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Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
Common deployment scenarios
You can deploy the licensed version of PLA 3.0 in a variety of scenarios, depending on your system environment and licensing option.
Shared environment with a computer as license server
Use this scenario if you want several users to be able to log in to PLA 3.0 at the same time, sharing the same license distributed by another computer, and collaborating on the same database.

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Data analysis
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Data import
Use data acquisition and data import add-ons to import external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
User interface
PLA 3.0 supports you in your daily work by providing a set of graphical and textual user interface elements. Learn about the different elements and how to use them efficiently.
Installation and update
Details on deployment, installation, and update of PLA 3.0, and its initial and advanced setup.
- Before you begin
  Review essential information and prerequisites to help you plan and prepare your PLA 3.0 installation or update.
- Common deployment scenarios
  You can deploy the licensed version of PLA 3.0 in a variety of scenarios, depending on your system environment and licensing option.
  - Single user
    Use this scenario if you want to use PLA 3.0 on one designated computer.
  - Small environment
    Use this scenario in small environments, if users should be able to work together on the same database.
  - Shared environment with license server
    Use this scenario if you want several users to be able to log in to PLA 3.0 at the same time, sharing the same license distributed by a license server, and collaborating on the same database.
  - Shared environment with a computer as license server
    Use this scenario if you want several users to be able to log in to PLA 3.0 at the same time, sharing the same license distributed by another computer, and collaborating on the same database.
  - Terminal server environment
    Use this scenario if you want to set up a central PLA 3.0 installation for all PLA 3.0 users.
- Installation
  Get an overview of the installation process and find step-by-step guidance for installing PLA 3.0 in your environment.
- Update and migration
  Get an overview of the update process and find step-by-step guidance for updating to the latest PLA 3.0 version. Learn how to migrate your PLA 2.x assay data and how to migrate PLA 3.0 to another system.
- Advanced setup
  Reduce maintenance efforts by setting global properties that can be used by several computers running PLA 3.0.
Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Details on system administration tasks such as setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports you in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. It also provides options to validate PLA 3.0 in your environment.
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Glossary
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Shared environment with a computer as license server

Use this scenario if you want several users to be able to log in to PLA 3.0 at the same time, sharing the same license distributed by another computer, and collaborating on the same database.

Licensing details

Licensing option: Concurrent use
Number of licenses for this scenario: 1 (three user slots)

Setup

You install PLA 3.0 on multiple local computers that connect to the Microsoft SQL database server (in this example, three computers). You install the license on one computer within the network, which serves as the license server (in this example, one of the computers running PLA 3.0).

The license server keeps track of the currently used licenses and the maximum number of available user slots. Each PLA 3.0 installation functions as a client, connecting to the license server to obtain a slot. When a user closes PLA 3.0 on a client, the respective slot becomes available for others to use.

Note:

For details on each step, see the Step-by-step installation topic.

System architecture

Figure 1. Deployment of PLA 3.0 for concurrent use in a shared environment with computer that serves as license server