Open process automation validated on industrial edge platform

Open process automation architectures depend on interoperable lifecycle management to coordinate distributed control infrastructure across multi-vendor environments. In this context, ASRock Industrial collaborated with Collaborative Systems Integration (CSI) to validate O-PAS™-aligned systems management using the iEP-7020E industrial edge platform and the AiSMA management framework.

Validation of systems management for distributed control environments
The collaboration focused on validating a systems management architecture compliant with the Open Process Automation Standard (O-PAS™), developed within the Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) and the Coalition of Open Process Automation (COPA).

The validation demonstrated a systems management approach for Distributed Control Nodes (DCNs) operating within open, software-defined industrial automation environments. The work also confirmed alignment with O-PAS™ Part 5 systems management requirements, supporting interoperable deployment models for multi-vendor control systems.

This type of architecture is relevant for process industries such as energy, chemicals and manufacturing, where distributed control systems increasingly depend on open automation and vendor-neutral integration strategies.

Redfish-based lifecycle management for industrial infrastructure
At the core of the validation was the integration of the ASRock Industrial iEP-7020E industrial edge computer with AiSMA (ASRock Industrial System Management Architecture), a lifecycle management framework based on the Redfish^® standard.

The combined implementation supports hardware discovery, automated provisioning, firmware validation and real-time event monitoring across heterogeneous industrial computing systems. Using Redfish^®-based orchestration, the system enables standardized management workflows across hardware platforms.

The validation also demonstrated reductions in manual configuration effort, shorter provisioning times per node and improved lifecycle management visibility across distributed infrastructure, reflecting typical requirements in industrial edge computing deployments.

Supporting scalable open automation architectures
The validation illustrates how standards-based systems management can support scalable deployment of distributed control infrastructure while maintaining interoperability between control applications, network components and hardware platforms.

The collaboration also establishes a reference model for implementing lifecycle management within O-PAS™-aligned automation architectures, supporting repeatable deployment strategies for open industrial control systems.

Edited by industrial journalist Aishwarya Mambet, with AI-assistance.

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