Optima installation procedures

Before beginning the installation, collect the following information and data:

• Version number of Optima currently installed and to be installed.

  (Make sure you use the documentation that matches these versions.)

• Information about the hardware architecture of the system on which Optima is currently deployed or is going to be deployed:

  • IP address of each machine involved
  • Username and password to access each machine
  • Operating system installed on each machine
  • RAM available on each machine

• List of Optima components to be installed or upgraded.

• Optional: Custom components and interfaces provided by the PTV project manager in charge of your project.
• Third-party components.
• Network model provided by the PTV project manager in charge of your project.
• Installation archive (ZIP file).

• Specific configuration files.

  Optima components require specific configuration files. Typically these configuration files are provided by the PTV project manager who is in charge of your project.

• A valid License is required (→ License)

1. Make sure that all machines involved in the installation are accessible and have access to the Internet during installation and maintenance.
2. On each machine, create the standard folder structure inside INSTALL_PATH (→ Installation conventions to follow).
3. On the Windows server, install the maintenance tools to INSTALL_PATH\optima_tools\ (→ System requirements).

4. On each machine, install the CodeMeter User Runtime component to handle the Optima software license (→ Installing CodeMeter User Runtime).

The installation procedure depends on your installation scenario:

• → Installing Optima on a Linux server
• → Installing Optima on a Windows server
• → Installing Optima on three servers