About the post-install Configurator

MES configuration is performed using the same post‑install Configurator application that is used by other AVEVA software components that are installed with the common installation mechanism.

To run the Configurator, you must have Windows administrator privileges on the node.

Start the Configurator

• Do one of the following:

  • On the last screen of the MES Setup tool, click the Configure button.

  • From the Start menu, open the Configurator app.

    

  • Launch the Configurator application file from Windows Explorer. The default path is:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ArchestrA\Configurator.exe

Navigate the Configurator

Product tree

The post-install Configurator includes a product tree that lists the components for each of the products that require post-installation configuration.

If Configurator has been launched from the Configure button on the last page of the MES Setup tool, then only the MES-related components are listed in the product tree. Otherwise, all products and components that can be configured are listed.

The MES components are listed in the order in which they are recommended to be configured. This starts with creating or migrating the MES database, configuring the MES middleware and security settings to access the MES database, and finishing with the Middleware Proxy, Web Portal, and BI Gateway Reports components.

Configuration status

The status of each product or feature configuration is indicated by the following icons.

An error occurred during configuration.

The component is installed but not configured.

The configuration is complete, but with warnings.

The configuration completed successfully.

Required or invalid entries

Boxes that have no entry but are required or have an invalid entry are outlined in red to indicate the condition, as shown below.

View configuration messages

As you perform configuration tasks, messages appear in the Configuration Messages box. Messages indicating errors are highlighted in red.

View additional information about a message

• Double-click the message.

  A dialog box appears with the additional information.

  

View the entire Configurator message log

• Click the All Messages button.

  The message list appears in a new window.

  

Export the configuration message log

• Click the Export to file button.

Close the post-install Configurator

After completing the configuration tasks in Configurator, you can close it. Depending on what components were configured, you might have to restart the node to finalize the configuration and start the required services at startup.

To close the configurator:

1. Select Close.

2. If configured components require a node restart, you are prompted to restart the computer. Do one of the following

   • Select Restart Now to restart the node.

   • Select Restart Later to close the Configurator without restarting the node. You must restart the node before using MES Cloud integration.