A0008 Application Server

Server designed to house files within the ICS environment and/or securely transfer files between the ICS and enterprise networks.

Vendor-specific server that operates and maintains application licenses for different ICS applications to prevent computers from reaching across the ICS/enterprise network boundary directly.

Server capable of providing updates and/or patches to computers with general purpose operating systems (e.g. MS Windows or Linux) within the ICS environment to prevent computers from reaching across the ICS/enterprise network boundary directly.

MS Windows server used for enforcing security policies and role-based access control (RBAC) rules and managing identity and access management (IAM) policies within a network.

MS Windows (primarily) server used for tracking long-term point information, control sheets, license information, trends, etc. Paired with a Domain Controller and in some cases may be installed on the same machine functioning as a domain controller. MS SQL & Oracle are common types of database software found.

Server that is a target of device/server alarms for a distributed system. Some workstations or servers may have the job as the alarm collector and may only be a process/service running on the machine.

A vendor-specific piece of software that collects information about vendor hardware or allows for configuration of that hardware (i.e., FactoryTalk Asset Center). May also be known as: Field Device Management.

Servers that collect Layer 2 communications or information and send via Layer 3 to other network segments or outside the control zone for collection (examples: PI Feeder, Remote Data Server).