Install the Plant Applications Web Client Without Using Docker
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Procedure
- Run the installfrontend.exe file as an Administrator.The installation menu appears, displaying the Install Proficy Plant Applications 8.1 screen.
Tip: You can hover over each task that appears in the installation menu to refer to the tooltip associated with that task.Note: Ensure that you have installed the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (64-bit) package. - Select Plant Applications Web Client 8.1.The Plant Applications Web Client installation wizard appears, displaying the Welcome to Plant Applications Web Client 8.1 screen.
- In the Welcome to Plant Applications Web Client 8.1 screen, select Next.The Prerequisites screen appears.
Note: If Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 for SQL Server or later is not installed, the Missing Prerequisites screen appears informing you to install the required version of the missing software before you run the installer. You must exit the installation, and first install the required software. - In the Prerequisites screen, select Next to view all installed prerequisites and install any missing prerequisites.The Read and accept the license agreement to continue screen appears.
- Read the license agreement, select Accept, and then select Next to continue the installation.The Operations Hub Credentials screen appears.
- Select Next to continue with the installation.The Installation Directory screen appears with the default installation directory selected as C:\Program Files\GE Digital\PlantApplicationsWebClient.
- In the Installation Directory screen, select Next.The Install Model Selection screen appears.
- Select Next.The UAA Credentials screen appears.
- In the UAA Credentials screen, enter the credentials to access the UAA server as described in the following table.
Credential Description Server Name Enter the host name of the UAA server. Note: Instead of IP address, it is recommended to use the UAA host name (computer name).Port Enter the UAA port number. Admin Client ID Enter the admin Client ID to access the UAA server instance. Note: The default user name isadmin.Admin Client Secret Enter the Client Secret for the user name you entered in the Admin Client ID box. Validate Select Validate to validate the UAA server connection. Note: The following table describes each icon indicating a validation status that might appear during the validation process.Icon Description 
Indicates that the validation is in progress. 
Indicates that the validation was successful. 
Indicates that the validation was unsuccessful. In this case, make sure you enter the correct password. If all the options are entered correctly, the Next button is enabled. - Select Next.
The Plant Applications Database Credentials screen appears.
Note: If you have selected either DISCRETE or BOTH in the Install Model Selection screen, the following screen appears that allows you to enter the Couch DB details.
- Select Validate Connection to validate the database connection.Note: The validation process takes some time to check whether a compatible version of the Plant Applications server is installed.The following table describes each icon indicating a validation status that might appear during the validation process.
If you have selected PROCESS in the Install Model Selection screen and the database connection is successfully validated, the Next button is enabled. Skip to Step 19.Icon Description Indicates that the validation is in progress. Indicates that the validation was successful. Indicates that the validation was unsuccessful. In this case, make sure you enter the correct password. - If you have selected either DISCRETE or BOTH in the Install Model Selection screen, in the Plant Applications Database Credentials screen, select the CouchDB tab.The Document Service Couch DB Credentials screen appears.
- In the Document Service Couch DB Credentials screen, enter the Couch DB credentials as described in the following table.
Credential Description CouchDB Server Uri Enter the fully qualified web address of Apache CouchDB in the format: https://<host name or IPaddress>:<port number>.Node Enter the name of the node where Apache CouchDB is running. By default, the node value appears. Username Enter the user name of the administrator that has permissions to access the database you entered in the Database box. Password Enter the password for the user name you entered in the Username box. Couch Certificate Select Browse to locate the Apache CouchDB server certificate (couch_server.crt) that you have generated and upload it. Validate Select Validate to validate the Apache CouchDB database credentials. Note: The following table describes each icon indicating a validation status that might appear during the validation process.Icon Description Indicates that the validation is in progress. Indicates that the validation was successful. Indicates that the validation was unsuccessful. In this case, make sure you enter the correct password. If the Apache CouchDB database connection is successfully validated, the Next button is enabled. - Select Next.The Plant Applications Administrator User Credentials screen appears.
- In the Plant Applications Administrator User Credentials screen, enter the Plant Applications Administrator credentials as described in the following table.Note: Ensure that the user credentials entered here must exist in Plant Applications Server with an administrator role defined and you must use the same credentials to login into the Web Client applications.
Credential Description User Name Enter the user name for an administrator account in Plant Applications. Password Enter the password for the user name you entered in the User Name box. Validate Select Validate to validate the Plant Applications Administrator credentials. Note: The following table describes each icon indicating a validation status that might appear during the validation process.Icon Description Indicates that the validation is in progress. Indicates that the validation was successful. Indicates that the validation was unsuccessful. In this case, make sure you enter the correct password. If the Plant Applications Administrator connection is successfully validated, the Next button is enabled. - Select Next.The Tomcat Installation screen appears.
- Select Next.The RabbitMQ Credentials screen appears.
- In the RabbitMQ Credentials screen, perform one of the following steps:
- Enter the RabbitMQ credentials for the machine that hosts your Plant Applications message bridge as described in the following table, and then select Validate Connection.
Credential Description Server name Enter the computer name or IP address that hosts your Plant Applications Message Bridge. Username Enter the Administrator's user name that you set during Plant Applications Message Bridge installation. Password Enter the password for the Administrator's user name you entered in the Username box. The following table describes each icon indicating a validation status that might appear during the validation process.Icon Description Indicates that the validation is in progress. Indicates that the validation was successful. Indicates that the validation was unsuccessful. In this case, make sure you enter the correct password.
- Enter the RabbitMQ credentials for the machine that hosts your Plant Applications message bridge as described in the following table, and then select Validate Connection.
- Select Next.The Kafka Credentials screen appears.
Note: You must provide the Kafka and Zookeeper details that were defined during the Message Bridge installaton. - In the Kafka Credentials screen, enter the credentials to access the Kafka server as described in the following table.
Credential Description Server Name Enter the host name of the Kafka server. Note: Instead of IP address, it is recommended to use the Kafka host name (computer name).Kafka Port Enter the Kafka port number. Validate Select Validate to validate the Kafka server connection. Note: The following table describes each icon indicating a validation status that might appear during the validation process.Icon Description Indicates that the validation is in progress. Indicates that the validation was successful. Indicates that the validation was unsuccessful. In this case, make sure you enter the correct password. Zookeeper Client Port Enter a valid Zookeeper Client port number. If all the options are entered correctly, the Next button is enabled. - Select Next.The You are ready to install screen appears.
- Select Install, and then wait for the installation to complete. Depending on the options selected, the installation process may take some time. On successful installation, the Installation Successful screen appears.
