Processing the collected data with a virtual computer
Åkerman, Miika (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121930856
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022121930856
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The goal of the thesis was to create a functional virtual environment for recovering historical data and alarms collected from a power plant or ship for more detailed analysis. In addition, the goal was to make the virtual environment as similar as possible to a power plant or a ship. The intention was also to develop guidelines for problem situations related to the settings of the virtual environment so that the restored applications would run smoothly. Tools for collecting data from the installation were also examined. VMware Workstation Pro was used as the virtual program.
As the result of the thesis there was a fully functional virtual environment that can view historical data, including trends and alarms from the power plant or ship, and run Wärtsilä Operating Interface System (WOIS). The virtual environment used in ships or power plants was also made very realistic. The domain controllers used at the site could be downloaded to their virtual machine and it was possible to investigate historical data through the virtual machine. Before starting the virtual machine, it was necessary to make a few changes to its basic settings: the RAM memory had to be increased to 8Gb, and at least two processors from one’s computer were taken in use also. This way, the virtual machine was not too slow and worked smoothly. Four different applications for data collection were found, and Veeam proved to be the most suitable one for collecting the data. Veeam is an excellent application for restoring and taking backups, and it works perfectly with VMware Workstation Pro. It is easy to restore Veeam backup to an ESXi server. After restoring, connections via the virtual machines in a server can be handled remotely via FortiClient VPN or locally with an ethernet cable and the examination of sWOIS computers can be started.
As the result of the thesis there was a fully functional virtual environment that can view historical data, including trends and alarms from the power plant or ship, and run Wärtsilä Operating Interface System (WOIS). The virtual environment used in ships or power plants was also made very realistic. The domain controllers used at the site could be downloaded to their virtual machine and it was possible to investigate historical data through the virtual machine. Before starting the virtual machine, it was necessary to make a few changes to its basic settings: the RAM memory had to be increased to 8Gb, and at least two processors from one’s computer were taken in use also. This way, the virtual machine was not too slow and worked smoothly. Four different applications for data collection were found, and Veeam proved to be the most suitable one for collecting the data. Veeam is an excellent application for restoring and taking backups, and it works perfectly with VMware Workstation Pro. It is easy to restore Veeam backup to an ESXi server. After restoring, connections via the virtual machines in a server can be handled remotely via FortiClient VPN or locally with an ethernet cable and the examination of sWOIS computers can be started.