Local and Remote Installations

Configuration Hub supports product registrations both local to the same machine as Configuration Hub and as remote plugins.

For example, when installing one of the Configuration Hub supported products like iFIX, you can choose to install Configuration Hub on the same machine as your first iFIX node. Subsequent iFIX and Historian installations on different servers in the same network can be registered with the originally installed Configuration Hub instead of installing Configuration Hub again. This will allow you to open Configuration Hub centrally from a browser and being able to see and configure multiple product instances.

iFIX – When you choose to install and iFIX client and register it with an existing Configuration Hub, you should select the "Register with Existing Configuration Hub" option in the install. You will need to take some additional steps after installation to complete the process. Refer to the iFIX Plugin Registration Tool for more details.

Historian – To register with an existing Configuration hub from the Historian install, select the check box to register with an existing Configuration Hub, and enter the existing Configuration Hub client ID and Secret. The install will proceed to do the install (assuming you have your firewall opened up to the appropriate ports). After install, you will need to follow the instructions in the Registration with Existing Configuration Hub section to secure the remote connection with the appropriate certificate exchange.