Installation of Axxon PSIM as a Server/Remote Administrator's workstation

This section outlines a step-by-step instruction on how to install Axxon PSIM software as a “Server”.

Note

The following features are to be taken into account while installing Axxon PSIM software:

Axxon PSIM software is to be installed on a “clean” Windows OS (see the Operating system requirements section).
To install Axxon PSIM software, administrator rights are required.

To install Axxon PSIM software, do the following:

Unpack the installation kit as described in Getting ready for Axxon PSIM installation; the destination folder will show the contents of the kit.
Run the setup.exe file to start the Axxon PSIM software installation procedure.
As a result the dialog box of choosing language is displayed.
Note
The notification box is displayed if Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 has not been installed.
Click Yes for Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 auto installation.
Important!
When Axxon PSIM is installed on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 OS, the Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later is to be pre-installed. If the Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later has not been installed, then the warning is displayed. In this case stop installing Axxon PSIM and install the Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 or later. You will find the instructions on how to install it at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/hh506443.aspx.
Choose the language of Axxon PSIM software installation and click Install.

As a result the Type of installation dialog box is displayed.
Select the Server/Remote Administrator's workstation type of installation.
To log all installation events, set the Enable full logging (increases product installation time) checkbox.
Note
While installing and uninstalling the software events are logged to psim.log and uninstall.log correspondingly. To collect log-files, the “Support.exe” tool is to be used (see The utility for collecting configuration data on servers and RWS for the Technical Support section).
Click the Next button.
The Selecting components for installation dialog box is displayed.
Set the checkboxes next to the components that are to be installed.
Note
All offered components are recommended to be installed.
However, if installation is performed using the integrated software package (with vertical solutions modules), then there will be an option to select vertical solutions that are to be installed. Only those vertical solutions that will be in use are to be selected. There is no need to install all vertical solutions.
Vertical solutions will be installed after installing Axxon PSIM Base. Information on how to install vertical solutions can be found in the corresponding documentation.
Note
At this stage it is possible to deny installing MS SQL Express database server. In this case it will be required to configure connection to the remote database at step 16.
When installation of Axxon PSIM is complete database connection parameters can be changed using the idb.exe utility – see Axxon PSIM™ software database connection.
Pay attention that Axxon PSIM operation will be impossible without connection to any database source.
You will also be able to select the languages to be installed. To do this, download the language pack from AxxonSoft official website (https://www.axxonsoft.com/) before beginning the installation and put the archive's files into the languages folder in the installer's directory. As a result, the Selecting components for installation window will offer selection of languages to be installed. If this method of installing languages is not suitable, each language may be installed individually (see Installing the language). After the installation, use the utility tweaki.exe to switch languages (see Switching languages in the Axxon PSIM Software System).
Click the Install button.
The selected components are automatically installed except Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 database (necessary for work with Axxon PSIM™ databases), that is installed manually (see Microsoft documentation). An example of boxes:

Important!
Auto installation of necessary prerequisites may take more than 10 minutes.

After this the Welcome to the Axxon PSIM Setup Wizard box is displayed.
Click the Next button.
The License Agreement dialog box is displayed.
Read the License agreement and accept its terms by setting the switch into the I accept the terms of the License agreement position, otherwise the Axxon PSIM installation will be stopped.
Click the Next button.
The dialog box of installation mode selection is displayed.
Select the installation mode.
Click the Next button.
When the Custom installation mode is selected, the dialog box of choosing the installation folder is displayed, and then the Select components dialog box is displayed. This step is omitted when the Standard installation mode is selected.

Note
The description of the component is displayed in the installation box when this component is selected.
The dialog box of specifying the path to the key file is displayed.
Note
Keep the field blank if the key file will be copied later.
Click the Next button.
The dialog box of installing Axxon PSIM as a service is displayed.

Note
The 64-bit version of Axxon PSIM is not available when installed as a service. If this checkbox is set checked, then 32-bit modules will be started after installing Axxon PSIM as a service.
Set the Install Axxon PSIM as a service checkbox if Axxon PSIM software is to be started before the user is authorized by the Windows OS and before Windows applications are started (including the Explorer application) that is used for starting Windows OS interfaces and various other applications installed on the Server (see Working with Windows OS services for operating Axxon PSIM™ installed as a Service section).
Click the Next button.
The dialog box of MS SQL Server database server selection is displayed. Specify the authentication parameters to connect to it.
Important!
Access of some user to the database is impossible without additional settings of the idb.exe utility and knowing of the login and password of Administrator if installation of the Axxon PSIM software package is performed by Administrator and Windows account data are in use for SQL authentication. So it is highly recommended not to use such authentication method of the SQL server.
Select the SQL-server using the drop-down list.
Note
If there is necessity to use the SQL-server installed on this (local) computer, the “(local)\SQLEXPRESS2014” item (set by default) is to be selected.
Important!
You cannot connect different Servers to one database.
Server can use remote database, but requirements to network and other resources become higher and this can cause delays while transmitting events and states of cores.

Set the authorization parameters that will be used by Axxon PSIM while connecting to the SQL-server.

Note

If Axxon PSIM is installed as a service, select the SQL Server identity check, i.e. set the Use the following username and password checkbox and specify the username and password to login the Server database. If the database is to be connected via the Windows account, then for proper operation of Axxon PSIM any other the user is to have corresponding SQL Server permissions.

Ways of authorization performed in the dialog box.

Ways of authorization	Windows user account	Use the following username and password (recommended)
Usage	SQL Server from Axxon PSIM distributive (or from the distributive of the external vendor) and Axxon PSIM is installed on the same computer	SQL Server from Axxon PSIM distributive and Axxon PSIM are installed on the same computer. Meanwhile connection to SQL Server with the set username (login) and password may be performed from any remote computer that is in the same net domain of TCP/IP net with a computer, where SQL Server is being installed
	SQL Server and Axxon PSIM are installed on different computers that are connected through TCP/IP net and are in the same net domain. Meanwhile the account for the user currently authorized in Windows OS on the computer, where Axxon PSIM is being installed is to be created in Windows OS on the computer with installed MS SQL Server	SQL Server from Axxon PSIM distributive and Axxon PSIM are installed on different computers that are connected through TCP/IP net and are in the same net domain. Meanwhile the username (login) and password are to correspond to the username (login) and password used for access to SQL-server
	Full-scale SQL Server (supplementary installed) and Axxon PSIM are installed on different computers, connected through TCP/IP net and are in the same net domain. Meanwhile the account for the user currently authorized in Windows OS on the computer, where Axxon PSIM is being installed is to be created on the remote SQL Server	Full-scale SQL Server (supplementary installed) and Axxon PSIM are installed on the same or different computers that are connected through TCP/IP net and are in the same net domain. Meanwhile the username (login) and password are to correspond to the username (login) and password used for access to SQL-server

Note

For SQL Server installed from Axxon PSIM distributive, the “sa” username and “PSIM_default_DB_4” password are used by default. While installing the Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 the password may be changed for any other.

To continue the installation, click the Next button.
The dialog box of selecting or setting names for databases is displayed.
By default the psim database is in use as the main database. To set another database select the required database from the Existing databases list and click the button near the Main database field.
By default the titles database is in use as a database of titles. To set another database select the required database from the Existing databases list and click the button near the Titles database field.
Click the Next button.
Note
If the system while being installed displays the “Rights are required to create or edit databases” message, then the installation process must be stopped and then restarted again.

The Advanced Settings dialog box is displayed.
If a desktop icon is to be created, set the corresponding checkbox.
If a quick launch icon is to be created, set the corresponding checkbox.
If it is required to add Axxon PSIM and all its components to the Windows Firewall exceptions, set the corresponding checkbox.
Click the Next button.
The Ready to install dialog box is displayed.
Note
To change the setting, click the Back button.
Click the Install button.
The Installing Axxon PSIM dialog box is displayed.
Note
Error of driver installation for the FX4 card can occur while the Axxon PSIM software installation on the Windows 7 SP1 operating system without Internet connection. To eliminate this error install the following missing Windows updates:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3004394
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3033929
The Installation Complete dialog box is displayed.
Set the Explore new ways for building your solutions checkbox, to view the document containing information about new features of the installed Axxon PSIM.
Click the Finish button.
Note
Then the Axxon Driver Pack will be installed. Starting from the Axxon Driver Pack 3.51, this driver package requires the Windows KB2999226 update to be installed. If this update is not installed on the system, a corresponding warning will be displayed. To continue the installation, it is necessary to install the update from the official Microsoft website:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49093
If KB2999226 is installed, but there is no software ability to identify it, run the Axxon Driver Pack installation from the command prompt with the SOFT_INSTALL = "yes" parameter.

Then the Installation wizard dialog box is displayed, containing the information on the mode (installed or not) of Axxon PSIM components.
Click the Finish button.

The dialog box offering to restart the system is displayed.

Note

The option with installation completion and system restarting is the most recommended.

The Axxon PSIM as a Server is now installed.

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