically orders CORRECT replacement part Next Day Delivery Service The ActiveService Architecture has its foundation in the design of the hardware and its technology-enabled Access features. The system's self-monitoring and diagnostics features are capable of correctly identifying the specific hardware or software component that causes an abnormal condition. The elimination of guesswork and trial-and error-part swapping clearly sets ftServer systems apart from alternative high-availability solutions. In the event of component failure, the system automatically opens a call with the Stratus Customer Assistance Center (CAC) and supplies information on exactly what action is needed. Replacement components arrive within 24 hours. The hot-pluggable components are easy to replace by users without special tools, commands or a visit from a field engineer. Once in place, the new component is automatically integrated into the running system. Throughout this entire process, your system and applications still continue to run normally without any degradation in performance. This provides Stratus customers with an Always-On processing environment! Hot-pluggable components are EASY to replace System synchronizes with replacement component Normal processing continues throughout process!

Stratus Alerts in FactoryTalk® View
OPC DA Gateway HMI/Alarm The ftServer is seamlessly integrated as a viewable component in the HMI OPC UA SNMP Traps Local Call Home Notification Options Stratus 24/7 Customer Assistance Center

The Stratus Service Difference
Customer interfaces directly with a support person – no call menus Global support capability Common worldwide support database Near perfect diagnostics (~100% part accuracy) Automated issue deposit [call home] System components are customer installable Customer defines the criticality of the issue Serviceability is built directly into the hardware and system software. This allows the ftServer system to automatically isolate component failures and report any failure immediately to the Stratus Customer Assistance Center (CAC). In the US we have CACs located in Maynard, MA and Phoenix, AZ, we also have one in London and in Singapore. Our Advanced Exchange service enables us to deliver parts to every major location in the world within 24 hours. Our hardware enables us to deliver the correct part 100% of the time. Stratus offers a 100% availability program with our Assured Availability Plus Critical Service level.

Product Specifications
2000 Series 4000 Series 6000 Series Model 2800 4800 6800 Processors E5-2630v3 2.4 GHz E5-2670v3 2.3 GHz Total CPU Cores 8 12 24 Sockets 1-socket 2-socket CPU Cores per socket 8-core 12 Core QPI Performance 8 GT/s 9.6 GT/s CPU Cache 20 MB 30 MB CPU This table highlights the benefits of the ftServer 2800, 4800 and 6800 family which include: Faster application performance due to faster CPU and increased memory levels Faster PCI expansion slots improve system scalability to support an even wider range of customer solutions Please note that the 2800 does not support the installation of a PCI riser card. Memory Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 119.4 GB/s DIMM Slots 8 Slots 16 Slots DIMM Speed 1866 MHz System Memory 64 GB 256 GB 1 TB Memory Embedded PCI Slots 4PCIe3x4 PCI Expansion Slots Not Available 4PCIe3x8 (Optional) 4PCIe3x8 Embedded 1 GbE 2 Embedded 10 Gbe I/O

Stratus VMware Server Sizing Tool
Download and size up your project: Enter the quantity of each application that will run on the server Recommended ftServer Model and configuration The Sizing Tool is very simple to fill out. You merely enter the quantity of each Rockwell application that is to be virtualized. Note that in this example we will have two copies of Factory Talk View SE running, one Historian, one Asset Centre, one copy of Factory Talk Batch with three Operator Workstations, and five Engineering Workstations. Please note that because Rockwell strongly recommends that you have a virtual machine for Network Directory Server if there is more than one instance of View SE running, that the Sizing Tool automatically completes that field for you. The brown fields with a column heading of “OVR” for virtual cores, virtual memory, etc. is where you would enter the requirements for additional resources for any of the Rockwell applications that require them in a specific factory environment. This could be based upon things such as number of tags, number of PLC devices, transaction volumes, etc. As mentioned before, you can see that the Sizing Tool has recommended an ftServer 4700 with 64GB of memory and 804GB of storage for this customer, and that is allowing for twenty percent future growth. In this example we have stated that we do not require a Stratus Rack – meaning the customer has space available in an existing rack. We have also stated that this customer wishes to purchase Windows licenses for the Guest Operating Systems on their virtual machines. At this point you would normally enter the Project and Contact Information for this opportunity for your records and save the Sizing Tool This output will be used in the next few slides as we go through the ProposalWorks forms. Stratus tools make specifying the correct infrastructure easy

Example: ftServer 4800 Configuration
Single 12-core (12 processors) 128 GB Memory 1.5 TB usable mirrored storage 4 Ethernet Ports Keyboard On-site Jumpstart training and installation Platform Extended Support 24/7/365 Product Installation Support

Example: Columbia Pipeline Group
Columbia Pipeline Group delivers over 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas per year of natural gas to across 16 USA states through 15,000 miles of natural gas pipeline and 37 storage fields Columbia Gas Gets “Intelligent” Pipelines Who knew that pipelines could actually be “intelligent”? We sure didn’t. GE and Accenture have just announced that Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy their “Intelligent Pipeline Solution”–a breakthrough software solution that helps pipeline operators make informed decisions about pipeline safety and integrity. Columbia Pipeline Group has deployed the Intelligence Pipeline Solution on 15,000 miles of interstate pipelines–much of that flowing Marcellus and Utica Shale gas. The software monitors pipeline threats, improves risk management and provides “situational awareness” in near real-time…  Stratus® ftServer® systems  VMware vSphere™ virtualization  Platform support services  Rockwell FactoryTalk Software Stratus ftServers replaced four Dell servers in 80 compression stations Each ftServer hosts 4-5 VMs including FTView and Historian Eliminated downtime, lowered costs, and simplified support Compressing Station application environment delivered by Rockwell NSS IIOT “Intelligent Pipeline Solution” deployed Continuous Availability, No Data Loss, Ease of Serviceability

Components in an Industrial Solution Stack
WIN OS Batch HIST TERM SVSC Compute Infrastructure HMI PLCs / Sensors / Valves Network Infrastructure Applications & OS Monitoring and managing the entire stack is required to assure availability and performance

IT Performance Monitoring
WIN OS Batch HIST TERM SVSC HMI Applications & OS Sightline Assure A portal to the entire solution stack for industrial environments ftServer Hardware VMware Operating Systems Applications SAN storage Networking 3rd party servers Stratus Assure Switches and patch panel ftServer platform UPS Power distribution Commodity Servers ftScalable SAN

Main Dashboard The three ring charts provide the
overall status across ALL servers. The Sightline Assure dashboard is simple, intuitive and easy to use, allowing users to quickly identify system performance issues ahead of time and take immediate action to prevent potential downtime. All active operating system, application and hardware alerts are aggregated from one or more servers, displayed on the dashboard in real time and color-coded accordingly: grey (good), yellow (warning) or red (critical). ftServer Dell Server

Server (virtual) – Health Overview
ftServer ftServer RSView Terminal Services Historian Domain ACP Thin Manager

Guest OS (virtual) - Charts

Guest OS (virtual) – Configurable Thresholds

Guest OS (virtual) – Automated Application Restart
Provide a restart script to automatically restart an application.

Device Monitoring

Scheduled Reports of System Status
The Weekly Status has two sections – system summary followed by daily summary.

Assure Delivers Actionable Intelligence
Built to work with industrial automation systems, Assure delivers much needed visibility into the availability of mission-critical applications running in the plant IT environment. Assure allows organization to maximize their investment in fault-tolerant servers and continuously-available IT infrastructure to: Monitor mission-critical hardware, operating systems and software applications Analyze hundreds of system metrics in real time and Predict IT performance issues ahead of time To Prevent unplanned downtime and data loss. Restore Simplifying management of industrial IT infrastructure

Common Barriers to Virtualization
A recent VMware Survey Lists Top Reasons Companies Don’t Virtualize Key Barriers: Cost of SAN Perceived decline in performance Lack of technical expertise Stratus Eliminates The Barriers to Virtualization!

Old Industrial Computer Architecture
Complex Difficult to manage Requires a lot of space High power consumption Many single points of failure Increased licensing costs High Total Cost of Ownership

Future-Ready Industrial IT Architecture
Assure Monitors The Entire Solution Stack Easy to manage Small physical footprint Lower power consumption 100% availability Lower Total Cost of Ownership

See Modern Infrastructure In Action
RA Ecosystem Google Map: 41 Rockwell Demo Facilities Run PlantPAx on the Stratus ftServer

Process Training Units
Process Training Unit, Indianapolis, IN USA Gonzales, LA – TriNova Mobile, AL – TriNova Matthews, NC – Carotek Memphis, TN – TriNova Greenwood, IN – Endress+Hauser Bartow, FL – Polk State College South Charleston, WV - BridgeValley Community & Technical College Edmonton, Alberta - Endress+Hauser Maulburg, Germany – Endress+Hauser Bogota, Colombia – Rockwell Automation

Stratus Resources and Resources
Stratus’ Rockwell Automation Partner Website: Brochures Video case studies Sizing tool Demo Site Map Columbia Pipeline Video Case Study: Contact your Rockwell Automation Distributor Contact Rockwell Automation Network & Security Services Contact Stratus: Frank Hill Director Global Business Development Manufacturing, Utilities, O&G

Questions Frank Hill Director Global Business Development
Manufacturing, Utilities, O&G © 2016 Stratus Technologies Confidential

Traditional x86 Servers Industry standard components
Embedded I/O PCI CPU Chipset Memory Traditional servers are made with industry standard components like microprocessors, memory, I O cards and hard disk drives. Usually performance and cost are the primary design drivers. System uptime and availability is an afterthought. Some vendors try to improve availability through redundant power supplies or complex clustering, but these never will meet the demands of a mission critical environment. These most demanding workloads require uptime all the time. Uptime was not their primary design goal! To get better availability you must cluster these servers together, create and test failover scripts to be used when a failure occurs! They must be updated and tested each time your environment changes! Each time you do this requires a PLANNED DOWNTIME! None of this is required when you use the Stratus ftServer! Industry standard components Uptime is not primary design goal May have limited features like redundant power supplies Requires “bolt on” availability like clustering

Resilient Servers = Always-On Processing Environments
Duplex Hardware Components Embedded I/O PCI CPU Chipset Memory Automated Uptime Layer Fault Detection & Isolation Lockstepped CPUs Multi-path I/O What you see here is the representation of a mother board just like any standard X86 server would have, on the right hand side you have the CPU, the Chip Set of the vendor and the memory, on the left hand side of the mother board you will find the I/O and the disk. This is how the architecture of the ftServers is designed, initially you see the first half of the ftServer architecture, it consists of a CPU, our special Chipset of specialized ASICS where Stratus has developed our Automated Uptime Layer of Software that makes it possible for Stratus to deliver fault tolerant processing. We call this a CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit) or slice (includes the complete architecture of a single server) along with the CPU, Chipset, Memory component and our fault detection and isolation software we also couple this with the I/O side of the architecture including the disks. ↓ This is replicated by the other half (duplicate CRU or slice) of the hardware architecture and now you have a fully duplexed hardware architecture that has every component in the architecture running in total lockstep with it duplexed partner. Each component is running off the same clock cycle and doing the same exact thing at the exacts same instant in time and is connected by duplexed Multi-path I/O buses. This architecture eliminates single points of failure. It runs off of a single software image (can be Windows, Hyper V, Linux or VMware) and there is no switch over time when a component fails because it was already running in lock step with its duplexed partner component doing the exact same thing at the exact same instant in time. Because of this there is zero switchover time involved! You can lose a CPU component and still continue to process without any lost transactions in flight with the remaining CPU driving all of the remaining components. You can also lose a memory component and not lose the data content that is in the memory because the remaining locked step memory partner still has all of the data stored in its memory, you could lose a disk drive and its mirrored partner would still have all the data intact, you will never lose or have corrupted data with Stratus! Stratus provides an Always-On processing environment for our customers! The difference comes with what we provide in the middle of the board in the white rectangles where you see our Uptime Assurance Layer of software. This is what makes it possible for Stratus to deliver Fault Tolerant processing platforms to our customers. We refer to this Stratus software as our “Secret Sauce”, it provides the self checking logic that constantly checks the hardware and software that is running in lockedstep on the ftServer to detect any failures that may occur. When a hardware failure is detected, it automatically isolates the component and determines what the problem is, the ftServer will then automatically call the Stratus Customer Assistance Center (CAC) to report the failure and order the CORRECT part for overnight delivery to the customer site. This layer of software is totally buffered from our customers and they never have to interface with it at all. It is totally handled by the ftServer and Stratus. Employing the core uptime layer on Stratus hardware takes uptime assurance to an entirely different, higher level. Because we build the server expressly to be fault-tolerant – unlike regular commodity products -- the software and hardware are much more closely integrated. To the operating system and application, it appears as a single x86 server. It operates and is managed as a single server, so much so that only one software license is required for all but a very few applications. Beyond that, the middleware is actively engaged with the proactive monitoring technology, seeing the activity of all systems and components at very discreet levels, to such a degree that it predicts and prevents causes of downtime, even transient errors. For all intents and purposes, Level 1 product support is in the server itself. A component failure or outage is shielded from the application and processing continues using the online back-up already operating in the server. No failover, No downtime, No data loss, or performance degradation. The user has to do nothing to achieve this level of performance! Embedded I/O PCI CPU Chipset Memory Automated Uptime Layer Fault Detection & Isolation Purpose build to provide Uptime unachievable by standard servers Provides Always On Processing Manage like single x86 server Ideal for mission critical apps in the data center or remote sites

Operational Simplicity
Single Software Image What your OSs, Applications, and Users see Embedded I/O PCI CPU Chipset Memory Automated Uptime Layer Fault Detection & Isolation Lockstepped CPUs Multi-path I/O Stratus is just like any other server that runs in a Windows, Hyper V, Linux or VMware operating system environment. You do not do anything different to run or administer a Stratus Server running any of these operating system. Not one single thing! The Stratus ftServer presents itself as a single server to these operating systems. All of these run on Stratus using ONE License, not multiple licenses because Stratus presents itself to the operating systems as one single system. The locked step processing and redundant architecture is all handled by Stratus Software without any of these operating systems being aware of what is being done to accomplish fault-tolerant processing for the benefit of our customers. The key point here is that these operating systems all run on Straus just exactly as they would run on servers from Dell, HP or IBM. IT GROUPS DO NOT HAVE TO LEARN ANY THING NEW TO SUPPORT STRATUS RUNNING THESE OPERATING SYSTEMS! Stratus is not a proprietary offering, it runs industry standard operating systems and uses industry standard Intel processors, memory DIMMS and disk drives in its architecture. Embedded I/O PCI CPU Chipset Memory Automated Uptime Layer Fault Detection & Isolation Transparent fault tolerance System is managed just like a stand-alone system

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