Installation guide

Installation Guide AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager
NOVEMBER 2013
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3 Installing AMS Device Manager
AMS Device Manager can be installed as a single-station system or as a multi-station,
distributed system. The single-station system is a Server Plus Station that maintains
the AMS Device Manager database, with no associated Client SC Stations. A
distributed AMS Device Manager system is a client/server deployment of AMS Device
Manager Stations. It allows multiple AMS Device Manager Stations access to a
common database and all connected devices in the distributed system.
A distributed system contains a Server Plus Station and one or more Client SC
Stations. Each station has access to a common database located on the Server Plus
Station.
The procedures in this section are for installing and configuring AMS Device Manager
on the following types of stations:
• Server Plus Station
• Client SC Station
For a distributed system to function as intended, all Client SC Stations must have
network access to the Server Plus Station. You can install a Client SC Station first if
that is required for your network configuration (for example, if installing on domain
controllers and non-domain controllers). Otherwise, it is recommended that AMS
Device Manager software be installed in the following order:
1. On the PC to be the Server Plus Station, install the Server Plus Station Software
(see
“Installing Server Plus Station software” on page 51).
2. On each PC to be used as a Client SC Station, install the Client SC Station
software (see
“Installing Client SC Station software” on page 54).
If you are installing an AMS Device Manager distributed system on domain controller
PCs or a mix of domain controllers and non-domain controller PCs, do all the domain
controller installations first (see
“Installing AMS Device Manager on domain
controllers” on page 65.)
If you are installing AMS Device Manager on a DeltaV station, see “Installing AMS
Device Manager 12.5 on DeltaV stations” on page 68.
If you are installing AMS Device Manager on an Ovation station, see “Installing AMS
Device Manager 12.5 on Ovation stations” on page 70.
If you are installing an AMS Device Manager distributed system and the Server Plus
Station is separated from the Client SC Station(s) by a firewall, refer to KBA NA-0400-
0046.
If you are installing AMS Device Manager on a PC that has AMS Wireless Configurator
installed, refer to
“Upgrading from AMS Wireless Configurator” on page 15.