Before installing

This section describes the requirements for hardware, operating system software, and system configuration prior to installing Power Operation with Advanced Reporting and Dashboards and any of its components.

These requirements vary based on the components of Power Operation with Advanced Reporting and Dashboards that you install on any computer. This section identifies the basic system software requirements, and requirements specific to each component. Refer to Core components selection to determine the components that you want to install.

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Apply all Windows security updates on machines running Power Operation and Power Monitoring Expert.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, equipment damage, and permanent loss of data.

Before you begin to install Power Operation with Advanced Reporting and Dashboards, install the latest updates from Microsoft for your operating system and system software. See Preparing servers for more information. Also see the Operating System Matrix that shows the operating systems that are compatible with various versions of Power Operation.

Pre-installation checks

Depending on your operating system version, your SQL Server edition, and the setup type (server or client) that you select for installation, the installer performs some or all of the following tasks prior to the installation of the software:

  • Uninstall previous versions. If a previous version of the software is installed, installation will stop.
  • Verify that the SQL Server Agent is installed. If not found, the installer will install SQL Server Express. (Advanced Reporting and Dashboards only.)
  • Validate that a supported SQL Server edition and service pack level are installed (Advanced Reporting and Dashboards only).
  • Check the database location. The database must be local for some installation types and remote for others. (Advanced Reporting and Dashboards.)
  • Confirm all remote PostgreSQL database prerequisite tasks are completed in order to connect to a distributed database during installation. This is not required for the standalone database option. Refer to Configuring a Distributed Database for additional details.
  • Check for 32-bit SQL Server edition (Advanced Reporting and Dashboards only).
  • Verify that the appropriate account permissions are defined, for example, that the SQL Server system administrator (sa) account is set with Administrator as the user (Advanced Reporting and Dashboards only).
  • Verify that the Windows account that the SQL Server service runs under has the proper folder permissions to proceed (Advanced Reporting and Dashboards only).