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Console Workstationse-terrabrowser

Printers (2)

Time Standard (2)

Corporate DMZ

Active DirectoryServers (2)

EMS Servers (2)e-terraplatforms

Corporate Data Server (1)e-terraarchive

RDB

Production LAN

Maintenance LAN

SCADA DMZ

TerminalServers (3)

Bit-to-Byte Boards(3 Optional)

RS-232 Bridge (Qty 1)

Communincations InterfaceRTU’s (serial)

WAN

ICCP LinksRTU’s (IP) SecondaryControl Center

FireWalls (2)

IS&R Servers (2)e-terraarchiveMS SQL Server

SCADA Servers (2)e-terracontrol

16 lines

ICCP Servers (2)e-terracomm

External DMZ

with the goal of providing an ever more effective SCaDa/eMS solution to its customers, alStoM grid automation now offers the well known e-terraplatform product suite in a virtualised environment.

the virtualised e-terraplatform now offers the same functionalities in an optimised architecture, based on Virtual Machines (VM) technology and compliant with the latest requirements for cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure.

Why a virtualised platform ?

Virtualisation technologies have evolved over recent years and are now mature enough to allow a fast deployment of our SCaDa/ eMS solutions, not only for non-production environments like development systems, but also for the real-time operations domain. the performance (CPu, memory and disk space) available in today’s hardware has advanced the notion of virtualisation from concept to reality in the SCaDa/eMS world - and the benefits are numerous.

Ease of deployment

the standardised deployment associated with virtualisation technology results in reduced delivery times. For example, with a virtualisation environment in the operations/ Delivery domain, the project team no longer has to wait for computer hardware to be defi ned, ordered, delivered and set up before they start working on the project. this alone is a very signifi cant reduction in the startup time and duration of a project.

Figure 1: Traditional EMS system architecture Presents a traditional non-virtualised system

e-terraplatform Virtualised Solution

Energy Control System Main Site - Primary / Standby - Production System Overview

Network MaNageMeNt SolutioNS e-terraplatform Virtualised Solution

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Console Workstationse-terrabrowser

Printers(2 - Optional)

Time & Frequency Standard(2 - Optional)

External DMZ

Corporate DMZ

Corporate Network

VirtualizeApplication Servers (2)*See note 1 bellow

VirtualizeDevelopment Servers (1)*See note 2 bellow

Production LAN

Maintenance LAN

SCADA DMZ

TerminalServers (3)

Bit-to-Byte Boards(3 Optional)

RS-232 Bridge (Qty 1)

Communications Interface(Production 16 lines - modems existing)(Development 16 lines - modems existing)

RTU’s (serial)

WAN

Test RTU’s (serial)

ICCP LinksRTU’s (IP) SecondaryControl Center

FireWalls (2)

Security Zon 4Security Zone 3Trunked Network/s

Ease of maintenance and upgrades

Future upgrades of SCaDa/eMS systems based on virtualisation will be faster and easier. Using virtualisation technology provides greater fl exibility for upgrades by minimising the migration of customer specifi c displays and database content - when using virtualisation, both existing and new VM images can be easily used side-by-side during migration without the need for additional hardware.

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Consolidating approximately 12 to 15 servers down to 3 represents a signifi cant reduction in hardware investment, compared to traditional systems.

Green IT

Today’s virtualisation technologies allow a more effi cient use of computing resources. Having consolidated physical servers reduces power consumption and other environmental factors which will contribute to the reduction of your company’s carbon footprint.

Figure 2: Virtualised system drawing | Presents a graphical representation of the technical details of the virtualised confi guration. alstom grid has chosen to standardise using VMware, as they are a major provider of virtualisation technologies.

Note 1

• Virtual Machine #1 | e-terraplatform windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit) optional - red Hat linux 5.4 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #2 | Active Directoty windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #3 | e-terracontrol - 16 lines windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #4 | e-terraarchive windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit) Microsoft SQl Server optional - red Hat linux 5.4 (64bit) optional - oracle 10g

• Virtual Machine #5 | IIS Web Server (only required if linux e-terraarchive option is selected) windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #6 | e-terracomm windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #7 | Replica Data Server windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #8 | Corporate e-terraarchive windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

Note 2

• Virtual Machine #1 | e-terraplatform windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit) optional - red Hat linux 5.4 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #2 | e-terracontrol - 16 lines windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #3 | e-terramodeler windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit)

• Virtual Machine #4 | e-terrasimulator windows Server 2008 r2 (64bit) optional - red Hat linux 5.4 (64bit)

●● Hardware independence●› Virtual machines can be moved quickly and easily onto

different physical hardware as needed●› Virtual machines are easy to duplicate for testing

ordevelopment purposes

●● New backup schemes●› Virtual Disk fi les are like traditional disk images, but

easier to backup with standard backup software

●● New disaster recovery options●● tools such as vCenter and updateManager streamline

the patch/update management process

Other Benefits of Virtualisation

Primary Site Production & Development Environments - System Overview

Network MaNageMeNt SolutioNS e-terraplatform Virtualised Solution

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For further informationplease contact:

Alstom Grid Inc.10865 willows rd. Ne, redmondwa 98052-2502, uSatel: +1 (425) 822 6800e-mail: generation@alstom.com

Alstom Grid Worldwide Contact Centerwww.alstom.com/grid/contactcentre/tel: +44 (0) 1785 250 070www.alstom.com

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