About Role-Based Installation

Role-based installation provides a combination of features specific to a node. If you are uncertain about the specific products or components you need, but you know what role your computer will play, you can opt for a role-based installation. For example, if your computer is a run-time node or a development node, you can select those roles in the role-based installation program. The System Platform installation program will install all components required for the roles that you have selected. It is recommended that you define the node you are installing and select the appropriate role before starting the installation program. During the installation, you can click a role to see its description, as described in Installing System Platform.

Important: Role-based installation includes an option to install an InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway node. The Secure Gateway can only be installed on a computer running a supported version of the Windows Server operating system (minimum: Windows Server 2016). To ensure security, no other System Platform components should be installed on the node.

In the table below, components that are selected by default when you select the corresponding product are indicated by the letters R (for required), and O (for optional). Required means that the component must remain selected to install the product. Optional means that you can deselect the component and retain the remaining product functionality.

Note: In some cases, you can still deselect a product category to remove all components under it, even if components are marked as required. For example, if you are installing a System Platform Development Server, and will be using the AVEVA OMI run time only, you can deselect the InTouch HMI category to remove all the components listed under it, including components that are marked as required. As another example, if you are installing Security Server, it is possible to deselect the System Management Server, but the resulting installed product will not be a Security Server.

Products definitions (columns 2 through 9) are as follows:

• RT Client: Runtime Client. Install only the necessary components required to run a visualization client, Historian client, and Application Server server run-time components.

• Dev Client: Remote System Development Workstation. Install the components required for a remote engineering development workstation with only the required components to allow the node to connect to an existing development server; GR is not installed by default. It allows development and testing of InTouch and System Platform applications.

• Dev Servr: System Platform Development Server. Install the components required to host the development server, and develop and test InTouch and System Platform applications.

• HS Node: Historian Server Node. Install the necessary components to store historical data in a System Platform environment.

• HC Node: Historian Client Node. Install the components required to connect to an existing Historian Server and analyze the data.

• ITAA SG: InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway Node. Install the components to access InTouch applications hosted on Terminal Servers by using HTML5 compatible web browsers. This component cannot be installed on a computer that has other System Platform components installed.

• Lic Srvr: License Server. Installs the components required to create a stand-alone license server that installed products on other nodes can access for their licenses.

• Sys Mtr: System Monitor Manager . Installs the System Monitor Manager and Agent components. The System Manager monitors the License Server. It also includes a single node license to monitor the health of the computer on which it is installed.

  Note: The System Monitor Manager is automatically selected for installation whenever the Galaxy Repository component is selected. You use the "Customize Installation" dialog to deselect it. The System Monitor Agent automatically installs on all System Platform nodes. It cannot be deselected and is a required component.

Not Listed: The following roles are not defined in the table below:

• All-in-One Node: All products, except InTouch Anywhere, are installed on a single node.

• Custom: Allows you to customize the components that are installed. No components are selected by default; you must select any component that you want to install.

R = Required

O = Optional