Verify the GMS Folder

Verify that the GMS folder, a mandatory folder, contains the following folders and files:

  • Languages: Contains the mandatory en-US language pack that contains the Resource, Translation, WebAppPages, and WebsitePages folders, where relevant information is stored.
  • PostInstallation: Contains the post-installation steps specific to the platform. Ensure that the post-installation steps are valid and enabled with the extension modified from .txt to .xml. For information on how to enable the [GMS/EM]PostInstallationConfig.xml file, see Verify and Enable a Post-Installation Step for Execution.
  • Prerequisites: Contains both mandatory as well as non-mandatory prerequisites of Desigo CC .
  • EULA and README files: After successful installation you can find some third-party/EMs EULA and README files, for which acceptance is not required to continue with the installation process located at
    [installation drive:]\[installation folder]\GMSMainProject\bin\EULA\ReadMeOSS.
  • GMSConfig.xml file
  • Siemens.GmsPlatform.msi
  • ProjTemplates: This folder may or may not be present. If present, it contains the project templates for the platform. In case of Server installation, the Installer simply copies the contents of this folder to the
    [installation drive:]\[installation folder]\GMSMainProject\ProjTemplates folder on the target machine. If there is an already existing project template in the destination folder, then the Installer skips copying the project template. The Installer copies the project templates only during the first installation and upgrade.
    You may restore the project template using System Management Console. (See Restoring a Project or Creating a Project from a Template).

 

Review the Installation Prerequisites

Before proceeding with Desigo CC installation, you must verify and install .Net 4.7.2 on the operating system.

While installing Desigo CC, some prerequisites (mandatory and non-mandatory) are also installed, based on the setup type selected.

The computer where you install Desigo CC may already have some of these prerequisites. The Installer detects the earlier or later version of a prerequisite installed on the system. The Installer allows you to resolve the version conflict either by skipping, installing, aborting the installation, or updating to the required version of a prerequisite.

Confirm which software version is installed on a computer with the Programs and Features item in the Windows control panel.

The installation prerequisites can be logically divided into the Mandatory and Non-mandatory prerequisites.

  • Mandatory prerequisites are required; otherwise, Desigo CC will not function. If a mandatory prerequisite fails to install, theDesigo CC Installer aborts the installation process.
  • Non-mandatory prerequisites are those that, if not installed, may cause some Desigo CC functions to not work properly. However, the Desigo CC Installer continues the installation process even if one of the non-mandatory prerequisites fails to install. You are informed of such failures only at the end of the installation. You can manually install the failed non-mandatory prerequisites using the setups available in the
    ...\InstallFiles\GMS\Prerequisites folder of the software distribution.

NOTE:
Desigo CC uses several third-party components which are installed on your computer where security vulnerabilities might be discovered during the lifetime of the system and the manufacturer provides security fixes (refer to the EULA for a full list). You are responsible to keep the system up to date by obtaining and installing the appropriate fixes.

 

List of Installation Prerequisites

The following table lists all the installation prerequisites for a setup type.

Installation Prerequisites

Prerequisite Name

Mandatory/Non-mandatory

Installation Setup Type(s)

Functionality Lost on Omission of a Non-mandatory Prerequisite

Automation License Manager

Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR)

Non-mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

Websites root node in SMC is not available. You cannot work with websites.

OPC Core Components

Mandatory

  • Server

 

WinCC OA 3.19

Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 - Express Edition

Non-mandatory

  • Server

Cannot create History Database on server.

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - Native Client

Non-mandatory

  • Server

Cannot find SQL servers from the network locations using the History Database in SMC.

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 - System CLR Types

Non-mandatory

  • Server

Cannot find SQL servers from the network locations using the History Database in SMC.

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 - Management Objects

Non-mandatory

  • Server

Cannot find SQL servers from the network locations.

Visual Studio 2019 Redistributables_x64

Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

Visual Studio 2019 Redistributables_x86

Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

ASP.NET Core 6.0 Runtime Hosting Bundle (v6.0.16)

Non-Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.16

Non-Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

Siemens License Management

Mandatory

  • Server
  • FEP
  • Client

 

NOTE:
Once you install Desigo CC, Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) is installed on your system. After successfully installing ARR, you can verify the addition of the following modules in the IIS section when you open the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and select the root node (machine name node) in the tree on the left pane:
- Application Request Routing
- Output Caching
- URL Rewrite
You can get more information, as well as download the prerequisite Microsoft Application Request Routing, from the link http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40813

 

Microsoft SQL Server

Desigo CC uses the Microsoft SQL database software.

The software distribution, by default includes, SQL Server 2019, Express Edition, which you can install during installation or upgrade.

However, if the system requirements exceed the capacity of Microsoft SQL Express, Microsoft SQL Server regular editions can be used, extending storage capacity and increasing the performances of the history database operations.

There is a 10 GB limit to the SQL Server Express database and of 250 GB for SQL Server. For information on how to estimate the history database size and thereby determine the SQL Server edition, see the System Description (A6V10415500 ).

NOTE:
Make sure that you keep your Windows OS version to the latest updated version. Otherwise, during installation error may appear when installing SQL Server. In that case, you need to update Windows version to the latest and then manually install the required SQL version.

If you do not have Microsoft SQL server installed, it is recommended to install one of the following Microsoft SQL database software on the Desigo CC server:

  • SQL Server 2022
  • SQL Server 2019
  • SQL Server 2016
  • SQL Server 2017
  • SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014 are no longer supported and may become incompatible in the future. The supported versions include SQL Server 2016, SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server 2022.

For information on the supported SQL Server versions and corresponding operating systems, see Microsoft Windows help or visit http://support.microsoft.com.

NOTE:
Procuring and installing Microsoft SQL Server regular editions is not part of the Desigo CC software distribution.
The software licensing, administration, and maintenance of Microsoft SQL Server regular editions is the responsibility of the customer.
For instructions on manually installing versions of the SQL server, see Microsoft Windows help or visit http://support.microsoft.com.

Also, it is the responsibility of the customer to update the SQL Server whenever the latest GDR or CU is available from Microsoft.
Recommendation is GDR over CU. This is applicable both for default SQL Server 2019 Express Edition installed by the Installer as well as for Microsoft SQL Server regular editions installed manually by the customer.

If you want to use your own SQL server installation, you can skip the default SQL Server 2019, Express Edition installation during Server installation.

Even if you choose to skip the SQL installation, the three prerequisites, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 - Native Client, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 - System CLR Types, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 - Management Objects are installed on the server in this same order. Installing these prerequisites help in creating the history database remote server using SMC.

If the Microsoft SQL Server is already installed on the computer, use the same account that was used in the initial installation of the SQL Server. Be sure to note the account that was used for the installation. This account (the SQL admin account) is required for future changes to the SQL database. The account used to install the software must have administrative rights on the computer where the server is installed. Otherwise, the SMC cannot create an SQL history database.

To uninstall Microsoft SQL Server, see Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server or Uninstall 3 SQL Prerequisites.

NOTICE
Do not change the name of the server after the SQL Server has been installed.

The Microsoft SQL Server does not support name changes to the computer after the SQL server has been installed. Doing so can adversely affect the operation of the Desigo CC software
Therefore, do not change the name of the computer where the Desigo CC Server and the Microsoft SQL Server are installed!