System Platform Prerequisites

Operating System and SQL Server

A 64-bit Windows operating system is required for installing and running System Platform 2023 and its component products. Some System Platform 2023 components, such as the Application Server Galaxy Repository and the AVEVA Historian also require a 64-bit version of Microsoft SQL.

Check the AVEVA GCS Technology Matrix website for more information about supported Windows and SQL Server versions for the System Platform 2023 component products you are installing.

Note: If you are using silent (command line) installation, all prerequisites, including the .NET Framework and SQL Server, must be installed before launching the System Platform setup program. See Using Silent Installation for more information.

.NET Framework

• System Platform requires Microsoft .NET® Framework 4.8. Prior to any other installation task, System Platform checks if .NET Framework 4.8 is installed. If it is not, you are prompted to allow its installation. A system restart may be required when .NET installation is complete. If the System Platform installation program does not automatically resume after the system restart, you will need to restart it manually.

• If an error occurs during setup that stops the .NET Framework 4.8 installation, you can try manually installing from the System Platform installation DVD:

  \InstallFiles\Redist\DOTNET\4.8\NDP48-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe

To check installed .NET versions:

Open a command prompt and enter
cmd /k reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP" /s /v Version

The installed versions of .NET are listed.

Prerequisites Automatically Installed by System Platform

The System Platform installation program analyzes the software installed on your computer and lists any software that is required but not currently installed, and any installed software that is incompatible. The following prerequisites are installed by the System Platform installation program, if not already present on the system:

• Microsoft .NET® Framework 4.8

• SQL Server: SQL Server is required for products or roles that you select for installation that include GR node or Historian Server. If a supported version of SQL Server is not found, you are given the option to install SQL Server 2019 Express Core (with Advanced Tools) as part of System Platform installation. However, SQL Server Express supports only small installations with less than 25,000 I/O per node.

  

  If you have a medium or large installation, a copy of SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition is supplied with System Platform. You must install it or another supported version of SQL Server separately, before you install System Platform. See the Technology Matrix on the AVEVA Global Customer Support website for the current list of supported SQL Server versions.

  If you do not want to install SQL Server, and you have product or role selections that include the GR node by default, you can select the Customize Installation checkbox and deselect the Galaxy_Repository. However, this will limit any database-related product functionality, such as the AVEVA System Platform IDE, that uses the Galaxy Repository.

  See SQL Server Requirements for more information about the limitations of using SQL Server Express instead of a standard or enterprise edition.

  The following tables summarize which System Platform products and roles require SQL Server.

  Product Selections	SQL Required
  Application Server	Yes
  Application Server and AVEVA OMI Runtime	No
  Application Server Development	No
  Application Server Galaxy Repository	Yes
  InTouch HMI	Yes
  InTouch Development and Runtime	Yes
  InTouch Runtime Only	No
  InTouch Access Anywhere Server	No
  InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway	No
  InTouch Access Anywhere Authentication Server	No
  Historian	Yes
  Historian Client	No
  Licensing	No
  Role Selections	SQL Required
  Runtime Client	No
  Remote System Platform Development Client	No
  System Platform Development Server Without Galaxy Repository (custom installation)	Yes No
  Historian Server Node	Yes
  Historian Client Node	No
  InTouch Access Anywhere Secure Gateway Node	No
  All-In-One-Node Without Galaxy Repository and Historian Server (custom installation)	Yes No

  Note: System Platform will allow you to install an InTouch development system without a Galaxy Repository. However, InTouch Modern Applications will not work without the Galaxy Repository.

While installing System Platform, if the logged-on user (the installer) is not a SQL Server administrator, the SQL Access Configurator opens (the dialog box is labeled "aaConfig SQL") and requests SQL Server administrator credentials. Enter valid SQL Server administrator credentials when requested. For more information about setting user privileges with the SQL Access Configurator, see Set the SQL Server security mode. For more information about SQL Server installation, see SQL Server requirements for System Platform components.

The System Platform installation program installs both system-specific and product-specific prerequisites. It also checks for incompatible software that will prevent installation from proceeding, (for example, if InTouch Access Anywhere was previously installed). You do not have to exit from the System Platform installation program to install the prerequisite software, with the exception of standard or enterprise versions of SQL Server. You will need to exit and perform any uninstall operations that are indicated before continuing with installation.

For information on prerequisites and software requirements for the specific products, see the System Platform Readme, the Readme files of the specific products located in your documentation directory, or the specific product information chapter in this installation guide.