The installation has to be completed first on the engineering and finally on the runtime server. If you are not logged in as root user, the password for the root user will be prompted at this point.

In Debian 11, remote connects through PuTTY (SSH) or WinSCP with root login are disabled by default. Therefore, use the additional user login user to establish a connection with WinSCP or PuTTY or to log in to the desktop (GUI). For this, the login name and password are required to enable external access to both the Siveillance Control engineering and runtime server.

  • Debian has been installed.
  • You are logged in as root user.
  • The password for the viewpoint-d11*.deb file has been provided by the Siemens service technician or hotline.
  1. To install Siveillance Control on a server, copy the following file with the copy command to the /home/[user] directory
  • viewpoint-d11*.deb
  1. To install Siveillance Control on VM, copy the file to the /home/[user] directory using for example WinSCP.
  1. Enter the following command to change to the directory with the Siveillance Control installation files:
    cd /home/[user]
  1. Run the installation script:
    installSiveillanceControl.sh
Installation:1 ) install/update Siveillance Control server2 ) install/update OIS server3 ) install/update Operation scheduler 9 ) install open-vm-toolsMaintenance functions:a ) start serviceb ) stop servicec ) handle server certificated ) disable updates via networke ) enable updates via networkf ) configure CUPSh ) start systemhardeningr ) uninstall productst ) configure Timezoneu ) upgrade operating systemv ) verify Siveillance Control statusPlease select:Maintenance functions OIS:i ) check OIS installation j ) import root certificate into Siveillance Control keystorel ) install/reconfigure moxa drivers ) show install logq ) quit
  1. Complete the following steps to install Siveillance Control:
  • Enter 1 to select install/update Siveillance Control server.
  • Choose the package version.
  • To install an engineering server, enter e for a new installation when prompted to choose a site type.
  • To install a runtime server, enter r for a new installation when prompted to choose a site type.
  • Siveillance Control is installed.
  • The site is configured.
  • The Siveillance Control server is started.
  1. Only for larger installations: The Java settings must be adapted for systems with more than 16 GB RAM on the runtime server. For more details on hardware requirements, refer to: Specifications for Servers in Planning. To adapt the Java settings, proceed as follows:
  • Open the /etc/viewpoint/viewpoint.properties file.
  • Change the default value of the java memory setting variable to:
    java_memory_settings ='-Xmx12g -XX:+UseG1GC -Xms4g'
  1. Complete the following steps to configure the CUPS:
  • Enter f to select configure CUPS.
  • Enter y.
  • Perform the configuration in a web browser from a different computer, for instance a Windows client: https://[hostname-of-siveillancecontrol-server]:631
  • On the CUPS homepage, select Adding Printers and Classes.
  • Enter the username for root and corresponding password.
  • Click Add Printer.
  • Select a printer.
  • Click Next.
  • To enter a printer location and decide whether the printer is to be shared, follow the instructions on the screen.
  • Once the printer is configured, close the browser.
  • You return to the installation menu.
  1. To configure time zone, enter t to select configure Timezone.
  • To set a default time zone, select 1 and press Enter.
  • To set any other time zones, select 1 and enter the name of the time zone for example, Europe/Berlin.
  • To view the current time zone, select 2.
  • To view all the available time zones, select 3.
  1. When the installation is complete, enter q to exit the program.
  1. To reboot the system, enter the following command:
    init 6