Install the PI AF application service

Before you begin the installation, make sure to complete the following prerequisite tasks:

• Install the PI AF SQL Server database on a separate computer or in one of the supported cloud database platforms, as described in Install the PI AF SQL Server database.

• Download the PI Server install kit onto the PI AF application service computer, as described in Download the PI Server install kit.

• Ensure that the required network ports are open. See Port requirements for PI AF Server.

After you have installed the PI AF SQL Server database on-premises or in the cloud, use these steps to install the PI AF application service.

1. On the computer where you want to install the PI AF application service, go to the directory where you downloaded the PI Server install kit and double-click the executable setup file to launch the installation.

   The Welcome window appears.

2. Click Next.

   The Feature Selection window appears.

3. Select the Individual Features tab.

   The Individual Features tab appears.

4. Select PI AF Application Service to install the PI AF application service on this computer.

5. Click Next to proceed with the setup.

   The SQL Server Connection window appears.

6. Select or enter the SQL Server name, named instance or cloud named instance hosting the PI AF SQL Server database you installed in the previous procedure.

   • To select the default instance, select the machine name from the list.

   • To select a named instance, select the instance name from the list or enter it in the following format: Server Name\Named Instance or .\Named Instance

   • To select a SQL Express instance, select the instance name from the list or enter it in the following format: Server Name\SQLEXPRESS or .\SQLEXPRESS

     When you specify the default instance, you can refer to it by the server name without a named instance. When specifying a non-default instance, specify the server name and named instance.

     The install kit will validate the PI AF server. A connection is required to the PI AF server to complete the installation of any of the following features: PI Notifications Service, or PI Analysis Service. For this reason, we recommend adding additional features after the PI AF server has been fully set up.

7. Ensure that AF SQL database scripts and AF SQL script execution are not selected and click Next.

   You do not want to create and configure another PI AF SQL Server database.

8. Click Next.

   The Service Accounts window appears.

9. Specify the service account used to run the PI AF Application Service. Accept the default account (NT SERVICE\AFService) or specify a different service account.

10. Click Next.

    The Summary window appears, listing the selected features and version numbers scheduled for the installation.

11. Click Install to install the PI AF application service.

    The Installation Progress window opens.

    The Complete window opens when the installation is complete.