Comtech EF Data Vipersat Circuit Scheduler User Manual

Vipersat Circuit Scheduler v3.7.x

ArrangeLink

User Guide

Part Number MN/22135 Revision 1

Vipersat Circuit Scheduler v3.7.x

ArrangeLink

User Guide

Part Number MN/22135

Document Revision 1

Software version 3.7.2

January 22, 2010

COMTECH EF DATA

VIPERSAT Network Products Group

3215 Skyway Court
Fremont, CA 94539
USA

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.comtechefdata.com

Part Number: MN/22135
Revision: 1

Software Version: 3.7.2

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Document Revision History

Revision Date Description

0 7/13/07 Initial Release.

Note: This new document part number, MN/22135, supercedes the previous
VCS User Guide part number, 22135.

New functionality in v1.3.5: VMS N:1 Redundancy.
This version has been upgraded to work with VMS version 3.5.x, in both single

and redundant server configurations.

1 1/22/10 New functionality in v3.7.2: VMS Web Services Client.

This version of Vipersat Circuit Scheduler is now fully integrated into the VMS

code base. Out-of-Band switching and Forward Path switching are not
supported. Analysis Report feature is removed.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

General

How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Manual Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Chapter 1 — General . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Chapter 2 — Installation . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Chapter 3 — Using ArrangeLink. . . . . 1-2

Appendix A — Glossary . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Conventions and References . . . . . . . . 1-2

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

ArrangeLink Main Features . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Schedule Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Supported Circuit Types . . . . . . . 1-3

Schedule Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Contention Verification. . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Schedule View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Schedule View Details . . . . . . . . 1-5

Schedule Operations . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Schedule Execution . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Time Zone Auto-Adjustment . . . . . . 1-5

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

ArrangeLink and VMS . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

New in this Release (v3.7.2) . . . . . . . . 1-6

VMS Web Services Client . . . . . . . . 1-6

Event Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6

Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Return Material Authorization . . . . . . 1-7

Reader Comments / Corrections . . . . 1-7

Chapter 2

Installation

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Server Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Server Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

IIS and ASP.NET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Uninstall Previous Version . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Remove ArrangeLink or VCS . . . . . . 2-7

Remove VMS SOAP Server. . . . . . . 2-7

Remove VMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Install VMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Installation Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Install SOAP Services . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Install ArrangeLink Web Application . . . 2-12

Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Set Up Log On Account . . . . . . . . . 2-18

Set Users Security . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

Configure Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Verifying Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22

Chapter 3

Using ArrangeLink

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Accessing ArrangeLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

SOAP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Local/Remote PC . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Log In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

Schedule Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Schedule Setup Sub-Screens . . . . . . 3-8

Generic Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

Schedule Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Time Zone Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

First Occurrence . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Exclusion Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Max. Execution Delay . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Schedule Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Scheduling Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Schedule Type . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Valid Date Range . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

Each Occurrence . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

Recurrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Weekly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

Circuit Specific Options . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

Circuit Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

InBand Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Out-of-Band Circuit . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Point-to-Point Out-of-Band . . . . . 3-17

Point-to-Point InBand . . . . . . . . 3-17

Point-to-MultiPoint Out-of-Band . . . 3-19

Point-to-MultiPoint InBand . . . . . 3-19

ToC i

Upstream Switch . . . . . . . . . . 3-21

Advanced Switching . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Schedule View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

Schedule Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

Past schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27

Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

Selected Schedule Details . . . . . . . . 3-30

Schedule Instances Details . . . . . . 3-30

Schedules Details . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

Appendix A

Glossary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1

Index

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-1

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List of Figures

Chapter 1 Figures

Figure 1-1 ArrangeLink Schedules View . . . . . 1-4

Chapter 2 Figures

Figure 2-1 VMS Web Services Components . . 2-1
Figure 2-2 Add/Remove Windows Components2-4
Figure 2-3 Configure Windows Application Server

2-5

Figure 2-4 DefaultAppPool, IIS Manager . . . . . 2-6

Figure 2-5 DefaultAppPool Identity. . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Figure 2-6 Remove ArrangeLink Program . . . . 2-7

Figure 2-7 VMS SOAP Server Setup Wizard . . 2-9

Figure 2-8 Choose Start Menu Folder . . . . . . 2-10

Figure 2-9 VMS SOAP Server Configuration . 2-10
Figure 2-10 SOAP Server Installation Complete .

2-11

Figure 2-11 Services Control Manager, VMS Web

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Figure 2-12 ArrangeLink Program Files . . . . . 2-13

Figure 2-13 Welcome, Setup Wizard . . . . . . . 2-13

Figure 2-14 License Agreement, Setup Wizard . .

2-14

Figure 2-15 Select Installation Address, Setup

Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Figure 2-16 Select Disk Drive, Setup Wizard . 2-15
Figure 2-17 Confirm Installation, Setup Wizard . .

2-15

Figure 2-18 Installation Progress, Setup Wizard .

2-16

Figure 2-19 Installation Complete, Setup Wizard .

2-17

Figure 2-20 Account Set Up, VMS Web Services

2-18

Figure 2-21 AL Directory, Properties Command .

2-19

Figure 2-22 Security Permissions, AL Properties.

2-20

Figure 2-23 Add a Port dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21

Figure 2-24 Disable Pop-up Blocker. . . . . . . . 2-22

Figure 2-25 Log In dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Figure 2-26 ArrangeLink Introduction Screen. 2-24

Chapter 3 Figures

Figure 3-1 ArrangeLink Log In Prompt . . . . . . .3-4

Figure 3-2 Log In Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

Figure 3-3 Introduction Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Figure 3-4 Command Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Figure 3-5 Synchronization with VMS. . . . . . . .3-7

Figure 3-6 Successful Synchronization Message .

3-7

Figure 3-7 Schedule Setup, Generic Options Tab

3-8

Figure 3-8 Schedule Setup, Scheduling Options

Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10

Figure 3-9 Calendar Selection, Start Date . . .3-11
Figure 3-10 Time Selection, Each Occurrence3-12
Figure 3-11 Duration Parameter, Alert Message .

3-12

Figure 3-12 Daily Schedule Type . . . . . . . . . .3-13

Figure 3-13 Weely Schedule Type . . . . . . . . .3-13

Figure 3-14 Monthly Schedule Type. . . . . . . . 3-14

Figure 3-15 Schedule Setup, Circuit Specific

Options Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-15

Figure 3-16 InBand Circuit diagram . . . . . . . . 3-16

Figure 3-17 Out-of-Band Circuit diagram . . . . 3-17

Figure 3-18 Point-to-Point InBand Circuit, Point

One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-18

Figure 3-19 Point-to-Point InBand Circuit, Point

Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-19

Figure 3-20 Point-to-Multipoint InBand Transmitter

3-20
Figure 3-21 Point-to-Mulitpoint InBand Receivers

3-21

Figure 3-22 Remove Receiver from List . . . . .3-21

Figure 3-23 Upstream Switch, Remote Selection .

3-22
Figure 3-24 Schedule Setup, Advanced Switching

Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-23

Figure 3-25 Schedule View, Schedule Instances

Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-25

Figure 3-26 Schedule Listing Table . . . . . . . .3-26

Figure 3-27 Schedule View, Schedules Tab. . 3-28
Figure 3-28 Schedules Tag Filter Parameter . 3-29
Figure 3-29 Schedule View, Details for Schedule

Instance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-30

Figure 3-30 Schedule View, Details for Schedule

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3-32

Figure 3-31 Admin Screen, VMS Tab. . . . . . . 3-33

Figure 3-32 Successful Synch with VMS . . . . 3-33

Figure 3-33 About ArrangeLink dialog . . . . . . 3-34

iv ArrangeLink User Guide

GENERAL

How to Use This Manual

This manual documents the features and functions of the Vipersat ArrangeLink
Circuit Scheduler software application, and guides the user in how to install and

use this product in a Vipersat network.

Network administrators and operators responsible for the configuration, opera­tion, and maintenance of the Vipersat satellite network are the intended audi­ences for this document.

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Manual Organization

This User Guide is organized into the following sections:

Chapter 1 — General

Contains ArrangeLink product description, customer support information, and
manual conventions and references.

Chapter 2 — Installation

Covers the steps for installing the ArrangeLink software application on a web
client PC workstation.

Chapter 1 - General 1-1

How to Use This Manual

Chapter 3 — Using ArrangeLink

Describes using ArrangeLink in conjuction with the Vipersat Management
System (VMS) to schedule and establish satellite network circuits automati­cally.

Appendix A — Glossary

A glossary of terms that pertain to Vipersat satellite network technology.

Conventions and References

The following conventions are utilized in this manual to assist the reader:

NOTE

Note: Provides important information relevant to the accompanying

text.

Tip: Provides complementary information that facilitates the

associated actions or instructions.

Caution: Provides explanatory text that notifies the reader of

possible consequences of an action.

Warning: Provides precautionary text that describes a potentially

hazardous situation. Failure to take or avoid a specified
action may result in damage to equipment.

The following documents are referenced in this manual, and provide supple­mentary information for the reader:

• Vipersat Management System User Guide (Part Number MN/22156).

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Product Description

Introduction

ArrangeLink is a satellite communication scheduling system used to schedule
network resources in support of a variety of critical applications including
distance learning, telemedicine, video conferencing, news and sporting event
video streaming, and scheduled broadcasting.

Using ArrangeLink, all users of the satellite network have visibility of both
current and future network traffic including the network resources required by
each scheduled use.

Both hardware and time resource conflicts are flagged automatically by
ArrangeLink, allowing users to negotiate for resource allocation.

Each version of ArrangeLink is tailored to work with a specific version of the
Vipersat Management System (VMS); it will not operate with prior or later
versions of VMS. For that reason, these two applications are released together.

ArrangeLink Main Features

Product Description

Schedule Setup

Schedules—onetime and recurring—are set up based on the Circuit Type, Start/
End Date/Time, Transmission Data Rate, Transmitter Node, and Receiver
Node. The recurrence setting is a powerful feature of the scheduler. Choices are
for Daily, Weekly, and Monthly occurrences.

The Advanced Switching feature allows a specified modulation and FEC code
rate to be incorporated into the scheduled switch, as well as assigning a Priority
to the event.

Supported Circuit Types

The scheduler provides circuit type choices for InBand Point-to-Point or Point­to-MultiPoint, and UpStream Switch.

Schedule Tag

In addition to the schedule name, one or more Schedule Tags can be defined and
attached to the schedule, providing an expanded range for filtering and finding a
particular event or set of events.

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Product Description

Contention Verification

The system verifies the contention between schedules to make sure the new
schedule is a valid one. Items of contention include Bandwidth and Hardware
resources.

Schedule View

All schedules can be viewed either on a per instance basis or on a per name
basis. Each of these views is controlled using a filter. The filter includes search
fields such as:

• Circuit Type

• Start/End Date/Time

• Status

• Schedule Tag

Figure 1-1

ArrangeLink Schedules View

The contents of a schedule table include:

• Schedule Name

• Type

• Circuit Type

• Start/End Date/Time and Duration

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Product Description

Recurrence

•

• Status

Schedule View Details

Schedule details that can be viewed include assigned circuit:

• Channel, Data Rate, and Priority

• Frequency and Bandwidth

• Transmitter site and Receiver site(s)

• Mod/Demod Device list

• Power and Eb/No

Schedule Operations

Users are allowed to stop a Running schedule immediately, or change the End
Date/Time. A Pending schedule can be deleted, modified, or started immedi­ately.

Schedule Execution

Schedules are executed according to the detail requirement of the schedule, such
as participating Nodes, Data Rate, Start/End Date/Time, and Circuit Type. All
participating Nodes will be initiated, and satellite links will be established
accordingly.

Time Zone Auto-Adjustment

When the local Date/Time (Pacific/Eastern/Greenwich) is input for the sched­ule, the system saves it as Universal Time Coordinates (UTC) Date and Time.
When data is retrieved from the server, such as with schedule view, the local
Date/Time is displayed for the client, regardless of location.

System Requirements

Please refer to the Release Notes (on the application CD) corresponding to this
version of ArrangeLink for the recommended system requirement specifica­tions.

Chapter 1 - General 1-5

Product Description

ArrangeLink and VMS

ArrangeLink shares functionality with the VMS to create a seamless operating
environment to control and manage a satellite communications system. This
combination provides the system operator and user with system management
and operation controls for all aspects of satellite communication system opera­tion.

Using the real-time system configuration information from the VMS, the sched­uler is able to display current network operating conditions and resource avail­ability. At the time a scheduled event starts, any of the equipment required to
establish the new circuit that are currently in STDMA mode will be automati­cally switched to SCPC mode, and remain in this mode for the duration of the
event. At the conclusion of the event, the modem units that were used during the
scheduled event are automatically switched back to their home states and once
again become available resources under VMS management.

ArrangeLink works with either the VMS installed on a single stand-alone
server, or with the VMS installed in the optional N:1 server redundancy config­uration.

New in this Release (v3.7.2)

VMS Web Services Client

This version of Vipersat Circuit Scheduler is now fully integrated into the VMS
code base. The VMS Web Services SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
Server offering provides an interface for VMS client applications such as
ArrangeLink for communications with the VMS. The SOAP interface runs on a
web services proxy server that also hosts the web applications using Internet
Information Services (IIS). The user interface for these applications is accessed
using a web browser from a client PC workstation.

For more information on VMS Web Services, including the SOAP Server
installation procedure, refer to the VMS User Guide (Part Number MN/22156).

Event Priority

In previous versions of the Circuit Scheduler, an event created in the scheduler
would always supercede any ongoing event that was in contention with the
scheduled event. This is no longer the case. A priority attribute is now assigned
to the scheduled event, and contention will be resolved by granting precedence
to the event which has the higher priority.

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Customer Support

Contact Information

Contact Comtech Vipersat Network Products Customer Support for information
or assistance with product support, service, or training on any Vipersat product.

Mail: 3215 Skyway Court

Phone: 1+510-252-1462

Fax: 1+510-252-1695

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.comtechefdata.com

Return Material Authorization

Any equipment or product returned to Vipersat must have a Return Material
Authorization (RMA) issued prior to return. To return a Comtech Vipersat
Networks product for repair or replacement:

Customer Support

Fremont, CA 94539
USA

• Obtain an RMA form and number from Vipersat Customer Support.

• Be prepared to supply the product model number and serial number of the

unit or product.

• To ensure safe shipping of the product, pack the item in the original

shipping carton.

Reader Comments / Corrections

If the reader would like to submit any comments or corrections regarding this
manual and its contents, please forward them to a Comtech Vipersat Customer
Support representative. All input is appreciated.

Chapter 1 - General 1-7

Customer Support

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INSTALLATION

C

General

The ArrangeLink Circuit Scheduler application software can be installed on any
workstation that will function as a web server and is either the host for the VMS
Web Services (SOAP Server) or is local to the server that performs that func­tion. This web server workstation must be local to the VMS Server.

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HAPTER

The SOAP interface runs on a web services proxy server that hosts the web
applications—such as ArrangeLink and VNO—using Internet Information
Services (IIS). The user interface for these applications is accessed using a web
browser from a client PC workstation.

The network component diagram shown in figure 2-1 reflects the recommended
configuration for implementing the VMS Web Services. To minimize latency
issues, the host platform for these services should be on the same LAN as the
VMS Server. Should a network web server be locally available, it would serve
as a logical platform for the SOAP server, as shown in the diagram.

Web Client

P

HTTP/HTML RPC

* Note: the Web Client PC can be local or remote

Figure 2-1

Chapter 2 - Installation 2-1

SOAPServer

(Web Server)

Ethernet LAN

VMS Web Services Components

VMSClient

PC

VMSServer

General

If there is no local web server available to host these services, then the follow­ing alternative configurations can be utilized:

• If the VMS is standalone, then the VMS Server can host the Web

services and applications.

• If the VMS is redundant, then another local server must host the Web

services and applications in order to retain true redundancy.

Requests and responses transmitted between the web application and the web
service use SOAP over HTTP protocol. The SOAP request is translated into an
RPC call into the VOS and the response is then returned to the web application.
This response is transformed into HTML and sent back to a web browser that
presents the user interface to the operator.

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Server Preparation

Server Prerequisites

Prior to installing the ArrangeLink Web service, the following items are
required for the host server:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system, with current Service

Pack.

• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), current version, to provide

Web server capabilities over an intranet, the Internet, or an extranet. This
allows client PC workstations to access the web services locally and
remotely.

• Microsoft ASP.NET, current version.

• Full VMS Core program.

• If a firewall is installed on the server, it must be turned off or set correctly

to allow HTTP.

• The SOAP server must be on the same LAN and have either direct access

or an Ethernet connection to the VMS server(s).

Server Preparation

• The SOAP server must be on the same domain as the VMS server(s).

• The installer must have administrator privileges on the server.

Caution: Running SOAP Services on a machine enables that machine to act

as an HTML server which may increase its vulnerability when
connected to the Internet.

IIS and ASP.NET

Verify that Internet Information Services (IIS) and ASP.NET are installed and
activated (checked):

1. From the Start menu, open the Add or Remove Programs control panel.

Click on the Add/Remove Windows Components button in the left panel
of the window.

The Windows Components Wizard window will open (figure 2-2)

Chapter 2 - Installation 2-3

Server Preparation

Figure 2-2

Add/Remove Windows Components

2. Click on Application Server and ensure that the check box is checked, then
click on the Details

button.

The Application Server window will open.

3. Ensure that the check boxes for ASP.NET and IIS are as shown in figure 2-3,
below.

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Server Preparation

Figure 2-3

Configure Windows Application Server

4. Click on the OK button in the Application Server window to confirm the
selections.

5. Click on the Next button in the Windows Components Wizard window to
execute the component installations.

Set the IIS Default Application Pool Identity

1. Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager from

Administrative Tools.

:

2. In the left window panel, expand the local computer tree view down to

DefaultAppPool and select the Properties command from the drop-down

menu (figure 2-4).

Chapter 2 - Installation 2-5

Server Preparation

Figure 2-4

DefaultAppPool, IIS Manager

3. Open the Identity tab in the Properties dialog, select the Predefined Net­work Service, then click OK, as shown in figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5

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DefaultAppPool Identity

Server Preparation

Uninstall Previous Version

If a previous version of VMS Web Services or VCS is installed on the server
workstation, that software should be removed prior to installing the new
version.

Remove ArrangeLink or VCS

1. From the Add or Remove Programs control panel, select the ArrangeLink

(or VCS) program and click on the Remove

button, as shown in figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6

2. A confirmation dialog window will appear. Click on the Continue button to
remove the program.

Remove ArrangeLink Program

Remove VMS SOAP Server

From the Add or Remove Programs control panel, select the VMS SOAP
Server program and click on the Remove

button.

Remove VMS

From the Add or Remove Programs control panel, select the Vipersat Manage­ment System program and click on the Remove

Chapter 2 - Installation 2-7

button.

Server Preparation

Install VMS

The VMS Web Services SOAP Server host machine must have a VMS Full
Install performed; this is necessary in order to provide the required support files

for proper operation of the SOAP interface. However, this copy of VMS is not
used to manage the Vipersat network.

NOTE

Note: The version number of the VMS Core software must match the version

number of both the SOAP Server software and the ArrangeLink appli­cation software.

A VMS Crypto-Key is not required, and these files are not called upon to
execute the client application.

To perform the VMS Full Install, follow the installation procedure in the section
“VMS Server Installation” in Chapter 2 of the Vipersat Management System
User Guide, then return here to continue with this procedure.

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Installation Procedure

Use the following procedure to install the ArrangeLink Web Service on the
SOAP Server.

Note that the installation and configuration must be done using an Administra­tor login.

Installation Procedure

Caution: This software must be installed on a platform that is running Windows

Server 2003. Installing the SOAP Services on a computer that is not
running Windows Server 2003 will void VMS product support.

Install SOAP Services

1. Locate the VMS SOAP Setup.exe file on the VMS program distribution CD

and double-click on the file to start the installer.

This will open the VMS SOAP Server Setup Wizard (figure 2-7) that will
install the SOAP services.

Figure 2-7

2. Click the Next button to progress through the Setup process.

3. Specify the Start Menu Folder for locating the program shortcuts. This

folder defaults to the folder that was specified for the VMS installation.

Chapter 2 - Installation 2-9

VMS SOAP Server Setup Wizard