Installation guide

Installation Guide AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager
NOVEMBER 2013
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For more information, refer to AMS Device Manager Books Online or contact your
local Emerson Process Management Sales/Service Office.
Before you begin
To install and use AMS Device Manager software effectively, you should be familiar
with the basic functions and operation of:
• Microsoft
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Windows
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• Your local area network (LAN) configuration and security
• Your communication devices and field devices
• Network components installed in your system
• AMS Device Manager security requirements (see “Starting to Use AMS Device
Manager” on page 111)
• Database backup/restore procedures (see “Backing up a database” on page 16
and “Restoring a database” on page 16)
For Windows 8 users
For AMS Device Manager users operating on Windows 8 PCs, you must substitute the
Windows 8 process for the procedures shown in the AMS Suite: Intelligent Device
Manager Installation Guide and Release Notes.
For example, when an installation guide step reads:
1. Stop AMS Device Manager Servers (Start > All Programs > AMS Device Manager
> Terminate Servers).
You must substitute with a Windows 8 operation such as:
1. Stop AMS Device Manager Servers (on the Start screen, enter TER and click the
Terminate Ser vers tile).
Windows 8 touchscreen functionality is also supported in AMS Device Manager 12.5.
Refer to your Windows 8 documentation for additional information.
Upgrading an AMS Device Manager system
When you upgrade to a new version of AMS Device Manager, the installation process
overwrites all existing files located in the AMS folder (except the database files and
license files). Before you upgrade, you should back up your database as a precaution
against loss of data (see
page 16). The backup files are not changed during
installation. In the unlikely event that database files are damaged or altered in some
way, you can use the backup files to restore the database.