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This section outlines a provides step-by-step instruction on how to install Axxon PSIM software as a “Server”for installing the Axxon PSIM software with the Sever/Remore Administrator's workstation installation type.
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Note the following features during the installation of the Axxon PSIM software:
The following features are to be taken into account while installing Axxon PSIM software:
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To install the Axxon PSIM software, do the following:
- Unpack the installation kit as described in
- archive downloaded from the official website of the company, in accordance with the manual in the ; the
- section. The destination folder will show
Run the setup.exe executable file designed to start the the Axxon PSIM software installation procedureprogram.
As a result, the dialog box of choosing language window for selecting the language of the installation program is displayed.
ChooseInfo title Note To operate in Axxon PSIM requires ,you must install Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later installed. It is usually included in the Usually it is bundled with Windows OS installation kit and does not and doesn't require separate installation. Otherwise, an installation window will open—you should agree to If you don't have it, the window suggesting to install it appears, and you must agree for automatic installation. For more information about the Microsoft.Net Framework, see the official documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/.
- Select the language of Axxon PSIM software installation
- the installation program from the list and click the Install button.
As a result the Type - , the dialog window for selecting the type of installation dialog box
- is displayed.
- Select the Server/Remote Administrator's workstation type of installation type.To log all installation events, set
Set the Enable full
logging installation log (increases product installation time) checkbox if you want to write all software installation events to the log file.
Info title Note While installing and uninstalling the software events When you install and uninstall the software, event logging as well as the list of objects that exceed the limit of the license key are logged to the psim.log and uninstall.log files correspondingly. To collect log -files, we recommend using the “Support.exe” tool is to be used (see Support.exe utility (see The utility for collecting configuration data on servers and RWS for the Technical Support section). - Click the Next button.
The Selecting dialog window for selecting the components for installation dialog box is displayed.
Check - Set the boxes
- checkboxes next to the components that you want to install (you can expand the lists by clicking on the
-
). Please consider - Consider the following peculiarities when selecting
- you select the components:
- We recommend installing all provided components—the Axxon PSIM installer
checks everything that is - sets checkboxes next to everything required for proper operation by default.
If you perform the installation
is performed using the
integrated comprehensive installation package
(with , including the vertical solutions modules
), at this stage you
will be given the opportunity to can select the installed vertical solutions
to be installed. You
should must select only those that you will actually
be used use on this computer;
it there is
not necessary no need to install everything. Vertical solutions
will be are installed after
installing you complete the Axxon PSIM Base
. Information on how to install vertical solutions can be found in the corresponding documentation installation. The installation process is described in the documentation for the corresponding vertical sollution (see the links at the bottom of the Documentation for Axxon PSIM page).
- To operate in Axxon PSIM
requires - , you must install Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later
to be installed- .
It - Usually it is
usually - bundled with Windows OS and
does not - doesn't require separate installation. If
not- you don't have it, then .Net 4.6
will be - is offered for installation at
the Prerequisites stage—make sure that - Prerequisites—make sure to set the checkbox
is set- . For more information about Microsoft.Net Framework, see the official documentation at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/.
At this stage, you can refuse to install the MS SQL Express database server. In this case, at step 16, you
will need to must configure
a the connection to
a the remote database. After you complete the installation of Axxon PSIM
is complete, you can change the database connection parameters
can be changed using the idb.exe utility—see Connecting the Axxon PSIM database.
Please note Note that Axxon PSIM operation is impossible without connection to any database source
.To install Guardant drivers in Windows, Memory Integrity must be disabled (see Enable virtualization-based protection of code integrity in Microsoft documentation). If Memory Integrity is not disabled beforehand, a warning about the need to disable it will appear during driver installation, and Windows security settings will open. If at this point during the installation process you click OK in the window that appears without changing the Windows OS settings, the installation will continue successfully, but the Guardant drivers will not be installed (they can be installed later, see Using the Product.msi and Redist.exe for Axxon PSIM™ software installation).
You will also be able to select the languages to be installed. To do this, download the language pack from AxxonSoft official website (https://www.axxonsoft.com/) before beginning the installation and put the archive's files into the languages folder in the installer's directory. As a result, a list of Additional languages will be displayed in the Components section of the Selecting components for installation window, and you can select the languages that need to be installed.
Info title Note If this method of
installing languages is not language installation isn't suitable, later you can install each language
can be installed separately
later (see Installing the language). After the installation, use the
utility tweaki.exe utility to switch languages (see Switching languages in the Axxon PSIM Software System).
Click the Install button.
TheAfter that, the automatic installation of the selected components
are automatically installedis performed except Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 database server (
necessaryrequired for
workoperation with Axxon PSIM
™ databasesdatabases), that is installed manually (see Microsoft documentation).
An example of boxes:
Note title ImportantAttention! Auto The installation of
necessarythe required prerequisites
maycan take a lot of time (more than 10 minutes).
After this the Welcome to you complete it, the Axxon PSIM Setup Wizard box welcome dialog window for the installation is displayed.
- Click the Next button.
The License Agreement dialog box dialog window with the license agreement is displayed.
- Read the License
- license agreement and accept its terms by setting the switch into the I accept the terms of the License agreement position, otherwise the Axxon PSIM installation will be
- installation is stopped.
- Click the Next button.
The dialog box of window for selecting the installation mode selection is displayed.
- Select the installation mode.
Click the Next button.
When you select the Custom installation mode is selected, the dialog box of choosing window for selecting the installation folder path is displayed, and then the Select components dialog box dialog window for selecting the Axxon PSIM components is displayed. This step is omitted when the When you select the Standard installation mode is selected, these steps are omitted.
Info title Note The When you select a component, the description of the component is displayed in the installation box when this component is selectedwindow.
The dialog box of window for specifying the path to the file with the license key file is displayed.
Info title Note Leave the field blank if the key file will be is copied later. Click the Next button.
The dialog box of installing window for selecting the Axxon PSIM as a service Service installation type is displayed.
Info title Note The When you install as a Service, the 64-bit version of Axxon PSIM is not available when installed as a service isn't available. If you set this checkbox is set checked, then 32-bit modules will be are started after installing you install Axxon PSIM as a serviceService.
- Set the Install Axxon PSIM as a service checkbox if you want to start the Axxon PSIM software is to be started software before the user is authorized by authorization in the Windows OS and before the startup of Windows applications are started (including the Explorer application ) that is used for starting Windows OS interfaces and various other applications installed on the Server (see server, see Working with Windows OS services for operating Axxon PSIM™ installed as a Service section).
Click the Next button.
The dialog box of window for selecting the MS SQL Server database server selection is displayed. Specify the authentication parameters to connect to itthe authentication parameters during the connection.
Note title ImportantAttention! Access of some user If the computer Administrator performs the installation of Axxon PSIM,and Windows credentials are used for the SQL server authentication, the access to the database of any other user is impossible without the additional settings of the idb.exe utility and knowing knowledge of the Administrator login and password of Administrator if installation of the Axxon PSIM software package is performed by Administrator and Windows account data are in use for SQL authentication. So it is highly recommended not to use such . That is why we highly don't recommend using such an authentication method of the SQL server.
Select the SQL-server using the Database Server drop-down list.
Info title Note If there is necessity you want to use the SQL-server installed on this (local) computer, select the “ (local)\SQLEXPRESS2014” SQLEXPRESS item (set by default) is to be selected. Note title ImportantAttention! You cannot connect different
Serversservers to one database.
ServerThe server can use the remote database, but
requirements toit results in high requirements for the network and other resources
become higherand
thiscan cause delays
while transmittingwhen you transmit events and states
of coresbetween cores that negatively affect the system performance.
Set the authorization parameters that will be are used by by Axxon PSIM while connecting during the connection to the SQL-server.
Info title Note If you install Axxon PSIM is installed as a serviceService, select the SQL Server identity server authentication check, i.e. set that is, set the switch to the Use the following username and password checkbox position and specify the username login and password to login authorize in the Server server database in the corresponding fields. If you want to connect to the database is to be connected via the Windows accountusing Windows credentials, then for proper operation of of Axxon PSIM any under any other user, the user is to must have the corresponding SQL Server server permissions. Ways of authorization performed in the dialog boxwindow.
Ways of authorization
Windows user account
Use the following username and password (recommended)
Usage
SQL Server server from the Axxon PSIM distributive (or from the distributive of the external third-party vendor) and Axxon PSIM is are installed on the same one computer
SQL Server from the Axxon PSIM distributive and Axxon PSIM are installed on the same computer. Meanwhile, the connection to the SQL Server server with the set username (login) and password may can be performed from any remote computer that is in the same net network domain of the TCP/IP net with a computer, where SQL Server network as the computer on which the SQL server is being installed
SQL Server server and Axxon PSIM are installed on different computers that are connected through the TCP/IP net network and are in within the same net network domain. Meanwhile, the user account for the user that is currently authorized in Windows OS on the computer , where Axxon PSIM is being installed is to must be created in Windows OS on the computer with the installed MS SQL Server
SQL Server server from the Axxon PSIM distributive and Axxon PSIM are installed on different computers that are connected through the TCP/IP net network and are in the same net network domain. Meanwhile, the set username (login) and password are to must correspond to the username (login) and password used for to access to the SQL - server
FullThe full-scale SQL Server server (supplementary additionally installed) and Axxon PSIM are installed on different computers, connected through the TCP/IP net network and are in within the same net network domain. Meanwhile, the user account for the user currently authorized in Windows OS on the computer , where Axxon PSIM is being installed is to must be created on the remote SQL Serverserver
FullThe full-scale SQL Server server (supplementary additionally installed) and and Axxon PSIM are installed on the same or different computers that are connected through the TCP/IP net network and are in the same net network domain. Meanwhile, the set username (login) and password are to must correspond to the username (login) and password used for to access to the SQL - server
Info title Note For the SQL Server server installed from the Axxon PSIM distributive, the “sa” "sa" username and “PSIM"PSIM_default_DB_4” 4" password are used by default. While installing When you install the Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014server database, you can change the password may be changed for to any other. - To continue the installation process, click the Next button.
The dialog box of selecting window for selecting the already existing databases or setting the names for of the created databases is displayed.
- By default, the psim database is in use used as the main PSIM database. To set If you want to use another database select the required database from the , select it in the Existing databases list and click the
button near button next to the Main database field. - By default the titles , the titles database is in use used as a the titles database of titles. To set . If you want to use another database, select it in the required database from the Existing databases list and click the button near button next to the Titles database field.
Click the Next button.
Info title Note If the system while being installed displays the “Rights If the Rights are required to create or edit databases” databases message , then appears during the system installation, you must stop the installation process must be stopped and then restarted restart again. The Advanced Settings advanced settings dialog box window is displayed.
- If a desktop icon is to be created,
- necessary, you can create the Axxon PSIM desktop shortcut and set the corresponding checkbox..
- If a quick launch icon is to be created,
- necessary, you can create the Axxon PSIM desktop icon in the quick launch toolbar and set the corresponding checkbox.
- If it is required to add necessary, you can add Axxon PSIM and all its components to the Windows Firewall firewall exceptions , set and set the corresponding checkbox.
Click the Next button.
The Ready ready to install dialog box window is displayed.
Info title Note To change the setting, click the Back button. Click the Install button.
The Installing Then the dialog window of the Axxon PSIM dialog box installation process is displayed.
Info title Note Error of When you install Axxon PSIM on OS Windows 7 SP1 without the internet connection, the error during the driver installation for the FX4 card can occur while the Axxon PSIM software installation on the Windows 7 SP1 operating system without Internet connection. To eliminate this error, you must install the following missing Windows updates:
- The Installation Complete dialog box
- dialog window for completing the installation of Axxon PSIM is displayed.
- Set the Explore new ways for building your solutions checkbox ,
- to view the document containing the information about new features of the installed Axxon PSIM .
- version
Click the Finish button.
Then the Installation installation wizard dialog box window is displayed, containing the information on about the mode status (installed or not) of the Axxon PSIM components.Info title Note Then After that, the Driver Pack will be installed. add-on installation starts.
Starting from the Driver Pack 3.51 version, to work with this driver package requires , you must install the Windows KB2999226 updateto be installed. If this update is not installed on isn't installed in the system, a the corresponding warning will be is displayed. To continue the installation, it is necessary to you must install the update from the official Microsoft website:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49093If the KB2999226 update is installed, but there is no software ability to identify it, run the Driver Pack installation from the command prompt with the SOFT_INSTALL = "yes" parameter.
- Click the Finish button.
The dialog box window offering to restart the system is displayed.
Restarting the computer Computer restart is required to correctly complete the Axxon PSIM installation. If choose not to restart your computer you don't select the restart option now, you will need to must do it yourself after installing Axxon PSIMthe installation.
The Installing the Axxon PSIM as a Server is now installed software with the server installation type is complete.
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