Configuring the License Mode

The Hyper Historian is available in two major editions:

• Standard Edition. The Standard Edition is optimized for a single PC/workstation system where the entire Hyper Historian is running on one machine.

• Enterprise Edition. The Enterprise Edition is optimized for performance in a distributed data collection environment where the data collection is performed on separate machines, not on the PC/workstation running the Logger.

Both editions support the connectivity, data collection and logging, archiving, and data playback capabilities of the Hyper Historian. In addition to supporting these core capabilities, the Enterprise edition includes support for remote distributed data collection, redundancy (both at the collector level and the data logger/database level), store and forward capability, and optimization for multi-core and multi-processor systems.

Users of Hyper Historian Enterprise Edition have the option of running the Hyper Historian Logger in Auto Select, Enterprise, or Standard mode if the Hyper Historian is running on a single PC/workstation (non-redundant single workstation). Running the system in Auto Select mode provides optimal performance within Hyper Historian based on the type of configured collectors. Running the system in Standard mode provides better logging performance and the possibility of achieving high throughput rates on a single-PC solution.

1. Open Hyper Historian in the Workbench (go to Start > All Programs > ICONICS > Hyper Historian > Hyper Historian).
2. You will see the "localhost" as a node; expand it.
3. Select System Administration > System Settings to open the Hyper Historian advanced settings.
4. The Options tab shows basic license settings and disk space manager settings. The Hyper Historian is available in two major editions; if you have the Enterprise edition, you can choose a license mode.
   • Selecting the Auto Select license mode results in the Hyper Historian using the version of Hyper Historian Logger and Collector that matches the configuration of the collectors ("InProc" if using local collectors, OPC UA version if using remote collectors). This is the default license mode for Enterprise edition users.
   • Selecting the Standard license mode results in the Hyper Historian using the "InProc" version of the Hyper Historian Logger and Collector, which is optimized for single PC/workstation performance.
   • Selecting the Enterprise license mode results in the Hyper Historian using the OPC UA version of the Hyper Historian Logger and Collector, which is optimized for a distributed system, and one that supports redundancy, store-and-forward, and optimized performance on multi-CPU systems.

License Mode Settings