AxxonData is a local version of the AxxonNet cloud service and it is used to work in local networks only. AxxonData is compatible with Axxon One version 1.0.4 and with the Axxon Next archive product.

List of supported Windows OS

AxxonData is available in Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows 10.

Minimum requirements for installing and running AxxonData in Windows OS

To run AxxonData, we recommend using a computer with a 1.0 GHz processor with two or more cores and 2 GB RAM.

Disk subsystem requirements: 1 GB to install AxxonData and at a rate of 1.5 MB = 1000 events to store the events from the detection tools in the database.

You can use the following formulas to calculate the required space for storing events in the database:

T = E × 60 × 24 × 0.5 ÷ 1024²

where

Required space for D days in GB = C × T × D

where

Installation of AxxonData

  • You cannot install AxxonData together with Axxon PSIM, because the CassiniService service is started during Axxon PSIM installation. This service runs on port 8081, the same port as the nginx service of AxxonData.
  • Before installation, make sure that ports 80 and 443 are free in the system. Port 80 is used by the Web-Server by default (see Configuring the Web-Server).
  • You can install local cloud on port 80 or port 8082 using the HTTP protocol. If port 80 is free, then local cloud will be installed on it. In this case, in order to access the cloud via web and add servers to it, it is necessary to provide access to port 80 from Client devices or from the connected Axxon One Server. If port 80 is busy, then local cloud will be installed on port 8082. In this case, it is necessary to provide public access to two ports: 8082 and 8888.
  • Before installation, make sure that port 8080 is free in the system. By default, port 8080 uses the Virtual input (see Configure virtual inputs). If port 8080 is busy, the domain synchronization with AxxonData isn’t possible.
  • If Axxon One of the Failover server and client installation type is installed on your computer, you must allocate a separate computer to install AxxonData. You cannot install AxxonData together with Axxon One of the Failover server and client installation type.

To install AxxonData, do the following:

  1. Download the distribution kit using the link.
  2. Run the AxxonData installer as an Administrator.
  3. Select the installation language and click OK.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Select the installation directory and click Next.
  6. Select the access protocol for local cloud and click Next.

    • If you install AxxonData using the HTTPS access protocol, then it won't be possible to update it to HTTP later. HTTP protocol is available starting from Axxon One 1.9.
    • If you select the HTTPS protocol, AxxonData will be installed in a standard way using a certificate. If you select HTTP, AxxonData will be installed without encryption using port 80. If you free port 80 (for example, by changing the port of the Axxon One Wed-Server), AxxonData will be installed on port 80. If port 80 is busy (for example, if the Axxon One Server is running at the time of installation), you will be prompted to use port 8082:


  7. To send email notifications, set the SMTP server settings. If you don't want to send notifications, you can skip this step. To set up an SMTP server, do the following:
    1. In the Server address field, enter the SMTP Server for outgoing mail.
    2. In the Server port field, enter the port number used by the outgoing mail Server.
    3. In the User name field, enter the name of the account used to send messages on the outgoing mail Server.
    4. In the Password field, enter the password for the account on the outgoing mail Server.
    5. In the Email to field, enter the email of the account on the outgoing mail Server.
    6. Click Next.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Click Install.

    AxxonData installation will start on your computer:
  10. Click Finish and restart the computer.

After installation, the AxxonData shortcut will be created on the desktop. Installation logs will be available in the C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp folder, the product logs will be available in the C:\ProgramData\AxxonSoft\AxxonData and C:\ProgramData\AxxonSoft\AxxonNet folder.

AxxonData will be available at https://vmscloud.local. By default, two test users are available:

  1. Admin1, the password is admin1password.
  2. Admin2, the password is admin2password.

These users can create other users, including the administrators. Names of users are case insensitive.

Configuring the local Client installation type

Perform the configuration as follows:

  1. On the computer on which the Axxon One Server is installed, specify the cloud address with the protocol.

  2. Start the Server.
  3. Follow these steps for all Servers of Axxon-domain.
  4. On computers without AxxonData installed, from which you need to connect to it:
    1. In the hosts file (located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc), set the IP address of the computer on which AxxonData is installed.

      The hosts file must be writable, not read-only.

    2. Add the rootCA.pem certificate from the AxxonData installation directory to the trusted root certification authorities.
      certutil –addstore -enterprise –f “Root” c:\rootCA.pem
    3. Configure security policies:
      1. Run the Local Group Policy Editor:
        WIN+R → gpedit.msc

      2. Select Windows SettingsSecurity Settings Public Key PoliciesCertificate Path Validation Settings

      3. Set the settings checkboxes in the Per user certificate stores section, and the Define these policy settings checkbox.
         
      4. Click Apply.
    4. Restart the computer.

Deleting AxxonData

To delete AxxonData, do the following:

  1. Go to StartControl PanelPrograms and Features.
  2. In the list of installed programs, find AxxonData and right-click it.
  3. In the context menu, select Uninstall.
  4. In the window that opens, click Yes. The process of uninstalling AxxonData starts.
  5. In the window that opens, click OK.
  6. In the list of installed programs, find PostgreSQL 10 and right-click it.
  7. In the context menu, select Uninstall/Change.
  8. In the window that opens, set the Entire application checkbox and click Next. The process of uninstalling PostgreSQL 10 starts.
  9. In the window that opens, click OK.
  10. Delete the C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\AxxonData\pg folder.
  11. Delete the C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\AxxonData folder.
  12. If you cannot delete the C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\AxxonData\pg and C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\AxxonData folders, then:
    1. Go to StartTask ManagerProcesses.
    2. Make sure that AxxonData, nginx, and nats-streaming-server processes aren't present, otherwise delete them.
    3. Go to StartTask ManagerServices.
    4. Make sure that AxxonData, Reports, nats-streaming-server, postgresql-10-ac and exporter processes aren't present, otherwise delete them.
      1. Open a command line as administrator.
      2. Enter the commands to delete the services one by one:
        sc delete axxondata
        sc delete reports
        sc delete nats-streaming-server
        sc delete postgresql-10-ac
        sc delete exporter
  13. After deleting all dependencies in processes and services, you must delete the C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\AxxonData folder manually.
  14. Restart the computer.

AxxonData is deleted.

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