Install Tekla PowerFab on a server

As an administrator, installing Tekla PowerFab on a server is the first step. The server installation includes the MySQL database.

Note: To download the latest installation files and to install a Full configuration, make sure you are signed in with a Trimble Identity that with a current maintenance license. Without a Trimble Identity, use the Viewer configuration and sign in with the default Tekla PowerFab sign-in information.

For further instructions, see a video, Tekla PowerFab Install Files.

If there is a firewall on the computer used for the Tekla PowerFab server installation, you may need to create an inbound rule allowing the TCP port connection. The Tekla PowerFab MySQL database needs to be running on the server installation computer simultaneously.

Go to Tekla Downloads and download the installer for the desired Tekla PowerFab version or service pack.

See Download Tekla PowerFab.
Double-click the installer to run the installation.
1. Review the license agreement. Select Accept and click Next.
2. From the dropdown menu, select the installation type Server.
  
  By default, New Tekla PowerFab Installation and MySQL Database are selected.
3. Click Next >.
  
  The installation options dialog opens.
4. Select the installation folder.
  
  We recommend installing Tekla PowerFab to the default folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Tekla\Tekla PowerFab. You can also select your preferred location.
5. Click Install.
  
  The Tekla PowerFab installation starts.
  
  When the application files have been installed, you are prompted to install the MySQL database.
6. Review the license agreement. Select Accept and click Next.
  
  The installation options dialog opens. Use the default folder for installation.
7. Click Install.
  
  The MySQL installation starts.
8. When the installation is complete, close the installer.
  
  Port 3306 is the default one for MySQL for the Tekla PowerFab desktop application.
  
  The actual fabrication database is not yet installed.
Open Tekla PowerFab.
Sign in with your Trimble Identity.
Click Log In.
Use the default Tekla PowerFab sign-in information:
- User: admin
- Password: fab
You get a message that the database is not yet installed and that the program will extract and restore the sample database.
Note: The sample database in the default download package is the US database. In Tekla Downloads, you can find database packages for other regions.
The log-in process runs through both the upgrade and update processes.
Sign in and log in again as prompted.
You may be prompted to back up the database. Click No.

Proceed to defining the Default Directories. For instructions, see Default directories.

After defining the directory structure, exit Tekla PowerFab and proceed to setting up the remote service for Tekla PowerFab Go. For instructions, see Set up Tekla PowerFab Remote Server for Tekla PowerFab Go.