Installation Process Overview

This topic provides an overview of installing Operations Hub successfully.

You can install Operations Hub from the Proficy Installer package (ISO), which is distributed as follows:
  • Standalone ISO: Includes common components (Proficy Authentication, Configuration Hub) and Operations Hub.
  • SCADA ISO: Includes iFIX or CIMPLICITY, common components (Proficy Authentication, Configuration Hub), and Operations Hub.
The following table outlines the key milestones involved in installing Operations Hub.
# Task Description
1 Ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements. Refer to System Requirements for the necessary hardware, software, and network configurations to run Operations Hub successfully.
2 Verify the features included with your license. Refer to Understanding Operations Hub Licensing Tiers.
3 Run the Proficy installer to install Proficy Authentication and Configuration Hub.
Note: To ensure accessibility for users, Operations Hub must be registered with Configuration Hub.
  • Registration can be completed either during installation or post-installation via the Configuration Hub Node Manager.
  • If you choose to register during installation, make sure to establish authentication for Configuration Hub with Proficy Authentication prior to installing Operations Hub. Failure to do so may result in an error when attempting to access Operations Hub Designer.
  • However, if such an error occurs, post-install registration remains an available solution.
 For step-by-step instructions, refer to Install Common Components.
4 Run the Proficy installer to install Operations Hub. For step-by-step instructions, refer to Install Operations Hub.
5 If you opted to register Operations Hub with Configuration Hub after install, then do it now.
Note: You cannot have multiple instances of Operations Hub in Configuration Hub.
 For more information, refer to the topic Install Time Registration in the Configuration Hub documentation.
You will need to install a security certificate on each client where you want to access Operations Hub. For step-by-step instructions, refer to Install the Certificate on your Clients.
Note: If installing Operations Hub remotely from Configuration Hub, make sure that the Operations Hub certificate is trusted by Configuration Hub. If not trusted, then the request to load plug-ins gets blocked.

To install a newer version of Operations Hub over an existing installation, refer to Upgrade Operations Hub.

To perform a command-line installation of Operations Hub, refer to Install Operations Hub in Unattended Mode.