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. Preparing the CDA Database
6. Reviewing the CDA Server System and Security
7. Configuring the CDA Client
8. Reviewing the AE Agents Default Ports
9. Reviewing the Default Ports for Super Users

Next step:

Installing the Automation Engine (AE)