Install Client Tools at a Command Prompt

Before you begin

  1. If you want to install Excel Add-In for Historian, install one of the following 32-bit or 64-bit Microsoft® Excel® applications:
    • Microsoft® Excel® 2019
    • Microsoft® Excel® 2016
    • Microsoft® Excel® 2013
    • Microsoft® Excel® 2010
  2. Install Client Tools using the installer on a machine. When you do so, a template file named setup.iss is created at C:\Windows. This file stores the installation options that you have provided. You can then use this template to install Client Tools at a command prompt on other machines.

About this task

When you install Client Tools, the following components are installed by default:
  • Client Tools
  • Historian Administrator
  • OLE DB driver and samples
  • The OPC Classic HDA server
  • User API and SDK
  • Historian Client Access API
  • Collector Toolkit

Procedure

  1. Copy the setup.iss file to the machine on which you want to install Client Tools at a command prompt.
  2. In the folder in which you have copied the file, run the following command: setup.exe /s /sms
    The installer runs through the installation steps.
    Note: If using certain versions of Windows (like Windows 10 or Windows 2019), you may receive an error message, stating that some of the DLL files are not registered. You can ignore these messages.
  3. When prompted to reboot your system, select Yes.

Results

Client Tools are installed.

What to do next

If you have installed Excel Add-in, activate it.