If your system uses a single server, you need to configure a lone server architecture as follows:
- Install Geo SCADA Expert and the required drivers on the server.
- Restart the server (Geo SCADA Expert runs as a service and will start when your server’s system starts up).
- When the server has been restarted, you will see a Geo SCADA Expert server icon in the Windows taskbar. The Geo SCADA Expert server icon is magenta if there is no database or blue if there is an existing database. If the Geo SCADA Expert server icon is magenta, you will need to set up the client connections (see Welcome to the Client Administration Guide in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Client Administration). If the icon is blue, you can right-click on the Geo SCADA Expert server icon to display a context sensitive menu, and then select the Configuration option to display the Server Configuration Tool.
- Log on to the Server Configuration Tool if required and then access the System Configuration>Partners settings.
- Set the Type to Lone Server.
- Setup your Geo SCADA Expert license:
- If you have been issued with a dongle, insert the dongle into an available parallel port or USB port. The server will detect the License settings automatically.
- If you are using a software license, check that the license file (ClearSCADA.lic) is stored in the required location:
(C:\Program Files\Schneider Electric\ClearSCADA\ClearSCADA.lic by default).- You can use Windows Explorer to check that your license file is stored in the correct location. If the license file is not in the correct location, use Windows Explorer to locate and move the file as required. s
- You can use the License settings to view the current license information or change the location of the license file if required (see Server License Settings - Geo SCADA Expert).
- Define the other server configuration settings as required. Please refer to Understanding the Geo SCADA Expert Server Configuration Tool for information on the other server settings.
- Restart the Geo SCADA Expert server to apply the configuration settings (see Start and Stop the System Server).
- Create a Blank Database.
- Setup User Groups and User accounts (see Welcome to the Security Guide in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Security).
- Define the security settings for your database (see Allocating Security Permissions in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to Security).
- Setup the Archiving facility.
- Setup your system to Monitor the Available Disk Space.
- Familiarize yourself with channel logging and the Server Status Tool (see Working with the Server Status Tool in the Geo SCADA Expert Guide to the Server Status Tool).