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Product Release Letter

AVEVA Global Server 12.1.SP4
Release 52160
Windows XP and 7
Windows Server 2003 and 2008 R2
Dear Customer
This letter introduces and describes this release, which is supported on the indicated platform(s).

This Release Contains

A full release of AVEVA Global Server, which replaces the full release 52106 AVEVA Global
Server 12.1.SP3

The separately licensed products or product components installable from or upgraded by this
release are as follows:

Product Version
Product Name
Code Number
V00FN246 /
AVEVA Global Hub 12.1.SP4
V00FN974
V00FN247 /
AVEVA Global Satellite 12.1.SP4
V00FN975

Prerequisite for this release - operating system:

Minimum Supported O/S Version (for Windows XP SP3 or Server 2003 SP2
each supported platform) Windows 7 SP1 (both 32 and 64 bit) or Server 2008
R2
Mandatory O/S Patches (for each None
supported platform)
Build Operating System Windows Server 2008 R2

Please note that recommended/supported hardware and software configurations are constantly subject to review, so
please consult the AVEVA support web pages for the latest recommendations.

For further information please contact your local AVEVA support office, which can be found at
http://support.aveva.com

This document has been prepared and approved by the following:

Job Title Name
Global Subject Matter Expert Neil Badcock
Test Manager Vaseem Jameel
Head of Product Gavin Watton
TPS Team Lead, Schematics and Engineering Bryn Tootell

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 Product Release Letter
Prerequisite for this release - products:
AVEVA Licensing System 1.0 and an appropriate License File
(N.B. This product version does NOT work with AVEVA Flexman)

AVEVA Licensing Library

AVEVA Global Server has been upgraded to use the new AVEVA Licensing System 1.0 (ALS).
The new license system is now required, whether used in conjunction with AVEVA PDMS™,
AVEVA Everything3D™ or AVEVA Marine.

ALS incorporates a Dual Licensing System (DLS). This means that the License Server will support
license requests from existing Flexman clients and new ALS clients. Therefore it is best practice to
install ALS for all AVEVA clients (AVEVA E3D™, AVEVA PDMS, AVEVA Marine, AVEVA Global
Server) when using AVEVA Global Server 12.1.SP3 or later.

To use AVEVA Global Server, you will now need to request a new ALS License File from AVEVA
(you will need to provide details of your system) and install the server onto your network.
If the AVEVA License client has not been set up, or has been configured incorrectly, the daemon
will display the following error:-

If the AVEVA License server is not available, i.e. it has not been set-up or the Daemon cannot
establish a connection, the following error will occur:-

In the example above, two license servers have been defined, both of which are unavailable.

For full details of the AVEVA Licensing System, please refer to the AVEVA Licensing System User
Guide and its other documentation.

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Works (is compatible) with:
AVEVA E3D™ 1.1
AVEVA PDMS12.1.SP2
AVEVA PDMS12.1.SP4
AVEVA Hull & Outfitting 12.1.SP2
AVEVA Hull & Outfitting 12.1.SP3
AVEVA Hull & Outfitting 12.1.SP4
AVEVA Global Services 1.1

Supersedes:
This release supersedes the full release 52106 AVEVA Global Server 12.1.SP3.

To Install product release:

Please read the installation guide, which is visible on the CD/DVD and will be placed under the
product\manuals folder once the product install (setup.exe) has been run.

This release installs AVEVA Global Server only. To install AVEVA Global Services, please refer to
the AVEVA Global Services installation and documentation. AVEVA E3D™ now automatically
installs the Global client WCF enabled, HTTP protocol, no security enabled. AVEVA Hull &
Outfitting 12.1 and AVEVA PDMS 12.1 install the client according to the feature choice in the
install UI. For more information on Global configuration please see the AVEVA Global WCF
Installation and Configuration guide on the documentation for each relative product.

First released on:

This product release is first available on:
AVEVA DVD PDMS 12.1.SP4 and associated products, release number 41235
AVEVA DVD Hull & Outfitting 12.1.SP4 and associated products, release number 41234
or from the download site, AVEVA Global Server, release number 52160.

List of Enhancements
This release includes the following functional enhancements:

Description
Supports 12.1.SP4 as well as E3D 1.1 database schemas
Propagates the new Datasheet files, including Revisions (but see note below).
Note that any 12.1.SP2 datasheets will need to be upgraded to SP4 before they can be propagated

List of Fault Corrections

This release addresses defects arising from the following support incidents:

Incident Defect Description

number number
#90202 Resolves various issues causing SYNCHRONISE <DBNAME> DRAWINGS to stall
SI-50636 #81112 Marine Drafting SDB Files were not synchronised in Global
#91375 Global WCF timeouts are less likely when Updating Drawing-files TO a remote location,
although they may still occur during file-copy updates TO a remote location.
#61295 Global WCF communication errors sometimes incorrectly reported as Logging errors

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PRODUCT QUALITY STATEMENT
The development, maintenance and testing of AVEVA Solutions’ software products is carried out
in accordance with the company’s KEYSTONE lifecycle processes and this document includes a
summary of the testing carried out on this release and a list of significant defects known to exist at
the time of release.

Development Testing
Developers have carried out unit testing of each enhancement and/or fix in the development
environment to verify that any new functionalities have been correctly implemented and identified
defects have been corrected.

Regression tests have been run in the development environment to verify that enhancements
and/or fixes have not adversely affected the integrity of the product.

System Testing
Independent system testing has been carried out on the product, as released, to verify that it
installs correctly in all supported configurations and that product functionality operates as
intended, subject to any known exceptions listed below.

Acceptance Testing
This document has been prepared before Acceptance Testing. This product release will be
subjected to an acceptance test by AVEVA’s Training and Product Support.

Any exceptions found during Acceptance Testing or after release will be reported in the Product
Release Latest Update Note on AVEVA's support web site
http://downloads.aveva.com/52160/w52160.pdf

Exceptions – Significant Defects And Recommended Workarounds

AVEVA intends to fix the defects listed below in a fix release or service pack as soon as
reasonably possible.
Incident Defect Description Recommended Workaround
number number
SI- 58014 #98424 Unable to Propagate “DatasheetTemplate If you create “Revision Configurations” at the
Setting” XML files for Revision Configuration Hub, you must copy the “DatasheetTemplate
between Hub and Satellites unless the user Setting” XML files in the Project default to the
hand copies the XML files to the desired Satellites when Revision Configuration
locations (e.g. Satellite). settings are modified in Lexicon.
SI-55776 #93170 Visio, SVG (and other drawing / datasheet Avoid using Backtrack on these databases
SI-55431 #93580 related files) get deleted on using Backtrack until a fix has been released.
Changes on SCHE, DICT (or Marine PADD)
databases
P-38602 Element claims for distributed extracts can
#62808 be lost if an issue fails. This can cause the
error “has been deleted in a later session‟

For the latest list of exceptions and other updates, please see the Product Release Latest Update
Note on AVEVA's support web site: http://downloads.aveva.com/52160/w52160.pdf

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