Configure EIA

After installing the EIA services, you must configure it to run with the AIM database.

To configure EIA:

1. Go to the EIA Services installation folder:

   Note: If you have installed to the default folder, the path will be:

   C:\Program Files\AVEVA\AVEVA Asset Information Management\EIA

2. Open the AVEVA.NET.Services.OPE.DomainHost.exe.config file in a text editor.

3. Go to the <datasource configuration> part of the XML:

   <dataSource name="Name for this Datasource" server="SQL

   Server Instance" username="SQL DB Login username"

   password="Encrypted password of SQL DB Login" />

4. Enter values for the following attributes of the datasource in the XML:

   1. Name

   2. Username

   3. Password

      Important: The EIA services can connect to multiple datasources. Hence, the name for each datasource must be unique. For example, <dataSource name="IPE"

5. To encrypt password for the SQL user:

   4. Open the AIM Import Controller.

   5. Expand the Import Servers node.

   6. Right-click the Database server, and then select Properties.

   7. In the Edit Database window, select to see the encrypted password of the SQL user.

      

   8. Copy the Encrypted Password.

6. Go back to the <datasource configuration> part in the AVEVA.NET.Services.OPE.DomainHost.exe.config file.

7. Paste the Encrypted Password.

8. To restart the Services:

   9. From the Start menu, select Run, type services.msc, and then select OK.

   10. In the Services window, right-click on AIM EIA Services Host, and then select Restart.

   Note: For information about how to configure EIA to use ADFS, see AVEVA Asset Information Management EIA WS-Federation Configuration.

Default Permissions

For the EIA Service the NT Server\AVEVANETEIA virtual account has, by default, Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read permissions. The NT Server\AVEVANETEIA virtual account has been given permissions using:

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:7000/ user=AVEVANETEIA

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:7002/ user=AVEVANETEIA

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:7004/ user=AVEVANETEIA

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:7006/ user=AVEVANETEIA

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:7008/ user=AVEVANETEIA

netsh http add urlacl url=http://+:7010/ user=AVEVANETEIA

The above ports are available in the EIA config file. If you want to change different ports for EIA, you need to give permission for the virtual account to use those ports using the netsh http add urlacl command.