Deploy a FactoryTalk Optix Application

Rockwell Automation
 target devices automatically run
FactoryTalk Optix Applications
 upon deployment. Devices that do not have the update service installed or have the runtime application transferred manually require you to start the application manually on the device or configure the application for automatic startup.
Use
FactoryTalk Optix Studio desktop editor
 to deploy to either local or remote devices. Use
FactoryTalk Optix Studio web editor
 to deploy to remote devices only.
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 uses
FactoryTalk Remote Access
 to deploy to remote devices.
IMPORTANT: If a
FactoryTalk Optix Application
 is already running on a target device, deploying another
FactoryTalk Optix Application
 stops and removes the other application.
Prerequisites
  • (optional) Configure the presentation engine for the mode in which you will be running
    FactoryTalk Optix
    .
  • Confirm that
    FactoryTalk Optix Application Update Service
     runs on the target device.
    IMPORTANT: To operate correctly when running as an application,
    FactoryTalk Optix Application Update Service
     requires the TCP port 49100 to be reachable and a valid username with a configured password.
  • Confirm that the target device has a valid license.
    IMPORTANT: If the target device is not licensed,
    FactoryTalk Optix Applications
     run in the demo mode and stop automatically after 2 hours.
  • Configure a device.
    IMPORTANT: Configure either a local or remote device. To configure a local device, see Manage target devices. To configure a remote device, open
    FactoryTalk® Hub™
     and access
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
    . In FactoryTalk Remote Access Online Help, see
    Domain view
     and scroll to
    To add a device
    . The remote device must also have the
    FactoryTalk Remote Access
     Runtime client installed and configured. In FactoryTalk Remote Access Online Help, see
    Client configuration
    .
  1. To deploy a
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
  2. Select the configured device.
    For more information, see Select a target device.
  3. If you selected a remote device, you must first establish a VPN connection to that device. Select
    VPN
     or a remote desktop connection by selecting
    Remote Desktop
    .
  4. Select
    Run
    .
  5. Enter the user password for the target device and select
    OK
    .
  6. To detach
    FactoryTalk Optix Studio
     from the target device, close
    Output
    .
  7. To stop the
    FactoryTalk Optix Application
     on the target device, select
    Stop
    .
    TIP:
    If you uninstall Runtime Tools, the next time you log in, your application will automatically restart. You cannot deploy an application after Runtime Tools are uninstalled because the uninstall removes the update service.
The application on the target device stops.
NOTE: To detach FactoryTalk Optix Studio from the target deice, close the Output pane in
FactoryTalk Optix
. The application continues to run on the target device but 
FactoryTalk Optix
 is no longer connected so messages no longer appear in the Output pane.
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