GENESIS Installation Components

The following table contains the complete list of components that are available in the GENESIS installation. Use it as a reference when selecting the desired components for a silent installation. You can either include the selected components in the command individually using the Components parameter or create a configuration file with the list of components and use it in the ConfigurationFile parameter.

Component

Parameter Value

Description

Microsoft PowerShell 7-x64

PowerShellCore

Cross-platform task automation solution consisting of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework.

Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Express

SQLEXPRESS

Locally installed SQL Server that is used for hosting the project configuration databases.

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

SSMS

Stand-alone tool for connections to Microsoft SQL Server.

Alarm Collector

AlarmCollector

Collects real-time alarms to provide them to the Alarm Historian.

Alarm Historian

AlarmHistorian

Stores real-time alarms and exposes them as historical alarms.

Alarm Server

AlarmServer

Converts real-time and historical data to alarm messages generated by alarm sources.

Alert Notifications

AlertNotifications

Simple notification engine that uses various providers to send notifications, emails, and messages.

Assets

Assets

Organization and aggregation layer for GENESIS.

BACnet

BACnet

Provides BACnet/IP and BACnet/SC connectivity to BACnet devices.

Business Intelligence (BI) Server

BIServer

Organization layer for transforming streams of data into interconnected tables.

Bridging

Bridging

Provides graphical data bridging using transactions and tasks.

Bulk Asset
Configurator

BulkAssetConfigurator

Tool for effective creation of hierarchical structures using Equipment Classes for Assets.

Camera Service

CameraService

Provides connectivity to IP cameras for control, alarms, and video streaming.

Configure System Utility

ConfigureSystem

Utility used for the initial system configuration after installing GENESIS.

Connected Field Service

ConnectedFieldService

Advanced notification engine using various providers to send notifications, emails, and messages.

Common Clients

CommonClients

Various core components for the GENESIS platform, including the Template Library, Symbol Library, and Textures.

Database Connector

DatabaseConnector

Provides database connectivity.

Data Historian

DataHistorian

Provides historian features.

Data Historian
Collector

DataHistorianCollector

Allows safe data transfer from remote data sources to Data Historian. The remote collector can buffer data locally to overcome network communication issues.

Data Historian Importer

DataHistorianImporter

Provides import capabilities to Data Historian.

Data Migration Utility

DataMigrationUtility

Data migration tool for various applications in GENESIS32/GENESIS.

Fault Detection

FaultDetection

Uses customizable fault rules to predict equipment failures and improve operational efficiency.

FrameWorX

FrameWorX

Provides communication between GENESIS components.

GraphWorX

GraphWorX

Configuration tool for GENESIS graphics and visualization.

Help

Help

Makes the Help documentation available on the local machine.

IIS Integration

IISIntegration

GENESIS integration within Internet Information Services providing web visualization.

Internet of Things Encoders

IotEncoderAndDecoderPlugins

Plug-ins for encoding and decoding messages for IoT protocols.

Internet of Things
Publisher

IotPublisher

Provides publishing to Microsoft Azure IoT/Event Hub, MQTT, and REST protocols.

Internet of Things
Subscriber

IotSubscriber

Consumes messages from Microsoft Azure IoT/Event Hub, MQTT, and MQTT Sparkplug-B protocols.

Mitsubishi Electric FA Connector

Melco

Provides connectivity to Mitsubishi Electric devices (MELSEC PLCs, GOT Screens, MELFA Robots, FREQROL Inverters, and Network boards).

Modbus

Modbus

Provides connectivity to Modbus TCP/IP Ethernet and RS-232 serial line devices.

OPC/OPC UA OPCUA Provides connectivity to OPC Classic and OPC UA servers.

Platform Services

PlatformServices

Contains the Unified Data Manager, Health Monitor, Simulation Server, and Search Server.

Public Displays

PublicDisplays

Location of displays meant for web visualizations and System Health Monitoring.

Push Notifications

PushNotifications

Provides push notification prompts on screens.

Recipes

Recipes

Provides recipe management for ingredients and products.

Reports

Reports

Provides reporting capabilities.

Samples

Samples

Provides sample data in various components.

Schedules

Schedules

Provides scheduling capabilities.

SNMP

SNMP

Provides connectivity to SNMP devices.

Takebishi License Utility

TakebishiLicensing

Utility providing license information to Takebishi DeviceXPlorer OPC Server so that it can consume the license directly from GENESIS.

Triggers

Triggers

Provides invoke operations that can trigger specific actions.

User Profiles

UserProfiles

Asset configuration of user-specific settings (such as global colors).

Utilities

Utilities

Various utilities provided with the GENESIS platform.

Web API Service

WebAPIService

Web server exposing GENESIS data via the REST API.

WebHMI

WebHMI

Configuration for mobile clients visualization.

Web Services

WebServices

Enables connectivity to a third-party REST API.

Workbench

WorkbenchClient

Centralized configuration tool for the GENESIS platform.

Workbench Configuration Service

WorkbenchConfig

Provides configuration capabilities to the system.