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Contents
Contents
Chapter 1—Before You Begin ............................................................................................................ 1
What’s New ..................................................................................................................................... 1
What You Should Know Before You Begin ..................................................................................... 2
System Requirements .................................................................................................................... 3
Historical Logging and Hard Disk Requirements ...................................................................... 3
Additional Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................ 4
Start With the SMS-Info.txt File ...................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 2—Introduction to SMS ....................................................................................................... 6
Register Your Software Now ........................................................................................................... 6
Software Version Support Agreement ....................................................................................... 6
Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Instruction Materials ....................................................................................................................... 7
Notational Conventions ............................................................................................................. 7
Add-On Modules ............................................................................................................................. 8
Online Help System ........................................................................................................................ 8
Technical Support ........................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3—The PC Communications Interface ............................................................................... 9
POWERLOGIC Ethernet Gateway ................................................................................................. 9
SY/LINK Board ............................................................................................................................... 9
RS-232 (Serial) Connections ........................................................................................................ 10
Chapter 4—SMS-3000 Installation .................................................................................................. 11
Security Keys ................................................................................................................................ 11
No Key Found .......................................................................................................................... 11
Planning the Installation ............................................................................................................... 11
System Architecture ...................................................................................................................... 12
The Server ............................................................................................................................... 12
The Client ................................................................................................................................ 12
The Database .......................................................................................................................... 13
Hardware Issues ...................................................................................................................... 14
Network Security Administrator Privileges .................................................................................... 14
Installation Types .......................................................................................................................... 15
NT Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 16
System Backup and Making an Emergency Repair Disk ............................................................. 16
Installation Checklist ..................................................................................................................... 17
New Installation, Client/Serve ....................................................................................................... 18
Ethernet Gateway .................................................................................................................... 25
SMS-3000 Startup ................................................................................................................... 25
Upgrade Installation, Client/Server ............................................................................................... 25
Restoring the Data Files .......................................................................................................... 28
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