Top-Level Node Setup with Windows Installer

Please review the System Requirements for the minimum hardware and operating system setup of the host machine where the Top-Level Node will be installed.

To begin the installation of the Node, right-click on the AspenTech-Inmation-OT-DataFabric-Setup executable file and select 'Run as administrator' to open the Setup wizard.

In this simple setup, make sure all checkboxes on this page are selected. This will install OPC Core Components (If an existing installation is detected, this will be indicated in the Setup and will be upgraded if required)

To proceed with the installation, click the checkbox to agree with the license terms and conditions. Now, click the Install button to begin the installation.

The next step in the installer is used to install MongoDB and MongoDB Shell.

Ensure that the 'Install MongoDB 7' and 'Install MongoDB Shell' checkboxes are selected. Set the MongoDB installer location and MongoDB Shell installer to the folder where the corresponding .msi file can be located.

The MongoDB location and MongoDB Shell location are used to define the location for the installed MongoDB files. By default, these fields are set as 'C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\7.0' and 'C:\Program Files\mongosh' respectively and can be left as the default values for this simple setup.

Click Next to proceed.

The next step of the installer is used to integrate MongoDB and MongoDB Shell.

MongoDB is integrated as a Windows service. The bin directory, data storage directory, log directory and shell bin directory must be configured individually.

To change the locations, either manually enter a value in the text field or click Change…​ to open a directory selection window.

Finally, configure a Windows service name and TCP port for the MongoDB client to listen on. The default port is 27017.

Click Next to proceed to the next step of the installation.

In this step, the security options for MongoDB will be configured.

MongoDB has the following security modes:

Configure the MongoDB Security as required for your system.

Click Next to proceed to the next step in the installation.

In this Communication Options page, the Node type can be defined. Set the Connection Mode to Top-Level Node.

For this simple setup, we will create a default instance. Ensure that the "Create default instance" checkbox is selected. Selecting this checkbox will also assign default values for the Instance Location and the Data Location.

The Override Object Name option can be used to define the name of the corresponding Node object created by the installation. If this field is left blank, the Object Name of the Node object will be the machine where the Node is installed. For this example, set the Override Object Name field to Home.

Click Next to proceed to the next step of the installation.

Enter a Profile Name for the System Owner profile; this profile will be created during installation. By default, it will not be possible to login with the System owner profile. If you want to be able to login using the System Owner profile, you need to check the Enable Profile Login checkbox and assign a password to the System Owner profile.

The Profile assigned to the Top-Level Node can be found in the Access Model after installation and will have full administrative rights. All users assigned to this profile are also granted full administrative rights.

Click OK to proceed to the next step.

The Web Server can use secure (https) and insecure (http) listener ports (8009 and 8008 are the respective defaults). It is recommended to only use secure connections in production environments.

Set the Insecure Binding to NONE, preventing insecure connections to the Web Server. To enable secure connection to the Web Server, set the Secure Binding to LOCAL or ALL. This will allow secure connections to the Web Server from the local machine or from all machines respectively.

Click Finish to proceed.

In this step, the Node is configured regarding the MongoDB client connection.

After the configuration of these options, the installation process will now begin. This may take some time.

When the setup is complete, the dialog will show that the installation has been successful. This window will also provide links to WebStudio and the System Config App.

Before you can use the functionality of the Node, the machine where the Node was installed must be restarted. Click Restart to restart the machine immediately; alternatively, click Close to close the setup installer.

After the machine hosting the Node is restarted, load WebStudio using the following URL:

Connect using the profile created during installation. This will open the index page where you can access the System Config App. This compilation is primarily used for configuration.

Alternatively, load this compilation directly using the following URL:

In the System Config App, the Node object corresponding to the newly installed Node is found in the System Model in the Object Model Panel. By default, the name of the Node will be assigned the value of the Instance Name.

In addition to the Node object, the Web Server object, Built-In Authentication Provider and IWA Provider objects and the Initial Data Store object are created by the installation.