Downloading and Installing a Distributed Engine

1. Navigate to Admin > Distributed Engine and click Add Engine.

2. Select Default for the Preconfigured Site and click Download Now.

3. Open the Downloads directory on your machine and extract the Thycotic.DistributedEngine.Service.Default.x64 zip.

4. Open the unzipped folder and run setup.exe.

5. Open Services on the App Server and right-click the Thycotic Distributed Engine. Make sure that you use a service account with the least amount of privileges or level of access.

6. Select Properties and click the Log On tab.

7. Click This account and click Browse.

8. Click Locations and select Entire Directory.

   

9. Type Administrator in the Enter the object text box, check Names, then click Ok.

10. Switch back to your browser and reload the page.

11. Enter the Password for the Administrator and click Ok.

12. Switch back to your browser and reload the page.

13. Expand the Default site.

14. Hover over the Engine that is now showing, click the three dots menu, select Activate and click OK in the pop-up.

    

15. Green checkmarks should appear for Connection and Activation Status and your Engine has now been installed.