Preparing for the Manual Installation

As a system administrator, there is a series of preparatory steps you must take before installing your system.

Tip! This section contains information relevant for manually installed systems. If you are searching for information relevant to container-based systems, see Preparing for the Container-Based Installation.

Notes:

• Proper use of the Automation Engine requires at least two systems to be installed: a test and production system. For more information, see Test and Production Systems - Best Practices.

• You must install CAPKI on all computers in which the Automation Engine, the ServiceManager and any of its clients will run. For more information, see CAPKI - Securing the ServiceManager and ServiceManager.

• Do not use blank spaces when naming the directories for the Automation Engine and the Agents. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/102739/long-filenames-or-paths-with-spaces-require-quotation-marks.

TLS/SSL Implementation Overview

The chart below depicts the process required for the TLS/SSL implementation and helps you understand not only the components involved but also the process itself.

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Related topics:

• Preparing TLS/SSL Certificates

• Securing Connections to the AE (TLS/SSL)

• TLS Gateway

• Installing the Agents - Manual Installation

• TLS/SSL Troubleshooting

System Overview

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Preparation Steps

1. Downloading and Preparing the Installation Files
2. Preparing TLS/SSL Certificates
3. Preparing the AE Database
4. Reviewing the AE and AWI Default Ports
5. Reviewing the AE Agents Default Ports

Next step:

Installing the Automation Engine (AE)