(Recommended) Install CIMPLICITY using Integrated Installer

The CIMPLICITY integrated installer enables you to install different CIMPLICITY installations from viewer to Historian setups along with other supported products. You only need to download the installer once and install all the products you need to support your CIMPLICITY project.

Note: You can also install CIMPLICITY in the usual method using the standalone installer available in the CIMPLICITY folder in the ISO. However, it is recommended to use the integrated installer to install CIMPLICITY and other products.

Installing CIMPLICITY:

  1. Mount the downloaded CIMPLICITY ISO media.
  2. From the ISO folder, double-click Setup.bat.

    The installer welcome screen appears, listing all the available packages that you can install as needed.

  3. Select the package as needed and click START.

    The Review License Agreement screen appears.

  4. Read the license agreement and click ACCEPT.

    The Install Location screen appears and validates for port conflicts.

  5. Browse and select a location for installation, then continue to the next screen.

    If there are port conflicts, the installer resolves the conflict and provides you the link to view the newly used ports.

  6. Based on the selected package, you will be prompted to enter details pertaining to the products selected in that package. You can follow the installation screen to complete the installation. However, you can refer the below table that briefly explains about all the packages and their details.
    Package Description Products Available Details that you must provide while Installation
    Common Components Common Components are shared centralized services for all Proficy products. The common components should be installed once for your system running Proficy products on the same network.
    • Configuration Hub
    • Proficy Authentication
    • Local License Server
    • License Server Tool
    		 In the Credentials screen, you will be prompted to enter the following details:
    • Configuration Hub
      • CLIENT ID- Enter a client id, which you can use to login to the Configuration Hub application.

        For example, admin

      • CLIENT SECRET- Enter a secret password for your Configuration Hub client id.
    • Proficy Authentication
      • CLIENT ID- Enter a client id, which you can use to login to the Proficy Authentication application.
      • CLIENT Secret- Enter a secret password for your Proficy Authentication client id.
      Note: If you want your Client ID and Client Secret to be same as the Configuration Hub Client Id and Client Secret, you can select Use the same credentials for Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication
    SCADA Client Select this option when you are intending to run CIMPLICITY as a client and Proficy Webspace.
    • SCADA Viewer
    • Historian Client Tools
    • Proficy Webspace
    • Operations Hub
    		 If you are prompted to enter Operations Hub details, see the SCADA Standalone Server row below.
    SCADA Standalone Server Select this option when you are intending to run CIMPLICITY, Historian, Proficy Webspace, Operations Hub, and other components on one server.

    You can install Operations Hub and other products not included in this package separately post installing this package.
    • SCADA
    • Historian Client Tools
    • Historian Server
    • Historian Collectors
    • Industrial Gateway Server (IGS)
    • HMI for CNC
    • Alarm Cast
    • Proficy Webspace
    • Operations Hub
    		 In the Historian details screen, you will be prompted to enter the following details if you have Historian Installed:
    • HISTORIAN SERVER- IP address or hostname in a fully qualified domain name format.
    • Windows username and password of the default historian server to which the Remote Collector manager will connect.
    • Historian data path- Path to install Historian Server.
      Note: You will be prompted with the Historian details only if you selected Historian product.

      In the Historian details screen, you will be prompted to enter the following details if you have not installed Historian server:

    • Enable Historian services security- select this if you want to set up security while installation.
      • CERTIFICATE PASSPHRASE- Enter a passphrase for the certificate generation.

    In the Operations Hub Details screen, you will be prompted with the following details:

    Credentials

    • Username- Enter a user name, which you can use to login to the Operations Hub application.

      For example, ch_admin

    • Password- Enter a password for your Operations Hub user login.
    Authentication
    • Use Locally Installed Proficy Authentication- If you select this check box, then the local instance of Proficy Authentication will be used.If you want to use an external Proficy Authentication (UAA), then leave this check box blank and proceed to provide more details.
      Note: Prior to Operations Hub installation, you must have a local or remote instance of Proficy Authentication installed. The Operations Hub installation will not be allowed to continue if you select Use Locally Installed Proficy Authentication and it is not detected.
    • BASE URL- Enter the url address to access the Proficy Authentication application.

      For example, https://win10vm2/uaa

    • ADMIN CLIENT ID- Enter the administrator client id to login to Proficy Authentication.

      For example, admin

    • ADMIN CLIENT ID SECRET- Enter the secret password for the Proficy Authentication administrator client id.
    • CERTIFICATE FILE- You can browse and select the security certificate, (or) let the system do it for you. When you test for validation, the system provides you with an option to use a detected certificate.
    • TEST- Select this option to validate all your field entries. The validation results appear on the Test External Proficy Authentication screen, wherein you can do the following:
      • Add and trust self-identified base url
      • Add detected security certificate
      Proceed to next only after the validation test is successful.
    • VIEW- Select this option if you want to open and check the added security certificate.

    Configuration Hub Registration

    • Register After Install- If you select this check box, then you can skip registering Operations Hub with the Configuration Hub application for now. You will then need to register after the current Operations Hub installation using the application shortcut on the Desktop. Refer to Register Operations Hub with Configuration Hub, in the Operations Hub online help..

      If you choose to register along with the current Operations Hub installation, then leave this check box blank and proceed to provide more details.

    • BASE URL- Enter the url address to access the Configuration Hub application.

      For example, https://sbbco.meridium.com:5000/container-svc

    • CLIENT ID- Enter the url address to access the Configuration Hub application.

      For example, https://sbbco.meridium.com:5000/container-svc

    • CLIENT SECRET- Enter the secret password created for your Configuration Hub client id.
    SCADA with Remote Historian Select this option when you are intending to run CIMPLICITY with Historian on a remote server and Proficy Webspace.
    • SCADA
    • Historian Client Tools
    • Historian Collectors
    • Industrial Gateway Server (IGS)
    • HMI for CNC
    • Alarm Cast
    • Proficy Webspace
    • Operations Hub
    		 You will be prompted to enter Historian details and Operations Hub details. For more information, see the SCADA Standalone Server row above.
    SCADA with Tracker Select this option when you are intending to run CIMPLICITY with Tracker, Historian, Operations Hub on the server.
    • SCADA
    • Tracker
    • Historian Client Tools
    • Historian Server
    • Historian Collectors
    • Proficy Webspace
    • Operations Hub
    		 You will be prompted to enter Historian details and Operations Hub details. For more information, see the SCADA Standalone Server row above.
    Historian Server Select this option when you are intending to run Historian on a different server than CIMPLICITY SCADA. Historian Server You will be prompted to enter Historian details. For more information, see the SCADA Standalone Server row above.
    Operations Hub Select this option when you are intending to run Operations Hub on the server. Operations Hub You will be prompted to enter Operations Hub details. For more information, see the SCADA Standalone Server row above.
    MQTT Client MQTT Client enables you to connect the SCADA/HMI clients with MQTT Brokers to communicate with the IoT devices in the plant.
    Note: Configuration of MQTT Client requires Configuration Hub to be installed in the SCADA network.
    		 MQTT Client For more information, see MQTT Client.
  7. In the Confirm Install screen, select START.
    Note: If you selected Operations Hub, in the Confirm Install screen, you will be displayed with the following options:
    • Silent Install- Select this option if you want to run a silent installation of products without any further user interaction or input.
    • Interactive Install- Select this option if you want to customize additional settings.
  8. After the installation is complete, select CLOSE.

    A message appears asking whether you want to restart your computer, or install more products.

  9. Select Reboot Now to restart your computer.