Set up the VDS Web Server - HxGN LiveView - Administration & Configuration

HxGN LiveView Administrator Help

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Administration & Configuration
VDS Version
3.13
LiveView Version
3

The Visualization Data Service (VDS) provides graphics for display and associated information services for 2D documents to a connected LiveView (mobile or web) app. VDS consists of two logical servers, the VDS Web Server and the VDS Application Server. For LiveView, you will be installing and configuring only the VDS Web Server. Installation of the VDS Web Server is also referred to as Implementation Option 1 in the VDS Install and Setup Help.

The installation and usage of VDS is on a per product basis. Do not use the same installation of VDS for two Hexagon product applications.

Platform Considerations

Single server configuration - All VDS components and services are installed on one server. The minimum recommendations are 8 Processor Cores and 34 GB RAM.

Component/prerequisite

Resource requirements

3D Graphics Data Web API

Installed but not used

Visualization Edge Gateway

8 Cores and 4 GB RAM

2D Graphics Data Service

8 Cores and 4 GB RAM

2D Graphics Data Service Web API

8 Cores and 8 GB RAM

3D File Service

8 Cores and 8 GM RAM

RabbitMQ (message broker)

8 Cores and 8 GB RAM

VDS Configuration Utility and VDS Diagnostic Utility

Covered within the general requirements

We recommend that VDS be installed on a separate server from other web services (authorization server or web API servers).

Prerequisites

The exact version of the following Microsoft components must be installed. Other versions or libraries will not work.

  • Microsoft .NET Core Runtime 6.0.14 (Windows Hosting Bundle)

  • Microsoft .NET Core Desktop 5.0 Runtime

  • Microsoft .NET Core Hosting Bundle 3.1.22 or later

    For the Hosting Bundle to install properly, IIS must already be installed and configured on the server.

  • Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio, 2015, 2017, and 2019

  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 or later for SQL Server

Install Load Order

Follow the steps provided in the links below.These links take you to the VDS Install and Setup Help.

  1. Install RabbitMQ

  2. Open Secure Ports in the Windows firewall

  3. Install the VDS Web Server

  4. Enable SSL for VDS

  5. Configure Security Settings for the VDS Web Server

  6. Configure the VDS Web Server for Message Queue Management

  7. Set up the Authorization Server