Performing platform administration
The Commissioning Wizard performs most, but sometimes not all, needed configuration for a new platform. There are several
items you should review (and optionally change) in a follow-up platform connection to each host controller, using the Platform Adminstration view.
Prerequisites: The controller is already commissioned using the Commissioning Wizard.
- Using
- In the Nav Container View, double-click Platform Administration.The Platform Administration view opens.
This view is one of several views for any platform, listed under the platform in the Nav tree and in the platform’s Nav Container View.
- Click any of the following to review or make changes:
- View Details — For a platform summary that you can copy to the Windows clipboard including its model number, OS level, JVM version, installed modules, lexicons, licenses, certificates, and so on.
- User Accounts — For a platform daemon authentication window used to add, delete, or manage platform users (as previously available as step in the Commissioning Wizard).
- Change HTTP Port — For a window to change the HTTP port for the platform daemon (platform server) from port 3011 (the default) to some other port.
- Change TLS Settings — For a window to specify platform TLS settings, including port to use, PKI certificate to authenticate by, and secure TLS protocol to use. The default port is 5011. Details are beyond the scope of this document. For complete information, refer to the Niagara Station Security Guide.
- Change Date / Time — For a window to change the current date, time, and time zone (as previously included as step in commissioning wizard). Typically, this is automatically handled by the Commissioning Wizard.
- SFTP / SSH — For a window to enable or disable SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) and SSH (Secure Shell) access to the controller.
By default, such access is disabled, where both protocols use TCP port 22.
CAUTION: Although SFTP and SSH are more secure than FTP and Telnet access, enabling still poses security risks. We strongly recommend you keep this access disabled, unless otherwise directed by Systems Engineering. Upon completion of any use, such access should be disabled once again.
- Change Output Settings — Provides a window to change the log level of different processes that can appear in the platform daemon output.
- View Daemon Output — Provides a window to view platform daemon output in real time, and change logging levels. It includes the ability to pause and load.
- Configure Runtime Profiles — Provides a window to change the types of runtime profiles for software modules installed on the controller (as previously included as step in commissioning wizard).
- Backup — Makes a complete backup of all configuration on the connected host platform, including all station files, plus other configuration information (typically unnecessary for any controller that is just started up).
- Commissioning — Another way to re-launch the Commissioning Wizard, as previously used in the initial commissioning of the controller.
- Reboot — Reboots the controller, which restarts all software including the OS and JVM, the platform daemon, then if so configured
in the Application Director (Station Director), the installed station. If you click this, a confirmation window opens.
If you reboot, your platform connection is lost, and it takes, typically, a few minutes until you can reconnect to the controller.
For more details, see the “Platform Administration” section in the Niagara Platform Guide.