Distribution package

To get the current version, contact the AxxonSoft technical support.

The distribution package contains a setup.exe file.

Installation procedure

You must install the Server (Administrator's workplace) on the computer that will distribute updates as the update server. You must install the Client (Workstations) on each computer that requires automatic updates in the future (that is, on the clients).

Any computer can be an update server even if it doesn’t have Axxon PSIM installed. Any Axxon PSIM servers, Remote Administrator’s workstations, and Remote clients can be clients (the differences are described in Configuration procedure for servers, clients and remote workstations).

You must run the installation files as a Windows Administrator.

Installing the server

  1. Run the setup.exe file.
    An installation window opens.
  2. Click the Next button.

    A window with the text of the license agreement opens.
  3. Read the license agreement and select I accept the terms of the License agreement.
  4. Click the Next button.
     

    You can print the license agreement. To do this, click the Print button.


  5. A window for selecting the installation type opens.
    To install the update server separately, select Server (Administrator's workplace).
  6. Click the Next button.

  7. A window for selecting the installation path opens. By default, the Server (Administrator's workplace) is installed in C:\ProgramData\UpdateServer.

    You can change the installation path. To do this, click the Browse button, and in the window that opens, select or create another folder and click the OK button.

  8. After you select the installation path, click the Next button.
    The installation process starts, and progress is displayed in the installer window:

    When completed, the Installation Complete window opens.

  9. Click the Finish button.

As a result, the update server is installed in the selected folder, and the Update Service shortcut appears on the desktop:

Installing the client

The client installation is similar to the update server installation described above: you must run the setup.exe file and go through the same installation steps. The only difference is step 5, where you must select the Client (Workstations) installation type:

By default, the client is installed in the C:\ProgramData\UpdateAgent\ folder.

Also, a window for selecting the Update Service as a service (services) installation type is displayed. If you want to start the Update Service before the user logs into the Windows OS and before the startup of the Windows applications (including Explorer, used to start both the Windows OS interfaces and different installed applications on the server), set the Install as a service checkbox.
In this case, the icon isn't displayed in the taskbar. You can realize that the service is running in the Task Manager by the UpdateAgent.Core.exe process or by the Update Agent service. (for more details, see Features of the Automatic Update Service installed as a service).

As a result of the client installation, the icon appears in the system tray:

Installing server and client

The installation of both server and client on the same computer is similar to the update server installation described above: you must run the setup.exe file and go through the same installation steps. The only difference is step 5, where you must select the Server (Administrator's workplace) and Client (Workstations) installation type.

Also, a window for selecting the Update Service as a service installation type is displayed (for more details, see above in the Installing the client item).
A window for selecting the installation path for the Server and Client opens. By default, the Server is installed in C:\ProgramData\UpdateServer\, the Client is installed in C:\ProgramData\UpdateAgent\:

As a result, the server is installed in the selected folder, and the Update Service shortcut appears on the desktop:

The client is also installed, and the icon appears in the system tray:

When you run the Update Service for the first time, the IP address and port of the update server are automatically detected and written to the settings.json file. If necessary, you can change them—Changing the IP address of the update server.

When you install the Update Service, a separate branch, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Update Service, is created in the registry. The branch is deleted from the registry when you remove the Update Service (see Axxon PSIM base version, for the information on working with the registry, see Working with Windows OS registry).

The information about installation is stored in the UpdateServiceSetup.log log file at C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp.

When you try to install an older version of the Update Service, a warning window opens:

Configuring the update server (distributor) in the Update manager

Configuring the client (receiver)