Configuring MES Components

MES configuration is performed by configuring the MES components in the post-install Configurator application.

The topics in this section:

• Describe the Configurator

• Explain how to specify SQL Server user authentication in Configurator, which is required for several of the MES components

• Explain closing Configurator and whether the node needs to be restarted to complete the configuration

• Discuss post-configuration tasks

Details about how to configure the MES components are described in the following sections. The sections are in the recommended order for configuring them.

• Implementing Secure Communication with System Management Server

• Creating or Migrating MES Databases

• Configuring MES Middleware Communication with MES Databases

• Configuring the MES Middleware Proxy

• Configuring MES Web Portal

• Configuring and Deploying MES BI Gateway Reports