Configure the System Management Server

If the AVEVA PCS (Platform Common Services) Run-Time component has not already been installed as part of another AVEVA product installation (e.g., with System Platform), then Installation of the MES Middleware, MES Middleware Proxy, or MES Web Portal installs it. The System Management Server, located under the Common Platform group in the post-install Configurator, must be configured prior to configuring the MES components to use the MES Web API, including MES Web Portal.

Security measures for the PCS Framework are enabled through the System Management Server and the AVEVA Identity Manager (AIM). These measures include secure encrypted communications between nodes and between AIM and certificate management. The System Management Server stores shared security certificates and establishes a trust relationship between nodes in the PCS Framework network topology.

Security for MES Web Portal and the MES Web API use the PCS security measures. To enable security for MES Web Portal and the MES Web API, MES nodes on the network must communicate with the System Management Server.

There should only be a single System Management Server in your network topology. However, each node in the network has a System Management Server component that must be configured using the post-install Configurator. Its settings include:

• Specifying whether the System Management Server is on the local node or a remote node.

  

• If on the local node, on the Ports tab of the Advanced Configuration dialog, specifying the HTTPS port for the System Management server. This port number also serves as the HTTPS port number for the local node's common platform communication over web ports. The recommended port number to use is 443.

  

  On the Certificates tab, make sure that the proper SSL certificate is selected.

  

• If on a remote node, on the Ports tab of the Advanced Configuration dialog, specifying the HTTPS port used by the local node for common platform communication over web ports. Generally, this will be the same as the HTTPS port number for the System Management Server, but it could be different. The recommended port number to use is 443.

  

  On the Certificates tab, make sure that the proper SSL certificate is selected. The HTTPS port used by the remote node is shown on this tab as well.

  

For complete information about configuring System Management Server, refer to the topic "Configuring the System Management Server" in the System Platform Installation Guide.