Installation Process Overview
This topic provides an overview of installing Operations Hub successfully.
You can install Operations Hub from the Proficy Installer package (ISO), which is
distributed as follows:
- Standalone ISO: Includes common components (Proficy Authentication, Configuration Hub) and Operations Hub.
- SCADA ISO: Includes iFIX or CIMPLICITY, common components (Proficy Authentication, Configuration Hub), and Operations Hub.
The following table outlines the key milestones involved in installing Operations
Hub.
| # | Task | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements. | Refer to the System Requirements topic in the Operations Hub documentation for the necessary hardware, software, and network configurations to run Operations Hub successfully. |
| 2 | Verify the features included with your license. | Refer to the Understanding Operations Hub Licensing Tiers topic in the Operations Hub documentation. |
| 3 | Run the Proficy installer to install Proficy Authentication and Configuration Hub. | For step-by-step instructions, refer to the Install Common Components topic in the Operations Hub documentation. |
| 4 | Run the Proficy installer to install Operations Hub. | For step-by-step instructions, refer to the Install Operations Hub topic in the Operations Hub documentation. |
| 5 | If you opted to register Operations Hub with Configuration Hub after
install, then do it now. Note: You cannot have multiple
instances of Operations Hub in Configuration Hub. |
For more information, refer to the topic Install Time Registration in the Configuration Hub documentation. |
You will need to install a security certificate on each client where you want to access
Operations Hub. For step-by-step instructions, refer to the Install the
Certificate on your Clients topic in the Operations Hub documentation.
Note: If installing Operations Hub remotely from Configuration Hub,
make sure that the Operations Hub certificate is trusted by Configuration Hub. If
not trusted, then the request to load plug-ins gets blocked.
To install a newer version of Operations Hub over an existing installation, refer to the Upgrade Operations Hub topic in the Operations Hub documentation.
To perform a command-line installation of Operations Hub, refer to the Install Operations Hub in Unattended Mode topic in the Operations Hub documentation.