Installing Patriot 6

The Patriot support team can assist new customers with the install. Please contact Patriot support to schedule in a time.

Required Downloads

The Patriot 6 installer can be downloaded here.

Once you have Patriot installed it is recommended that you apply the latest Patriot Update.

A Very Quick Patriot Overview

Patriot 6 can be broken down into four components: SQL databases, Data Service, Task Service and Client software.

Microsoft SQL Databases

The SQL Database is where all the client information, configuration and signals are stored. Patriot supports all MS SQL versions above SQL 2005. Advanced SQL configurations including remote, mirrored and cluster installations are all supported.

Data Service

The Data Service supports the flow of data between the SQL databases and the Task Service and Patriot Client. Only one instance of the Data Service may be run at any one time. Most Patriot sites will operate backup server(s) with a 2nd instance of the Data Service installed but this instance is always dormant until server failover.

Task Service

The Task Service is responsible for most external I/O including inbound alarm signalling from receivers and alarms panels and outbound messaging (email, SMS etc.). Multiple instances of the Task Service may be installed and run in parallel on multiple servers, including remote servers.

Client Software

The client software is the graphical interface used by operators for responding to alarms and maintaining client accounts. It also used by technicians and supervisors for system management. The Patriot client is massively configurable based on the requirements of the different users - the user interface seen by operators responding to alarms can be completely different to that seen by technicians and supervisors.

Installation

Note: Microsoft SQL should usually be installed before Patriot. Please see the Installing Microsoft SQL for information on installing SQL for Patriot.

When you run the installer program, you will be guided through the installation of Patriot 6, and optionally, MS SQL 2005 Express

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Click 'Start' and read through the end user licence agreement.

Check the 'Agree' check box to continue.

Select your language and click next.

The installer supports a range of different installation types including a full demo server install, complete with demo data. The other two common options are server install and workstation install. Choose an installation type and click next.

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If you are installing a Patriot workstation you will be prompted to enter the Patriot server computer name. For a Patriot server install you will be asked if SQL is installed before continuing. If the SQL database is local to the Patriot install then you can leave the server field as 'localhost' otherwise you will need to put the full network address of your SQL instance (e.g. SQLServer1\PatriotInstance)

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Click Next to start installation of each individual component of Patriot. The components that you are prompted to install will depend on the installation type that you selected earlier.

Windows Permissions

The Windows accounts belonging to your Patriot workstation operators require read/write access to the following Windows file system locations:

The following are the typical directory paths requiring read/write access by users of the Patriot client application:

Licencing

The installer includes a very basic Patriot demo licence that will limit your use of Patriot. In order to use Patriot in a live monitoring operation or for full system testing please contact the Patriot support team to request a suitable license.

Applying Patriot Updates

To install the latest Patriot updates please follow the guide here.