AVEVA™ PI System™ Feedback Portal

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Selectively install 32-bit versus 64-bit versions of PI programs

Currently, install kits such as those of PI DataLink, PI AF Client, PI API, PI SDK, PI OLEDB Provider, PI OLEDB Enterprise, and PI SQL Client always install both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Most of the time, one of these versions is unused and...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 3 No status

Ability to specify default AF database during installation of PI AF Client

Currently, the PI AF Client installation allows the user to select a default PI Data Archive and default AF server but not a default AF database. It would be nice, especially for silent installations, to be able to specify the default AF database ...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 No status

In the PI Server install kit, label deprecated components as such and state the replacement

The PI Server install kit includes many deprecated components, namely: PI Totalizer Subsystem PI Alarm Subsystem PI Performance Equation Scheduler PI Batch Subsystem PI Module Database Builder AF Collective Manager Also, the PI AF Link Subsystem i...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 No status

Create 2 new client install kits: PI System Client & PI For Excel

Administrators and regular users of PI are mainly concerned with these PI client programs: PI System Management Tools PI System Explorer PI Builder PI DataLink However, the install kits are not beginner-friendly: Many users think that PI DataLink ...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 4 No status

Have a consistent presence of a terminating \ in the PIHOME and PIHOME64 environment variables

By default, PIHOME is "C:\Program Files (x86)\PIPC" and PIHOME64 is "C:\Program Files\PIPC\". For new installations, please consider either having the terminating \ on both or removing the terminating \ from both. The current inconsistency can con...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 No status

Remove PI System Explorer (Legacy 32-bit) from PI AF Client

When PI AF Client is installed, it includes a program called "PI System Explorer (Legacy 32-bit)". Please remove this from PI AF Client. The continued support of 32-bit PI AF SDK makes sense, since 3rd-party programs may still depend on the 32-bit...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 2 No status

The PI Server Installation kit should list the PI software requirements sooner in the install

As a PI System Administrator, I would like the PI Server Installation kit to list out any PI Software that will be included with a selected role or feature before the Summary step so that I can determine what will be installed without having to fi...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 No status

Installer screen should read 'PI Data Archive Install Directory' instead of 'PI Data Archive Directory'

For an upgrade - misleading - could be interpreted as the folder where PI archives currently reside.
BruceMcCamant about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 No status

Consistently name the local groups that PI adds

Some examples of names of the local groups that PI adds are: AFQueryEngines AFServers PI Buffering Administrators PI Connector Administrators PI Web API Admins Please consider making the naming more consistent. For example: PI Asset Framework Que...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 Declined

In future releases of PI Server, provide an installer that does not install itself in Windows Programs & Features.

Regulations and rules require pre-installation approval and documentation of all programs installed on a machine. Please provide an installer or a method of installation that prevents the installer from appearing in Programs & Features. Furth...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 Declined