The minimum hardware specifications per model for the Dell Validated Design for Energy Edge are noted in this section. There are several considerations when selecting the servers. The minimum configuration is provided for implementation planning; however, higher capacity components are available depending on the scaled needs of the environment.
Substations
This DVD supports Dell PowerEdge XR12 servers for software components deployed at substations. The software components include ABB ZEE600 Runtime Server and Forescout Sensor. Options are displayed for small, medium, and large server configurations, which scale Intel Xeon processors with additional cores along with greater storage and memory capacity
Control center
This DVD supports Dell PowerEdge R660 and R760 servers for the control center layer of the architecture. This is where Forescout Command Center (and other optional software) is deployed. The following tables are designed with Forescout Command Center in mind. However, a customer may want to deploy additional ISV software, such as Forescout EyeSight, here as well. Systems will need to be sized in-line with the ISV requirements for any additional software pieces.
ABB Runtime Client
Dell Edge Gateways, models EGW-3200 and EGW-5200, may be used for ABB Runtime Client. ABB Runtime Client is installed on Windows and thus some options for Windows-based Dell Edge Gateways are listed in the following tables.
The following diagram shows where each server option fits into the overall architecture.