Installation
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3.2
Installation types
3.2.1
Selecting the MK8000 configuration
MK8000 may be set up as a single station, as a distributed system, or as a station
for performing project configuration only. The installation options include:
Installation type
Meaning
Stand-Alone/Server
station (full-featured)
Install all MK8000 software components as well as Com-
poser and the configuration tools.
Select this option when you need:
–
A single station with configuration and test tools;
–
A server station, with communication capabilities as well
as configuration and test tools for a Distributed System.
FEP station
(Front-End Processor
providing communica-
tion services)
Install MK8000 communication layer only. A networked
Stand-Alone/Server station will be required to configure
and operate.
Select this option when you need:
–
A Front-End Processor providing, in a Distributed Sys-
tem, extended serial communication services to a
Stand-Alone/Server station.
Note:
A FEP station can support up to 16 serial ports.
Test Client applica-
tion
Install only the MK8000 testing client application.
License station
Install the software required to handle the license key and
the associated PAK code. This installation type is only
required on the physical PCs supporting a redundant vir-
tual server based on Marathon software.
During the MK8000 setup procedure, you need to select the installation type.
3.2.1.1 Redundant server solution with Marathon virtual server
In DMS8000 systems, the Marathon EverRun FT (Fault Tolerant) software can be
used in order to satisfy fault-tolerant requirements.
Marathon EverRun FT is a software application that can provide a Virtual server
based on two identical PC machines connected over a hi-speed, dual local net-
work. MM8000 can be installed on the virtual machine, which appears in all re-
spects as a fully standard Windows system. The Marathon software is able to sup-
port an uninterrupted service even in case one of the two physical devices (or part
of it) fails.
The virtual machine creates a perfect environment for DMS8000 software to run
with only one exception, concerning the license key, which requires to be installed
on a physical port and handled by the physical machine.
In fact, two identical hardware keys have to be installed on the same port of the
two physical machines. The figures below show the architecture.