Configuring the ARA Server

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To Configure the ARA Server

Required Security Setup:

Component Configuration
IIS

Default setup:

  • Default port 80 (443 for https)

Connection to the ARA Database

Default setup:

  • Default port 1433 for MS SQL Server

  • Default port 1521 for Oracle Database Server

    Oracle Data Access Component (ODAC) version x64 must be installed. (Oracle Instant Client)

    • Only component odp.net4 is required (along with its dependencies). The Machine wide configuration option must be enabled.
    • After installing Oracle ODAC a server restart is required.
    • Ensure that only a single version of Oracle client is installed. Multiple client versions or versions which were not uninstalled properly might result in conflicts that could cause errors.
    • TNSNAMES.ORA must be configured to access the Oracle Database

See also database vendor's documentation (MSDN, TechNet, Oracle Documentation Library, etc.)

Connection to the Automation Engine Server

Connection using the following ports must be allowed:

  • Default ports 2217-2221

Connection to the Automic Web Interface

Connection using the following port must be allowed:

  • Default port 8080 (8443 for https)

If an Agent is installed on the ARA server

See AE Agents - Required Security Setup

Be aware that the ARA Server can be used as a deployment target. In this case, you must add these port rules there as well, if required.

All ports listed in this section are default ports used during the installation procedure. Any port can be changed, depending on the infrastructure.

Required Software Setup

The following roles and features have to be installed:

Preparation Steps Progress

Next steps:

Configuring the ARA Client

Configuring the AE Agents

Security Setup for Super Users

Previous Steps:

Download and Prepare the Installation Files

Prepare Configuration for AE Database

Configuring the AE Server

Configuring the AWI Server

Configuring the ARA Database Server