Installing PuTUpdater

PuTUpdater is a service used to update the static public transport model, handled by the PuT ETA module.

PuTUpdater can be used as a Windows service.

Before starting the installation process, check the installation requirements.

Requirements for installing PutUpdater

PutUpdater requires the same components that must be present for an Optima installation. For additional installation prerequisites, please see → System requirements.

Visum as COM server

Visum must be registered as a COM server:

Launching Visum as a Windows service

In order to launch Visum as a Windows service, it is necessary to copy the file

C:\Users\<UserID>\AppData\Roaming\PTV Vision\PTV Visum XXXX\licenses.data

In:

C:\ProgramData\PTV Vision\PTV Visum XXXX\licenses.data

XXXX is the Visum version.

<UserID> is the Windows User ID that you used for the installation.

Important:  The folder AppData only appears if you have successfully started PTV Visum at least once.

Important:  The folder ProgramData that you see in the example may be replaced by any other folder where you have installed PTV Visum.

PuTUpdater Windows service can start automatically at system boot running in the background in a user-independent process and is the best choice for production installations on servers.

No user login is needed on the operating system.

Once installed, you can manage PuTUpdater through the Windows Services panel.

To install PuTUpdater as a Windows service:

  1. Open the zip file $ZIP_PATH\ptv-optima-zip-vv.n.xxxxx.zip.

  2. Copy the installation folder:
    $ZIP_PATH\ptv-optima-zip-vv.n.xxxxx\PutUpdater

    to

    C:\optima\PutUpdater

  3. Open a command prompt window as system administrator.

  4. Run the configuration script PutUpdater-service-installation.bat:

    C:\optima\PutUpdater\installation_script\PutUpdater-service-installation.bat

    The script installs PutUpdater as a Windows service, named ptv-optima-put-updater, and registers the associated web service address.

If you want to configure the PutUpdater service:

  • To start during system boot , or
  • To re-start automatically in case of errors:
  1. Click Control panel > Administrative tools > Services.
  2. Right click ptv-optima-put-updater.
  3. Click Properties.
  4. Click the Recovery tab.
  5. Set First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures to Restart the Service.
  6. Confirm with OK.

To uninstall the PutUpdater Windows service:

  1. Click Control panel > Administrative tools > Services.
  2. Right click ptv-optima-put-updater.
  3. Stop the service.

  4. Open a command prompt window as a system administrator.

  5. Run the command:
    sc delete ptv-optima-put-updater