PI to CONNECT minimum system requirements

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Last UpdatedNov 03, 2025
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The following table lists the system requirements of PI to CONNECT.

System component	Requirement
PI Server	Minimum version: Data Archive 2016 R2 (3.4.405.1198). For full support of PI to CONNECT features, use Data Archive 2017 R2 (3.4.415.1188) or later. PI AF 2017 R2 (2.9.2.8195) or later Note: PI AF is only required if you wish to connect to an AF server.
Operating system	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2022 CORE editions of the Windows Server operating systems are supported with silent installations. Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster compatible processor or System on a Chip (SoC) RAM: 4GB Hard drive size: 32GB or larger hard disk .NET Framework 4.8 Runtime
Network	An internet connection that allows outbound connections over port 443 for communication with CONNECT data services. A network connection that allows outbound connections over port 5450 for communication with the Data Archive when the agent and Data Archive are installed on separate machines. A network connection that allows outbound connections over port 5457 for communication with the AF Server when the agent and AF Server are installed on separate machines. Internet connectivity of at least 10 Mbps.
Specific PI to CONNECT features	Transfer out of order (OOO) events: Data Archive 2017 R2 (3.4.415.1188) or later and PI AF 2017 R2 (2.9.2.8195) or later

Administrator privileges

Privileges	Requirement
Installation privileges	To install a PI to CONNECT Agent, you must be an administrator on the agent host computer.
Configuration privileges	To configure a PI to CONNECT Agent after the installation is complete, you must have the Tenant Administrator role in CONNECT data services. For silent installations, you have the option to create the requisite client ID and secret prior to the installation.

Ensure write access to stream and asset collections

The PI to CONNECT Agent has write permission to the streams collection in CONNECT data services. The configuration utility generates a client ID that has the Tenant Contributor role, which provides write permission by default.

If write access is removed, certain operations on the stream collection will fail, such as updates to Units of Measure (UOM).

For AF server transfers, write permission on the assets collection is also required to create assets in CONNECT data services.

To remove items from a transfer and also the corresponding streams and/or assets from the portal via Edit transfer mode, the user account used to edit the transfer must be the owner with write permission on the items.

Open firewall port for communication to PI to CONNECT

Port 443 must be opened for https communication to the PI to CONNECT gateway. The URL used for https communication depends on the namespace to which the agent is communicating, as indicated in the following table.

Region	URL
West US	uswe.datahub.connect.aveva.com
Northern Europe	euno.datahub.connect.aveva.com
East Australia	auea.datahub.connect.aveva.com
Japan East	jpea.datahub.connect.aveva.com

Although each of the above URLs currently corresponds to a public static IP address, we recommend you use the URL rather than the IP address in firewall rules. If required, you can determine the IP address by pinging the URL.

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