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Pre-flight Checks (Windows)

System Requirements

Before proceeding, ensure the server meets the following hardware and software requirements to support Tycho Data Osprey effectively:

  • 4 CPU, 16GB RAM
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) required
  • Nested Virtualization: If running on Azure Virtual Machine, requires D*v3 series (e.g., Standard_D8_v3)

Important: Note that the machine must be network routable to the scanners that run against PI Asset Framework, PI Data Archive, and the SQL Server that stores the PI Vision database.

Access Requirements

To install and configure Tycho Data Osprey, ensure you have the following access credentials:

  • Windows Admin Account with administrative privileges for Tycho Data installation

Required Software

The following software must be installed prior to deploying Tycho Data Osprey. When utilizing online installation, Osprey installer will attempt to install this.

  • Podman

WSL2 Requirements

Podman requires WSL2. Run the following commands in an elevated PowerShell to enable the required Windows features:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
wsl --set-default-version 2

Important: A restart is required after running these commands before proceeding with the installation.

Alternatively, you can enable these features via Windows Features (Turn Windows features on or off):

  • Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Virtual Machine Platform

Podman Installation

After restarting, install Podman Desktop:

  1. Download Podman Desktop from https://podman-desktop.io
  2. Run the installer with administrator privileges
  3. Launch Podman Desktop and complete the initial setup
  4. Verify Podman is running by opening PowerShell as Administrator and running:
podman --version