ALSPA HMI - V6 - Operator Station - Installation

ALSPA Series 6
ALSPA HMI V6
Operator Station
Installation
ACCESSIBILITY OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
DATE 2012-04-16 STAT. CFE - Published
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Preliminary ............................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Overview...................................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Important Information ...............................................................................................................................4
1.3 Notice to Reader.......................................................................................................................................5
1.4 Risks & Protection ....................................................................................................................................6
1.5 Standards & codes ...................................................................................................................................6
1.6 Glossary ...................................................................................................................................................7
1.7 Special Conventions.................................................................................................................................8
Section 2 Description of the installation ............................................................................... 9
2.1 Pre-requirement........................................................................................................................................9
2.2 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Delivery.....................................................................................................................................................9
2.4 Procedure ...............................................................................................................................................10
Section 3 Installing the Operating System.......................................................................... 11
3.1 Installing Windows..................................................................................................................................11
3.1.1 Installing Windows XP.......................................................................................................................11
3.1.2 Installing Windows 7 x64...................................................................................................................11
3.1.3 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 ..................................................................................................12
3.2 Network Connections .............................................................................................................................12
Section 4 Installing the Installation tools ............................................................................ 14
4.1 Presentation ...........................................................................................................................................14
4.2 Installing third-party software .................................................................................................................14
4.3 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools ..............................................................................................................16
4.3.1 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools .........................................................................................................16
4.3.2 Uninstall the ALSPA HMI tools..........................................................................................................20
4.4 Configuring the Autologon......................................................................................................................21
4.4.1 Configuring Autologon in Windows 7 ................................................................................................21
4.4.2 Configuring the Autologon utility in Windows XP ..............................................................................22
4.5 Installing and configuring the antivirus program.....................................................................................23
Section 5 Configuring the ALSPA HMI System................................................................... 24
5.1 Preamble ................................................................................................................................................24
5.2 Configuration initialization step...............................................................................................................24
5.2.1 Initialization based on a function archive ref. ....................................................................................25
5.2.2 Initialization based on a Technology directory ..................................................................................25
5.2.3 Importing the ALSPA HMI configuration from the CONTROCAD workstation .................................26
5.2.4 Configuring the IMS parameters .......................................................................................................28
5.2.5 Configuring IMS workstation groups .................................................................................................29
Section 6 Installing the ALSPA HMI functions.................................................................... 31
6.1 Preamble ................................................................................................................................................31
6.2 Installing the functions ............................................................................................................................32
6.3 Configuring the network interfaces.........................................................................................................34
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6.4 Mimics Cache Management...................................................................................................................36
6.4.1 Presentation ......................................................................................................................................36
6.4.2 Configuration of this Cache option ....................................................................................................36
6.4.3 Detailed behavior ..............................................................................................................................37
Section 7 Uninstalling before a new version ...................................................................... 38
7.1 Uninstalling the ALSPA HMI tools ..........................................................................................................38
Section 8 Appendices........................................................................................................... 40
8.1 Windows 7 x64 OS installation procedure from a system image...........................................................40
8.2 Windows Server 2008 R2 OS Installation procedure from a system image ..........................................43
8.2.1 Changing the workstation names in Windows Server 2008 R2 ........................................................46
8.2.2 Adjusting the time zone in Windows Server 2008 R2 .......................................................................47
8.2.3 Activating Windows Server 2008 R2.................................................................................................48
8.3 Windows XP OS installation procedure from a disk image ....................................................................50
8.3.1 Prerequisites .....................................................................................................................................50
8.3.2 Restoring from a disk image .............................................................................................................50
8.4 Installing and Configuring the Antivirus ..................................................................................................62
8.4.1 Installing the antivirus........................................................................................................................62
8.4.2 Configuring the VirusScan antivirus ..................................................................................................70
8.4.3 On-demand scan...............................................................................................................................84
8.4.4 Updating the virus signature files ......................................................................................................86
8.5 Backup procedure of the ALSPA HMI workstations...............................................................................87
8.5.1 Prerequisites .....................................................................................................................................87
8.5.2 Backing up the workstation ...............................................................................................................87
8.5.3 Restoring from backup ......................................................................................................................96
8.6 Procedure of formatting and partitioning procedure a disk with the GParted tool .................................96
8.6.1 Prerequisite .......................................................................................................................................96
8.6.2 Formatting and partitioning a disk .....................................................................................................96
8.7 Activating and configuring the RAID disks ...........................................................................................103
8.7.1 Activating and configuring the RAID disks on a Dell Precision T5400............................................103
8.7.2 Activating and configuring the RAID disks on a Dell Precision R5400 ...........................................108
8.8 Configuring the Intel Pro 1000 GT Quad network card ........................................................................111
8.9 Installing VNC and the Win2VNC utility................................................................................................115
8.9.1 Installing VNC..................................................................................................................................115
8.9.2 Installing Win2VNC .........................................................................................................................121
8.9.3 Configuring Win2VNC .....................................................................................................................123
8.10 Rules for configuring a LSD (Large Screen Display) workstation ........................................................125
8.11 Configuring the BIOS on Dell Precision T5500 workstations ...............................................................125
8.12 Installing a remote display system via the PC-over-IP solution ...........................................................125
8.12.1 Hardware installation.......................................................................................................................126
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8.12.2 Configuring the connection via the PC-over-IP protocol during the 1 installation .........................126
8.12.3 Configuring the automatic connection of the portal to the host remote display card ......................127
8.12.4 Particular feature of the Dell FX-100 portal.....................................................................................136
8.13 Change actual Historian Partition (G:) to another partition on a second disk ......................................136

Section 1 Preliminary
1.1 Overview
This document describes the installation procedure and software configuration of PC

workstations of the ALSPA HMI system, version 6.1 and 6.2.
This installation manual belongs to the collection of Operating and Maintenance
Manuals (OMM) for the ALSPA system.
It is intended for ALSPA HMI system installers, either involved in the system
integration or validation phases or on site.
1.2 Important Information
Alstom Power is committed to high quality products. In compliance with

our high standards of quality.
Users and Installation staff that operate on the equipment are qualified
and are trained.
Before performing any action on the equipment, the user must read and
understand the Operating and Maintenance Manual.
To reduce risks for yourself and your equipment, only an accredited
technician shall service your equipment or work inside it.
Alstom is committed to top customer assistance services.

If you need further information or encounter a serious problem, please
contact:
Alstom Power
Automation & Control - Customer Support
 Hardware repair
 Annual preventive maintenance
 Telephone, e-mail, fax, remote maintenance, Web facilities
 On site intervention
 Software maintenance
 Training session for commissioning engineers and customer users.
Contact: helpdesk.control-systems@power.alstom.com

1.3 Notice to Reader
DANGER
Indicates a situation of imminent danger which, if it is not avoided, will lead
to death or serious injury. This indication is restricted to the most extreme
circumstances.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially dangerous situation, which if not avoided will lead to
death or serious injuries.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially dangerous situation which, if it is not avoided, may
cause minor or moderate injuries. This indication may also be used to warn
against unsafe practices.
ELECTRICAL WARNING
Indicates a potential electrical danger related to voltages, currents,

temperature, or other conditions that may cause an electric shock or burn
Turn off and disconnect any electrical power supply before servicing.
Highlights instructions or other important information which must be strictly

respected
Points out generally important information.
Refers to a document.
Refers to a Medium.
This document is based on information available at the time of its publication. While efforts have been
made to be accurate, the information contained herein does not purport to cover all details or variations
in hardware or software, nor to provide for every possible contingency in connection with installation,
operation, or maintenance.
Features may be described herein which are not present in all systems. Alstom assumes no obligation
of notice to holders of this document with respect to changes subsequently made.
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ALSTOM, the ALSTOM logo and any alternative version thereof are trademarks and service marks of
ALSTOM. The other names mentioned, registered or not, are the property of their respective
companies.

1.4 Risks & Protection
ELECTRICAL WARNING
ELECTRICAL PROTECTION
This equipment presents dangers to personnel and to the equipment itself.
These dangers are mainly electrical in nature, such as:
 electric shock
 transient increases and decreases in electrical power
 electrostatic discharge
Working inside the equipment can have an impact on the physical integrity
of the person or the equipment itself.
During installation of the equipment, it must be powered down.
 Shut down properly your equipment and Power off it before hardware
installation.
CAUTION
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE

Most electronic equipment is affected by radio frequency interference (RFI).
Caution should be taken when using mobile communications equipment
near such equipment. Signs are on display near to the equipment to warn
against the use of mobile communications equipment.
CAUTION
STATIC SENSITIVE DEVICES

ALSPA system equipment contains components sensitive to electrostatic
discharges which can be damaged as a result of incorrect handling.
Working procedures (e.g. extracting a module) are described in the
manufacturer's documentation and must be followed. Equipment is fitted
with labels, so that staff can take anti-static precautions during handling.
1.5 Standards & codes
The ALSPA control system equipment has been developed, manufactured and
tested to comply with relevant standards.
All these standards are indicated in the following document

[STD&COD] - ALSPA Series 6 - Standards and Codes - refer to the
documents list of the project.

The user must always keep in mind that in order to achieve optimum operation of
the equipment the standards should be complied with.
The above-mentioned document details the certification and the operating and
electromagnetic environment in which your equipment must be used.
1.6 Glossary
General terms used for the ALSPA Control System.

ALSPA Distributed Control System (DCS) of Alstom Power.
CONTROPLANT
ALSPA OPTIPLANT Plant Optimization Solutions. OPTIPLANT Applications can be
add to the DCS in order to manage the performances, the
maintenance the scheduling of the plant
ALSPA HMI Architecture, Equipment and Control Room Workstations, also
refers to the control room software functions.
ALSPA Engineering and commissioning Tool of the ALSPA Control
CONTROCAD System. With this tool, engineer makes the ALSPA System
configuration for the plant, download the controllers and tunes
and maintain the system.
ALSPA Automation Automation level of the ALSPA system, it is constituted of
Cell Master controllers and I/O and field controllers and field
networks.
C10 It is a local ALSPA HMI station which manages together the
Real Time server function and the HMI functions.
C30 ALSPA HMI provided with several separated stations
comprising operator stations multi screens, Real Time and
Historian servers.
CE1000 / CE1500 / Inputs /outputs and field Controllers of ALSPA System.
CE2000 / CE3000
CE3500 Safety ALSPA CE3500, this kind of controllers ensures the Safety
Controller Functions IEC61508 SIL2 & SIL3 level.
HMI Gateway or ALSPA HMI Gateway type CSS-G offers a panel of
CSS-G communication protocols between of the ALSPA HMI and third
party Systems, the CSS-G is often seen as data server /
Controlled part.
Automation Cell ALSPA Automation Cell Gateway type CSS-F offers a panel of
Gateway or CSS-F communication protocols at the controller level with third party
Systems, the CSS-F is often seen as Client / Controlling part
Ethernet Enterprise ALSPA Enterprise bus, it connects the ALSPA HMI stations
bus together for maintenance purposes or non critical function. It is
capable to connect third party functions.
Ethernet process ALSPA Ethernet network connecting all the cell controllers of a
Bus or S8000 Plant Unit together with ALSPA HMI. This Network is base on
Ethernet Technology. It is also named S8000.
Field Bus or E8000 Network which connects the Master controllers to the Field
controllers based on Ethernet Powerlink technology. It is also

named E8000
Historian Historical function for long term history of the events and
measurements of the plant. This function comprises data
servers and HMI viewers.
IMS Information Management System of ALSPA HMI provides
Statistics computation and reports generation. This function is
comprises data servers, report generator and report viewers.
I/O Controller These controllers manage the inputs and outputs coming from
Field Controller the sensors and devices of the plant. It can be placed near the
devices and be remote from the main controller.
Master Controller It is the main controller of the automation cell. It executes
or Cell Controller application software with the data coming from the I/O
controllers and controls the process by sending orders.
MFC3000 / Master Controllers of the ALSPA system.
MFC1000
OMM Operating & Maintenance Manual.
OS or CVS Operator stations which supports the operating HMI functions of
ALSPA HMI.
RTDS or CIS Real time Data servers: this function of the ALSPA HMI
manages in real time the process data coming from the plant.
The RTDS function uses the OPC function to exchange data
with the OS and the third part Applications.
The RTDS function communicates with the Automation Cell
through the Process Bus.
1.7 Special Conventions
Type Description
Ctrl+Alt+Del Simultaneous key combination (sequence).

Checkbox
Drop-down list
Text field

Section 2 Description of the installation
2.1 Pre-requirement
This procedure applies the parameters defined for the project in the document:
Project Configuration Parameters for ALSPA HMI
2.2 Scope
The PC workstations affected by the installation are:

 the operator workstations,
 the real time and Historian servers,
 the C10 local workstations.
This document does not apply to the ALSPA web workstations and other PCs not
connected to the S8000 Process network.
The aim of this procedure is to make the workstations operational and ready for use
by system operators.
2.3 Delivery
The reference support materials for installation are:

 DVD-ROM – ALSPA HMI – Windows 7 Installation
 DVD-ROM – ALSPA HMI – Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation
 CD-ROM – Windows XP Professional English + Service Pack 2 or
Service Pack 3
 Bootable CD with the Acronis True Image Workstation program and
the DVD containing the disk image files provided by Alstom.
 DVD-ROM - ALSPA HMI - Tools - Version 6
 CD-ROM or USB device - ALSPA HMI - Functions - Version 6

2.4 Procedure
This document is a procedure including the following stages:

Section 3 Installing the Operating System
Section 4 Installing the Installation tools
Section 5 Configuring the ALSPA HMI System
Section 6 Installing the ALSPA HMI functions
Section 7 Uninstalling before a new version
Section 8 Appendices :
The appendices include instructions for archiving
and restoring disk images to make workstation
reinstallation easier.

Section 3 Installing the Operating System
3.1 Installing Windows
In the ALSPA HMI system, there are several different software versions that affect
the deployment of the Operating Systems (OS). Here are the compatibilities for each
version:
 Version 6.1: this version supports only Windows XP Pro X86 SP 3
 Version 6.2: this version supports the following OSs:
 Windows XP Pro X86 SP3
 Windows 7 Pro X64
 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise for the Historian Server stations. This OS
is optional, and is not mandatory.
The Windows Server 2008 R2 stations can only coexist with Windows 7 stations.
Additionally, mixing Windows XP and Windows 7 stations in a single ALSPA HMI
project is not supported.
Windows Server 2008 R2 is only used with Microsoft SQL Server
Enterprise to host the Historian database.
3.1.1 Installing Windows XP
Windows XP is only compatible with version 6.1 of the ALSPA HMI system.
Workstations running on this OS must be installed with:
 Microsoft Windows XP Pro X86
 Service Pack 3 Windows XP
 The Windows XP updates recommended by Microsoft
 the drivers of the various elements of the PC (graphics cards, network cards,
etc.)
The standard procedure is the quick installation from disk images delivered on the
project. This procedure is described in § 8.3 -"Windows XP OS installation
procedure from a disk image.
If the commissioning engineer has to install XP manually, refer to the

Commissioning Documents
3.1.2 Installing Windows 7 x64
Only the 64-bit version of Windows 7 is supported. Workstations running on this OS

must be installed with:

 Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64,
 The latest Service Pack available for this OS,
 All Microsoft security updates,
 the drivers for the various PC components (graphics card, network card, etc.).
The recommended procedure for installing Windows 7 on a workstation, is to use
the system images provided for that purpose. These images, derived from new
Microsoft technology, contain all the customizations for the ALSPA HMI system, as
well as preinstalled third-party software. This procedure is described in § 8.1
"Windows 7 x64 OS installation procedure from a system image".
3.1.3 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2
This OS version is an option for Historian Server workstations associated with the
Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise DBMS. Workstations running on this OS must be
installed with:
 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition,
 Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise,
 The latest Service Pack available for this OS,
 All Microsoft security updates,
 The drivers for the various PC components (graphics card, network card, etc.).
The recommended procedure for installing Windows Server 2008 R2 on a
workstation is to use the system images provided for that purpose. These images,
derived from new Microsoft technology, contain all the customizations for the ALSPA
HMI system, as well as preinstalled third-party software. This procedure is described
in § 8.2 "Windows Server 2008 R2 OS Installation procedure from a system image".
3.2 Network Connections
Whenever the ALSPA HMI system architecture includes several workstations, the
ALSPA HMI workstations must be connected to the two control room networks:
 the site network (Ethernet Enterprise Bus)
 the Contronet / S8000 network (Ethernet Process Bus).
When the ALSPA HMI workstation is a C10 local workstation, it does not need to be
connected to a network.

Example of a multi-station architecture
ALSPA HMI
Multi-Stations Architecture
Enterprise
Bus
Operator ALSPA HMI

Workstation RT Server
Process
Bus

Section 4 Installing the Installation tools
4.1 Presentation
This section describes the installation of the (software) tools used for configuring
and running ALSPA HMI workstations.
First, the tools installation procedure must be run on the Installation Server
(SIC).
Then, the tools installation procedure must be run on all of the other ALSPA
HMI system workstations.
SIC Installation Server for ALSPA HMI workstations. A particular workstation

(SIC) hosts the installation function. The SIC station will install and
configure the other workstations in system with more than one
workstation. This workstation nominated as the "SIC" in the ALSPA HMI
project configuration document.
The installation procedure is presented as below:

 Chapter  4.2 Installing third-party software
 Chapter  4.3 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools
 Chapter  4.4 Configuring the Autologon
 Chapter  4.5 Installing and configuring the antivirus program
If the Antivirus Software has already been installed and configured, it is
mandatory to temporarily disable the Access Protection in the antivirus
before installing third party software and ALSPA HMI tools, see chapter
8.4.2.3
4.2 Installing third-party software
Third party Third party software is defined as all software not produced by
software Alstom and which is necessary for running the ALSPA HMI system.
These software packages have their own installation procedures
and are run in silent mode or with automated response scripts.
 Login using the Administrator account.

 Insert the DVD-ROM
DVD-ROM - ALSPA HMI - Tools
The installation will start automatically when the ALSPA HMI Tools" DVD-ROM is
inserted if the autorun setting is active. If not, then you must run the
SetupP320.bat program located in the root directory of the DVD-ROM.

Confirmation is requested:
 Click on OK to start the installation.
The installation of third-party software is automatic: no response from the

operator is required. Some software may already be installed or delivered in
the Windows standard installation, in which case it will not be installed
again.
An MS-DOS command window will also be displayed showing the

installation progress messages for the installation of the third party software
packages.
It is essential that this window is not closed.
We strongly discourage running this installation procedure via a Windows

"Remote Desktop Connection" as the automation of the responses may be
disrupted.

The standard installation of third party software is finished when the ALSPA
HMI tools installation window is displayed:
 Click on Next to continue. The rest of the procedure is described in the next
section.
At this stage, the installation of third party software is finished, and the
procedure continues with the installation of the ALSPA HMI tools
4.3 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools
4.3.1 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools
ALSPA HMI ALSPA HMI Tools (also known as the ALSPA AdminTool in the
Tools dialogue boxes) is defined as the software developed by Alstom
for installation and configuration of the ALSPA HMI System
workstations.
All of the project configuration settings are detailed in:

Installation of the ALSPA HMI tools triggers the following actions:
 Assigns drive partitions and creates the necessary directory structures
for the installation of the ALSPA HMI software
 If the workstation is the Installation Server (SIC), it creates the shared
data drive partition (Data Manager Installation Drive)
 Creates the file shares and environment variables
 Creates the exe and clg accounts using the passwords entered in the
installation dialogue box
 Customizes the third party software to work properly with the ALSPA
HMI software
 After having clicked on Next in the ALSPA HMI installation welcome window
(see section 4.2), the following window is displayed:
Description of the data fields:

Type Name Description
Installation Server If you are on the Installation Server (SIC), tick
(SIC) the "Installation Server" box (as shown in the
example above). This special workstation is
used for installing and configuring other
workstations in a system with more than one
workstation. On a C10, you must always mark
this checkbox because the workstation is
necessarily the "Installation Server".
Installation Server The IP Address of the Installation Server is the
IP Address IP address on the Site network. Please refer to
the document entitled "Project Configuration
Parameters for ALSPA HMI".

HMI Software Installation partition of the ALSPA HMI
Installation Drive software: only the C:\ partition is authorized.
HMI Data Installation partition of ALSPA HMI data: select
Installation Drive the partitions available from the drop-down
menu
Data Manager Data Manager partition: select the partitions
Installation Drive available from the drop-down menu. This data
field is active only if your workstation is the
"ALSPA HMI Installation Server".
Exe Account Password for the exe account: this password
Password must be the same for all exe accounts of an
ALSPA HMI's workstations.
Clg Account Password for the clg account: this password
Password must be the same for all clg accounts of an
ALSPA HMI's workstations.
 Click on Next to continue with the installation.
The following window displays to request the type of setup to run:
 Click on Typical to continue with the installation or Back to return to the

previous window if you wish to change the installation settings.

The following window displays to confirm the installation:
 Click on Install to run the installation.

The ALSPA HMI Tools installation is finished when the following message is
displayed:
 Click Finish.
The workstation restart confirmation message is displayed:

 Click on Yes to restart the station.
4.3.2 Uninstall the ALSPA HMI tools
This procedure is useful for installing a new version of the tools or when correcting
bugs. It must be run using the Administrator account.
 Open the control panel using the menu options Start Control Panel and double
click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
The following window opens:
 Select the line reading ALSPA AdminTool 6.1 and click on the Remove button.
A confirmation message is displayed:

 Click on Yes.
The uninstall is finished when the following message is displayed:

Uninstalling the ALSPA HMI tools does not uninstall third party software. To
uninstall a third party package, use the same procedure (Add/Remove
programs from Windows).
In most cases, there is no point in uninstalling them since they will not be
installed during any later installation of the ALSPA HMI tools.
4.4 Configuring the Autologon
Autologon is a Windows feature that allows a workstation to automatically login for a

user session after a power outage, without the operator being involved. The
implementation of Autologon differs depending on your machine's version of
Windows. The configuration of Autologon in Windows 7 is described in § 4.4.1 and
that of Windows XP in § 4.4.2.
4.4.1 Configuring Autologon in Windows 7
 Login using the Administrator account

 Launch the Windows Run command using the keys Windows + R
 Type the following command: control userpasswords2
In the User Accounts window that appears,

 carry out the following actions in the order indicated:
 Select the account that you want the machine to automatically log in using
after a power outage (in concept, this is the clg operating account of the
Alspa HMI)
 Uncheck the box that says Users must enter a user name and password to use
this computer
 Click on Apply
The confirmation window of the account that will be automatically connected is
displayed.
 Please enter the password (twice) of the account and click on the OK button.
 Then click on OK in the window User Accounts to finish configuring Autologon.

The Autologon is now configured. Each time the workstation is restarted, the
automatic connection to the clg account is carried out. To change the user session,
simply leave the clg session and log in to another account.
4.4.2 Configuring the Autologon utility in Windows XP
The aim of this program is to manage the automatic connection of a predefined user
using the user's "Login name" and "Password" after restarting the machine following
a power cut.
The utility only works with a non-empty password. In addition, this
password must be the same for all the workstations in an ALSPA HMI.
The choice of user is defined in the project configuration document.
4.4.2.1 Turning on Autologon
 Login using the Administrator account

 Run the tool using the menu options Start  All Programs  ALSPA Tools 
Autologon Configuration

The following window is displayed:
 Fill out the fields with the user to connect on startup.

Login name Name of the user account
Domain Name of the workstation
Password Password (Not blank)
 Click on Enable to confirm the configuration.

 Restart the workstation to confirm that automatic connection works with the
correct user account.
4.4.2.2 Disabling the Autologon
 Restart the workstation and hold down the Shift key to turn off the
"Autologon".
 Run Autologon Configuration.
 Click on Disable.
4.5 Installing and configuring the antivirus program
CAUTION
ANTI-VIRUS MUST BE ACTIVE

To prevent malicious attacks and inadvertent actions, Antivirus specified
by Alstom must be installed and active on all ALSPA systems.
This procedure is detailed in section 8.4 - Installing and Configuring the Antivirus.

Section 5 Configuring the ALSPA HMI System
5.1 Preamble
This procedure carries out the customization of the hardware and software
configuration in the ALSPA HMI System.
This step must be carried out on the "SIC Installation Server" workstation using the
AdminTool and connected using the exe account.
 Run AdminTool by clicking on the icon with the same name on the Windows
desktop or using the menu options Start  All Programs  ALSPA Tools 
AdminTool. The main window of the AdminTool is then displayed:
5.2 Configuration initialization step
The first step consists of the operator selecting the type of ALSPA HMI system
installation. Select the Configuration tab and then New Configuration as shown in the
screenshot below:
You are presented with two options:

 Functions Archive Ref. Installation: This is the standard procedure for installing
business platforms. A reference archive of functions must be supplied on a
storage device like a CD-ROM or USB key. This procedure is detailed in section
5.2.1.
 Directory Delivery Installation or installation based on a Technology directory
location:

ONLY FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
This procedure must only be used for installation of an integration system
or for confirmation based on a CENTRAMAC type directory structure which
must be mounted on the network. This procedure is detailed in section
5.2.2.
Use the mouse to click on the option you wish to use. The following sections
describe the dialogue boxes that open, depending on the options selected.
5.2.1 Initialization based on a function archive ref.
Installation based on a reference archive consists of the installer restoring the

archive.
The data entry screen for recovering the archive is the following:
5.2.2 Initialization based on a Technology directory
ONLY FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

This procedure must only be used for installation of an integration system
or for confirmation based on a CENTRAMAC type directory structure which
must be mounted on the network.
Initialization based on a delivery directory consists of the installer determining the

deployment location from which the deliveries of the ALSPA HMI software will be
performed. In order for the tool to be able to identify a delivery directory structure, a
connection to a network share must be performed beforehand.

The screen below shows an example where the L:\ drive is connected to the
Centramac directory structure.
 Fill out the settings as below:

 Centramac Network Drive: network drive connected to the Centramac directory
structure where the installation will go.
 Project Letter: project letter to use for installation.
 VLM/VL: Version and release to use for installation
 Click on OK to validate the settings entered and move on to import the ALSPA
HMI configuration settings from the CONTROCAD workstation as described in
the following section.
5.2.3 Importing the ALSPA HMI configuration from the CONTROCAD workstation
Importing the ALSPA HMI configuration settings consists of recovering the current
ALSPA HMI configuration file from the CONTROCAD workstation. This file is
generated on the Controcad Server with each generation of HMI database. Retrieval
of this file can be performed in two ways:
 By defining the workstation name, its IP address and selecting the file from the
list displayed.
 By searching for the file by using a Browser.
The following sections describe these details for both of these scenarios.

5.2.3.1 Importing the ALSPA HMI configuration from the CONTROCAD server
The screen below shows the example of an import from the CONTROCAD server:
 Fill out the settings as below:

 CONTROCAD Hostname: name of the CONTROCAD workstation
 CONTROCAD IP Address: IP address of the CONTROCAD workstation
 Click on Apply to validate the settings entered and to refresh the list of
available configuration files (Configuration files available).
A CONTROCAD import file is characterized by a combination of three
parameters:
 The business case three-letter code (Project column),
 The ALSPA HMI number (ALSPA HMI Number column)
 The BD Hmi number (DBHmi column)
A complementary piece of data, the ALSPA HMI name (ALSPA HMI Name column), is
also specified in order to make selection from the CONTROCAD database easier if
several projects are managed in the same database.
 Then select the file corresponding to the ALSPA HMI currently being installed
by clicking in the list of available configuration files (the line selected will then
be displayed with a highlighted background as shown in the example below).
 Then click on OK to validate your configuration file selection.

5.2.3.2 Importing the ALSPA HMI configuration by means of a Browser
The screen below shows an example of importing using the Windows Browser:
 Click on Browse to open the file search window. The configuration file must be
in the form of xxx_DByy_CLGzz.xml where xxx is the three-letter business case
code, yy is the BD Hmi number, and zz is the ALSPA HMI number.
Once the file has been selected, the configuration parameters are refreshed in
the list of available configuration files (Configuration files available).
 Select the line corresponding to the current ALSP HMI configuration and
validate by clicking on the OK button.
5.2.4 Configuring the IMS parameters
To access the configuration of the IMS parameters, select the Configuration tab and
then Configure IMS Parameters.
Please refer to the IMS reference manual for the detailed descriptions of
the IMS values.

The following window is displayed, it allows you to modify or reset the IMS default
values.
The available commands are:

 Default: can be used to return to IMS default values.
 OK: saves the changes and exits the configuration window
 Cancel: exits the configuration window without saving
5.2.5 Configuring IMS workstation groups
To access the configuration of the IMS workstation groups, select the Configuration
tab and then Configure IMS Station Groups.
Please refer to the IMS reference manual for the detailed descriptions of
the configuration fields for IMS workstation groups.

The following configuration window will be opened:
This window enables the addition or deletion of workstation groups for the IMS
system. By default, group 1 (Default Group) is always created. The available
commands are:
 Delete: deletes the displayed group
 Save: saves the changes made to the displayed group
 Add: creates a new group. When creating a new group, there are default values
suggested in some of the data fields.
 Prev: displays the previous group, and will not be available (greyed out) when the
1st group is being displayed
 Next: displays the following group, is inactive (greyed out) when you get to the last
group
 OK: exits the configuration window
 Cancel: exits the configuration window without saving any current changes.
Note: The Cancel button does not cancel the modifications already recorded via
the Save button.

Section 6 Installing the ALSPA HMI functions
6.1 Preamble
This procedure details the installation of various ALSPA HMI functions. An ALSPA
HMI function designates one or more software applications dedicated to a task
clearly defined in the DCS.
This step must be carried out on all the ALSPA HMI workstations using the
AdminTool and connected using the exe user account.
CAUTION
WINLOCK MUST BE ACTIVE IN OPERATION

To prevent malicious attacks or inadvertent actions, the blocking of
applications and ports must be activated by the ALSPA HMI Winlock
function on all ALSPA HMI system stations.
 The WINLOCK Option must be selected during the configuration of the
CENTRALOG function.
When installing based on a delivery directory <ref>(see section 5.2.2) a

connection to a network reader must be performed beforehand so that the
tool can access the Centramac directory structure.<end ref>
Run AdminTool by clicking on the icon with the same name on the Windows desktop
or using the menu options Start  All Programs  ALSPA Tools  AdminTool.The main
window of the AdminTool is then displayed:

6.2 Installing the functions
Once Admin tool is displayed, in order to select and installing the ALSPA HMI
functions,
 Select the Installation tab and then This Station  Install Functions as shown in
the screenshot below:
The AdminTool first checks that all the pre-conditions have been met to allow for
installation. The first check concerns the optional third party software packages that
are required by certain ALSPA HMI functions. For example, the message below tells
us that the HISTORIAN-S function requires the installation of the RDM Server
software and that the AdminTool will start installing this software after confirmation.
After the installation of optional third party software, the AdminTool might ask
you to restart a new AdminTool session or to reboot the workstation,
depending on the extent and nature of the changes made.<Z2></Z1>
Another check concerns the network addresses (IP addresses) which must be
assigned to the workstation network card interfaces. An error message is displayed
detailing the addresses which do not have a physical interface assigned, as shown
in the example below:
 If you want to assign these network interfaces, click on Yes to display the
network interface configuration window (see section) § 6.3)

Eventually, the ALSPA HMI functions installation screen will display, once all the
conditions have been satisfied:
The list of functions is predefined. It is detailed in the configuration file provided by

CONTROCAD and varies from one workstation to the next depending on the role of
the workstations.
In the list of Functions available, each line describes the characteristics of a function
as well as the actions that may be performed on that function. For each function we
are shown:
 The name of the function (in the Name column)
 The status (Status column): installed or not installed
 A checkbox indicating if the function is to be delivered (the To Deliver column)
 A checkbox indicating if the function is to be installed (the To Install column)
 A View button in the Help File column which enables displaying of the help file
associated with the function if there is such a help file available (not greyed out)
To select a function to install, mark the "To Deliver" and "To Install" checkboxes on the
line corresponding to the function.
Putting a mark in the checkbox in the column header will select or unselect
all of the functions together.
The choice of functions is carried out as the project is being defined by engineering,
the settings for the project will be defined in the document:
 Then click on OK to run the installation.

The installation procedure is divided into 2 steps:
1. Delivering all the functions to be installed: this operation consists of copying all
the files that belong to a function on the local disk of the workstation being
installed. MS-DOS windows showing the progress of the function deliveries
are displayed:
2. Installing the functions, this operation carries out the configuring and
customization of the functions for the local workstation. Depending on the
nature of the functions, there may be dialogues displayed, inviting the operator
to enter parameters.
The installation procedure is finished when the function installation screen closes.
6.3 Configuring the network interfaces
This AdminTool feature makes it possible to assign an IP address to a network

interface (Ethernet port). AdminTool offers to execute this feature if, during
installation of the functions, all the IP addresses provided by the CONTROCAD
configuration have not been assigned to network interfaces on the workstation (see
§ 6.2"Installing the Functions").
You can also run this feature by selecting the Installation tab and then This Station 
Configure Network Interfaces as the screencap below shows:

The network interfaces configuration window is displayed:
This window contains the following elements:

 The list of the Interfaces Available: includes the interfaces (Ethernet ports) that are
physically present in the machine. Each interface is identified by its physical
name (the Device Name column) as well as its functional name (the Description
column) that was assigned when it was installed.
 List of IP Addresses to configure: this is the list of IP addresses provided by the
CONTROCAD configuration file and which are used by the workstation currently
being installed. Each address is identified by an IPV4 type physical address (the
IP Address column) and the description of its network (the Network column).
 List of Configured Interfaces: showing the list of the interfaces which have already
been assigned or are about to be assigned when the user has just assigned an
IP address to an interface using the Assign button, but has not yet been validated
by using the Apply button.
 Assign: links a physical interface to an IP address. The list of configured
interfaces is immediately updated with the new change (the line is highlighted).
 Apply: physically links the interfaces with the IP addresses and closes the
configuration window.
 Cancel: cancels the configuration currently in progress.
The assignment of an IP address to a network interface, displayed in the list
of configured interfaces, is only actually performed by clicking on the Apply
button. On the other hand, the Cancel button enables the cancellation of all
assignments just made.
To configure the network interfaces, proceed as follows:
 Select an interface by clicking on one of the items in the list of Interfaces
Available. The selected item is highlighted.

 Select an IP Address by clicking on one of the items in the list of available IP
Addresses. The selected item is highlighted and the Assign button becomes
available (not greyed out).
 Click on the Assign button: the interface and the IP address previously
selected are updated in the list of Configured Interfaces, with the linked pair
shown with a highlight.
 Repeat the above actions for all the interfaces that you wish to assign
 Click on the Apply button to physically perform the association. Wait a few
seconds so that the system can register the changes. The operation is
finished when the interface configuration window closes.
The Apply button is only available (not greyed out) if there has been a
change made to the interface assignments.
6.4 Mimics Cache Management
6.4.1 Presentation
To reduce the time taken to open heavily loaded Mimics in ALSPA HMI, It is
possible to cache heavily loaded mimics at the time of HMI login, so that when the
user opens cached mimic, the response is faster.
A configuration option allows enabling the feature:
 Manage a list of heavily loaded mimics (10 mimics max) to add in cache and do not
cache other mimics.
 The cache will be loaded after user's login, for all users, and the list is maintained
in server HMI settings. The list is in a file having similar format as
dockmanager.xml.
 On Opening a cached mimic, it will display in the screen where the call was
made (Ex screen 2).
There is only one configuration for all the operator stations of one ALSPA
HMI system.
6.4.2 Configuration of this Cache option
The user has to modify the XML configuration file only on the two ALSPA HMI RT
servers (CIS).
 Go to the folder location, from where the HMI application is installed and
running.
 Open Pynw_Centralog.exe.config file.
 Set EnableMimicsCache setting to true.
 Save the names of Mimics to be cached in the MimicsCache.xml file which is on
the CIS at the path:
\\<server>\P320_Data$\HMISettings\Public\MimicsCache.xml.

DefaultMimicsCache.xml can be used as reference which will be present in the
Operator station HMI folder location, from where the HMI application is installed and
running. MimicsCache.xml will have the structure as given below.
<?xml version="1.0"
encoding="utf-8"?>
<Mimics>
<Mimic
Name="[GRP].MimicGrp.PERFS.PDC400_1"/>
<Mimic
Name="[GRP].MimicGrp.PERFS.PERF4"/>
</Mimics>
Attribut Description
Name [GRP].MimicGrp. + <Mimic Group Name> + <Mimic ID>
6.4.3 Detailed behavior
 As cached mimics are created after logging in and are hidden, they are not visible
unless the user opens it.
 If mimic name entry in xml file is not present in the database, then a message
“view not available” is displayed.
 If xml file is saved in wrong format, error message “Invalid xml” is displayed in the
Status bar of HMI.
 Cached mimic behavior is same as any Mimic Viewer. It can be made as floating,
tabbed, docked anywhere, moved to other screens by drag/drop or using Screen
Menu options.
 If cached mimic is docked anywhere, for example : At the bottom, if we close it
and again open, opens in the normal place, not the place from which it is closed.
 If mimic is closed from the second screen, when opened again, it opens on the
screen making the call.
 If cached mimics on secondary screen are saved while exiting HMI, next login
they show up in secondary screen.
Note: With the mimics cache feature, the HMI login time is increased as it
loads the cache before showing the workspace

Section 7 Uninstalling before a new version
7.1 Uninstalling the ALSPA HMI tools
This procedure is useful for installing a new version of the tools or when correcting
bugs. It must be run using the Administrator account.
 Open the control panel using the menu options Start Control Panel and double
click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
 Select line: ALSPA AdminTool 6.1 and click on the Remove button.
 Click on Yes in the confirmation message:

The uninstallation is finished when the following message is displayed:

Uninstalling the ALSPA HMI tools does not uninstall third party software.
To uninstall third party software, use the same procedure (Add/Remove
programs of Windows) but it is pointless to uninstall them because they will
not be installed during a future installation of the ALSPA HMI tools.

Section 8 Appendices
8.1 Windows 7 x64 OS installation procedure from a system image
This procedure describes the actions to be carried out in order to quickly deploy
Windows 7 x64 from a system image. This image also contains all of the settings
required for the ALSPA HMI system, as well as third-party software already
preinstalled. When this image is deployed, the disc is re-formatted and partitioned.
All of the existing data will be lost.
For Dell machines that can be configured with RAID disks, the activation
and configuration of RAID functionality must be performed before restoring
the disk images. The configuration procedure for RAID disks is described in
appendix 8.7.
 Insert the DVD ALSPA HMI - Windows 7 Installation and reboot the workstation. To
boot from the CD drive, you should press F12 when the Dell banner appears in
order to enter the boot menu. You can also activate booting from CD in the
system BIOS to make this permanent if the workstation has previously been
configured not to boot from a CD.
After pressing the F12 key, a menu similar to that shown below is displayed:
 Using the ↑ and ↓ keys, move the highlight on to the Onboard or USB CD-ROM
Drive option as in the image shown above and confirm by pressing the Enter
key. The machine then boots from the CD-ROM drive in order to run the
Windows installation.
On some workstations, another confirmation message is requested in
order to boot from the CD drive:
Press any key to boot from CD or DVD
Press any key quickly in order to continue, because this message is
only displayed for a few seconds.
A banner with the Windows logo in the message Starting Windows is briefly
displayed.
Wait for the installation startup to end until the following dialog box appears:

 Then click on the Yes button to run the Windows 7 installation.
The various steps of restoring the Windows 7 image, as well as the hard
drive's formatting, are displayed in the main command window, known as
startnet.cmd.
At the end of the hard drive-formatting and Windows image-applying step, the
Windows installation procedure is run. Windows will restart several times
during this procedure.
 Wait for the following dialog box to appear:
 Enter the name of your workstation and click on Next to continue.


The ALSPA HMI system only allows capital letters for workstation
names. Please consult the document "Project Configuration
Parameters for ALSPA HMI" to learn what your project's workstation
names are.
The Time Zone configuration window is displayed:
 In the drop-down menu entitled Time zone, please select the time zone
corresponding to your project's geographic area. If the date and time are not
correct, please edit them as well. Then click on Next to continue.
At this point, the installation and customization of Windows are complete. The
Windows login screen is then displayed with the default Administrator account.
 Log you using this account to continue installing the ALSPA HMI tools.

The default password for the Administrator account is snoopy.
8.2 Windows Server 2008 R2 OS Installation procedure from a system image
This procedure describes the actions to carry out in order to quickly deploy Windows
Server 2008 R2 from a system image. This image also contains all of the settings
required for the ALSPA HMI system, as well as third-party software already
preinstalled. When this image is deployed, the disc is re-formatted and partitioned.
All of the existing data will be lost.
At the end of this procedure, some customization is still needed in order to complete
the installation, particularly changing the name of the workstation as well as
choosing the time zone and potentially activating Windows.
appendix 8.7.
 Insert the DVD ALSPA HMI - Windows Server 2008 R2 Installation and reboot the
workstation. To boot from the CD drive, you should press F12 when the Dell
banner appears in order to enter the boot menu. You can also activate booting
from CD in the system BIOS to make this permanent if the workstation has
previously been configured not to boot from a CD.

Using the ↑ and ↓ keys, move the highlight on to the Onboard or USB CD-ROM
key. The machine then boots from the CD-ROM drive in order to run the
Windows installation.
On some workstations, another confirmation message is requested in
order to boot from the CD drive:
Press any key to boot from CD or DVD
Press any key quickly in order to continue, because this message is
only displayed for a few seconds.
A banner with the Windows logo in the message Starting Windows is briefly
displayed.
 Wait for the installation startup to end until the following dialog box appears:
Then click on the Yes button to run the Windows installation. The various steps
of restoring the Windows image, as well as the hard drive's formatting, are
displayed in the main command window, known as startnet.cmd.
 At the end of the hard drive-formatting and Windows image-applying step, the
Windows installation procedure is run. Windows will restart several times

during this procedure. It is complete once the Windows Server 2008 R2 invite
banner is display:
 Press Ctrl + Alt + Del simultaneously to open a login window.

The login window offered by default is that of the Administrator account:
You can log in using this account to continue customizing Windows Server
2008 R2 as described below and installing the ALSPA HMI tools. The default
password for the Administrator account is snoopy123. (the last character of the
password is a period ".").

8.2.1 Changing the workstation names in Windows Server 2008 R2
The Windows Server 2008 R2 installation does not make it possible to enter a
dedicated workstation name for use in the context of an ALSPA HMI system (a
default name is given to the workstation after the system image is deployed). To
change the default workstation name, follow the procedure below.
 Once logged in to the Administrator account, change the workstation's name to
match your project. To do so, run:
 Start ► Control Panel ► System
 In the System window, click on Advanced system settings located in the left-hand
insert.
 Open the tab Computer Name and click on Change in order to display the
dialogue box that makes it possible to change the workstation's name.
In the dialogue box for changing the machine's name,
 Enter your workstation name in the Computer name field and then click on OK.
The ALSPA HMI system only allows capital letters for workstation
names. Please consult the document "Project Configuration
Parameters for ALSPA HMI" to learn what your project's workstation
names are.

After closing various dialogue boxes related to changing the workstation's
name, Windows will ask you to restart the workstation:
 Click on Restart Now to restart the workstation.
8.2.2 Adjusting the time zone in Windows Server 2008 R2
Since the Windows Server 2008 R2 installation does not ask to adjust the time zone
or the date and time, it is essential to correct these settings if they do not match your
project's location. In order to edit these settings, following the procedure below:
 Once logged in as the Administrator account, open the time zone configuration
interface as follows:
 Start ► Control Panel ► Date and Time

 In the Date and Time window, select the Date and Time tab and click on Change
time zone…
 In the dialogue box to change the time zone, select the time zone from the
Time zone dropdown menu that matches your project's location.
 Click on OK to continue.
 To change the date and time, go back to the Date and Time window, select the
Date and Time tab, and click on Change date and time…

Change the date and time that correspond to your project's time zone and
click on OK.
8.2.3 Activating Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 needs to be activated in order to enable its usage (the OS
will stop working after 30 days have passed if activation has not been completed).
To activate Windows, you must enter a valid activation key.
This key can be acquired in several ways:
 from Microsoft on their website
 from the license form from a boxed version of Windows Server 2008 R2
 on the machine's sticker, if it was delivered with Windows Server 2008 R2
preinstalled.
An Internet connection is necessary for activation. Please consult your
system administrator in order to establish the Internet connection.
 To activate Windows, follow the procedure below:
 Login using the Administrator account and open the Windows activation
interface as follows:
 Start ► Control Panel ► System
In the System window, click on Change product key located at the bottom of the
window:
 The following window is displayed:


 Enter the activation key in the Product Key input field and click on Next.
 A connection to the Microsoft website is then made in order to check that the
entered key is valid, and if all is well, the following window is displayed:
 Click on Close to close the window. Your OS is now activated and ready to
use.

8.3 Windows XP OS installation procedure from a disk image
This procedure describes the actions to be performed for quickly installing Windows
XP using a disk image. It must be used to install new Dell workstations that are not
delivered with the Dell OEM Windows XP reinstallation CD but with the Vista
reinstallation DVD.
appendix 8.7.
8.3.1 Prerequisites
Bootable CD with the Acronis True Image Workstation software and the DVD containing
the disk image files provided by Alstom.
8.3.2 Restoring from a disk image
The purpose of this exercise is to install Windows XP with the drive partitions
formatted as per ALSPA HMI's requirements. The disk images supplied on the DVD
can be used for installation on these hardware platforms:
 Dell Optiplex 755,
 Precision T5400
 Precision R5400
 Insert the bootable CD titled Acronis True Image Workstation and reboot the
workstation. To boot from the CD drive, you should press F12 when the Dell
banner appears in order to enter the boot menu. You can also activate booting
from CD in the system BIOS to make this permanent if the workstation has
previously been configured not to boot from a CD.
key. The machine will then boot from the CD-ROM drive to start the Acronis
software.

Wait until the Acronis software program starts, the following screen should be
displayed:
Then click on Acronis True Image Echo Workstation (Full version) and let the
software start-up.
The following screens will be displayed:

When the main Acronis True Image Workstation window is displayed,
 click on Recovery:
On the Restore Data Wizard window,
 click on the Next button

In the window for selecting the disk image to restore, you will select the media
on which the disk images are stored.
 Proceed as follows:
 Remove the Acronis True Image Workstation CD from the drive and insert the
DVD of disk images supplied by Alstom.
 Click on CD Drive (X:) located in the left-hand panel. The CD drive letter may
change depending on the number of drive partitions that are already
present.
 The list of disk image archives (with the .tib file suffix) is displayed (the
yellow panel in the illustration below). Select the image that corresponds to
your workstation type, i.e. IM_Opx755.tib to install a Dell Optiplex 755
workstation, IM_T5400.tib for a Dell Precision T5400, or IM_R5400.tib for a
Dell Precision R5400.
The list of drive partitions contained in the image is refreshed in the lower
part of the right hand panel (outlined in red).
 Click on the Next button to continue.

In the Restoration Type Selection window,
 Accept the option selected by default Restore disks or partitions and click on the
Next button to continue.
In the Partition or Disk to Restore window,
 Select the whole disk (i.e. all partitions) by clicking on  Disk 1 as shown in the
screenshot below:
 Click on the Next button to continue.

In the Restored Partitions Resizing window,
 Accept the option selected by default No, I do not want to resize partitions and
click on the Next button to continue.
In the Restored Hard Disk Drive Location window,
 Select the disk on to which the archive will be restored (e.g. Disk 1, if you only
have one hard drive in your machine). The line selected will then be
highlighted. Click on the Next button to continue.

If your disk is not empty, the following window is displayed to request your
confirmation for the destruction of the existing drive partitions on that disk.
 Select the option Yes, I want to delete all the partitions on the destination hard disk
drive before restoring, then click on the Next button to continue.
In the Restored Partitions Resizing window, which allows the partition sizes to be
altered,
 Accept the option selected by default No, I do not want to resize partitions and
click on the Next button to continue.

In the Next Selection window which asks you to select another partition or hard
drive,
 Accept the option selected by default No, I do not then click on the Next button
to continue.
It may be that an Acronis advertising message will be displayed.

In the Restoration Options window,
 Leave all the default parameters as they are (nothing selected in the Additional
settings panel), then click on the Next button to continue.
For advanced users, you can mark the Reboot the computer
automatically after the restoration is finished checkbox if you would like
the Acronis software to restart the workstation after the restore has
finished and automatically move on to installing the Windows O/S.
In the summary window listing the partitions to be restored,
 Confirm that all the partitions are listed. Click on the Proceed button to start the
restore.

The following window is displayed showing the restore progress:
The restore procedure takes several minutes depending on the size of the
archive to be restored and on the workstation's capabilities.
The following message is displayed when the partition restores are finished.
 Click on the OK button

Using the menu option Operations ► Exit shown on the main Acronis window.
 Exit the Acronis software.

The workstation will then restart automatically.
On some types of machine, it is possible that the workstation will not

restart automatically. If such cases, do a Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it
manually.
st
 After restarting the workstation, Windows then proceeds with the 1 program,
known as the "Out Of the Box Experience (Oobe) by Microsoft".

The following window is then displayed:
Windows automatically moves on to the system installation while displaying

the message shown below. This step may take several minutes depending on
the machine's capabilities.
Windows then proceeds to configure the machine by asking you to enter the
workstation name and the administrator password.
 Enter the workstation name in the Computer name field, then enter the
password twice in the Administrator password and Confirm password fields if you

wish to modify the default password, this being snoopy. Then click on the Next
button to continue.
The Windows system installation procedure is finished when the following
window is displayed:
The workstation automatically reboots.

When the machine restarts, Windows is installed and the administrator
account created. You can now continue with installing the ALSPA HMI.

8.4 Installing and Configuring the Antivirus
ANTI-VIRUS MUST BE ACTIVE

To prevent malicious attacks and inadvertent actions, Antivirus specified
by Alstom must be installed and active on all ALSPA systems.
8.4.1 Installing the antivirus
The McAfee VirusScan antivirus is the only one recommended for ALSPA HMI
workstations: it has been successfully tested and is not incompatible with the
ALSPA HMI software. VirusScan must be used with version Enterprise v8.7i or
higher.
The VirusScan Home Edition version must not be used for ALSPI HMI
stations.
8.4.1.1 Downloading the antivirus
 Using a PC connected to the Internet, navigate to the following URL address:

https://secure.nai.com/apps/downloads/my_products/login.asp?region=fr&seg
ment=enterprise

 In the field labelled Grant Number, enter the registration number that was
supplied to you when the antivirus software was ordered and click on Submit.
 Click on the View Available Downloads link,

 Click on the menu option VirusScan Enterprise v8.7i that matches the version that
we use. The following window is displayed:

 Click on the I Agree button to accept the terms of use of the antivirus.
 Click on VSE870LML.Zip to download the antivirus software. Once the download

has completed, save the file on a USB key and re-use this file on all of the
ALSPA HMI workstations. The next section will guide you through the
installation of the antivirus.

8.4.1.2 Installing the antivirus
This procedure is to be repeated on all the ALSPA HMI workstations.

 Connect using the Administrator user account and decompress the antivirus
software zip file into a temporary directory. Double click on the SetupVSE.exe
program to run the antivirus installation:
 Click on Next in the antivirus installation startup window. The following window
is displayed:
 In the user license agreement window:

 select Perpetual from the drop-down list labelled License expiry type
 select All other countries (default unless listed below) in the drop-down list
labelled Select location where purchased and used
 mark the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button
 Click on the OK button to continue.

 In the installation setup type window, mark the Custom radio button and then
click the Next button.
 In the protection level window, mark the Standard Protection radio button and
then click the Next button.

 In the Feature Selection install window, deselect the following modules:
 Lotus Notes Email Scan (optional, depends on the version)
 Microsoft Outlook Email Scan
 Buffer Overflow (optional, depends on the version)
 Right-click Scan
 Click on the Next button to continue.
 In the Install McAfee Products window, check that Install Alert Manager Server is
not ticked, and then click on the Next button.

 In the product configuration window, uncheck Import AutoUpdate repository list
and check Enable On-Access Scanner at the end of installation, and then click on
the Next button.
 In the Security Configuration window, enter a password to lock the VirusScan

HMI against changes in settings. Then select the option Show the system tray
icon with minimal menu options, and click on Next to continue.

 In the Ready to install window, click on the Install button to run the installation.
 Wait until the installation completes.

When the successful installation window is displayed,
 Uncheck the Update Now and Run On-Demand Scan checkbox and click on the
Finish button. Installation of the VirusScan antivirus software is now
completed.
 Click on OK and restart the workstation to activate VirusScan.
8.4.2 Configuring the VirusScan antivirus
This procedure is to be repeated on all the ALSPA HMI workstations.

 Log in to the Administrator account and start the VirusScan console via the menu
Start  All Programs  McAfee  VirusScan Console.

The console window is opened:
In the rest of this document the configuration of each task is done from the VirusScan
console.
8.4.2.1 Unlocking the VirusScan console
Before being able to configure VirusScan, you first need to unlock the VirusScan
console that was installed with a password preventing any unauthorized changed.
 To unlock the VirusScan console, click on the Tools  Unlock User Interface menu
and enter the password that you entered during installation.

8.4.2.2 Removing the Full Scan function
The Full Scan function, consuming many resources, can be dangerous especially if it
is run on the clg account during operation. For this reason, we will remove
VirusScan menus to avoid mishandling.
To remove the function from the Start menu, select Start  All Programs  McAfee  On-
Demand Scan and right-click to open the pop-up menu. Then select Delete to delete it.
A message confirming the removal is displayed,
 Click on the Yes button.

The Full Scan function can now be called only via the VirusScan Console.
8.4.2.3 Configuring Access Protection
 In the VirusScan Console window right click on Access Protection and then select
Properties. The following window is displayed:
 Check that Enable access protection and Prevent McAfee services from being stopped
are checked and leave all other parameters at the defaults, then click on the
Apply button and close the window by clicking on the OK button.

If you have not installed third party software and ALSPA HMI tools, for now
don’t check Enable access protection because the virus would block certain
third party software from being installed. This precaution is not useful if you
have installed a Windows 7 image, as third-party software is already
included in the image.
8.4.2.4 Configuring protection from Buffer Overflow
By default, the Buffer Overflow Protection task is deactivated. But if this is not the case,
proceed as follows to de-activate it:
 In the VirusScan Console window, right-click on Buffer Overflow Protection and
then select Properties. The following window is displayed:
 Uncheck Enable buffer overflow protection and then click on the Apply button and
close the window by clicking on OK.
Buffer Overflow protection no longer exists on recent distributions of
VirusScan.

8.4.2.5 Configuring the On-Access Scanner
 In the VirusScan Console window, right-click on On-Access Scanner and then

select Properties.
 Check that all the options are configured as the screencap below is shown,
then click on the Apply button. Then click on the Messages tab.

 Tick the Delete files box and then click on Apply. Then click on the All Processes
icon in the left-hand panel and then on the Scan Items tab.

 Tick the Scan inside archives (e.g. ZIP) box and then click on Apply.
 Select the Exclusions tab. The following window is displayed:

 Click on the Exclusions button to enter the objects to exclude.
 Click on the Add button to add the partitions or directories to exclude for
VirusScan analysis.

The purpose is to exclude all the directories that are used intensively by the
Alspa HMI programs or third-part software in order to avoid overloading the
station needlessly. The list of directories to exclude is:
 C:\P320\
 C:\Inetpub\
 C:\Program Files\Birdstep Technology\RDM Server 6.0\
 E:\Inetpub\
 E:\P320\Data\
 G:\hdsr2\
 Directory of Historian archives based on the directory chosen during
installation.
 To exclude a directory, you can directly type the directory into the input field of
the directory to exclude or you can use the Browse button to browse to the
directory to exclude. Next, click on Also exclude subfolders in order to exclude
the subdirectories as well. Leave all of the other parameters by default, then
click on the OK button to confirm input. Repeat the operation for all of the
directories to exclude.

 At the end of the input, the list of directories to exclude is summarized in the
window above. Next, click on OK to confirm the configuration of the exclusions,
then click on the Apply button of the On-Access Scan Properties window to
complete the configuration of the exclusions.
 Then click on the Actions tab. The following window opens:
 In the two panels, When a threat is found and When an unwanted program is found
select the Deny access to files item in the second dropdown list. Then click on
the Apply button and then OK to complete the access analysis configuration.

8.4.2.6 Configuring the Full Scan
 In the VirusScan Console window, right click on Full Scan and then select
Properties. The following window is displayed:
 Select the Actions tab and then in the two panels, When a threat is found and
When an unwanted program is found, select the item Prompt for action from the
upper dropdown menu. Then click on the Apply button and then OK to
complete the full scan configuration.
8.4.2.7 Configuring AutoUpdate
Given that the station does not have Internet connection, virus signature updates
must be done from the Controcad station FTP server. VirusScan must therefore be
configured, so that it regularly gets update files from the Controcad station.

 In the VirusScan Console window, click on the menu Tools  Edit AutoUpdate
Repository List. The following window is displayed:
 Unselect the first two lines and click on the Add button.
 Proceed as follows to configure the repository:

 rename the repository to: Local Repository,
 tick FTP repository,

 in the URL field enter the IP address of the Controcad server and add
/commonupdater2,
 enter 21 in the Port field,

 tick Use anonymous login.
In the window which lists the repositories,
 Check that the Local Repository line has been added and click the OK button to
continue.
 From the VirusScan Console window right click on AutoUpdate and then select
Properties.

 Unselect Get other available updates (service packs, upgrades, etc.).

 Click the Schedule button and select the Schedule tab. The following window is
displayed:

 Choose a time for the update in the Start Time field and leave the other
parameters as defaults. Click the Apply button and then OK.
Given that several stations can be updated on the same FTP server,
it is recommended that you spread out the update times, in order not
to overload the FTP server and network traffic.
8.4.3 On-demand scan
A manual scan consists of checking that there is no virus present on the machine. It
must be done after retrieving the update files. This procedure must be carried out at
least once after the installation of the Centralog software and before logging into a
clg session for operation.
A manual scan should be carried out regularly in order to be protected against any
virus infection. A minimum frequency of once a month is recommended.
Never start an On-demand scan in the clg account while Centrolog is running.
 To run an on-demand scan, log in to the Administrator account and launch the
VirusScan console via the menu Start  All Programs  McAfee  VirusScan Console.
The console window will open:
 Unlock the console via the menu Tools  Unlock User Interface and enter the
password that you entered during installation.
 Double-click on Full Scan within the VirusScan Console window to display the
main On-demand scan window:

 Click on the Start button to start the scan. The window indicating the scan's
progress opens::
 At the end of the scan, verify that no virus was detected (i.e. Nothing found,
Detections: 0), then click on Close to close the window.

8.4.4 Updating the virus signature files
This operation consists of updating the VirusScan signature files, in order to have an
up-to-date database of known viruses. It must be done as often as possible.
 On a PC with an Internet connection, download the directory commonupdater2
from McAfee's FTPVirusScan update site: ftp://ftp.nai.com/
 Copy this directory to a removable device (e.g. USB key) and load it on to the
Controcad server station at the following location: C:\inetpub\ftproot\
The ALSPA HMI stations are then configured to retrieve the signature files
automatically.

8.5 Backup procedure of the ALSPA HMI workstations
This procedure describes the actions required for backing up and restoring ALSPA
HMI workstations. It is recommended that you make backups of the workstations in
the following cases:
 As soon as the system has been installed, make a backup: this makes it possible
to restore a machine to its original state in order to overcome a handling error,
even without a disk crash.
 Make a backup after every system or hardware change. For example: adding a
peripheral device (new driver), Windows patch, ALSPA HMI patch, etc.
8.5.1 Prerequisites
Bootable CD with the Acronis True Image Workstation software and an external hard
drive connected on the workstation's USB port (or failing that, a large capacity USB
key).
8.5.2 Backing up the workstation
The aim of this procedure is to perform a backup of the workstation, which consists
of saving all the drive partitions, in order to be able to completely restore the
workstation in the event of a hard drive crash.
 Insert the bootable CD Acronis True Image Workstation and connect the external
hard drive or USB key, then reboot the workstation. To boot from the CD drive,
you should press F12 when the Dell banner appears in order to enter the boot
menu. You can also activate booting from CD in the system BIOS to make this
permanent if the workstation has previously been configured not to boot from
a CD.
key. The machine will then boot from the CD-ROM drive to start the Acronis
software.

The following screen should be displayed:
Then click on Acronis True Image Echo Workstation (Full version) and let the
software start up.
The following screens will be displayed:

When the main Acronis True Image Workstation window is displayed,
 click on Backup:
In the Create Backup Wizard window,
 click on the Next button

In the select backup type window,
 Accept the default option i.e. My Computer and click on the Next button.
In the disks and partitions selection window,
 Select the whole disk (i.e. all partitions) by clicking on  Disk 1 as shown in the
screenshot below:
Click on the Next button to continue.

In the source file exclusion window,
 Accept the default options (i.e. no checkboxes marked) and click on the Next
button to continue.
An information window is then displayed to provide data about the different
types of backup.

In the backup archive location window,
 Proceed as follows:
 In the left hand panel, identify the external peripheral that corresponds to
the external drive or USB key where the backup will be stored. In general,
this is a row in the format Removable Drive (X:) (red outline in the example
below). Click on this item: the File name field is updated with the letter of the
selected peripheral.
 In the File name data field (outlined in green below), provide a name for your
backup. For example, you can enter your workstation name to distinguish
its backups if you are putting several workstation backups on to the same
peripheral.
 Then click on the Next button to continue.

In the backup mode selection window,
 Select the Create a new full backup archive option, then click on the Next button to
continue.
In the backup creation options window,
 Accept the default parameters and click on the Next button.

In the archive comments window,
 Enter a description for reference purposes. Then click on the Next button to
continue.
In the summary window listing the partitions to be backed up,
 Confirm that all the partitions are listed. Click on the Proceed button to start the
backup.
A window is displayed asking you to insert the media for the backup.

 Click on the OK button to continue, since the backup media has already been
selected in a previous step.
The following window is displayed showing the backup progress:
The backup procedure takes several minutes depending on the size of the
drive partitions to be backed up and on the capabilities of the external media.
The following message is displayed when the backup is finished.
 Click on the OK button

Using the menu option Operations ► Exit shown on the main Acronis window,
 Exit the Acronis software.

The workstation will then restart automatically.
On some types of machine, it is possible that the workstation will not

restart automatically. If such cases, do a Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart it
manually.

8.5.3 Restoring from backup
The aim of this procedure is to restore the backed up drive partitions following a disk
crash, in order to restore an ALSPA HMI workstation to its initial configuration.
The procedure is identical to that made for installing the Windows O/S as described
in appendix 8.1, except that you must use the external media containing the backed
up workstation disk images and not the Windows O/S disk images.
8.6 Procedure of formatting and partitioning procedure a disk with the GParted tool
This procedure describes the actions to perform to quickly format and partition a
hard drive using the GParted software. GParted, which is short for Gnome Partition
Editor, is freeware which is run without actually installing software on the machine
(using a "live" CD).
8.6.1 Prerequisite
Bootable CD with the GParted software.
8.6.2 Formatting and partitioning a disk
The aim of this procedure is to quickly format and partition a hard drive for ALSPA
HMI requirements. After partitioning, a system partition image can be restored to
provide a completely installed Windows system (see § 8.1)
 Insert the GParted bootable CD and reboot the workstation. To boot from the
CD drive, you should press F12 when the Dell banner appears in order to enter
the boot menu. You can also activate booting from CD in the system BIOS to
make this permanent if the workstation has previously been configured not to
boot from a CD.
key. The machine will then boot from the CD-ROM drive to start the GParted
software.

When the GParted banner is displayed,
 Press Enter to continue:

In the keyboard configuration panel (keymap),
 Accept the selected default (Don’t touch keymap) and press the TAB key
repeatedly until the <OK> button is highlighted, then validate the selection by
pressing the Enter key.

In the language selection menu,
 Accept the default option (33 which corresponds to English), then validate the
selection by pressing the Enter key.
When prompted to Press Enter to continue…,
 Press the Enter key to continue.
When the main GParted screen is displayed, if your disk has already been
formatted and partitioned, you must destroy the existing drive partitions. If your
disk is new, go to the next section to partition your disk.
 To destroy a partition, proceed as follows:

 Select the partition to be destroyed (the line showing the partition is
highlighted), then do a right-click to open the context menu and select the
Delete option as shown in the screenshot below. Alternatively, you can use
the Delete key on the keyboard.
 The partition to be destroyed is then renamed as unallocated in the list of
partitions
 Repeat for all the other existing partitions
When you have finished selecting all the partitions to be destroyed,
 Click on the Apply button (circled in red below) in the main GParted window. A
message will ask you to confirm the operation to be applied to the disk as
shown in the screenshot below.
 Click on the Apply button to continue.

To partition your disk,
 Select the unallocated row, then right-click to open the context menu and select
New as shown in the screenshot below.
If the disk contains data, the following message is displayed to warn the user
that all the data on the disk will be destroyed.
 Click on the Create button to continue.

The partition creation dialogue is displayed:
 Proceed as follows to create the 1st partition:

 Enter the size of the partition to be created in the New Size (MiB) field
(wherever possible use a multiple of 1024)

 Select Create as ► Primary Partition in the drop-down menu
 Select Filesystem ► ntfs in the second drop-down menu
 You can also give a name to your partition, for example "System" in the
example shown above
 Leave the other fields with their defaults and click on the Add button to
continue.
 The creation of other partitions first requires the creation of an extended
partition. To do this, select the unallocated line, then do a right-click to open the
context menu and select New, and the following partition creation dialogue will
be displayed:
Proceed as follows:
 In the New Size (MiB) field, the disk's remaining size must be displayed. If it is
not, retrieve this size from the Maximum Size: XXX MiB field located above
right.
 Then select Create as ► Extended Partition from the drop-down menu
 You can also give a name to your partition, for example "Extended" in the
example shown above
continue.
 Creation of a logical partition in the extended partition.

Select the unallocated row, then right-click to open the context menu and select
New, and the following partition creation dialogue will be displayed:
Proceed as follows to create a logical partition:

 Enter the size of the partition to be created in the New Size (MiB) field
(wherever possible use a multiple of 1024)

 Select Create as ► Logical Partition from the drop-down menu
 Select Filesystem ► ntfs in the second drop-down menu
 You can also give a name to your partition, for example "Swap" in the
example shown above
continue.
 To create other logical partitions, proceed the same way as you did for the 1st
partition. When all of the partitions have been created, click on the Apply
button (circled in red below) in the main GParted window.
A message will ask you to confirm the operations to apply to the disk: click on
the Apply button to continue.
 Once the formatting and partitioning have been performed, you may exit
GParted and its working environment and restart the workstation:
 In the main GParted window, click on the menu options: GParted ► Quit
 Do a right-click on the desktop to open the context menu, then select Exit ►
shutdown-menu as shown in the example below:

In the dialogue box which is displayed,
 Select the Shutdown option then click on the OK button to continue.

The GParted bootable CD is then ejected from the drive.
 Press Return to continue and turn off the machine.
8.7 Activating and configuring the RAID disks
This chapter describes how to configure and use the RAID1 features available on
Precision T5400 and Precision R5400 type Dell workstations which are fitted with
two identical disks.
The steps are the same, regardless of the machine's destination: CONTROCAD or
ALSPA HMI workstation.
The RAID1 feature makes it possible to have disk redundancy. Using a mirroring
system, all the data written to one disk are also written to the other. This is the only
feature supported by the ALSPA HMI software. RAID level 0, which improves disk
access speed by writing to the 2 disks, is not supported.
8.7.1 Activating and configuring the RAID disks on a Dell Precision T5400
8.7.1.1 Initial checks
The workstation's BIOS must be modified to operate systematically in RAID

configuration. Go into the BIOS configuration (press <F2> during the system boot
phase), and then change the Drives options so that the SATA Operation field is
switched to the RAID On position.
Once the system BIOS is set, it is possible to enter the specific BIOS settings for the
RAID controller. If the machine is already configured to run in RAID1, a status is
displayed just after the initialization of the Dell SAS 6 Host Bus Adapter BIOS. In normal
operation this status should be set to Optimal.
The SAS Configuration Utility may be accessed just after the initialization phase by
using the key combination Ctrl-C.
The utility's first window displays the RAID controller. By pressing Enter in this
window, various menus are offered to the user:

 Raid Properties displays the status of the RAID feature and shows the redundancy
status of the two physical disks. Confirm the following settings:
 The Type field should display Integrated Mirror for a RAID1 type configuration
 If the Status field displays Optimal, this means that the 2 disks are synchronized
and working in normal mode
 SAS topology shows all the components in the RAID structure (controller, physical
disks, virtual disk).
 Advanced Adapter Properties shows the advanced properties of the controller.
Once the RAID function status switches to Optimal, the workstation is running with
hard drive redundancy, and either of the drives can be lost without losing any data.
8.7.1.2 Configuring the RAID1
Some workstations may be delivered without the RAID1 configuration. After an initial
check, it is necessary to configure the system, in order to use this feature.
The machine must have at least one RAID SAS 6 controller card connected to two
identical hard drives.
To configure the workstation with RAID1, proceed as follows:
 When the workstation boots, and while the following message is displayed:
Press Ctrl-C to run SAS Configuration Utility...
Use the Ctrl+C key combination to enter into the Dell SAS 6 RAID configuration
utility
 On the Adapter List screen, select the RAID controller (e.g.: SAS1068E) in the
Adapter column and press Enter
 On the Adapter Properties screen, select RAID Properties and press Enter
 On the Select New Array Type screen, select the Create IM Volume option in order
to create a RAID1 disk (disk-mirroring) and confirm your selection with Enter
 On the Create New Array screen, select the 1st disk (the Slot Num = 0 column),
then go to the RAID Disk column and change the option to [Yes] by using the +
key. A Warning screen is then displayed: press Esc to acknowledge it and
return to the previous screen.
 Do the same thing for the 2 nd disk
 Press the C key to create the RAID disk, then select Save changes then exit this
menu and press Enter
 In response to Are you sure you want to commit RAID Configuration changes? Press
<F3>
 Press the Esc key several times to return to the main menu of the Dell SAS 6
configuration utility, then select Exit the configuration utility and Reboot and press
Enter to exit the utility.
This procedure will erase all the disks' contents. This then means that it must be
done before installing Windows.
After this configuration, a standard Windows installation must be performed as the
hard drives are no longer bootable.

8.7.1.3 Replacing the disk drive
When a machine is running in normal mode with a RAID1 configuration, one of the
two disks can be lost without losing any data. In this scenario, the RAID1
configuration is said to be degraded.
With the Dell Precision T5400, the hot replacement of hard drives is not
possible
After a disk crash, the disk can be reconnected or replaced (with power off). Upon
restarting, the reinserted disk must be resynchronised whereas a new disk (or a disk
shown as Faulty) must be recreated. This synchronization can be monitored either
from the SAS Configuration Utility (a progress percentage is provided in the RAID
properties), or as a background task while Windows is running (in this case a tool is
necessary to see the progress). The reconstruction can only be performed using the
RAID Storage Manager software (see the next section for more details). When the SAS
controller starts, it displays the RESYNCHING status during the synchronization phase.
The RAID1 structure is not completely operational until the synchronization phase
has finished. Until then, the "new" disk is not bootable.
As an example, a 140 GB disk typically needs 1 hour to synchronize and 1 hour 30
minutes to be rebuilt.
Where possible, it is recommended to perform these synchronization or re-
creation operations as part of standard maintenance operations; especially
when not running an ALSPA HMI application.

8.7.1.4 Monitoring tool
The Dell resources CD-ROM contains a supervisory utility for the RAID functionality
(Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager).
It is accessible in the Applications section as shown below.
The Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager utility is already preinstalled in the disk
image for a Dell Precision T5400.
To install the utility,
 Click on Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager
 Then click on the Extract button in the window that follows in order to extract
the installation files for the utility.
 Run the utility's installation setup program which is normally found in:
C:\DELL\drivers\R163453\DISK1\setup.exe
After installation, a shortcut is available in the Start menu to run the utility:
Start ► All Programs ► Dell SAS RAID Storage Manager ► StartupUI
This software requires certain services to be restarted; so it is better to wait a few

minutes after starting Windows before running it.

In the identification window,
 Enter the user name and password of the Windows Administrator account for
full access (the IP address is automatically displayed).
The Physical tab displays the information relating to each hard drive connected to the
RAID controller.

The Logical tab displays the status of the RAID function. This is the only way to know
if the disks are synchronized or not once Windows has been restarted.
A log file is always displayed at the bottom of the utility.

When synchronization does not start automatically, (this may happen if a disk is
signaled as "Faulty" or if it is new), manual action is necessary within the utility. In
the Physical tab, after selecting the faulty disk, an Operations tab will be displayed.
The actions available depending on the current status are displayed. A Recreation
operation can then be requested to get the disk into a correct state.
The synchronization or recreation progress can be monitored using the menu Group
Operations ► Show Progress; a progress bar will be displayed. At the end of this last
step, the virtual disk will switch from its Degraded status to Optimal.
8.7.2 Activating and configuring the RAID disks on a Dell Precision R5400
8.7.2.1 Initial checks
The workstation's BIOS must be modified to operate systematically in RAID

configuration. Go into the BIOS configuration (press <F2> during the boot phase),
and then change the Drives options so that the SATA Operation field is switched to the
RAID On position.
Once the system BIOS is set, it is possible to enter the specific BIOS settings for the
RAID controller. If the machine is already configured to run in RAID1, a status is
displayed just after the initialization of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager controller.
The RAID configuration utility Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be accessed just after
its initialization phase by using the key combination Ctrl-i.

8.7.2.2 Configuring the RAID1
Some workstations may be delivered without the RAID1 configuration. After an initial
check, it is necessary to configure the system, in order to use this feature.
To configure the workstation with RAID1, proceed as follows:
 When the workstation boots, and while the following message is displayed:
Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration Utility...
Use the Ctrl+i key combination to enter into the Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID
configuration utility
 In the main menu (MAIN MENU) select option 1: Create RAID Volume, then press
Enter
 On the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, the Name field displays Volume0, and you
can change the name of the volume or accept the default name as it is. Press
Enter to continue.
 In the RAID Level field, select RAID1(Mirror) using the up and down arrows and
press Enter
 In the Capacity field, leave the total disk capacity as the default and press Enter
 Create Volume is then shown highlighted: press Enter to create the RAID
volume. Confirmation is requested to erase the disk: press Y to continue
 Return to the main menu, and select the option 4. Exit and press Enter, then
use Y to confirm that you are leaving the Intel Matrix Storage Manager utility
This procedure will erase all the disks' contents. This then means that it must be
done before installing Windows.
After this configuration, a standard Windows installation must be performed as the
hard drives are no longer bootable.
8.7.2.3 Replacing the disk drive
When a machine is running in normal mode with a RAID1 configuration, one of the
two disks can be lost without losing any data. In this scenario, the RAID1
configuration is said to be "degraded".
With the Dell Precision R5400, the hot replacement of hard drives is not
possible
After a disk crash, the disk can be reconnected or replaced (with power off). Upon
restarting, the reinserted disk must be resynchronised whereas a new disk (or a disk
shown as "Faulty") must be recreated.
The RAID1 structure is not completely operational until the synchronization phase
has finished. Until then, the "new" disk is not bootable.
As an example, a 140 GB disk typically needs 1 hour to synchronize and 1 hour 30
minutes to be rebuilt.
Where possible, it is recommended to perform these synchronization or
recreation operations as part of standard maintenance operations;
especially when not running an ALSPA HMI application.

8.7.2.4 Monitoring tool
A supervision utility is preinstalled in the Precision R5400 system image. This utility
makes it possible to monitor the RAID disks and check on the status of the hard
drives that comprise the volume.
The supervision utility must be run with administrator rights or by connecting, using
the Administrator user account. Run the utility using the following shortcut:
Start ► All Programs ► Intel® Matrix Storage Manager ►Intel Matrix Storage Console
The following screen is displayed:
In order to see the details of the Volume and the RAID disks, select the menu
options View ► Advanced Mode as shown in the screenshot below:

The following screen is then displayed:
The Status parameter shows the status of the RAID disks. No active migration(s)
means that the two disks are synchronized and running normally.
To optimize disk access, the Hard Drive Write Cache Enabled parameter must be set to
Yes as shown in the screenshot above. If this is not the case, you must change this
parameter by right-clicking on the element labelled Array_xxxx ► Enable Hard Drives(s)
Write Cache as shown in the screenshot below:
8.8 Configuring the Intel Pro 1000 GT Quad network card
In order to optimize the data transfer performance on the Dual-Link Historian and
CIS connections, the network ports corresponding to these two functions must be
configured in the following way:
 Connect to the Administrator account and open the control panel using the
menu Start  Control Panel. Then click the Network Connections icon.

The window for the workstation's available network adaptors opens:
 Right click on the network adaptor to be configured and select Properties.

 Click the Configure… button.

 In this window select the Advanced tab. Then click the Jumbo Frames item in the
Settings panel and then use the Value dropdown menu to select 16128 Bytes.
Then select Performance Options in the Settings panel.

 Click on the Properties button

The network adapter performance options are displayed:
 Configure each of the items in the Settings box as indicated in the table below:
Settings Value
Adaptive Inter-Frame Spacing Enabled (default)

Flow Control Generate & Respond  Off

Interrupt Moderation Rate Adaptive  Off
Receive Descriptors 256  2048
Transmit Descriptors 256  2048
Then click on the OK button to confirm the modifications, and also the OK
button in the previous window.
Repeat the operation for the other network adaptors if necessary and then
reboot the workstation for the modifications to come into effect.
This operation is to be done on all the ALSPA HMI workstations with
an Intel Pro 1000 GT Quad board and where the Dual-Link Historian and
CIS connections are configured on this board.
8.9 Installing VNC and the Win2VNC utility
The VNC software is used on a LSD (Large Screen Display), to allow it to be

controlled from other Centralog workstations.
The Win2VNC utility enables control of a LSD to come from the keyboard/mouse of
a Centralog workstation.
8.9.1 Installing VNC
To install the VNC software on an LSD workstation, proceed as follows:

 Connect to the Administrator account and insert the DVD with the ALSPA HMI
tools. The automatic start procedure asks you if you wish to proceed with the
installation of third-party software and the ALSPA HMI tools. Click the Cancel
button to cancel the installation.
 Open a Windows Explorer window and navigate to the following directory on
the ALSPA HMI tools DVD:
<DVD Drive letter>:\ThirdPartySoftware\Vnc
 Start the installation of the VNC Server by double-clicking on the file:

vnc-4.0-x86_win32.exe

 Click on Next to continue.

In the License Acceptance window,
 Click on I accept the agreement and then on Next.

In the installation directory selection window,
 Leave the default settings and click on Next.

In the components to install selection window,
 Uncheck VNC Viewer and the click on Next.

In the short-cut creation window,
 Check Don’t create a Start Menu folder and click on Next.

In the additional tasks selection window,
 Leave the parameters selected by default as indicated above and click on

Next.

In the installation parameters summary
 Click on Next to start the installation.

When the VNC Server properties screen is displayed,
 Click on the Set Password button in the Authentication tab to define a password,
so that unauthorized persons cannot access the VNC Server.

 Enter a password in the text box and confirm it. Click OK to confirm the entry.
Then click on OK in the VNC properties screen.
In the installed components notification screen,
 Click Next.

In the end of VNC installation screen,
 Click Finish.
8.9.2 Installing Win2VNC
To install the Win2VNC software on a Centralog workstation, proceed as follows:

 Connect to the Administrator account and insert the DVD with the ALSPA HMI
tools. The automatic start procedure asks you if you wish to proceed with the
installation of third-party software and the ALSPA HMI tools. Click the Cancel
button to cancel the installation.
 Open a Windows Explorer window and navigate to the following directory on
the ALSPA HMI tools DVD:
<DVD Drive letter>:\ThirdPartySoftware\Vnc
 Start the Win2VNC installation by double-clicking on the file:

Win2VNC.exe

In the user license acceptance window,
 Click on I Agree.
 In the installation directory selection window, leave the default parameters and
click on Install.

When the end of installation window is displayed
 Click on Close.
8.9.3 Configuring Win2VNC
Open the Win2VNC configuration tool via the following shortcut:

Start  All Programs  Win2VNC  Win2VNC
 In the VNC server entry box enter the IP address of the workstation that you
wish to take control of and then click on the Options button.
 In the Direction panel, you can select the side by which, when you move the
mouse pointer, you can take control of the wall screen workstation. In the

above example East means that you are taking control of the wall screen
workstation by moving your mouse to the east, i.e. by trying to move it off your
screen to the right. The other 3 configurations available are, respectively: West
to the left of the screen, North above and South below. Leave the other default
parameters and click on OK.
 Enter the same password as entered during the VNCServer installation on the
screen wall workstation and click on OK. Your workstation is now ready to
control the screen wall.
You can control up to two screen wall workstations. If this is the case, you
must configure each workstation's assumption of control in such a way that
there is no conflict (e.g. exit to the left for the 1st screen wall and to the right
for the 2nd).

8.10 Rules for configuring a LSD (Large Screen Display) workstation
In order to correctly configure a screen wall, the LSD workstation must be equipped
with a graphics card that has 4 outputs in DVI (or Display Port) format. This card
must be capable of managing a mode known as Span mode or Multi-Display in which
Windows sees the 4 screens as one single screen with a high resolution.
You can also use 2 graphics cards that are of the same model (each having
2 video outputs) once they are able to manage Span Mode.
Here are the steps for configuring a LSD workstation:
 Install the graphics card into the machine, then the drivers and utilities specific
to the model (e.g. Catalyst for the ATI cards, NVidia Control Panel for the
NVidia cards),
 On machines that have a graphics chipset on the motherboard, disable this
graphic output by the machine's BIOS,
 Configure the graphics outputs in Span mode or Multi-Display mode using the
utilities provided by the card's manufacturer,
 The Windows "Primary" screen must be configured on the upper left-hand
cube, and the order of the cubes must be:
1 2
3 4
 Hide the Windows taskbar so that the windows displayed on a cube fit the
cube's size (the cubes may not overlap one another).
8.11 Configuring the BIOS on Dell Precision T5500 workstations
In order to optimize the performance of Dell Precision T5500 and R5500

workstations, the following configuration of the BIOS must be used:
 Reboot your workstation and press the F2 button once the Dell banner
appears
 Wait for the BIOS configuration's graphical interface to display
 Open Settings  Performance  Hyper-Threading Technology, check Enable Hyper-
Threading Technology, and then click Apply
 Open Settings  Performance  C States Control, uncheck C States Control, and then
click Apply.
 Open Settings  Performance  Memory Node Interleaving, check NUMA, and then
click Apply. This option is only available on dual-processor workstations.
 Click Exit to leave the BIOS configuration menu and reboot the machine.
8.12 Installing a remote display system via the PC-over-IP solution
To implement a remote display system using the PC-over-IP protocol, you need the
following equipment:

 A host remote display card: this card is installed in the host station and connected
by an Ethernet connection to the portal using the PC-over-IP protocol.
This card may directly include a graphics chipset, such as the models Amulet
Hotkey DXPC or ATI RG220. Another possible arrangement is that of a card
connected via 2 DVI connectors to a standardized graphics card installed in the
host machine: this is the standard Dell solution.
 A portal: this is a casing to which the screens, keyboard, and mouse are
connected, allowing the operator to use a PC while the workstation is physically
located in another room. The Portal is connected to the host remote display card
by an Ethernet link using the PC-over-IP protocol. The portals approved for the
Alspa HMI are the Dell FX100 and the Amulet Hotkey DXR4-IP.
 A management PC and an Ethernet switch that will make it possible to configure
the host remote display card and the portal so that the connection is made
automatically between these 2 elements when the computer boots up (the MAC
addresses of the various hardware must be known, and IP address ranges
reserved for the PC-over-IP protocol if the remote display system is on a shared
network).
This management PC and this switch may only be used for configuring the
remote display system. At the end of configuration, this hardware must be
removed.
Configuring the remote display system assumes that the remote display cards or
graphics cards have been installed correctly with the drivers recommended for the
version of Windows installed on the machine.
8.12.1 Hardware installation
Before installing the hardware in the machines, please note down the MAC
addresses of the various elements in order to make it easy to configure the host
cards and the portal (you can find the MAC addresses on a label affixed to the
Amulet Hotkey DXPC and ATI RG220 cards, or on the Amulet Hotkey DXR4-IP
housing).
 After installing the host remote display card within the machine, connect an
Ethernet cable from the remote display card to the switch. On a 4-screen
remote display system using two Amulet Hotkey DXPC cards, both cards must
be connected via an Ethernet cable (check the manufacturer's documentation
for more details). On a 4-screen remote display system using two ATI RG220
cards, each card must be connected to the switch.
 Connect an Ethernet cable from the portal to the switch. On a 4-screen remote
display system using two ATI RG220 and Dell FX-100 cards, the two FX-100
cards must be connected to the switch.
The ATI RG220 cards have a local video port that makes it possible
to directly connect a monitor. This is done to facilitate the installation
of the OS before the remote display system has been configured.
8.12.2 Configuring the connection via the PC-over-IP protocol during the 1st installation
 Press the portal's Disconnect in order to display the OSD login menu. On the
Dell FX-100, this is the black button found on the housing's front panel.

 Open the Options  Configuration menu, in order to display the configuration
window and unlock the interface via the Unlock button located at lower-left in
order to allow the changes. A password is then requested, enter the
password, and then click on the OK button.
The default password of the Amulet Hotkey portal is ahkdante. The
Dell FX-100 portal has no default password.
 Select the Reset tab, then click the Reset button to reset the portal's settings.
Next, click OK in the confirmation window.
 Select the Connection Management tab, check that the option Enable Connection
Management is not ticked.
 Select the Discovery tab, then tick the two boxes Enable Discovery and Enable
Host Discovery.
 The portal's configuration for the initial connection is now complete. Click the
configuration window's Apply button to approve the changes, then click Reset in
the confirmation window.
 Next, click the Connect button, the record the IP and MAC addresses of the
host cards that the portal discovers on the network. By default, the IP address
assigned to a host remote display card by the PC-over-IP protocol is
192.168.1.100, and the IP address assigned to the FX-100 is 192.168.1.50.
 Select the row where the IP and MAC addresses are shown highlighted, and
then click OK
8.12.3 Configuring the automatic connection of the portal to the host remote display card
On the management computer, configure the Ethernet port to connect to the PC-
over-IP network. For example, give the address 192.168.1.2 if the address of the PC-
over-IP network is 192.168.1. The configurations of the host remote display card and
the portal are set by connecting via a web browser from the management computer.
8.12.3.1 Configuring the host remote display card
 Launch a web browser from the management computer and log into the
remote display card via the URL http://192.168.1.100 (this is the IP address
assigned by default by PC-over-IP. If you had configured a different address,
please reenter the changed address).

The browser then displays a security message due to an unauthenticated
certificate:
 Click on Continue to this website (not recommended) to continue.

The host remote display card's connection page is shown:
 Enter the password in the Password input field and click on the Log In button to
log into the host card's configuration interface.
ATI RG220 host card has no default password (do not enter
anything into the Password field).

In the host remote display card's homepage, open the menu Configuration 
Initial Setup. The initial configuration interface appears:

Enable HD Audio Take this option to have sound on your portal.
Don't forget to connect the audio cable (male-
male mini jack) from the portal to your monitor
(if it has speakers) or to the loudspeakers.
Warning: In a 4-screen remote display system
that requires 2 remote display cards within the
machine (as each card only manages 2
screens), only select this option on one of the
two cards.
Enable Microsoft Check this option if you are in Windows 7 64-
Windows bit.
Vista /Windows 7
64-bit Mode
Enable DHCP Do not check this option, as we do not use a
DHCP server.
IP Address The host card's IP address. The address
192.168.1.100 is assigned by default by the
PC-over-IP protocol. Given that we use a peer-
to-peer connection, it is recommended to keep
this default address.

Subnet Mask Subnet mask. Leave 255.255.255.0 if you have
chosen the default IP address, otherwise enter
the mask as a function of your IP address's
class.
Gateway Gateway. Leave 192.168.1.1 if you have
the gateway corresponding to your network
configuration.
Primary DNS Primary DNS Server. Do not configure the
Server DNS server (leave the 0.0.0.0 value by
default).
Secondary DNS Secondary DNS Server. Do not configure the
default).
Accept Any Client Do not check this option, as we use a peer-to-
peer connection between the host card and the
portal.
Client MAC Enter the MAC address of the portal dedicated
Address to that remote display card (the MAC address
may be retrieved via the portal's OSD menu or
on a label underneath the Amulet Hotkey
DXR4-IP housing).
 Click the Apply button to confirm the changes.
 Open the menu Configuration  Connection Management. Check that the Enable
Connection Management option is not ticked, and leave the other default
parameters.
 Click on Apply to continue.

 Open the menu Configuration  Discovery. Check that the option Enable DNS SRV
Discovery is not ticked and leave the other default parameters as shown in the
screencap below:

 Open the menu Configuration  Session. Check that the option Accept Any Peer is
not ticked, and that the MAC address of the Peer MAC Address field is indeed
the one devoted to your remote display card. Leave the other default
parameters as shown in the screencap below:

The configuration of the host remote display card is now complete.
 Click on Log Out at the upper left-hand of the window to disconnect from the
interface:
If your remote display system includes 4 monitors, you must configure the
second remote display card in the same way as the first, changing the
settings specific to the card (MAC addresses, IP addresses, etc.)

8.12.3.2 Configuring the portal
 Open a web browser from the management computer and login to the portal
via the URL: http://192.168.1.50 (this is the IP address assigned by default by
PC-over-IP. If you had configured a different address, please reenter the
changed address).
The browser then displays a security message due to an unauthenticated
certificate:
 Click on Continue to this website (not recommended) to continue.

The portal login page is displayed:

 Enter the password into the Password input field and click on the Log In button
to connect to the portal's configuration interface.

FX-100 has no default password (do not enter anything into the
Password field).
 During the 1st initialization, the Initial Setup page is automatically displayed. If it
is not displayed, in the portal's homepage, open the menu Configuration  Initial
Setup.

Enable HD Audio Take this option to have sound on your portal.
Don't forget to connect the audio cable (male-
male mini jack) from the portal to your monitor
(if it has speakers) or to the loudspeakers.
Enable DHCP Do not take this option, as we do not use a
DHCP server, but rather fixed IP addresses.
IP Address IP address of the portal. The address
192.168.1.50 is assigned by default by the PC-
over-IP protocol. Given that we use a peer-to-
peer connection, we recommend that you keep
this default address.
Subnet Mask Subnet mask. Leave 255.255.255.0 if you have
the mask as a function of your IP address's
class.

Gateway Gateway. Leave 192.168.1.1 if you have
the gateway corresponding to your network
configuration.
Primary DNS Primary DNS Server. Do not configure the
default).
Secondary DNS Secondary DNS Server. Do not configure the
default).
 Click the Apply button to confirm the changes. A confirmation page is then
displayed, click on the Reset button to update the portal's flash memory. You
are then disconnected from the portal. Reconnect to the portal: see the first
three steps of this chapter.
 Open the menu Configuration  Connection Management. Check that the Enable
Connection Management option is not ticked, and leave the other default
parameters.

 Open the menu Configuration  Discovery. Check that the option Enable DNS SRV
Discovery is not ticked and leave the other default parameters as shown in the
screencap below:
 Click on Apply to continue. A confirmation page is then displayed, click on the

Reset button to update the portal's flash memory. You are then disconnected

from the portal. Reconnect to the portal: see the first three steps of this
chapter.
 Open the menu Configuration  Session:

Accept Any Peer This field is inactive on a portal.
Session Type Type of session. Select PCoIP as the protocol
to use for the session.
Identify Peer by The host's identification type. Select IP
address.
Peer IP Address The host card's IP address. Entered the host
card's IP address, which is 192.168.1.100 by
default.
Peer MAC Address MAC address of the host card devoted to this
portal (the MAC address may be retrieved via
the host card's Web interface in the Info 
Version section).
Enable Auto- Tick this option to allow the portal to
Reconnect automatically reconnect to the host card.
Enable Peer Loss Tick this option to allow the displaying of the
Overlay PC-over-IP status message whenever a
disconnection occurs.
Enable AES-128- Tick this option to allow AES-128-GCM
GCM encryption. This encryption makes it possible
to make the data flows secure and improve
performance.

Enable Salsa20- Tick this option to allow Salsa20-256-Round12
256-Round12 encryption. This encryption makes it possible
to improve the performance when the
network's throughput is low.
The portal's configuration is now complete,
 click on Log Out at the upper left of the window to logout from the interface:
If your remote host system includes 4 monitors, you must configure the
second portal the same way as the first by changing the portal's specific
settings (MAC addresses, IP addresses, etc.)
On the Amulet Hotkey DXR4-IP portal that makes it possible to manage 4

monitors, you must consider the housing to have 2 portals (2 IP
addresses, 2 MAC addresses, etc.). Therefore, don't forget to configure
the second portal.
8.12.4 Particular feature of the Dell FX-100 portal
Whenever the workstation is shutdown (with machine being turned off), the Dell FX-
100 portal goes into standby mode (the LED next to the half-moon symbol blinks).
When the workstation is rebooted, don't forget to reconnect the FX-100 portal before
completely rebooting Windows, by pressing the black button on the housing's panel.
If the portal is not connected at the time of the boot, Windows reinitializes the
screens' configuration.
If the screens' configuration was lost when Windows booted up, simply
reboot the workstation again without turning off (no shutdown) in order to
return to the previous configuration.
8.13 Change actual Historian Partition (G:) to another partition on a second disk
 Reboot the station and log under Exe account

 Stop rds.exe process with the Windows Task Manager
 Launch the “Disk Management” console via Control Panel –> Administrative
Tools -> Computer Management -> Disk Management
 If the second disk is available but not formatted then this windows will be
displayed:

Verify that MBR (Master Boot Record) is selected (default) and click on OK
to continue
 Format the second disk as a unique partition (use all the capacity of the disk),
give “Historian” label name to this partition and give a temporary partition letter
(X: for example)
Select the disk to format then right click -> New Simple Volume.
An assistant wizard is launched to help you create the partition. Use all default
values until the window asking for the volume name is displayed:

Enter Historian as Volume label.
 At the end of the partition creation process, if the following error message is
displayed:
You must install and format the disk manually by using the Device Manager as
follows:
 Launch the “Device Manager” console via Control Panel –> Administrative
Tools -> Computer Management -> Device Manager

In the “Disk drives” section, select the 2nd disk then right click -> Uninstall
Click OK to confirm uninstallation of the 2nd disk.

 On the Computer Management Menu Bar, click Action -> Scan for hardware
changes
 The 2nd disk must be displayed as uninstalled in the other devices section of
the Computer Management:

Select the 2nd disk device then right-click -> Update Driver Software
 Select “Search automatically for updated driver software”
 Click on Close when the disk driver has been successfully installed

 Click again on Action -> Scan for hardware changes from the “Computer
Management” Menu Bar
 In the “Other devices” section, do a right-click on Unknown device -> Update

Driver Software
 Select Search automatically for update driver software

 Click on Close when the “Generic volume” driver has been successfully
installed
 After the “Generic volume” has been successfully installed, you need to format
the disk volume in order to use it. The following message is normally displayed
to ask you if you want to format the disk:

Click Format disk to continue
If this message is not displayed, then you must format the disk volume by
using Windows Explorer.
Open an Explorer window, select the unformatted disk, then right-click ->
Format…
 In the “Format Local Disk” dialog window, enter Historian as Volume label:

Click Start to start formatting the disk volume
 Click OK to confirm disk erasing when the disk is formatted:
 Click OK when disk formatting has completed:
 After creating the partition, rename the old Historian partition letter to Z: for
example and rename the new partition we just created G:
o To rename a partition, select it then right click -> Change Drive
Letter and Paths…

o In the “Change Drive Letter…” dialog box, select the drive you want to
change and click on Change button:
o In the following dialog box, select the new drive letter you want to give
to the partition (only unused drive letters are available for selection):
Click on the OK button to validate your choice.

o Once the drive letter changed, you also need to change the old
Historian volume name to something other than Historian. Select the
old Historian partition then right click -> Properties…
o In the Properties window, select the General Tab and change the
volume name from Historian to Historian-Old for example:
o Don’t forget go change the newly created Historian partition letter to

G: using the same process as described above

 With Windows Explorer, copy the content of “hdsr2” folder from the old
Historian partition to the new one (“hdsr2” must be located at the root folder of
the new G: partition). Upon successful copy of the “hdsr2” folder, please
delete the old “hdsr2” folder
If the “hdsr2” folder does not exist in the old Historian partition then
the Historian function has not been installed yet. All you have to do is
to install the Historian function and the Data base will be created on
the new partition.
 After changing the Historian partition, you must launch
phbk_modify_HISTORIAN_sizes.js located in C:\P320\exe\oc and re-install
the Historian function with Admintool. This is to be done only if Historian
function has already been installed (see previous step).
 Log under Clg account and verify that Historian function is operational and
writes its data in the newly created partition (use Windows Explorer)
This procedure must be repeated on the second Historian station, if your
Historian function is redundant.


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STATIC SENSITIVE DEVICES

1.5 Standards & codes

All these standards are indicated in the following document

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1.7 Special Conventions

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The PC workstations affected by the installation are:

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3.1 Installing Windows

3.1.1 Installing Windows XP

If the commissioning engineer has to install XP manually, refer to the

3.1.2 Installing Windows 7 x64

Only the 64-bit version of Windows 7 is supported. Workstations running on this OS

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3.1.3 Installing Windows Server 2008 R2

3.2 Network Connections

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Operator ALSPA HMI

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SIC Installation Server for ALSPA HMI workstations. A particular workstation

The installation procedure is presented as below:

4.2 Installing third-party software

 Login using the Administrator account.

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 Click on OK to start the installation.

The installation of third-party software is automatic: no response from the

An MS-DOS command window will also be displayed showing the

We strongly discourage running this installation procedure via a Windows

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4.3 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools

4.3.1 Installing the ALSPA HMI tools

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Description of the data fields:

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 Click on Typical to continue with the installation or Back to return to the

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 Click on Install to run the installation.

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4.3.2 Uninstall the ALSPA HMI tools

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 Click on Yes to restart the station.

4.4 Configuring the Autologon