Prerequisites for Windows

This topic describes the prerequisites that must be in place before installing 3DSpace Index on Windows.

Important: To get the list of supported Windows platforms, see the Deployment: Strategic Platform Requirements: Servers Hardware and Software Requirements section of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform R2022x Program Directory.

This page discusses:

See Also
Create an OS User to Install the Service
Installing 3DSpace Index
Uninstalling 3DSpace Index

Java JRE

Preinstall the correct JRE version. Use 64-bit Java for a 64-bit Windows installation. If you have a 32-bit JRE, or try to install a 64-bit (win_b64) 3DSpace Index package on a machine with a 32-bit (intel_a) processor, the setup displays an error message. The Program Directory for your version explicitly states the recommended Java JRE version.

System Settings

In the Windows Control Panel:

  • Exclude the data directory (in <INSTALLDIR>/<OS>/cv) from the Indexing Options (if Windows Search is enabled).

  • Turn off system protection and shadow copy on the drive that hosts the data directory. Therefore, you cannot restore using the Previous Versions in Windows Backup for the data drive. For more information, see Windows help.

Make sure you have Powershell installed on the machine, and that the Environment Variables > Path variable contains its path.

Disable Enhanced Security

On your Windows Server, verify that your Server manager > Local Manager > IE Enhanced Security Configuration property is Off.

Connect Windows Server with 3DSpace

On Windows Server, to allow the BBDEnvEditor and the BBDAdminPlayer tools to connect to the 3DSpace, you must declare the http://3dspace.mydomain URL in the server Internet Options > Local intranet dialog.

Note: Enter the first part of the 3DSpace URL http://3dspace.mydomain/internal as shown below.


Networking Prerequisites

Localhost Setup
The C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file must have a reference for the local host. You may use either the 127.0.0.1 hostname designator or localhost.localdomain.
Port Setup

The CloudView Server requires a continuous range of 100 TCP ports. By default, 3DSpace Index installation uses the default base port of 19000. If you cannot allocate 100 TCP ports in this range, select a different default with the available number of continuous ports.