SMC User Interface Basics

When you install Desigo CC on a Server, Client, or FEP, a configuration and management tool called, System Management Console (SMC), is installed on that computer.

You can start SMC by clicking the desktop shortcut created with the installation or by clicking SMC in Start Windows (by typing SMC in Search Windows). For more information, see Starting the System Management Console.

The SMC enables the project engineer to perform project, history database, WindowsApp client configuration and their user configuration tasks.

SMC also facilitates you to create and configure the security certificates for securing the communication between client and server, server and remote web server and the communication between the distributed systems.

NOTE:
After a successful Server, Client, or FEP installation, ensure that you set the Change User Account Control settings (UAC settings) to Default in order to:
- restrict launching SMC by a non-admin Windows user. You must always launch SMC with a Windows user having administrative rights.
- to launch the Desigo CC Client application.
For more information, see Return User Account Control Settings to Default or Always Notify.

SMC Tasks

Following are the tasks that can be performed on a Server, Client, or FEP installations using SMC. The specific SMC tasks depend on the type of installation.

SMC Objects in SMC tree	Tasks	Server Station	Installed Client/FEP Station	Remarks
System	Configure System account	Yes	Yes
	Configure Closed mode user account	Yes	Yes
	Configure Service Admin account	Yes	No	You can do this using the Service Admin expander that displays only when you edit the StartSmc.bat file by adding the /support switch.
	Configure Service account	Yes	Yes
	Import Windows Key file	Yes	Yes (only on FEP)
	Export Windows Key file	Yes	No
Projects	Create project from project template/Restore project	Yes	No
	Upgrade project	Yes	Yes
	Create project	Yes	Yes	On Client or Server, you can create a project in Automatic and Manual configuration mode.
	Add an extension to a project	Yes	No
	Activate project	Yes	Yes
	Start and stop project	Yes	Yes
	Edit and save	Yes	Yes	On a Client or Server, you can modify the project in Automatic and Manual mode.
	Change System Info	Yes	No
	Change Distribution Info	Yes	No
	Check Project share consistency	Yes	No
	Check Distribution consistency	Yes	No
	Clear name cache	Yes	Yes
	Clear HD2 Files	Yes	No
	Delete project	Yes	Yes
	Remove events	Yes	No
	Align project with server	No	Yes	If you change the Server project settings, such as the proxy port or a language, then you must align all the client and FEP projects linked to the server project.
	Encrypt project backup	Yes	Yes
	Decrypt project backup	Yes	Yes
Websites	Create website	Yes	Yes
	Start and stop website	Yes	Yes
	Edit and save website	Yes	Yes
	Delete website	Yes	Yes
	Upgrade website	Yes	Yes
	Create web application	Yes	Yes
	Edit and save web application	Yes	Yes
	Delete web application	Yes	Yes
	Sign web application	Yes	Yes
	Upgrade web application	Yes	Yes
	Align web application with server	Yes	Yes	For any modifications done on a inked project, align the web application on the Server, or the Client or FEP installation.
History Infrastructure (HDB)	Create HDB	Yes	No	History Infrastructure root node is not available in SMC on Client/FEP.
	Restore HDB	Yes	No
	Purge HDB	Yes	No
	Stop or delete HDB	Yes	No
Certificate	Create Certificate (of the Windows store or File (.pem) based)	Yes	Yes
	Import	Yes	Yes
	Set as default	Yes	Yes

SMC Workspace

This section gives an overview of the System Management Console (SMC) workspace.

Item	Name	Description
1	Console	Displays SMC objects in a hierarchy: System: Displays the system accounts, Closed mode user account, Service port settings, and Service account settings. Projects: Displays all saved projects under the main Projects root node. Websites: Displays only when IIS is installed. Lists all the web sites available in IIS and the web applications created using the SMC under the main Websites root node. History Infrastructure: Displays all saved databases under History Infrastructure > (local) GMS_HDB_Express. . NOTE: The HistoryInfrastructure node is available only in SMC server installations. Certificate: Allows you to create the .pem file and Windows-based .pfx root, host, and self-signed certificates for securing the communication in various deployments.
2	Header bar	Displays information about the active project. For a client/FEP project, the Header bar does not display database-related information.
3	Toolbar	Save : Saves the details of the user accounts. Sync System Use Notification : When clicked, this button ensures that the modified SystemUseNotification.html file present in [Installation Drive]:\GMS Projects\GMS Main Project\Data\SMC is copied to [Installation Drive]:\GMS Projects\GMS Main Project\Bin.
4	Window Controls – Resizing Icons	Provides the following window control icons for window-related functions: Lock: Locks the current layout. You cannot expand or close the panes. Minimize: Minimizes the window. Restore: Restores down the window and the icon changes to Maximize. Close: Closes the System Management Console. NOTE: While creating or restoring a project, if you try to close the SMC without saving or move to another node in the Console tree, a message displays.
5	Work area	Displays different System Management Console applications such as — System (default view) — Projects — Websites — History Infrastructure (only on server installations) — Certificate Each of these applications has a specific toolbar.
6	Splitter	Separates the SMC tree and the work area. You can resize the panes by dragging one of the splitters or quickly expand/collapse a pane by clicking the splitter button .
7	Status bar	Provides you with important status/update messages (such as `Ready, Default loaded successfully`, and so on) and the progress bar.

Header Bar

The Header bar displays at the top of the System Management Console workspace. It always displays information about the active project.

Item	Description
Logo	Displays the logo.
Active Project	Displays the following information about an active project: Name: Name of the project. Status: For example, `Started, Running- incomplete, Stopped, Stopped - repair on next start` (in red)`, Stopped - last repair failed,` and so on. HDB availability: For example, `Database missing,` `Database system name mismatch,` and so on. NOTE: If no project is created in the SMC or if there is no project active at the moment, then the information in the Active Project expander is blank and the Header bar displays `No project found`.
Menu	Allows you to: Display the About page. Launch the online Help. Change the language of the SMC. End your work session and shut down the SMC.

Menu
Option	Allows You to…
About Page	Display the About page, providing you with information about System Management Console software (such as, company name, product name, version, and technical support reference as website link). System Info: Available from the About page, provides the summary of your system’s hardware, software and components’ information.
Help	Launch the online Help.
Change Language	Select a language for running the SMC. By default, the SMC runs in English (US). The number of languages available for running the SMC depends on the language packs installed at the time of installation. NOTE: You must re-start the SMC for a language change to take effect.
Exit	End your work session and shut down the SMC.

SMC User Interface Basics

Header Bar

Menu