Install FactoryTalk Historian ME Management

The FactoryTalk Historian ME Management is available on the FactoryTalk Historian ME Client Tools installation DVD.
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The FactoryTalk Historian ME Management requires FactoryTalk Services Platform version 2.50 (FTSP SR5) or newer to be installed. Refer to FactoryTalk Services Platform documentation for more information.
The package is installed with the following FactoryTalk Historian components:
  • PI Software Development Kit (PI SDK)
  • FactoryTalk Historian SE RA Components
  • MS Runtime Redistributables
For details on the component versions and supported systems, see the
FactoryTalk Historian ME Client Tools Release Notes
.
To install FactoryTalk Historian ME Management
  1. Run the FactoryTalk Historian ME Client Tools DVD.
  2. On the welcome page of the installation wizard, click
    Install FactoryTalk Historian ME Client Tools > Install FactoryTalk Historian ME Management
    .
    The installation wizard appears.
    If there are any software prerequisites missing from the computer or services that must be stopped, they are listed in red at the bottom of the installation wizard
    Welcome
     page.
    Click
    Cancel
    , and then click
    Finish
     to exit the wizard, install the prerequisites and/or stop the services, and then start the installation wizard again.
  3. On the
    Welcome...
     page, click
    Next
    .
  4. On the
    License Agreement
     page, read and accept the terms of the license agreement, selecting the
    I accept...
     option.
  5. Click
    Next
    .
  6. On the
    Review Component Installation
    page, review the list of the components that are already installed and those that will be installed during the installation process.
  7. Click
    Next
    .
  8. On the
    Destination Drive
     page, select the drive on which you want to install the product.
    If the space available on the drive is not sufficient for the installation, a warning message will appear below the
    Installation drive
     list. In such a case, select another drive or increase the available space on the drive you have originally selected. After you have increased the available space on the selected drive, you can continue with the installation without restarting the installation wizard.
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    You can choose the destination drive only if you install a FactoryTalk Historian component on the selected machine for the first time. If there have been any FactoryTalk Historian components installed on the machine before, the
    Installation drive
     list will not be available.
  9. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Installation Progress
     page appears. It lists the components that are going to be installed. The status of the installation is displayed in the
    Status
     column of the component table.
  10. Click
    Install
     to start the installation.
    If there are any applications, interfaces, and/or services that are currently running on the computer and must be stopped so that you can continue with the installation, a message will appear to list the items to be stopped.
  11. Stop the items, and then click
    Install
     again.
    The following message appears:
  12. Click
    Yes
     to continue with the installation.
  13. Wait until the components are installed.
    The installation time will vary depending on the number of components being installed and the computer's performance. Depending on your security settings, you may be prompted to confirm the installation of individual components.
    The installation status is displayed below the component table.
  14. Identify the computer that hosts the FactoryTalk Directory server.
    - If it is the current computer (
    localhost
    ), click
    OK
    .
    - If it is a remote computer, point to the proper FactoryTalk Directory computer:
    1. In the
      User name
       box, type the account username with which you will log on to the FactoryTalk Directory computer.
    2. In the
      Password
       box, type the password to the account with which you will log on to the FactoryTalk Directory computer.
    3. Click
      OK
      .
      The
      Browse for Computer
       dialog box appears.
    4. Select the machine that hosts the FactoryTalk Directory, and then click
      OK
      .
      The name of the machine appears in the
      FactoryTalk Directory Server Location Utility
       dialog box.
    5. Click
      OK
      .
    6. In the message box informing you that you must restart the computer, click
      OK
      .
    7. In the
      Log On to FactoryTalk (New Server)
       dialog box, type the user name and password to the newly selected FactoryTalk Directory machine.
    8. Click
      OK
      . The system connects to the FactoryTalk Directory server.
    9. In the message box prompting you to restart the computer, click
      No
      .
  15. On the
    Installation Wizard Completed
    page, click
    Show the installation log
    , if you want to view the installation log after the installation wizard closes.
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    The installation log,
    fth_installer.log
    , is available in the following location:
    C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\FactoryTalk Historian\Installation Manager\<Name of the Historian suite>\FTHInstallerLogs\<Date and Time of the Installation>
    .
    If any of the installed components requires rebooting the computer, a relevant message will appear on the installation wizard page, and you will be prompted to restart the machine after the installation wizard closes.
  16. Click
    Finish
     to exit the installation wizard.
  17. Restart the computer.
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