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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:

  • Install the Axxon PSIM software on a clean

The following features are to be taken into account while installing Axxon PSIM software:

    Axxon PSIM software is to be installed on a “clean”
  • Windows OS (see
    • the
  • the Operating system requirements section).
  • To
    • install
  • install the Axxon PSIM
    •  software
  • software, OS Windows administrator rights are required.

To install the Axxon PSIM software, do the following:

  1. Unpack
    2. the installation kit as described in
  2. the archive downloaded from the official website of the company, in accordance with the manual in the
    3. ; the
  3.  section. The destination folder
    4. will show
  4. displays the contents of the kit.
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  5. 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.

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    The notification box is displayed if Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 has not been installed.

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    Click Yes for Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 auto installation.

    When you install Axxon PSIM on the OS Windows 8 and the OS Windows Server 2012, you must install

    Note
    titleImportant!
    When Axxon PSIM is installed on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 OS, the

    Microsoft.Net Framework

    4

    8.0 or later

    is to be pre-installed. If the Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later has not been installed, then the warning is displayed. In this case stop installing Axxon PSIM and install the Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later. You will find the instructions on how to install it at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/hh506443.aspx.
    Choose the language of Axxon PSIM software installation and click Install

    . Otherwise, it is installed along with Axxon PSIM. 

  6. Select the language of the installation program from the list and click the Install button.
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    As a result
    7. the Type
  7. , the dialog window for selecting the type of installation
    8. dialog box
  8. is displayed.
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  9. Select the Server/Remote Administrator's workstation type of installation type.To log all installation events, set

  10. Set the Enable full

    11. logging

  11. installation log(increases

    12. time of

  12. product installation time) checkbox if you want to write all software installation events to the log file.

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    13. While installing and uninstalling the software events are logged to psim.log and Axxon PSIM uninstall.log correspondingly
  13. When you install the software, the event logging is performed in the PSIMSetup.log log file. To collect log
    14. -
  14. files, we recommend using the
    15. “Support.exe” tool is to be used
  15. Support.exe utility (see The utility for collecting configuration data on servers and RWS for the Technical Support section).
  16. Click the Next button.
    The Selecting dialog window for selecting the components for installation dialog box is displayed.
  17. Set the checkboxes next to the components that
    18. are to be installed.
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    All offered components are recommended to be installed.

    However, if installation is performed using the integrated software package (with vertical solutions modules), then there will be an option to select vertical solutions that are to be installed. Only those vertical solutions that will be in use are to be selected. There is no need to install all vertical solutions.

    Vertical solutions will be installed after installing Axxon PSIM Enterprise. Information on how to install vertical solutions can be found in the corresponding documentation.

    Info
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  18. you want to install (you can expand the lists by clicking Image Added). Consider the following peculiarities when you select the components:
    1. We recommend installing all provided components—the Axxon PSIM installer sets checkboxes next to everything required for proper operation by default.

    2. If you perform the installation using the comprehensive installation package, including the vertical solutions modules, at this stage you can select the installed vertical solutions. You must select only those that you will actually use on this computer; there is no need to install everything. Vertical solutions are installed after you complete the Axxon PSIM Base 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).

    3. To operate in Axxon PSIM, you must install Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later. Usually it is bundled with Windows OS and doesn't require separate installation. If you don't have it, then .Net 4.6 is offered for installation at prerequisites—make sure to set the checkbox. For more information about Microsoft.Net Framework, see the official documentation at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/.

    4. At this stage, you can refuse to install the

    19. At this stage it is possible to deny installing

    1. MS SQL Express database server. In this case

    20. it will be required to configure

    1. , at step 16, you must configure the connection to the remote database

    21. at step 16.When installation of Axxon PSIM is complete

    1. . After you complete the installation of Axxon PSIM, you can change the database connection parameters

    22. can be changed

    1. using the idb.exe utility

    23. –

    1. , see Connecting the Axxon

    24. PSIM™ software

    1. PSIM database

    25. connection.Pay attention that Axxon PSIM operation will be

    1. . Note that Axxon PSIM operation is impossible without connection to any database source.

    26. 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, the Selecting components for installation window will offer selection of languages to be installed. If this method of installing languages is not suitable, each language may be installed individually (see

    1. Info
      titleNote

      If this method of language installation isn't suitable, later you can install each language separately (see 

    1. Installing the language). After the installation, use the

    28. utility

    1. tweaki.exe utility to switch languages (see Switching languages in the Axxon PSIM Software System).

  29. Click the Install button.

    The

    After that, the automatic installation of the selected components

    are automatically installed

    is performed except Microsoft SQL Server Express

    2014

    2019 database server (

    necessary

    required for

    work

    operation with Axxon PSIM

    ™ databases

     databases), that is installed manually (see Microsoft documentation).

    An example of boxes:


    Info
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    To ensure stable and proper operation of Axxon PSIM on the Windows 11 OS, we recommend using the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Express database server or the newer version.

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    Note
    titleImportantAttention!
    Auto

    The installation of

    necessary

    the required prerequisites

    may

    can take a lot of time (more than 10 minutes).

    After this the Welcome to the Axxon PSIM Setup Wizard box you complete it, the Axxon PSIM welcome dialog window for the installation is displayed.

  30. Click the Next button.
    The License Agreement dialog box dialog window with the license agreement is displayed.
  31. Read the
    32. License
  32. 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
    33.  installation will be
  33. installation is stopped.
  34. Click the Next button.
    The dialog box of window for selecting the installation mode selection is displayed.
  35. Select the installation mode.

  36. 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 the 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
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    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
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    Keep Leave the field blank if the key file will be is copied later.

  37. Click the Next button.
    The dialog box of installing window for selecting the Axxon PSIM as a service installation type is displayed.
     

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    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 service.

  38. 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).

  39. 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
    titleImportantAttention!

    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.

  40. Select the SQL-server using the Database Server drop-down list.

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    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
    titleImportantAttention!

    You cannot connect different

    Servers

    servers to one database.

    Server

    The server can use the remote database, but

    requirements to

    it results in high requirements for the network and other resources

    become higher

    and

    this

    can cause delays

    while transmitting

    when you transmit events and states

    of cores

    between cores that negatively affect the system performance.

  41. Set the authorization parameters that will be are used by Axxon PSIM™ while connecting by Axxon PSIM during the connection to the SQL-server.

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    If you install Axxon PSIM is installed as a service, 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 permissionsserver rights.

    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
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    For the SQL Server server installed from the Axxon PSIM distributive, the “psim” "sa" username and “psim"PSIM_default_DB_4” 4" password are used by default. While installing When you install the Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 2019 server database, you can change the password may be changed for to any other.
  42. 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.
  43. 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.
  44. 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 the required database from , select it in the Existing databases list and click the  button near button next to the Titles database field.

  45. Click the Next button.

    Info
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     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.

  46. If
    47. a desktop icon is to be created,
  47. necessary, you can create the Axxon PSIM desktop shortcut and set the corresponding checkbox..
  48. If
    49. a quick launch icon is to be created,
  49. necessary, you can create the Axxon PSIM desktop icon in the quick launch toolbar and set the corresponding checkbox.
  50. 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.

  51. Click the Next button.

  52. The Ready ready to install dialog box window is displayed.

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     To change the setting, click the Back button.

  53. Click the Install button.
    The Installing Then the dialog window of the Axxon PSIM dialog box installation process is displayed.

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    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:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3004394

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3033929

  54. The
    55. Installation Complete dialog box
  55. dialog window for completing the installation of Axxon PSIM is displayed.
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  56. Set the Explore new ways for building your solutions checkbox
    57. ,
  57. to view the document containing the information about new features of the installed Axxon PSIM
    58. .
  58. version

  59. Click the Finish button.

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    Then After that, the Axxon Driver Pack will be installed. add-on installation starts.
    Starting from the Axxon Driver Pack 3.51 version, to work with this driver package requires , you must install the Windows KB2999226 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=49093

    If the KB2999226 update is installed, but there is no software ability to identify it, run the Axxon Driver Pack installation from the command prompt with the SOFT_INSTALL = "yes" parameter.

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    Then the Installation wizard dialog box window is displayed, containing the information on about the mode status (installed or not) of the Axxon PSIM components.

  60. Click the Finish button.
    The dialog

...

  1. window offering to restart the system is displayed.
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titleNote

...

  1. Computer restart is required to correctly complete the Axxon PSIM installation. If you don't select the restart option now, you must do it yourself after the installation.

Installing the Axxon PSIM software with the server installation type is completeThe Axxon PSIM as a Server is now installed.