Platform Common Services (System Management Server)

Steps:

1. From the Configurator window, select System Management Server.

   Note: If you are prompted for user credentials for the System Management Server, use the following format to enter the user name: DomainName\UserName. The prompt for user credentials may be displayed if you have domain admin privileges but are not an admin on the local machine. You must be a member of the Administrators or aaAdministrators Operating System Group to configure the System Management Server. For more information, see User credentials for configuring the System Management Server.

2. You are presented with following choices:

   • Connect to an existing System Management Server: This is the default option. If there is an existing System Management Servers on its network, it will be displayed in a drop down list. Select the server you want to use, or enter the machine name of the server. All computers in your topology should connect to the same server. For more information about these topology, refer to AVEVA Platform Common Services documentation.

   • This machine is the System Management Server: Select this option if this computer will be the System Management Server. All other computers in your topology should be configured to connect to this server by using the Connect to an existing System Management Server option. For more information about these topology, refer to AVEVA Platform Common Services documentation.

   • No System Management Server configured. (NOT RECOMMENDED): Select this option to set up your computer without encryption and secure communications. You can still configure other computers in the topology to use a System Management Server.

   • Advanced settings: This opens the Advanced Configuration dialog window.

     • Certificate Source: Select either Automatically Generated (default), or Provided by IT. If your IT department is providing the certificate, press the Import button and navigate to the certificate file. For more information, see the topic Import a certificate.

       Certificate: The certificate name is displayed. If you imported a certificate, you view it by pressing the Details button. The certificate is periodically renewed through an automatic update process, both on the server node and on remote nodes.

       Note: Automatically generated certificates might not be supported by some mobile platforms. Therefore, we recommended you to use trusted CA Signed certificate provided by IT.

     • Ports: The ports for the common platform are used for communications with certain AVEVA software. Generally, you can use the default settings. Remote nodes must be configured with the same port numbers as configured here. Click the Advanced button, then edit the port numbers as needed.

       Default HTTP port: 80

       Default HTTPS port: 443

     • Authentication: The Authentication tab allows you to authenticate using two options—Select to authenticate using embedded browser using pop-up dialog: This option displays the AVEVA Identity Manager login page in an embedded browser using a pop-up window when you are prompted to authenticate; and Select to authenticate using your default browser: This option displays the AVEVA Identity Manager login page in your default browser when you are prompted to authenticate.

       Note: The default behavior - an embedded pop-up dialog - is best. Selecting to use your computer's default browser will support all other uses.

     • AVEVA Identity Manager: The AVEVA Identity Manager tab allows you to control the behavior of AVEVA Identity Manager using two parameters—Maintain user login when closing the browser without logging out and Hide the Windows Integrated login button from the Identity Manager login page.

       By default, the two parameters are enabled in Connected Experience and disabled in non-Connected Experience.

3. Press the Configure button.

   A Security Warning window is displayed:

   By establishing trust between machines, communications can pass freely. This will be a security concern if you are not sure of the identity of the remote computer. If you have any doubt about the computer you are connecting to, verify the security code and certificate details by selecting the Details... button in the Advanced Configuration dialog to open the certificate.

   The configuration process continues and you can see the status of the configuration in the Configuration Messages box. If any error or warning messages appears in the Configuration Message box, then you must resolve the issues.

   Important: After completing the configuration, make sure that you select All Messages and make a note of System Management Server details. The message appears as 'Connecting to the System Management Server 'https://<>''. You will need this detail for configuring the Data Server.