FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinCodeNo.LIT-12012251Release14.xIssuedJuly2018RefertotheQuickLITWebsiteforthemostup-to-dateversionofthisdocument.OverviewTheFXServersoftwareexpandsthecapabilitiesofoneormoreFXSupervisoryControllers,inadditiontomanagingIPfielddevicesdirectly.TheFXServercollects,stores,andprovidesaccesstolargeamountsofinformation(suchasalarms,events,andhistories)sourcedfromoneormoreFXSupervisoryControllers.TheFXServeralsocoordinatestheintegrationofmultipleFXSupervisoryControllersnetworkedtogetheronasingleprojectbyprovidingnetwork-wideautomationandcoordination,suchasmasterscheduling,system-widedatabasemanagement,andintegrationwithenterprisesoftwareapplicationsandfromIPfielddevices.TheFXServerincludesagraphicaluserinterfaceandconfigurationtoolyoucanaccesswithawebbrowser.MultipleuserscanconcurrentlyconnecttotheFXServer.Usersecurityandpresentationpreferencesaremanagedthroughuserprofiles,loginIDs,andpasswords.Remoteaccessiseasilyachievedfromanintranet,WAN,LAN,andInternetconnection.Figure1:FXServerFXServerFeaturesandBenefits•Web-BasedUserInterface—Featuresaboldandintuitivenewinterfacethatismodernandeasytouse.AnHTML5profilehasbeenaddedtoprovideamorerobustwebexperience.•PowerfulSecurity—Providesadefense-in-depthapproachtosecuritythatrequiresuserstousestrongcredentials.Providesencrypteddata.Easytoconfigureuserpermissions.•CentralizedEnterprise-WideInformation—ProvidesasingleaccesspointforaprojectconsistingofmultipleFXSupervisoryControllersormultipleIPfieldcontrollers.•LargeStorageRepositoryforAlarms,Events,andHistories—Allowslargeamountsofhistoricalinformationtobeaccessedandarchived.•Niagara®Analytics—Allowsyoutoapplyavarietyofanalyticalgorithmsanddiagnosticstobothhistoricalandreal-timedata.1FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinFigure2:ExampleofaFacilityExplorerConfiguration2FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinFXServerTheFXServerisasoftwarepackagethatresidesandrunsonathird-partycomputerhardwareplatform.TheFXServerconnectstoIP-basedfieldcontrollersoroneormoreFXSupervisoryControllersandexpandstheircapabilitiesbyprovidingthefollowing:•large-scale,centralizedstorageforevents,alarms,histories,andgraphics•masterscheduling•system-widedatabasemanagement•integrationofenterprisesoftwareapplicationsCommonApplicationsCommonapplicationexamplesfortheFXServerincludethefollowing:•alargebuilding,requiringmorefielddevicesthanasingleFXSupervisoryControllercanhandle.YoucannetworktogethermultipleFXSupervisoryControllers,whereeachcontrollersupervisesasection,floor,orwingofthebuilding(byusingahuborovertheintranettosupporttherequirednumberoffielddevices).ThenyoucanusetheFXServertocentralizetheuserinterface;actasthemasterscheduler;andstorealarms,events,andhistoriesfortheentireproject.•acollectionofbuildings(forexample,aschooldistrict)thatrequiresthecentralizationofmultiple,remotelylocatedFXSupervisoryControllers.YoucannetworkmultipleFXSupervisoryControllers,whereeachcontrollersupervisesanentirebuilding,overtheInternet.ThenyoucanusetheFXServertocentralizetheuserinterface;actasthemasterscheduler;andstorealarms,events,andhistoriesfortheentireproject.•aprojectthatrequiresadditionalperformancefromasingleFXSupervisoryControllerYoucanusetheFXServertoleveragethededicatedprocessingpowerandmemoryofthethird-partycomputerhardwareplatformto:-providelong,termhighcapacityarchivalofalarm,event,andhistoricaldatarecordssourcedfromtheFXSupervisoryController-serveupthesystemuserinterfacerequiringlarge-sizedgraphicimagefilesorrequiringalargenumberofconcurrentusers.•abuildingwheremostorallfieldcontroller-leveldevicesareIP-basedanddonotrequireanFXSupervisoryControllertomanagethem.TheFXServercanmanagethemdirectly.Web-BasedUserInterfaceTheFXServer'sweb-baseduserinterface(WebUI)providessystem-widemonitoringandcontrolcapabilitythroughawebbrowser.TheWebUIcapabilityisembeddedineveryFXServer,allowinguserstoaccessthesystembyusingawebbrowseroveranEthernetLAN,Internet,ordial-upmodemconnection.TheFacilityExplorerRelease14.xfeaturesanHTML5interface,reducingtherelianceonbrowserplug-ins.WhenyoucreateyourWebUIpages,youcanchoosefromafulllibraryofcolorful,graphicalsymbolsincluding:•HVACequipment•ductwork•coils•piping•controldevices(forexample,dampersorvalves)•widgets(forexample,buttons,tables,orhyperlinks)Inaddition,youcanimportyourowndigitalimages(forexample,afloorplan.jpgfile)andincorporatethemintoyourWebUI.FXWorkbenchprovidesyouwithtwosetsoffactory-designed,standardapplicationgraphicstoincludeinyourWebUI.Onesetisdesignedforviewingwithafull-sizedcomputerscreen,andtheothersethasbeenoptimizedforviewingwithaniPhone®oriPodtouch®handhelddevice.Whenyouimportacontrollerwithastandardapplication,bothsetsofgraphicscanbeautomaticallygenerated.Youcanviewdevices,points,schedules,alarms,andgraphicswiththeconvenienceofawirelesshandhelddevice.Youcanalsoacknowledgealarms,commandpoints,andmodifyschedules.Theuserinterfaceupdatesdynamically,sothatwhenchangesaremadetotheFXSupervisoryControllerconfiguration,thesechangesautomaticallyappear.3FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinFigure3:MobileDeviceWebUIFigure4:FullSizeWebUIStandardFeaturesCentralizedSchedulingForprojectsthatconsistofmultipleFXSupervisoryControllers,theFXServercanoperateasacentralizedinterfacetoallconnectedFXSupervisoryControllerschedules.TheScheduleExportorImportManagerprovidestheabilitytodeterminewhenandhowtheschedulesynchronizationoccurs.TheFXServerUIprovidesthesamevisualmethodtoconfigurethescheduletimeanddateastheFXSupervisoryControllerUI,whichprovidesaconsistentlookandfeeltooperators.Figure5:SchedulingHistoryArchivingThehistoryarchivingfeatureallowstheautomatictransferofhistoriesfromoneormoreFXSupervisoryControllertotheFXServer.Usethearchivinghistoriesfeaturewhenlong-termorlargecapacitystorageofhistoryrecordsisrequiredorwhenaprojectconsistingofmultipleFXSupervisoryControllersrequirescentralizedstorage.TheHistoryExportorImportManagerprovidestheabilitytodeterminewhenandhowthearchivingprocessisexecuted.TheFXServerUIdisplaysthedataeithergraphicallyorinasortabletable.YoucanalsoexportstoreddatainaTXT,PDF,orCSVformat.Figure6:HistoriesAlarmArchivingandManagementTheFXServerprovidesanadditionalalarmroutingoptionforoneormoreFXSupervisoryControllers.YoucanroutealarmstotheFXServerifthereisarequirementforlong-termstoragecapacityofalarmrecordsorifaprojectconsistingofmultipleFXSupervisoryControllersrequirescentralizedalarmmanagement.4FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinTheFXServer’sAlarmConsoleprovidesyouwithavarietyofoptionstoviewandmanagealarms,includingsorting,acknowledging,silencing,andtagging.YoucanalsoexportalarmrecordsinaTXT,PDF,orCSVformat.Figure7:AlarmsNiagaraAnalyticsNiagaraAnalyticsisadataanalyticsextensiontotheNiagaraFramework®,whichisavailableonFXSupervisorySoftware.NiagaraAnalyticsgivesuserstheabilitytoapplyavarietyofanalyticalgorithmsanddiagnosticstobothhistoricalandreal-timedataavailable.AtFXSupervisorySoftwareRelease14.2andlater,everyFX80andFXServerislicensedfor25analyticobjects.•AlgorithmLibrary—Thealgorithmlibraryhasagroupofpredefinedalgorithmsthatyoucancustomizeandextendtomeetthespecificneedsofthesite.Alsoprovidedaremorethan40functionalandmathematicalblockstohelpyoudesignandcreateyourowncustomalgorithms.Useyouralgorithmtoevaluateasinglepieceofequipmentorallpiecesofequipmentinyourenterprise,thensaveyourentireanalyticsoperationasatemplateandredeployasoftenasneeded.•IntuitiveProgramming—YoucandraganddropalgorithmsontothewiresheetfromtheAnalyticspalette.•Real-time,On-PremiseAnalyticControl—Youcanrunon-siteanalyticseitherdirectlyontheFX80SupervisoryControllerorintheFXServertoidentifyasituationandmakeachangeinrealtime.Makingchangesinreal-timeenablesyoutomakefasterdecisionswhileconservingcomputingpower.Resultscanthenbepusheduptotheservertomakechangesacrosstheenterprise.•Automated-ControlStrategies—Advancedalarmingcancollectdatafrommultiplereal-timedatasourcesandmakeintelligentdecisionsbasedoncustomalgorithmsandthereforeprovidingamoresophisticatedanalysis.Thisprocesscaneliminatemanyend-usernuisancealarms.Figure8:Analytics5FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinDeviceNetworkDriversThefollowingEthernet-baseddriversareincludedintheFXServer,enablingyoutointegratethird-partydevicesandservicesintothestation:•BACnet®IP•MODBUS®TransmissionControlProtocol(TCP)•OpenBuildingInformationXchange(oBIX)•oBix®driver•SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)•LONWORKS®devicedriverlicensesarerequiredwhenintegratingdevicesforIP.•KNXandEIBDriver•AnOPCClientoverEthernetisavailableforpurchase.OptionalEnterprise-LevelDatabaseDriversYoucanaddenterprise-leveldatabasedriverstotheFXServer.ThesedriversallowyoutoexportarchiveddataintheFXServertothedesiredenterprise-leveldatabaseformat.Theoptionaldatabasedriversinclude:•Microsoft®SQLServer®database•OracleIIG®databasedriver•MYSQLdatabasedriver•Microsoft®Excel®and.csvfilesdataimportdriverFXWorkbenchFXWorkbenchisasoftwaretoolthatletsyouconfiguretheFXServerstation.FXWorkbenchisfullyintegratedintotheFXServersoftware,lettingyouconfiguretheFXServerstationdirectlyorremotelythroughawebbrowserconnection.FXWorkbenchincludesmanylabor-savingconfigurationfeatures,suchas:•onlinediscoveryofLONWORKSandBACnetdevicesandpoints•acheckboxmethodtoenableanddisablepointsandcreatepointextensions,suchasalarms,histories,andtotalizations•intuitivemanagersforgroupingpoints,creatingmasterschedules,andlinkingpoints•alibraryofpredefinedsystemswithassociatedgraphics,pointslist,anddefaultfeatures•automatedgraphicviewcreation6FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinOrderingCodesTable1:FXServerOrderingInformationDescription1ProductCodeNumberLicenseenablingFXServerwith0Niagaranetworkconnections.ForusewithIP.FX-SL000-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith1Niagaranetworkconnection.FX-SL001-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith2Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL002-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith3Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL003-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith10Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL010-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith100Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL100-0LicenseenablingFXServerwithunlimitedNiagaranetworkconnections.FX-SLUNL-0LicenseserverlicensethatallowsyoutorunNiagaraAXFX-SLAX-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith0initialsoftwaremaintenancefor1year.FX-SL000M1-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith1initialsoftwaremaintenancefor1year.FX-SL001M1-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith2initialsoftwaremaintenancesfor1year.FX-SL002M1-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith3initialsoftwaremaintenancesfor1year.FX-SL003M1-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith10initialsoftwaremaintenancesfor1year.FX-SL010M1-0LicenseenablingFXServerwith100initialsoftwaremaintenancesfor1year.FX-SL100M1-0LicenseenablingFXServerwithunlimitedinitialsoftwaremaintenancesfor1year.FX-SLUNLM1-0Engineering/demolicenseforFXWorkbenchclientsoftware.EnablesallfeaturesneededtoengineeranddemonstrateFXSupervisoryControllersandFXServerstations.Intendedforinstallingcontractors.Requiressupportfee.Expiresyearly.FX-SLDEMO-0FXSupervisoryControllerfamilysoftware,deliveredonDVD.ContainslatestinstallationimagesforFXServerandFXWorkbench.Licensesnotincluded—orderlicensesseparately.FX-DVD-COPY1MaintenancecannotbepurchasedforanyperiodbeyondDecember31,2025FXServerDeviceLicensingInformationFXServerRelease14.0andlaterdonotrequireadditionallicensesforBACnet,LONWORKS,Modbus,oBIX,KNX,orSNMPintegrations.FXServerdevicelicensesarenowrequiredwhentheFXServermanagesIPfieldcontrollers.SelectmultipledevicelicensestototaltheamountofIPfieldcontrollers.Forexample,iftheFXServermanages58IPfieldcontrollers,selectFX-SLDL050-0andFXSLDL010-0foratotalof60IPcontrollers.Note:EachIPdevicemustbe50pointsorless.Ifadevicehas100points,thatcountsas2IPdevices.SelecttheFXServerlicenseFX-SL000-M#-0forsystemsmadeupofonlyIPFieldControllersanddonotrequireanFXSupervisoryController.FXServerdevicelicensesarenotrestrictedtojustthatmodelofFXServer.Table2:FXServerDeviceLicenseOrderingInformationDescriptionProductCodeNumberLicenseenabling10IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL010-0Licenseenabling25IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL025-0Licenseenabling50IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL050-0Licenseenabling100IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL100-0Licenseenabling200IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL200-0Licenseenabling500IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL500-0Licenseenabling1,000IPdevicesupportforFXServerFX-SLDL1000-07FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinTable3:FXServerSoftwareAccessoriesOrderingInformationDescriptionProductCodeNumberLicenseenablingMYSQLdatabasesupportforFXServerFX-SLMYSQL-0LicenseenablingSQLdatabasesupportforFXServerFX-SLSQL-0LicenseenablingCSVsupportforFXServerFX-SLCSV-0LicenseenablingOracledatabasesupportforFXServerFX-SLORCL-0LicenseenablingOPCclientsupportforFXServerFX-SLOPCCL-0FXServerUpgradeOrderingInformationFXServerupgradesarerequiredtoincreasethenumberofFXSupervisoryControllersthatanexistingFXServercanmanage.Table4:FXServerUpgradeOrderingInformationDescriptionProductCodeNumberLicenseenabling1additionalNiagaranetworkconnectionforFXServer.FX-SLU001-6Licenseenabling100additionalNiagaranetworkconnectionsforFXServer.FX-SLU100-6LicenseenablingunlimitedadditionalNiagaranetworkconnectionsforFXServer.FX-SLUUNL-6FXServerMaintenanceOrderingInformationFXServerRelease14.0andlaterrequiresasoftwaremaintenancelicensethatmustbepurchasedinadditiontotheserversoftware.Additionalsoftwaremaintenanceisavailableforwhentheoriginalperiodissettoexpire.WerecommendthatyoukeeptheFXServersoftwaremaintenanceup-to-date.However,iftheFXServersoftwaremaintenancelapsesanditisdesiredafterithaslapsed,thesoftwaremaintenancemustcoverthelapsedperiodplustheperiodyouwishtopurchase.Table5:FXServerSoftwareMaintenanceDescription1ProductCodeNumberLicenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith0Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL000M1-6Licenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith0Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL000M3-6Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith0Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL000M5-6Licenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith1Niagaranetworkconnection.FX-SL001M1-62Licenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith1Niagaranetworkconnection.FX-SL001M5-62Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith1Niagaranetworkconnection.FX-SL001M3-62Licenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith2Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL002M1-6Licenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith2Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL002M3-6Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith2Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL002M5-6Licenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith3Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL003M1-628FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinTable5:FXServerSoftwareMaintenanceDescription1ProductCodeNumberLicenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith3Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL003M3-62Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith3Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL003M5-62Licenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith10Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL010M1-6Licenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith10Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL010M3-6Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith10Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL010M5-6Licenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith100Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL100M1-62Licenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith100Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL100M3-62Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwith100Niagaranetworkconnections.FX-SL100M5-62Licenseenabling1additionalyearofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwithunlimitedNiagaranetworkconnections.FX-SLUNLM1-62Licenseenabling3additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwithunlimitedNiagaranetworkconnections.FX-SLUNLM3-62Licenseenabling5additionalyearsofsoftwaremaintenanceforFXServerwithunlimitedNiagaranetworkconnections.FX-SLUNLM5-621MaintenancecannotbepurchasedforanyperiodbeyondDecember31,20252InadditiontoprovidingadditionalsoftwaremaintenanceonFXServersatoraboveRelease14.0,thesesamepartsarerequiredtomigratealegacyFXServeratRelease6.xtoRelease14.0andlater.Table6:FXServer-NiagaraAnalyticsDescriptionProductCodeNumberLicenseenabling250analyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreaterFX-ASL0250-0Licenseenabling1,000analyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreaterFX-ASL1000-0Licenseenabling2,500analyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreaterFX-ASL2500-0Licenseenabling10,000analyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreaterFX-ASL010K-0Licenseenabling50,000analyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreater.FX-ASL050K-0Licenseenabling100,000analyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreater.FX-ASL100K-0LicenseenablingunlimitedanalyticspointsforNiagaraAnalyticsonanFXServeratFXSupervisoryFamilySoftwareRelease14.2orgreater.FX-ASLUNL-09FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinTechnicalSpecificationsTable7:FXServerIntel®Xeon®CPUE5-2640,64-bit(orbetter),compatiblewithdualandquadcoreprocessorsProcessor64-bit:Windows®10,Windows8.1Enterprise,WindowsServer2012R2StandardOperatingSystemWindowsInternetExplorer®version5orlaterorMozilla®Firefox®WebBrowser1GBminimum;4GBrecommendedforlargesystems,8GBormorerecommendedforWindows64-bitversionMemory4GBormoreHardDiskGraphicscardandmonitorcapableofdisplaying1024x768pixelresolutionorgreaterDisplayEthernet10/100MBwithRJ-45connectorNetworkSupportAlwayson,high-speedInternetServiceProvider(ISP)connectionrecommendedforremotesiteaccess(DSL,T1,orcablemodem)ConnectivityBuildingTechnologies&Solutions507E.MichiganStreet,Milwaukee,WI53202JohnsonControls®isaregisteredtrademarkofJohnsonControls.Allothermarkshereinarethemarksoftheirrespectiveowners.©2018JohnsonControlswww.johnsoncontrols.comPublishedinU.S.A.10FXServerRelease14.xProductBulletinNext 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