Issue
Windows 10 LTSB is used in the most part of the Industrial PC and customers want to know if this version of Windows is compatible with EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert.
Product Line
EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert, Harmony iPC
Environment
EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert v2.0, Windows 10 LTSB
Resolution
The Windows 10 LSTB short for Long Term Servicing Branch version is built on the same framework than Windows 10 Enterprise Edition. So, any software compatible with a standard Windows 10 distribution will also run properly on Windows 10 LTSB that has been develop for critical infrastructure like ATMs, Medical Equipment and PC that controls machines on a factory. These applications does not need extra features, they need long term stability and few updates that is the proposed of the Windows 10 LSTB including the resource to choose the features you need in your OS. E.g., Windows 10 LSTB does not have the Windows Store or Microsoft Edge browser.
So, a PC with Windows Embedded is compatible with EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert if it follows the standard requirements of the software described below:
Host PC Software Requirements
EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert can be installed on a host PC running Microsoft Windows™ 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 platforms.
NOTE:
For Windows 7 platforms, you may need to separately install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.
For Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 platforms, remote desktop services are not supported.
EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert can run on the above-referenced platforms in a virtual environment. Note that server performance in a virtual environment setting may be negatively impacted by high activity demands on the host resources, and by Ethernet adapter emulation (in a NAT system).
Host PC Hardware Requirements
EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert runs on a PC that meets the following minimum standards:
either a 32-bit or a 64-bit platform
Minimum RAM of 4 Gb (recommended 16GB)
Multicore \ multiprocessor architectures are recommended, to enable optimal runtime performance
Windows 10 LTSB is used in the most part of the Industrial PC and customers want to know if this version of Windows is compatible with EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert.
Product Line
EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert, Harmony iPC
Environment
EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert v2.0, Windows 10 LTSB
Resolution
The Windows 10 LSTB short for Long Term Servicing Branch version is built on the same framework than Windows 10 Enterprise Edition. So, any software compatible with a standard Windows 10 distribution will also run properly on Windows 10 LTSB that has been develop for critical infrastructure like ATMs, Medical Equipment and PC that controls machines on a factory. These applications does not need extra features, they need long term stability and few updates that is the proposed of the Windows 10 LSTB including the resource to choose the features you need in your OS. E.g., Windows 10 LSTB does not have the Windows Store or Microsoft Edge browser.
So, a PC with Windows Embedded is compatible with EcoStruxure OPC UA Server Expert if it follows the standard requirements of the software described below:
Host PC Software Requirements
EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert can be installed on a host PC running Microsoft Windows™ 7, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 platforms.
NOTE:
For Windows 7 platforms, you may need to separately install Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.
For Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 platforms, remote desktop services are not supported.
EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert can run on the above-referenced platforms in a virtual environment. Note that server performance in a virtual environment setting may be negatively impacted by high activity demands on the host resources, and by Ethernet adapter emulation (in a NAT system).
Host PC Hardware Requirements
EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert runs on a PC that meets the following minimum standards:
either a 32-bit or a 64-bit platform
Minimum RAM of 4 Gb (recommended 16GB)
Multicore \ multiprocessor architectures are recommended, to enable optimal runtime performance
Released for:Schneider Electric UK
