Single product installation

You can create an alternative installation media source if you are installing only Historian, Historian Client, or the Application Server runtime, and you want to reduce network usage. This alternative installation source will be much smaller than the full set of installation files, and thus will be easier to send to remote locations. This is of particular value if your network connection to the remote site is slow or unreliable, and any of the following, or similar circumstances, apply:

• You have multiple nodes at a remote site on which you want to install only Historian, Historian Client, or the Application Server runtime.

• A firewall at the remote site restricts most off-site access, and having a local copy of the installation files is easier to manage than having to modify the firewall.

• Installing from a WAN-based share is impossible due to the speed or reliability of the network connection.

With this procedure, you will:

1. Create a new installation source that contains a subset of the installation files contained on the System Platform installation DVD.

2. Install Historian, Historian Client, or the Application Server runtime from this subset of files.

Copying the files, rather than installing from a remote location, eliminates the possibility of a time-out during installation.