Install EdgeCmd utility

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You can install EdgeCmd utility on either a Windows or Linux operating system. For more information, see System requirements.

Note: EdgeCmd utility does not have a user interface or installation prompt.

Windows

Prerequisite: Contact your IT department to ensure that you have administrative privileges necessary on the local machine to run the install kit.

Complete the following steps to install EdgeCmd utility on Windows:

Download the EdgeCmd_1.4.0.141-x64_.msi file from the AVEVA Customer Portal

Note: Customer login credentials are required to access the portal.
Run the .msi file.

Note: To change the install path from the default path of C:\Program Files\OSIsoft\EdgeCmd, enter the following command in the command prompt and update the <file_path>. AVEVA recommends you use the default value.

msiexec /i EdgeCmd.msi INSTALLFOLDER=<file_path>

Note: You must type INSTALLFOLDER in all caps.

EdgeCmd utility is installed on your device.

Note: You must have administrative privileges to install the software, for example, root or sudo privilege.

Complete the following steps to install EdgeCmd utility on Linux:

Open a terminal window and type the sudo command for the appropriate EdgeCmd .deb file for your processor:

For Intel/AMD 64-bit processors

sudo apt install ./EdgeCmd_1.4.0.141-x64_.deb

For ARM32, Raspberry PI 2,3,4: Raspbian, BeagleBone

sudo apt install ./EdgeCmd_1.4.0.141-arm_.deb

For Raspberry PI 3,4: Ubuntu ARM64 Server, Google Coral Dev Board, Nvidia Nano Jetson

sudo apt install ./EdgeCmd_1.4.0.141-arm64_.deb

A validation check for prerequisites is completed.

Note: The default installation location is /opt/OSIsoft/EdgeCmd.
After the check for prerequisites succeeds, accept the default port number 5590 or change the port number.

If the Linux OS is up-to-date, the install succeeds and EdgeCmd utility starts running on your device.
If the install fails, run the following commands from the terminal window and try the install again:

sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade