Installing Pega Synchronization Engine by using the Setup wizard
To update and keep in sync the modules that comprise the Pega Robot Runtime system and the automations you employ, install the Pega Synchronization Engine.
- Go to My Software and download the Robot Runtime setup file. For more information, see Downloading Pega Robotic Automation software.
- Extract the setup file into a temporary folder, and then locate the
ServerInstalls.exe
file. - Extract the
ServerInstalls.exe
file, and then locate thePegaSynchronizationEngineSetup.exe
file. - Right-click the
PegaSynchronizationEngineSetup.exe
file, and then select Run as Administrator. - In the Welcome dialog box, click Next.
- In the End-User License Agreement dialog box, read the license and click the I accept the terms in the License agreement option. Then click Next.
- In the Select installation folder dialog box, browse to the folder in which to install, or accept the default installation folder. Then click Next.
- In the Configure Shortcuts dialog box, choose the
shortcuts that you want to create, and then click
Next.
- If you want a Pega Synchronization Engine icon on the desktop, select Desktop.
- If you want a program group and shortcuts on the Start menu, select Start Menu Programs folder.
- If you want Pega Synchronization Engine to start automatically when Windows starts, select Startup folder.
- If you want Pega Synchronization Engine to appear on the Quick Launch toolbar, select Quick Launch toolbar.
- If you want the Pega Synchronization Server to specify the application to launch, select Specified by Synchronization Server.
- If you want the
Pega.Loader.exe
program to launch Robot Runtime, select Pega Robot Runtime.
- In the Configure Updater Service dialog box, specify how
the Updater Service connects to
the Pega Synchronization Server to
retrieve updates, and then click Next.
- In the Product Repository field, enter the URL
to the product repository in the following format:
https://{server}:{port}/api/v1
. Theapi/v1
is required. - In the Local Service Port field, specify the local service port that you want to use.
- Do not change the setting in the Pre-Fetch
Minimum field unless there is a conflict with another
application.If there is a conflict, enter the default frequency, in minutes, for the pre-fetch cycle on the client computers. You typically set this property to allow the client to connect with the server two or three times a day.Enter zero (0) to have the system retrieve the minimum setting from the Pega Synchronization Server. You can override this setting for individual clients.
- Select the Keep Trying to Connect to Server Until Connected option and enter the number of minutes to the Pega Synchronization Engine should continue to try to connect.
- In the Use 64-bit Runtime field, select True if you are using a 64-bit version of Robot Runtime.
- In the Show No Package Dialog field, select True if you want to display the No Package dialog.
- In the Hide Splash Screen field, select True to hide the Robot Runtime splash screen on startup.
- In the Product Repository field, enter the URL
to the product repository in the following format:
- In the Ready to install dialog box, click Install to begin the installation.
- After the installation finishes, close the Setup wizard by clicking Finish.
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