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TECHNICAL NOTE 03/2016

Before installing your software

The following information describes the software requirements for Power Monitoring Expert
software.

Windows operating systems

You can install Power Monitoring Expert software on servers using any of the following
Windows operating systems.

NOTE: Power Monitoring Expert software can be installed on servers in a domain

environment, however it cannot be installed on domain controllers. If Power Monitoring
Expert software is installed on a server that is subsequently changed to a domain
controller, the software ceases to function correctly.

l Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise, SP1

l Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise

l Windows 10 Professional/Enterprise

l Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Enterprise, SP1

l Windows Server 2012 Standard, SP1

l Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

SQL Server editions

If no supported SQL Server version is detected during the installation of Power Monitoring
Expert on a Standalone Server, then SQL Server 2014 Express is installed. Note that if you
install SQL Server 2014 Express, you can upgrade to SQL Server 2014 Standard at a later
time. However, you cannot upgrade from SQL Server 2014 Express to SQL Server 2012
Standard.

If a supported edition of SQL Server Express is already installed but not configured with a
database instance for use with Power Monitoring Expert, the installer adds the required
database instance. Otherwise, one of the following SQL Server editions needs to be
installed prior to installing Power Monitoring Expert software. (See the "Installing SQL
Server" topic in the StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert Installation Guide for more
information.)

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Note that supported 32-bit and 64-bit SQL Server editions can only be installed on supported
32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems, respectively. For example, a 32-bit SQL
Server edition is not supported on a 64-bit Windows operating system.
Distributed Database
SQL Server Editions Standalone Server
Server
SQL Server 2008 R2 Express, SP3 Yes No
SQL Server 2012 Express, SP2 Yes No
SQL Server 2014 Express, SP1 Yes No
SQL Server 2008 R2
Yes Yes 1
Standard/Enterprise, SP3
SQL Server 2012
Standard/Enterprise/Business Yes Yes 2
Intelligence, SP2
SQL Server 2014
Standard/Enterprise/Business Yes Yes 2
Intelligence, SP1

1 Supported for a distributed database server configuration on Windows Server 2008 R2

Standard/Enterprise SP1.
2 Supported for a distributed database server configuration on Windows Server 2012
Standard SP1, and on Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard.

Localized versions
Localized versions of the software are supported as follows:

l A localized version of Power Monitoring Expert software is expected to be installed on

an operating system and SQL Server of the same locale. For example, a Spanish ver-
sion of the product and SQL Server should be installed on an operating system with a
regional setting of Spanish.

l The English version of Power Monitoring Expert software is expected to work with non-
English operating systems and SQL Server versions. For example, an English version
of the product can be installed on an operating system with a regional setting of German
with a German version of SQL Server.

Virtual environments
Power Monitoring Expert can be installed on hypervisors supported by the FlexNet License
Administrator software. This is the same licensing software that is used to manage
StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert licenses. Consult the Flexera Software web site for
more information.

The virtual environments need to be configured with one of the supported Windows
operating systems and SQL Server editions. It is recommended that you copy the contents
of the Power Monitoring Expert DVD to a local drive in your virtual environment and double-
click MainSetup.exe to start the installation process.

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Client computers
Engineering Client computers require Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 operating systems.

NOTE: Before you install an Engineering Client on a Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 system,
you need to install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on your client computer. See the "Installing
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1" topic in the Installation Guide.

Web Client computers require network connectivity to a Power Monitoring Expert primary
server to access the Web Applications component of Power Monitoring Expert. The
browsers that can be used on Web Client computers are listed below in Other Software
used with the product.

Other software used with the product

The software referenced below is officially supported for Power Monitoring Expert software.

l Microsoft Excel 2010, 2013, or 2016 is required for reports exported in Excel format in
the Web-based Reports application, or for the Excel-based Reporter application.

l Browsers supported on Web client workstations for the applications included in the Web
Applications component:
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 10 and 11.

Microsoft Edge*.

Google Chrome version 42 and later*.

Mozilla Firefox version 35 and later*.

Apple Safari versions 7 or 8 and later versions, respectively, on Mac computers.

* The browsers support the web application framework and Dashboards, Diagrams, and
Trends applications. Alarms and Tables are dependent on browser support of the
Silverlight plugin.

You can directly access an application from a client computer. For example, to directly
access the Trends application, enter http://domain_name/Web/#Trends in the
browser. (domain_name is the fully-qualified name of the server hosting Power
Monitoring Expert.)

l Browsers supported on tablets to directly access the Dashboards, Diagrams, and

Trends applications:
Safari and iPad tablets using iOS7 and iOS8 operating systems.

Browsers on tablets using Android operating systems 4.4 - 4.4.4, and 5.0.

To directly access the Trends application with a tablet, enter http://domain_

name/Trends (without the # character) in the browser. (domain_name is the fully-
qualified name of the server hosting Power Monitoring Expert.) This opens the Trends
application without the banner, and permits resizing of the content.

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l .NET Framework 4.6.

l Microsoft Silverlight version 5.2 or later.

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