System 800xA Training

Chapter 5 System Handling

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 5 System Handling.................................................................................................................................................... 1

5.1 General Information ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
5.1.1 Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................. 2
5.1.2 Legend .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
5.1.3 Reference Documentation ...................................................................................................................................... 2
5.2 System Creation ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
5.2.1 Configuration Wizard............................................................................................................................................. 3
5.2.2 How to Create a System ......................................................................................................................................... 4
5.2.3 How to Load System Extensions ............................................................................................................................ 6
5.2.4 How to Check System Extensions .......................................................................................................................... 9
5.3 User Handling .............................................................................................................................................................10
5.3.1 How to Add Existing Windows Users....................................................................................................................10
5.3.2 How to Apply User Roles .....................................................................................................................................12
5.4 Client Handling ...........................................................................................................................................................14
5.4.1 How to Add Clients ..............................................................................................................................................14
5.4.2 How to Remove Clients ........................................................................................................................................16

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5.1 General Information

5.1.1 Objectives
On completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Create a system and load extensions
• Check the loaded system extensions
• Add users to the system
• Connect a client to the server

5.1.2 Legend
> Indicates when you go from one menu to a sub-menu
Italic Indicates object and file names
“ “ Indicates dialog box buttons, tabs, menus etc.
Bold Indicates important topics
Indicates start/explanation of student activity

5.1.3 Reference Documentation

3BUA000156 Industrial IT 800xA – System
Post Installation

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5.2 System Creation

A system is a collection of programs and services that are run together to support the
Human System Interface (HSI). At the very least there will be an Aspect server and a
Connectivity server making up the system.

5.2.1 Configuration Wizard

The Configuration Wizard is used for creating, administrating and maintaining the
800xA system. It handles both the server and client configuration.
The Configuration Wizard is started from the menu: Start > Programs >ABB
Industrial IT 800xA > System > Configuration Wizard.

It shows the following start-up page.

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5.2.2 How to Create a System

An 800xA system is created at the primary (first) aspect server. It is recommended that
the same user account that installed the software shall also create the system.
1. Select “Create System” and click “Next”.

2. Enter a Name and a Description for the system. Select the type of server you want
to create and press “Next”.

”Aspect Server” is used for medium and large configurations when it is

recommended to run Aspect Server and Connectivity Server on separate nodes.
The Connectivity Server must then be added later on.

”Aspect Server and Connectivity Server” is used for small configurations such as
a Single node configuration. The Aspect and Connectivity Server will run on the
same node.

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3. Choose the location of the Server Data, System Data and Workplace Data.

4. Click “Next” when not using network filtering.

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5. Verify your settings in the “Apply Settings” dialog box and click “Finish”. The
system will now be created and started. It may take some time.

6. You can now see that the Configuration Wizard window has more icons such as
“System Administration”, “Start Server”, “Stop Server” and “Disconnect Client”.
NOTE! Whenever the icon System Administration is shown, a
system exists.

5.2.3 How to Load System Extensions

System Extensions are software packages, which can be imported into a running
system. The “System Extension” dialog box is used to add functionality to a system
after its creation.
1. Open the Configuration Wizard, select “System Administration” and click “Next”.

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2. Select your system and click “Next”.

3. Select “System Extension Load” and press “Next”.

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4. Select the required extensions.

At the minimum the following extensions are required:

- AC 400 Connect
- Central Licensing System Extension

5. Check the settings and click “Finish” if the settings are ok.

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6. As soon as the system extensions are loaded, the Configuration Wizard is shown
again. Note the additional menu items “ADD RTA” and “MB300 RTA Settings”,
which were added by the AC 400 Connect extension.

5.2.4 How to Check System Extensions

1. Select the Admin Structure in Plant Explorer.
2. Open “Domains” and select your domain.
3. Select the aspect System Extensions and check the aspect preview to see the
installed extensions.

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5.3 User Handling

The user handling in System 800xA is based on the MS Windows user administration.
When the system is created, the user currently logged in is added to the system as
member of the Industrial IT 800xA groups Everyone, System Engineer and
Application Engineer.

5.3.1 How to Add Existing Windows Users

1. Open the Configuration Wizard.
2. Select “System Administration” and click “Next”.

3. Select your system and click “Next”.

4. Select “Users”.

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5. The User Configuration dialog box is displayed.

You have to have both System Engineer and Application Engineer role to
add/delete a user.

6. Click the “Add Windows Accounts...” button.

7. Select first the domain in the pull-down menu. Then select the Windows users you
want to add to the 800xA System and click “Add”.

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5.3.2 How to Apply User Roles

A user can be a member of different user groups in System 800xA. Each of these user
groups has a certain user role with different security settings.

1. Select the user in the top window and use the “Remove / Add” buttons to define
the membership in the 800xA user groups.

2. For instance add the user Engineer to the group of System Engineers.

3. Click on “Next”.

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4. Then press the “Finish” button.

5. Now you can check the users and user groups in the User Structure of the Plant
Explorer.

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5.4 Client Handling

Clients can be added and removed from the system using the Configuration Wizard.
NOTE! This can only be done on the Aspect Server.

5.4.1 How to Add Clients

1. Go to the “System Administration” dialog box, select “Nodes” and click “Next”.

NOTE! Before adding a client, make sure that the node to be

added has the 800xA System software installed.

2. Select “Add Client” and click “Next”.

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3. Select the node to add in the drop-down menu and click “Next”.

Make sure that the “Update remote node” and “Set as default system” check box is
marked.

4. Click “Finish”.

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5.4.2 How to Remove Clients

Removing a client is very similar to adding one.
1. Go to the “System Administration” dialog box, select “Nodes” and click “Next”.
2. Select “Remove Client” and click “Next”.

3. Select the client that shall be removed. It is recommended to check “Update

remote node” in order to stop the services on the remote node. Click “Next”.

4. Click “Finish” when the “Apply Settings” dialog box is shown.

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