System Information

Each MVS installation requires at least 2 applications, a database, a data drive for image logging and several configuration files. This section of the manual will help explain where these files can be found and how to interact with the system from a administration perspective.

AIS Software Location

The binaries for the AIS Technology group software can be found directly on the C: drive:

  • MVS Server: C:\AisTechGroup\MVSServer
  • This application should be installed as a service on the local machine
  • Image Processing Module: C:\AisTechGroup\IPM
  • This application has a desktop shortcut and will automatically launch on boot.

Log File Location

Log files for the MVS Server and IPM are stored at the following locations. If the application runs into a exception, AIS might request these files to help resolve the issue.

  • MVS Server: C:\AisTechGroup\MVSServer\Logs
  • Image Processing Module: C:\AisTechGroup\IPM\Logs

MVS Server Configuration

Some of the configuration for mvs server can only take place while the application is not running. These settings are stored in the appsettings.json file located along with theMVS Server binaries.

The following is the default appsettings.json file:

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "DbConnection": "Server=.\\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MVSServer;User Id=MVSServer;Password=gaGag1UPChPsOHNhc8nY;MultipleActiveResultSets=true"
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*",
  "AdminPassword": "b",
  "WorkspaceSettings": {
    "FilePath": "D:\\MVS\\Workspaces"
  },
  "InspectionSettings": {
    "ImageLogEnabled":  true,
    "ImagePath": "D:\\MVS\\Images",
    "ThumbnailSize": {
      "Height": 256,
      "Width": 256
    }
  },
  "Kestrel": {
    "EndPoints": {
      "Http": {
        "Url": "http://*:5000"
      }
    }
  }
}

  • "Server=.\\SQLEXPRESS;Database=MVSServer;User Id=MVSServer;Password=gaGag1UPChPsOHNhc8nY;MultipleActiveResultSets=true": this section describes the connection string to the SQL database. Updating the Database=MVSServerPLC to a new database name will create a completely new database for the application the next time it is started. The connection uses a user account that needs to be configured on the MSSQL database.

    • Username: MVSServer
    • Password: gaGag1UPChPsOHNhc8nY

  • "FilePath": "D:\\MVS\\Workspaces": This section defines where workspace (*.work) files saved to the server will be stored on disk. Note: paths need to have double backslashes '\\' separating folder names.

  • "ImagePath": "D:\\MVS\\Images": This section will define where on disk the images will be saved. Note: paths need to have double backslashes '\\' separating folder names.

SQL Database

The system will come with a MSSQL Express database server configured with windows authentication. By default the application will save all configuration and traceability data to the MVSServer database.