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About InsightCM

InsightCM is a software solution for online monitoring to be used with Cutsforth monitoring hardware. In the InsightCM web application, you can configure and manage monitoring devices, set alarm rules, view acquired data, determine how InsightCM stores data, and more.

InsightCM Release Notes lists changes for major and minor releases.

InsightCM 3.10.0

Refer to the Release Notes to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.10.0.

System Recommendations

The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.

Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.

Note Cutsforth recommends using the following browsers and screen resolutions to access the InsightCM web application. Internet Explorer is not a supported browser.

  • The latest version of one of the following browsers:

    • Google Chrome

    • Microsoft Edge

  • Screen resolution of 1920x1080 pixels or higher.

Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.

Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices

Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices

Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit Professional

  • 2.2 GHz, 4-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • One physical hard drive for OS, program installation, and storing data files—At least 500 GB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 2.2 GHz, 8-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 1 TB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 3 GHz, 16-core processor

  • 32 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 2 TB disk space

Installation File Hash

The following table provides the installation file hash for InsightCM 3.10.0.

InsightCM Version

Hash Function

Hash Value

3.10.0

SHA256

afe942229d0c2a4e588ac0f93519d6a684941d67def3e743ec08e6ea54fdb1f2
 

InsightCM 3.9.3

Refer to the Release Notes to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.3.

System Recommendations

The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.

Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.

Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.

Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices

Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices

Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit Professional

  • 2.2 GHz, 4-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • One physical hard drive for OS, program installation, and storing data files—At least 500 GB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 2.2 GHz, 8-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 1 TB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 3 GHz, 16-core processor

  • 32 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 2 TB disk space

Installation File Hash

The following table provides the installation file hash for InsightCM 3.9.3.

InsightCM Version

Hash Function

Hash Value

3.9.3

SHA256

213496CD8C32F1566EEDEEEA159E385DBB21EAAAD93A4D11C546EE2E99738108
 

InsightCM 3.9.2

Refer to the Release Notes to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.2.

System Recommendations

The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.

Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.

Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.

Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices

Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices

Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit Professional

  • 2.2 GHz, 4-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • One physical hard drive for OS, program installation, and storing data files—At least 500 GB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 2.2 GHz, 8-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 1 TB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 3 GHz, 16-core processor

  • 32 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 2 TB disk space

Installation File Hash

The following table provides the installation file hash for InsightCM 3.9.2.

InsightCM Version

Hash Function

Hash Value

3.9.2

SHA256

69b0348737d612e2659fa61f6a1792b9e0ebc20b9b68e8a8ff94d768e834a618
 

InsightCM 3.9.1

Refer to the Release Notes to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.1.

System Recommendations

The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.

Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.

Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.

Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices

Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices

Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit Professional

  • 2.2 GHz, 4-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • One physical hard drive for OS, program installation, and storing data files—At least 500 GB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 2.2 GHz, 8-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 1 TB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 3 GHz, 16-core processor

  • 32 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 2 TB disk space

Installation File Hashes

The following table provides installation file hashes for InsightCM 3.9.1.

InsightCM Version

Hash Function

Hash Value

3.9.1

MD5

fcbb98978cdcc3713868921ccf49c79e8eef13835044306bd42fce1c74ed0a87

3.9.1

SHA256

af55625f780ab22f37b51c7cacfbd91a
 

InsightCM 3.9.0

Refer to the list below to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.9.0.

System Recommendations

The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.

Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.

Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.

Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices

Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices

Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices

  • Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit Professional

  • 2.2 GHz, 4-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • One physical hard drive for OS, program installation, and storing data files—At least 500 GB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 2.2 GHz, 8-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 1 TB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022

  • 3 GHz, 16-core processor

  • 32 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 2 TB disk space

Installation File Hashes

The following table provides installation file hashes for InsightCM releases.

InsightCM Version

Hash Function

Hash Value

3.9.0

MD5

34bf91fe95af6db885123e6352810388

3.9.0

SHA256

57a3d6168e7512d8525a57606786fb9bc1aa075050b72a571b67433686b92cf6
 

InsightCM 3.8.7

Refer to the list below to learn what's new in InsightCM 3.8.7.

New Device Types

InsightCM now supports the following device types: MMS-9042, MMS-9047, and IR-9042.

New Installer

Custom database and data directories can now be specified during installation.

Licensing

InsightCM now uses Software Key for license management, see Licensing InsightCM

HTTP API Improvements

Alarm rules are now included when fetching assets from the server, see Accessing InsightCM Data Services Using HTTP API

Upgraded MongoDB and PostgreSQL

InsightCM now uses MongoDB 4.2.19 and PostgreSQL 11.16.

New File Path

C:\Program Files\Cutsforth\InsightCM\

New Service Names

InsightCM 3.8 and InsightCM MongoDB

System Recommendations

The following sections describe the recommended specifications for the InsightCM Server. InsightCM and SystemLink are incompatible and should be installed on separate servers.

Note Cutsforth recommends using solid state drives to improve disk throughput.

Systems with fewer than 10 Monitoring Devices

Systems with fewer than 50 Monitoring Devices

Systems with more than 50 Monitoring Devices

  • Windows 10 64-bit Professional

  • 2.2 GHz, 4-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • One physical hard drive for OS, program installation, and storing data files—At least 500 GB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016 or 2019

  • 2.2 GHz, 8-core processor

  • 16 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 1 TB disk space

  • Windows Server 2016 or 2019

  • 3 GHz, 16-core processor

  • 32 GB RAM

  • Two physical hard drives:

    • For OS and program installation—At least 250 GB disk space

    • For storing data files—At least 2 TB disk space

Note If you use the InsightCM Server Enterprise Gateway Toolkit add-on with OSIsoft PI System software, you must install the OSIsoft PI Asset Framework (AF) Client.

Installation File Hashes

The following table provides installation file hashes for InsightCM 3.8.7

InsightCM Version

Hash Function

Hash Value

3.8.7

MD5

7110b984f0b6c84c547b19a4a6ac2ca1

3.8.7

SHA256

4d97bcacf201952011b2f68513781defc1e1c4b75c53f07895c845047157736e
 
 
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