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Plant Applications Products Documentation

Getting Started Guide
- Plant Applications Installation Overview
- Preparing to Install Plant Applications
  - Plant Applications Server and Client Requirements
    Before you install Plant Applications, verify that all required software versions have been installed on the target machine.
  - Workflow Requirements
  - Silent Installers
  - SQL Server Configuration
  - SQL Server Requirements
  - Supported Portals
    The Plant Applications continues support for Web Parts and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Services. The release does not support Proficy Real-time Information Portal or Link Manager.
  - Anti-Virus Scanning
  - VMware Support and Configuration
  - Setting up IIS Web Services
  - Removing WebDAV Publishing from IIS
    WebDAV Publishing causes an error when deleting or updating comments or events. When installing IIS, do not include WebDAV.
  - Editing the ISAPI File Path
  - SSL Security Certificates
    The Proficy Application Server requires SSL security certificates.
  - Before You Begin
  - Setting up the Remote Data Service
    The Remote Data Service (RDS) allows Plant Applications Client components, including the Administrator, to access historians without installing the API components on the local server.
  - Upgrade Strategies
    When upgrading Plant Applications, you must take UMDB management into account.
  - Database Setup Strategies
    The SOA platform and Plant Applications employ SQL databases running on SQL Server software to store information.
  - About TLS Support
  - About FIPS Support
  - About the SQL Server AlwaysOn Requirements
- Installing Plant Applications
- Installing the Report (Web) Server
- Post-installation Tasks
- Plant Applications Client Interfaces
- Test and Production Environments
- Upgrading from Version 7.0 SP5 and Later
- Appendix: Cluster Installation and Configuration

Setting up IIS Web Services

Before you begin

Note: Before you make any changes to Internet Information Services (IIS), you might want to export your existing configuration to review it. For more information on an existing Microsoft utility, refer to https://www.iis.net/learn/get-started/getting-started-with-iis/getting-started-with-appcmdexe

Verify that all role services for Web Server and IIS have been installed.

Procedure

Open Server Manager.
Select Manage, and then select Add Roles and Features.
Select Next until you reach the Server Roles tab.
Scroll down the Roles, and then expand Web Server (IIS) to view the installed Role Services. Verify if the following features are installed.


Features	Selection
Common HTTP Features	All, except WebDAV Publishing
Health and Diagnostics	All, except Custom Logging and ODBC Logging
Performance	All
Security	All
Application Development	All, except Server Side Includes
FTP Server	All
Management Tools	All

Note: Plant Applications Web Server installer will validate the features installed. If any of the features are not installed, the Web Server installation will be aborted.

Select Next. The Features list is displayed.
Select HTTP Activation under .NET Framework 3.5 Features, to install the feature.