How the Operating System Is Configured in the GE Digital APM Testing Environment

GE Digital APM Server Roles and Features for Windows Server 2016

The following server roles and features are installed in all instances of the GE Digital APM Server in the GE Digital APM test environment for Windows Server 2016.

Tip: Roles and features can be installed via the Add Roles and Features Wizard on a Windows Server. To install roles and features, in Server Manager, in the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features to access the wizard. Select Role-based or feature-based installation, select the GE Digital APM Server from the Server Pool, and then select Next >.

In the Server Roles section:

  • Web Server (IIS)
    • Web Server
      • Common HTTP Features
        • Default Document
        • Directory Browsing
        • HTTP Errors
        • Static Content
        • HTTP Redirection
        • WebDAV Publishing (clear the WebDAV Publishing check box)
      • Health and Diagnostics
        • HTTP Logging
        • Custom Logging (clear the Custom Logging check box)
        • Logging Tools
        • ODBC Logging
        • Request Monitor
        • Tracing
      • Performance
        • Static Content Compression
        • Dynamic Content Compression
      • Security
        • Request Filtering
        • Basic Authentication
        • Centralized SSL Certificate Support (clear the Centralized SSL Certificate Support check box)
        • Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
        • Digest Authentication
        • IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication
        • IP and Domain Restrictions
        • URL Authorization
        • Windows Authentication
      • Application Development
        • .NET Extensibility 3.5 (clear the .NET Extensibility 3.5 check box)
        • .NET Extensibility 4.6
        • Application Initialization
        • ASP
        • ASP .NET 3.5 (clear the ASP .NET 3.5 check box)
        • ASP.NET 4.6
        • CGI (clear the CGI check box)
        • ISAPI Extensions
        • ISAPI Filters
        • Server Side Includes (clear the Server Side Includes check box)
        • WebSocket Protocol
      • Management Tools
        • IIS Management Console
        • IIS 6 Management Compatibility
        • IIS Management Scripts and Tools

In the Features section:

  • .NET Framework 4.6 Features
    Note: All the .NET Framework features are required.
  • Remote Server Administration Tools (As needed, select or clear the check boxes next to the Remote Server Administration Tools)
  • Windows Internal Database
  • Windows PowerShell (clear the Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine, Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Service, and Windows PowerShell Web Access check boxes)
    • Windows PowerShell 5.1
    • Windows PowerShell ISE
  • Windows Process Activation Service (clear the .NET Environment 3.5 check box)
    • Process Model
    • Configuration APIs
  • WoW64 Support

About the Operating System in the GE Digital APM Test Environment

The GE Digital APM test environment uses the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2016 for all instances of the GE Digital APM Server (both dedicated and supporting). The operating system is not distributed by GE Digital APM and must be obtained from another vendor. Providing instructions on installing the operating system exceeds the scope of this documentation, but this documentation provides guidelines on how to configure the operating system in the GE Digital APM test environment. We recommend that you configure your system to match the configuration used in the GE Digital APM test environment.

To configure your system to match the GE Digital APM test environment, on the computer that will function as the GE Digital APM Server, configure GE Digital APM Server roles and features.
Note: WebDAV must be disabled prior to installing the GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons software.