Plant Applications Server and Client Requirements

Before you install Plant Applications, verify that all required software versions have been installed on the target machine.

Workflow is required for Plant Applications and can be installed from the Installation Menu.

See Test and Production Environments to compare machine requirements in a test, standard production, and high-transaction environment.

Note: Plant Applications does not support Web Client Displays for Vision, which were delivered in previous versions.

The Plant Applications Server and Web Client servers can be hosted in the AWS/Azure Cloud. Ensure that when they are hosted in Cloud, they meet the Plant Application and Web Client Server system requirements.

Operating System

Plant Applications requires one of the following operating systems, with latest service packs or revisions:
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2022 (64-bit) for server installations
  • Microsoft® Windows® Server 2019 (64-bit) for server installations
  • Microsoft® Windows® 10 (64-bit) for Client installations

Network Interface Software

  • Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)

Microsoft®.NET Framework

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 for Workflow 2.6 SP1
    Note: You can download the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 from the following URL: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=825299
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 for Plant Applications Server
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 for Plant Applications Client
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later for Plant Applications Report Server (Migrated)

Microsoft® SQL Server®

  • Microsoft® SQL Server® 2019 (with the latest Cumulative Update installed), 2017 (64-bit), and 2016 (64-bit)
    Note: You must have SQL Server 2016 (64-bit) and later for the Plant Applications Server and Web Client installation. If you are running a previous version of SQL Server, a message stating that the prerequisite criteria not met appears. You must upgrade to SQL Server 2016 (64-bit) and later to continue with the installation.
  • Microsoft System CLR Types SQL Server 2016 (32-bit only)
    Note: Do not install if you already have the Microsoft System CLR Types SQL Server 2016 (32-bit only) installed.
  • SQL Server 2012 Native Client version 11.4.7001.0 or later
    Note: The SQL Server 2012 Native Client is required for Plant Applications Server, Plant Applications Web Server, and Plant Applications Client machines. If the version of the SQL Server 2012 Native Client you installed is the version before 11.4.7001.0, you must upgrade it. You can download the SQL Server 2012 Native Client version 11.4.7001.0 or later from the following URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50402
  • For information on SQL Server requirements, refer to SQL Server Requirements.

Software Requirements

Software Requirement
Web Server IIS 8.0 or later based on the operating system
Microsoft Office Microsoft Excel 2021, 2019, or 2016 (required for SQL Server and Web Engines) 32-bit.
Note: If you import data using a Microsoft Excel file that was created in an older version, it will not contain the columns necessary to support the new Event Progress feature. Refer to topics in Plant Applications Help for steps describing how to use the Excel add-in.
Document Viewer PDF reader (required to view some Web Server reports)
Workflow Workflow 2.6 SP1
Note: You must install Workflow 2.6 SP1 if you are installing a clean environment of Plant Applications.
Browsers
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Web Reports)
    Note: Currently, Plant Applications Web Client components do not support Internet Explorer.
  • Chrome v107.0.5304.107 (Plant Applications Web Client components)
  • Safari v13.1+ (Plant Applications Web Client components)
  • Microsoft Edge v94.0.992.31 (Plant Applications Web Client components)
Note: Process Analyzer only supports Chrome.
Communication MAPI-compliant Mail client software

Server Hardware Requirements

Minimum Requirement GE Recommended

The minimum server requirements when running a Plant Applications environment without SOA entities and not using the Client or Workflow:

  • 4 CPUs with 3.0 GHz processor each
  • 16 GB RAM (Optimization of memory allocation needs to be to SQL Server)
  • 1 TB hard drive (minimum 7.2KRPM)
  • Network speed of 1 GBPS
  • Monitor with minimum 1366 x 768 resolution
For a standard implementation, GE recommends the following:
  • 10 Cores with 2.6GHz processor each
  • 32 GB RAM (For better memory allocation, we recommend having 32 GB RAM)
  • 4 TB hard drive (minimum 7.2KRPM)
    Note: Hard drive size is dependent upon anticipated database growth, backups, and practices employed to purge data.
  • Network speed of 1 GBPS
  • Monitor with minimum 1366 x 768 resolution

Client Hardware Requirements

Client hardware requirements may vary depending upon the installed base of computers at your facility. However, based on GE's experience with multiple customer sites, the following configuration is recommended:
  • Pentium 4-based computer with 2 GB of RAM (minimum)
  • 20-GB hard drive space (minimum)
  • DVD drive
  • Network interface software for network communications supporting TCP/IP
  • Monitor for the lab and floor operations, 100 percent IBM compatible, supporting a 24-bit graphics card for 1024 x 768 or higher resolution and at least 65535 colors
  • Two-button mouse with scroll wheel or compatible pointing device such as a touch screen

Supported Small Screen Devices

Supported devices:
  • iPad 6th Gen: Safari v13.1+, Chrome 107.0.5304.107 and later
    Note: To view the application content, you must select the desktop site option from the Chrome browser settings menu.
  • HP tablet: Chrome 107.0.5304.107 and later
  • Android 10-inch Tablet: Chrome 107.0.5304.107 and later.
    Note: To view the application content, you must select the desktop site option from the Chrome browser settings menu.
Compatible or supported applications with above devices:
  • Activities
  • Downtime
  • OEE Dashboard
  • Reports
  • My Machines
  • Alarms
  • Process Orders
  • Waste
  • Unit Operations
  • Work Queue
  • NCM

Port Requirements

Use internal interfaces to open the ports required for Plant Applications operations.

Port Description
80 Used by Web server for serving traditional web reports.
1433 Used by SQL Server for communication to SQL.

Use the CXS_Service table in the Plant Applications database to modify the following ports.

Port Description
12293 Used by Proficy Server Manager for the Service Control feature of the Administrator.
12294 Used by Proficy Server Gateway for clients (including SDK) to send/receive Plant Applications messages.
12295 Used by Proficy Server Gateway for clients (including SDK) to send/receive Plant Applications messages.
12295 Used by older (4.0 and older) versions of Client Manager.
12299 Used by Proficy Server Remote Data Service, allowing Proficy services perform remote read and write operations to a historian.
12401 Used by Proficy License Manager for licensing requests from Proficy services to clients.
5762 Used by Plant Applications Web Client to connect to RabbitMQ.

Use INI files such as cmRTR.ini, cmConfigMgr.ini, PlantAppsMessging.ini, or Message.ini (found in the Plant Applications program installation directories), to modify the following ports:

Port Description
10000 Used by the Proficy message router to process Plant Applications messages between services clients communicating with the router.
12280 Used by the Proficy message router to process Plant Applications messages between services clients communicating with the router.

Language Support

Plant Applications supports the following languages for translation:

Languages Plant Applications Client Plant Applications Web Client
Process

Available in versions above

 Discrete

Available in versions above
US English YES 8.0 8.0
Arabic YES 8.0 8.1
Bosnian YES 8.2
Chinese (Simplified) YES 8.0 8.1
Czech YES 8.1 8.1
Danish YES 8.0
Dutch YES 8.0 2022
Finnish YES 8.0
French (European) YES 8.0 2022
German YES 8.0 8.2
Hebrew YES 8.0
Italian YES 8.0 2022
Japanese YES 8.0 8.1
Korean YES 8.0
Russian YES 8.0 8.2
Polish YES 8.0
Portuguese (Brazilian) YES 8.0 2022
Slovenian YES 8.0
Spanish (Latin American) YES 8.0 8.2
Swedish YES 8.0
Turkish YES 8.0 8.2
Vietnamese YES 8.1 8.1

Compatibility with Other GE Products

GE Software Supported Version
Operations Hub 2.1 with SIM3 and later, 2022, 2023
Workflow 2.6 SP1
Historian 7.0 SP6, 8.1, 9.1, 10.0, 2022, and 2023
iFIX 6.1, 6.5, 6.8, 2022, and 2023
CIMPLICITY 11.0 SIM2 and 2022

For silent installers, see Silent Installers