Application Servers#
This guide will walk you through the steps to successfully plan and install an application server to host Critical Manufacturing MES.
Planning for disaster recovery and high-availability#
Critical Manufacturing recommends adopting the Windows Server Failover Clustering solution to provide high-availability of the roles required for Critical Manufacturing normal operation, including a scenario where Connect IoT is present and requires high-availability.
Application Server pre-requisites#
| Name | Requisite | Supported Versions | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Server | 2016 or above | |
| Other software requirements | Microsoft Powershell Shell .NET Framework .NET | 5.1 4.8 6 |
Table: Application Server pre-requisites
Note
Required by the Critical Manufacturing Deployment Framework to install or upgrade the solution
The deployment software will also install the following components automatically ( if not present ):
| Name | Feature Code (Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet) |
|---|---|
| Web Server (IIS) | Web-Server |
| Dynamic Content Compression | Web-Dyn-Compression |
| Basic Authentication | Web-Basic-Auth |
| Windows Authentication | Web-Windows-Auth |
| .NET Extensibility 4.8 | Web-Net-Ext45 |
| ASP.NET 4.8 | Web-Asp-Net45 |
| WebSocket Protocol | Web-WebSockets |
| Management Tools | Web-Mgmt-Tools |
| ASP.NET 4.8 | NET-Framework-45-ASPNET |
| IIS Management Scripts and Tools | Web-Scripting-Tools |
| Management Service | Web-Mgmt-Service |
Table: Application Server components