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Application Servers#

This guide walks you through the steps to successfully plan and install an application server to host the optional components used by 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 to 2022
Command Line Shell Microsoft PowerShell >=5.1
Other software requirements .NET Framework
.NET		 4.8
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Table: Application Server pre-requisites

Frameworks Installation#

This section details the installation process for the required .NET Framework and .NET versions.

.NET Framework 4.8#

The .NET Framework 4.8 is essential to run the Critical Manufacturing MES setup executable and various legacy components. Follow the installation steps below.

  1. Download: Obtain the .NET Framework 4.8 offline installer by downloading it from the official Microsoft website: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48 ⧉.
  2. Install: Locate the downloaded installer and run it with administrator privileges. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.

.NET 8.0 Runtime#

.NET 8.0 is required for modern Critical Manufacturing MES components and services. Ensure you download the correct architecture (x64 for server deployments). Follow the installation instructions below.

  1. Download: Download the .NET 8.0 x64 Runtime installer from the official Microsoft website: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0 ⧉.

    Note

    Look for the Runtime section and select the Windows x64 installer.

  2. Install: Run the downloaded installer with administrator privileges. Follow the on-screen prompts.