Powermanager Extension Module Installation
Instructions for Desigo CC
(Made easy using a template project and post installation)
These step by step instructions cover the full installation of Powermanager as an extension
module to Desigo CC using post-installation steps and a pre-configured backup project.
These steps represent a configuration where the Desigo CC and Advanced Reporting is
installed on the same server.
1. IIS Configuration
IIS configuration is done by Installer. For automatic IIS configuration, the check box is
required to be selected on Setup Type window as highlighted below.
The detail description can be found in Help files on below path.
Engineering Step-by-Step > Installing the Software > Installation Roadmap >
Install the Management Station with/without Post-Installation Steps >
Installing the Server/Client/FEP using Custom Mode > Select a Setup Type for Installation.
In case any IIS component is already configured on the machine, and a component needed by
Desigo CC is missing manual configuration will be required. For this refer below path in Help
document.
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Engineering Step-by-Step > Installing the Software > Additional Installer Procedures > Manually
Install and Configure IIS on Different OS Types.
Below screenshot is from Windows 10 OS (for other OS, please refer to the help link above)
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2. Copy the configuration file for Project, Database, and website
(This is required only for fresh machines)
In-case of Major Upgrade:
Copy "AutomaticProjectConfiguration.json" file from path:
“\InstallFiles\EM\Powermanager\AddSW\PowerManagerInstallation\” on following
folder path:
“\InstallFiles\EM\SMC\PostInstallation\AutoProjectStartup\”
In-case of Minor Upgrade:
Copy "AutomaticProjectConfiguration.json" file from path:
“\InstallFiles\Upgrades\EP\EM\Powermanager\AddSW\PowerManagerInstallation\”
to following folder path:
“\InstallFiles\Upgrades\EP\EM\SMC\PostInstallation\AutoProjectStartup\”
In json file, check all values once. For example:
a. If required, change the project name from "Powermanager” to appropriate value:
ProjectName: Powermanager
b. If required, change the database name from “HDB” to appropriate value:
DatabaseName: HDB
c. Set appropriate database size, default is 10 GB configured by the following:
Size: 10
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d. Set appropriate size for each storage slice, default is 9 GB configured by the following
MaxSize: 9
e. Make sure that the port 443 is not in use by any other application using IIS. If the port is in
use, then assign appropriate port in the configuration file: HttpsPort: 443
Note: If you change the port, make sure that they are allowed by Chrome browser to check
this you can browse for unsafe ports by Chrome.
f. Make sure that your Local security policy allows local accounts to access network. If the
local account is denied access as shown in the image below, specify a user in the json file
with proper access rights for website:
User: YourDomain\\UserName
This image is for Windows 10, look up online for the appropriate instructions for the local
security policy.
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3. Edit the respective Post Installation files on correct locations
Edit the extension of following post-installation files from “.txt” to “.xml”.
In-case of Major Upgrade:
a. "SMCPostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\EM\SMC\PostInstallation\
b. "Advanced_ReportingPostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\EM\Advanced_Reporting\PostInstallation\
c. "D3_VisualizationPostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\EM\D3_Visualization\PostInstallation\
d. "Web_Service_InterfacePostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\EM\Web_Service_Interface\PostInstallation\
In-case of Minor Upgrade:
a. "SMCPostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\Upgrades\EP\EM\SMC\PostInstallation\
b. "Advanced_ReportingPostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\Upgrades\EP\EM\Advanced_Reporting\PostInstallation\
c. "D3_VisualizationPostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\Upgrades\EP\EM\D3_Visualization\PostInstallation\
d. "Web_Service_InterfacePostInstallationConfig.txt" on path:
\InstallFiles\Upgrades\EP\EM\Web_Service_Interface\PostInstallation\
4. Installation
Run Installer and install "Power Monitoring" extension module and all its dependencies. In
case you have IEC61850 devices explicitly select the "IEC61850 Power Devices" as well.
Template project for Power will be in:
<InstallDirectory>:\\ProjTemplates\\Template_Powermanager\\
5. Desigo CC client
For first time installation start the Desigo CC client. The username for Desigo CC Client is set
to defaultadmin and password is DefaultAdmin, you need to change this on first login.
6. URL Configuration
Configure the dashboard URL by copying it from SMC D3 Visualization Application.
User will have to configure Web Service URL.
User will have to configure Advance Reporting URL.
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For a secure setup, follow the instructions in the Help for making the Web Services
Application secure.
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