Before beginning an installation of SmartPlant Instrumentation Server, verify that your servers and end-user workstation computers meet the following hardware recommendations and software requirements.
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The SmartPlant Instrumentation database management server installation was certified on 64-bit hardware with a 64-bit operating system and 64-bit database software. The client machine installation was certified on 64-bit hardware with a 64-bit operating system and 32-bit database software for SmartPlant Instrumentation.
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The SmartPlant Instrumentation software cannot work with SQL Server 64-bit client because it is a 32-bit application. The software works with SQL Server 32-bit client, which can then work with SQL Server 64-bit server.
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When installing SmartPlant Instrumentation on a 64-bit operating system, the default installation folder is Program Files (x86).
Oracle users, when upgrading from SmartPlant Instrumentation 2016 SP1 to SmartPlant Instrumentation 2018 must have both Oracle server 64-bit and Oracle client 64-bit installed as well as the 32-bit Oracle client. This is because certain functions such as backup and upgrade now use 64-bit client database components, while the 32-bit client is required for running SmartPlant Instrumentation.