How to Install and Use Softing EdgeAggregator in the United Manufacturing Hub

Softing EdgeAggregator is a proprietary software that provides an easy way to connect to field devices and controllers. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing and using Softing EdgeAggregator in the United Manufacturing Hub (UMH).

Sebastian Krüger

February 23, 2023

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Softing EdgeAggregator is a proprietary software that allows users to connect to field devices and controllers. In this guide, we will provide step-by-step instructions on how to install and use Softing EdgeAggregator in the United Manufacturing Hub (UMH).

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Unfortunately, we were not able to get a connection working from the EdgeAggregator to our OPC-UA simulator. We still uploaded this tutorial as it may help others in deploying the EdgeAggregator in Kubernetes.

Instructions

Connect the UMH-Stack with Lens (OpenLens or UMHLens).
Press “+” next to the terminal tab and click “add resource”.
Paste the following code:

  apiVersion: apps/v1
  kind: Deployment
  metadata:
    name: softing-edgeaggregator-deployment
    namespace: united-manufacturing-hub
    labels:
      app: softing-edgeaggregator-deployment
  spec:
    replicas: 1
    selector:
      matchLabels:
        app: softing-edgeaggregator-deployment
    template:
      metadata:
        labels:
          app: softing-edgeaggregator-deployment
      spec:
        containers:
        - name: edgeaggregator
          image: softingindustrial/edgeaggregator
          ports:
            - containerPort: 443
            - containerPort: 8099
            - containerPort: 4897

Press “Create&Close”.
Click on the “united-manufacturing-hub-softing-deployment”-Pod and forward the 8099 port.
A window should open in your browser. Log in with the username and password "admin".

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