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

Sebastian Krüger -

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

  1. Connect the UMH-Stack with Lens (OpenLens or UMHLens).
  2. Press “+” next to the terminal tab and click “add resource”.
  3. 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
  1. Press “Create&Close”.
  2. Click on the “united-manufacturing-hub-softing-deployment”-Pod and forward the 8099 port.
  3. A window should open in your browser. Log in with the username and password "admin".