Install the connector

Ensure all connector-specific installation requirements are met in order to successfully install the connector. See Prepare for connector installation.

If you are installing an upgraded connector, see Upgrades of connectors for important information before installing the connector.

Note: You must be logged in to a Windows account with administrator privileges.

1. Start the connector installation kit.

2. Set the extraction path for the installation files and click OK.

   The connector setup wizard opens.

3. Install and configure all required software using the installation wizard.

   The setup program installs the prerequisite software and opens the connector installation wizard to guide you through connector configuration choices.

4. Configure the following items:

   • Administration port number for hosting the administration web service.

   • Windows service account information. The installation wizard automatically adds the connector service account to the PI Connector Administrators group.

   • Optional: Alternate file path for buffer and other local files.

5. Click Install.

6. Add all local or domain users that require administrative privileges to the PI Connector Administrators group, and then click Next.

   Users must belong to this group to configure and perform administrative tasks for the connector.

7. Click Finish to exit the installer.

   If connector installation is not successful, see Troubleshoot installation.

   Note: Catalog files are separate downloadable files, and are used for application whitelisting. If you use whitelisting, install the catalog files associated with your OSIsoft products to ensure that those products function as intended. Windows catalog files that have been digitally signed by OSIsoft can be used as a digital signature for 3rd party and other unsigned components installed by OSIsoft setup kits. This facilitates a trusted way to verify these components and may be used for whitelisting purposes. For information on how to use catalog files for whitelisting, refer to the OSIsoft Knowledge Base article: Whitelisting PI applications based on catalog files.