How the Operating System Is Configured in the GE Digital APM Testing Environment

GE Digital APM Server Roles and Features for Windows Server 2012

The following server roles and features are installed in all instances of the GE Digital APM Server in the GE Digital APM test environment for Windows Server 2012.

Tip: Roles and features can be installed via the Add Roles and Features Wizard on a Windows Server. To install roles and features, in Server Manager, in the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features to access the wizard. Select Role-based or feature-based installation, select the GE Digital APM Server from the Server Pool, and then select Next >.

In the Server Roles section:

Application Server
Web Server (IIS), and all features

In the Features section:

.NET Framework 4.5 Features
- .NET Framework 4.5
- WCF Services
  - TCP Port Sharing
Message Queuing
- Message Queuing Services
SMTP Server, and all features
Windows Process Activation Service
- Process Model
- Configuration APIs

In the Role Services section for the Application Server:

.NET Framework 4.5
COM+ Network Access
Distributed Transactions (clear the WS-Atomic check box)
- Incoming Network Transactions
- Outgoing Network Transactions
TCP Port Sharing
Web Server (IIS) Support, and all features
Windows Process Activation Service Support
- HTTP Activation, and all features
- Message Queuing Activation, and all features
- Named Pipes Activation, and all features
- TCP Activation, and all features

In the Role Services section for the Web Server Role (IIS):

Web Server
- Common HTTP Features (clear the WebDAV Publishing check box)
  - Default Document
  - Directory Browsing
  - HTTP Errors
  - Static Content
  - HTTP Redirection
- Health and Diagnostics (clear the Custom Logging check box)
  - HTTP Logging
  - Logging Tools
  - ODBC Logging
  - Request Monitor
  - Tracing
- Performance
  - Static Content Compression
  - Dynamic Content Compression
- Security (clear the Centralized SSL Certificate Support check box)
  - Request Filtering
  - Basic Authentication
  - Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
  - Digest Authentication
  - IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
  - IP and Domain Restrictions
  - URL Authorization
  - Windows Authentication
- Application Development (clear the .NET Extensibility 3.5, ASP .NET 3.5, CGI, and Server Side Includes check boxes)
  - .NET Extensibility 4.5
  - Application Initialization
  - ASP
  - ASP.NET 4.5
  - ISAPI Extensions
  - ISAPI Filters
  - WebSocket Protocol
Management Tools
- IIS Management Console
- IIS 6 Management Compatibility
  - IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
  - IIS 6 Management Console
  - IIS 6 Scripting Tools, and all features
  - IIS 6 WMI Compatibility
- IIS Management Scripts and Tools
- Management Service

GE Digital APM Server Roles and Features for Windows Server 2016

The following server roles and features are installed in all instances of the GE Digital APM Server in the GE Digital APM test environment for Windows Server 2016.

In the Server Roles section:

File and Storage Services (clear the File and iSCSI Services check box)
- Storage Services
Web Server (IIS)
- Web Server
  - Common HTTP Features (clear the WebDAV Publishing check box)
    - Default Document
    - Directory Browsing
    - HTTP Errors
    - Static Content
    - HTTP Redirection
  - Health and Diagnostics (clear the Custom Logging check box)
    - HTTP Logging
    - Logging Tools
    - ODBC Logging
    - Request Monitor
    - Tracing
  - Performance
  - Security (clear the Centralized SSL Certificate Support check box)
    - Request Filtering
    - Basic Authentication
    - Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
    - Digest Authentication
    - IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
    - IP and Domain Restrictions
    - URL Authorization
    - Windows Authentication
  - Application Development (clear the .NET Extensibility 3.5, ASP .NET 3.5, CGI, and Server Side Includes check boxes)
    - .NET Extensibility 4.6
    - Application Initialization
    - ASP
    - ASP.NET 4.6
    - ISAPI Extensions
    - ISAPI Filters
    - WebSocket Protocol
  - FTP Server
  - Management Tools

In the Features section:

.NET Framework 4.6 Features
Message Queuing (clear the Message Queuing DCOM Proxy check box)
- Message Queuing Services
Remote Server Administration Tools
- Feature Administration Tools (clear the Bitlocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities, BITS Server Extension Tools, DataCenterBridging LLDP Tools, Failover Clustering Tools, and IP Address Management (IPAM) Client check boxes)
  - SMTP Server Tools
SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support
SMTP Server
Windows Defender Features
Windows Internal Database
Windows PowerShell (clear the Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Service, and Windows PowerShell Web Access check boxes)
- Windows PowerShell 5.1
- Windows PowerShell ISE
Windows Process Activation Service (clear the .NET Environment 3.5 check box)
- Process Model
- Configuration APIs
WoW64 Support

Set the Local DTC Property Settings

About This Task

Note: The following settings apply to all GE Digital APM Server instances (both dedicated and supporting), regardless of whether they point to an Oracle or SQL Server Database Server machine.

Procedure

On the machine that will contain the GE Digital APM Server instance, in the Server Manager, on the Tools menu, select Component Services.
The Component Services window appears.
On the left side of the window, expand the Component Services node, then expand the Computers node, and then expand the My Computer node.
Expand the Distributed Transaction Coordinator node, and then select the Local DTC node.
In the window, in the toolbar, select (the Properties button).

Tip: Alternatively, you can right-click the Local DTC node, and then select Properties.

The Local DTC Properties window appears, displaying the Tracing section.
Select the Security tab.

The Security section appears.
In the Security Settings subsection:
1. Select the Network DTC Access check box, and clear the following check boxes:
  - Allow Remote Clients
  - Allow Remote Administration
2. In the Transaction Manager Communication section, select the following options:
  - Allow Inbound
  - Allow Outbound
  - Incoming Caller Authentication Required
The Security Setting subsection should now display the selected settings seen in the following image.
Select Apply.

A message appears, asking if you want to proceed.
Select Yes.

A message appears, indicating that the MSDTC service was restarted.
Select OK, and then, on the Local DTC Properties window, select OK.

The Local DTC Properties window closes, and your settings are saved.

What To Do Next

Install the GE Digital APM Server Software and Add-ons

About the Operating System in the GE Digital APM Test Environment

The GE Digital APM test environment uses the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2016 for all instances of the GE Digital APM Server (both dedicated and supporting). The operating system is not distributed by GE Digital APM and must be obtained from another vendor. Providing instructions on installing the operating system exceeds the scope of this documentation, but this documentation provides guidelines on how to configure the operating system in the GE Digital APM test environment. We recommend that you configure your system to match the configuration used in the GE Digital APM test environment.

To configure your system to match the GE Digital APM test environment, on the computer that will function as the GE Digital APM Server, configure GE Digital APM Server roles and features and set the local DTC property settings.

Note: WebDAV must be disabled prior to installing the GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons software.