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 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 higher throughput rates on a single-PC solution.

1. Select the Hyper Historian provider in the navigation tree within the Workbench.
2. In the navigation tree, expand several levels of tree nodes: localhost > HyperHistorian [the configuration database] > System Administration.
3. Select the System Settings tree node. The Hyper Historian Advanced Configuration Settings dialog appears in the content area.

Advanced Configuration Settings Dialog

4. The Options tab in this dialog shows basic license settings and disk space manager settings. 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 Hyper Historian using the version of the 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 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 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.