Deploying VBS4

VBS4 is available for download from VBS License Manager and consists of multiple product installers and packages:

  • VBS World Server installer
  • VBS4 Client installer
  • A set of mandatory core download packages
  • A set of optional download packages.

For most use cases, a VBS4 deployment consists of the same products deployed as shown in the following diagram.

1 VBS World Server

The VBS World Server acts in two significant capacities:

  • Hosting the base Whole-Earth Terrain plus any terrain edits specified by the current Battlespace.
  • As the VBS Dedicated Server, hosting the Scenario specified by the current Battlespace.

NOTE VBS4 also supports an Offline use case with an Offline VBS4 installation acting as the Dedicated Server.
2 Admin Client

The Admin Client is a VBS4 Client installation started with Administrator privileges for the following primary purposes:

  • Prepare - design Scenarios by creating a Battlespace containing terrain edits, a tactical plan, and a mission.
  • Execute - start and manage a Scenario as the Instructor.
  • Assess - run After Action Review to playback a Scenario Execution.
3 Trainee Clients The Trainee Client is a VBS4 Client installation started with default user privileges in order to participate in Scenario Executions.

To download and install VBS4 for most use cases, follow this process:

  1. Review VBS4 Deployment Options to assess the deployment requirements that meet your training needs.
  2. Review the System Requirements.
  3. Download VBS4 from VBS License Manager.
  4. Install VBS World Server, see Installing VBS World Server.
  5. Install as many VBS4 Clients as required for your training needs, see Installing VBS4.

Your VBS4 deployment is installed.

WARNING

Additional World Data packages are available on VBS License Manager that are not installed by default.

Download and deploy them using the VBS4 Updater Tool. For more information, see Installing World Data.

To support updates and later download of optional packages, VBS4 includes update utilities for VBS World Server and VBS4 Clients:

Once your deployment is properly deployed, you are ready to start VBS4:

  1. Start VBS World Server:

    Run \VWS_Installation\vws_start.exe

  2. Start the VBS4 Clients:

    See Starting VBS4.