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    B0700RU

    REV A

    I/A Series®System
    Message Manager Release Notes
    February 23, 2007
    Invensys, Foxboro, and I/A Series are trademarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries, and affiliates.
    All other brand names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

    Copyright 2007 Invensys Systems, Inc.


    All rights reserved

    SOFTWARE LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION


    Before using the Invensys Systems, Inc. supplied software supported by this documentation, you
    should read and understand the following information concerning copyrighted software.
    1. The license provisions in the software license for your system govern your obligations
    and usage rights to the software described in this documentation. If any portion of
    those license provisions is violated, Invensys Systems, Inc. will no longer provide you
    with support services and assumes no further responsibilities for your system or its
    operation.
    2. All software issued by Invensys Systems, Inc. and copies of the software that you are
    specifically permitted to make, are protected in accordance with Federal copyright
    laws. It is illegal to make copies of any software media provided to you by
    Invensys Systems, Inc. for any purpose other than those purposes mentioned in the
    software license.
    Contents
    Preface..................................................................................................................................... v
    Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... v
    Revision Information ................................................................................................................ v
    Reference Documents ............................................................................................................... v

    1. Message Manager Release Overview .................................................................................. 1


    About This Release .................................................................................................................... 1
    Recommendations and Limitations ........................................................................................... 1
    Problems Resolved .................................................................................................................... 2
    Support for European Date Format (Quick Fix 1007732) ................................................... 2
    Message Manager Workstation Crashes (Quick Fix 1008446) .............................................. 2
    Supported Platforms ................................................................................................................. 2

    2. Configuring Message Manager .......................................................................................... 3


    Installation ................................................................................................................................ 3
    Quick Fixes ............................................................................................................................... 3
    Configuring the Alarm Management Subsystem and Message Manager .................................... 3
    Configuring the AIM*Historian Software and Message Manager .............................................. 3

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    B0700RU – Rev A Contents

    iv
    Preface
    This document assists you in planning and executing an installation of Message Manager
    (MM) software.
    Throughout these release notes, references are made to contacting the Customer Satisfaction Cen-
    ter (CSC). In the U.S.A., call 1-866-747-6477, e-mail ips.csc@ips.invensys.com or visit
    http://ips.csc.invensys.com. Outside the U.S.A., contact your local (country) Invensys® Fox-
    boro® representative.

    NOTE
    Whenever you communicate with the CSC about these release notes, mention the
    date on the cover and the title of the document. Knowing the date on the cover pre-
    vents confusion caused by changed wording, different section numbers, or mis-
    matched page numbers in your reference.

    Purpose
    This document is designed to assist users planning to use MM on I/A Series V8.2 (and later)
    systems.

    Revision Information
    This is the initial release of this document.

    Reference Documents
    You should be familiar with the following documents:
    ♦ Integrated Control Software Concepts (B0700AG)
    ♦ Integrated Control Configurator (B0193AV)
    ♦ Integrated Control Block Descriptions (B0193AX)
    ♦ Time Synchronization User’s Guide (B0700AQ).

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    B0700RU – Rev A Preface

    vi
    1. Message Manager Release
    Overview
    This chapter describes the characteristics and features of this release of Message Manager (MM)
    software and the supported platforms on which it can be installed.
    The Message Manager software package (MM) supplies the I/A Series® system with a central
    routing mechanism for transmitting process alarms and event messages to a variety of interfaces,
    including workstations, historian archives, printers, or alarm logs. Message Manager also forwards
    messages to the Alarm Management Subsystem (AMS), which handles the graphical user interface
    and alarm annunciation by way of multiple configurable alarm displays and annunciator horns,
    and to the AIM*Historian™ software package for message archiving.

    1.1 About This Release


    The I/A Series Message Manager software is provided on the Version 8.2 I/A Series Day 0 Soft-
    ware CD-ROM, and is installed on Windows XP workstations and Windows Server 2003 systems
    during V8.2 I/A Series software installation. Problems resolved in this release are listed below.

    NOTE
    The term “I/A Series workstation” in this document applies to both Windows XP
    systems and Windows Server 2003 server systems running I/A Series V8.2 software.

    1.2 Recommendations and Limitations


    Message Manager is only supported on V8.2 and later I/A Series workstations or servers that
    reside on The Mesh control network. Alarm messages can only be sent to I/A Series workstations
    residing on The Mesh control network that are at I/A Series Release Version 8.2 or later; they can-
    not be sent to V8.0, V8.1, or V8.1.x workstations on The Mesh or V6.x/V7.x workstations across
    the ATS. Additionally, you cannot use both APRINT and MM on the same system.
    The recommended MM configuration employs two redundant Message Manager servers and uses
    The Mesh control network for communication between the MM servers. Having a redundant
    configuration protects against loss of data.

    ! CAUTION
    The redundant MM configuration is highly recommended. If the MM system is not
    redundant, MM functionality is lost if a failure occurs.

    It is also required that the Message Manager workstations are dedicated to Message Manager.
    They cannot run other applications.

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    B0700RU – Rev A 1. Message Manager Release Overview

    The MM Logical Name configured in System Definition must be the station letterbug of the sta-
    tion where MM resides. The station letterbug is the default value for the parameter MM Logical
    Name and must not be changed.

    1.3 Problems Resolved


    The following sections describe the MM-related problems that have been resolved since the
    release of I/A Series V8.2 software. The corrections for these problems are available as Quick Fixes
    from CSC, which can be installed on V8.2 I/A Series workstations used for Message Manager.

    1.3.1 Support for European Date Format (Quick Fix 1007732)


    Support for the European date format is included in Quick Fix 1007732. After installing the fix
    on a Message Manager workstation, printed alarms correctly reflect the currently configured date
    format: European date format D/M/Y, United States date format M/D/Y, or ISO date format
    Y/M/D.

    1.3.2 Message Manager Workstation Crashes (Quick Fix


    1008446)
    Message Manager would occasionally crash with a segmentation violation and a workstation blue
    screen when alarms are configured to go to a printer, alarms are configured for MM, and a printer
    is configured and connected. Quick Fix 1008446 corrects this problem.

    1.4 Supported Platforms


    Message Manager is only supported on V8.2 and later I/A Series workstations that reside on The
    Mesh control network. Alarm messages can only be sent to I/A Series workstations that are at
    I/A Series Release Version 8.2 or later; they cannot be sent to workstations on The Mesh running
    earlier versions of I/A Series software or to V6.x/V7.x workstations across the ATS.

    2
    2. Configuring Message Manager
    This chapter provides information on configuring MM.

    2.1 Installation
    The I/A Series Message Manager software is installed during V8.2 software installation. No addi-
    tional media are required to make Message Manager software operational on V8.2 (or later)
    I/A Series workstations. For information on configuring Message Manager software on a worksta-
    tion, refer to Message Manager User’s Guide (B0700AJ).

    2.2 Quick Fixes


    There are quick fixes for Message Manager available from the Customer Satisfaction Center
    (CSC). These are identified in Chapter 1 “Message Manager Release Overview”. Refer to the
    instructions supplied with the quick fixes for installation procedures.

    2.3 Configuring the Alarm Management Subsystem


    and Message Manager
    MM can only distribute alarms to the AMS on Mesh workstations running V8.2 or later
    I/A Series software.
    For additional information on Message Manager compatibility with the Alarm Management Sub-
    system, refer to Message Manager User’s Guide (B0700AJ).

    2.4 Configuring the AIM*Historian Software and


    Message Manager
    For information on Message Manager compatibility with AIM*Historian software, refer to the
    appendix titled, “Message Manager/AIM*Historian Software Configuration” in Message Manager
    User’s Guide (B0700AJ).

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    B0700RU – Rev A 2. Configuring Message Manager

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