Installing Framework and StreamServer on Windows

The Framework and StreamServer Setup installs the following StreamServe components:

•	Software used to run StreamServer applications.

•	Framework, which includes a management gateway and the underlying software to run other types of StreamServe applications, such as service gateways, Archiver applications, and Task Scheduler applications.

Supported platforms and software

For information about these, see the following sections in the Supported platforms and software documentation:

•	Platforms for Framework and StreamServer, and StreamServe web applications

•	Hardware providers and CPUs

•	Java Runtime Environments

64-bit Windows

The Framework and StreamServer Setup requires a 64-bit version of Windows®.

Stop the Java application servers and close your web browsers

Before you install Framework and StreamServer, you must close all web browsers and stop and any Java application servers that are running on the computer.

Third-party software

Framework and StreamServer requires third-party software, such as Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package and Microsoft .NET Framework. During the Framework and StreamServer installation, the Setup does a prerequisite check and lists the required software that is missing on your computer. If any software is missing, you can install it from the Setup.

You have the option to install Java Standard Edition during the Setup. If you choose not to install this, you must have another supported version of the Java Runtime Environment on your computer. For information about the supported versions, see Java Runtime Environments in Supported platforms and software documentation.

Prerequisites

To install or remove StreamServe software in a Windows environment, you must have administrator rights.

Java environment for StreamServer applications

StreamServer applications use the environment variable $STRS_JAVA_HOME to point out the Java Runtime Environment that is used to run Java components.