Click the Save button to apply the port change to the gateway. Sets the port that will be used by clients for SSL communication. The gateway must be restarted for the change to take effect.
Sets the primary, non-encrypted port used by clients to communicate with the server. Do not lose the unactivate_message.txt file until after it has been used on the Inductive Automation website! It is not possible to unactivate a Gateway again after it is already been unactivated once.
Also, the Gateway returns to trial mode immediately after the unactivate_message.txt file is generated. Use this function only if online unactivation through the Internet is not available.
An Open File dialog will open, allowing you to select the license.ipl file to use.Ĭreates an unactivate_message.txt file that you can use to unactivate a license via the Inductive Automation website (see the Unactivation section for more details). Use this function only if online activation through the Internet is not available.Īpplies a license.ipl file that was downloaded from the Inductive Automation website. You will be prompted to enter a CD-key to create the activation file.
When the Gateway starts, it will read _restore.gwbk and then perform the restoration.Ĭreates a license activation_request.txt file that you can use to request a license.ipl file from the Inductive Automation website (see the Offline Activation section for more details). You will also need to start the Gateway manually. You may need to edit some paths in this file if you have modified the file in the past. gwbk folder and overwrites the existing IGNITION_LOWER%>.conf in the /data folder. A configuration file called nf is extracted from the. gwbk to the /data folder as _restore.gwbk. If the Gateway is totally unresponsive to all requests, then disaster recovery mode is automatically selected. gwbk file is compatible, perform the restoration, and restart itself. The Gateway will perform some checks to ensure the provided. gwbk file that you would like to restore. In normal mode, the GCU sends a restoration request to the Gateway with the. There are two modes for Gateway restoration: normal mode and disaster recovery mode. If your Gateway is totally unresponsive, you should still copy the /data folder to a safe location. If possible, you should always attempt to download a Gateway backup before attempting restoration. gwbk file will overwrite all information currently saved in the Gateway! This operation will also restart the Gateway after restoration. An Open File dialog will open, allowing you to select the. Restores a Gateway using a Gateway backup (.gwbk) file that you provide. A Save File dialog will open, allowing you to specify where to save the. However, it is important to know that this function is here, so that the GCU can be removed if the machine can't be properly secured (for example, when the server is also used as a client).ĭownloads a file with the current states of all threads in the server, used by Inductive Automation for troubleshooting problems.ĭownloads a Gateway backup (.gwbk) file to the local file system.
This is not normally considered a security risk, because the GCU can only be used from the machine the software is installed on, which should be secure.
Launches a web browser to the Gateway home page.Īllows you to reset the root password of the system. The GCU provides several commands that can be run to administer the Gateway:
For example, this can occur when the Gateway has faulted upon startup. It is possible for the web server to be running while the Gateway has failed.
The upper left side of the screen shows the state of the Tomcat web server and the Ignition Gateway web application. See the Command Line Utility section below. If you are running in a headless Linux environment, or you have logged into the Linux machine through an SSH shell, then the functions of the GCU are still available in command-line form. See the Installation (Linux) section for instructions. If you receive an error saying that "gcu can't be found", then you need to add the Ignition installation directory to your system path. Linux: The GCU can be launched by opening a command shell and typing gcu.
You can also launch the GCU from either a command line or from the Start -> Run dialog by typing launch-gcu Windows: The GCU can be launched from the start menu under Programs > Inductive Automation > Ignition > Launch Gateway Control Utility. Note that the Gateway Control Utility must run on the same machine as the Ignition gateway. It also provides basic administrative controls, such as stopping and restarting the server, and setting the ports used between the gateway and clients. The Gateway Control Utility, sometimes referred to as simply the "GCU", is a lightweight stand-alone application that can provide information about the Ignition gateway.