Response file entry to acknowledge installation change information (redistributable libraries)

This release of System Platform does not install certain components from Microsoft and other third parties that were installed in prior versions because they are now out-of-support. You must acknowledge this change before you can install System Platform. The GUI-based installation process displays a form describing the change in behavior. Silent install of System Platform requires that you change the setting of a parameter, as described below:

Important change to installation behavior

With this release of System Platform, AVEVA no longer installs older, out-of-support redistributable libraries from Microsoft or other vendors. As of the release of System Platform 2023 R2, AVEVA no longer provides these libraries and we strongly recommend that you do not use any libraries that are outside their published support life cycle. Libraries outside their support life cycle will not necessarily receive any further functional or security-related fixes from their vendors in the future.

Considerations for existing projects

If you are upgrading an existing project which includes custom-built executable components, which were added to the system after installation, consider that they may rely on these older libraries. Examples include but are not limited to:

• Objects developed using the Application Object Toolkit (AOT)

• Custom script libraries (DLLs)

• Third-party custom-built .NET controls

• Remote Response Objects (RRO)

AVEVA recommends that you recompile these custom components using the latest redistributable libraries. You should request updates/upgrades for third-party controls, libraries, and components from their vendors. An update to the Remote Response Object is currently underway. If you use the RRO, we recommend that you delay upgrading your system until the new RRO is available.

Set the following parameter to true in your response file to indicate that you have read and acknowledged this information:

OutOfSupportRedistConsentForm.SRedistConsent=true

Installation will not succeed if the parameter is left at its default value, if the parameter is not present in the response file, or if the parameter has an invalid configuration.