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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.
System requirements
Make sure your system meets the respective requirements.

Get started
Get an overview of PLA 3.0, the end-to-end bioassay analysis software. Learn about its ongoing improvements and version updates, and discover the available trial options.
Key concepts
Learn how the key concepts of PLA 3.0 form the structural foundation for your daily work, supporting method development from initial design to routine production.
Data analysis
Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to assay workflows and statistical process control.
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.
  - System requirements
    Make sure your system meets the respective requirements.
  - Installation options
    PLA 3.0 supports a variety of installation options that you should be familiar with before starting the installation process.
  - Licensing options
    PLA 3.0 offers a flexible licensing model designed for both individual users and multi-user environments. The licensing option you select determines how many users can access PLA 3.0 at the same time. It also determines on how many computers you can install PLA 3.0.
  - File paths
    To store data and settings, the PLA 3.0 system uses a set of default paths.
- 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.
- 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.
PDF downloads
Download PDF guides of current and previous framework and add-on versions.
Sample lab
Meet the team at Stegmann Labs, where PLA 3.0 plays an essential role in every step of bioassay management.
Glossary
Find definitions of terms.

System requirements

Make sure your system meets the respective requirements.

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Deployment on a local system


Item	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Processor	Single-core, 2 GHz	Quad-core, 2,4 GHz, or faster
Memory	4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Hard disk	1 GB	2 GB of available space, or more
Graphics display	1280x1024	1920x1080
Minimum color depth	16 Bit	16 Bit
Storage space per database	100 MB	100 MB
Storage space per assay	About 1 MB including audit trail, depending on the complexity and the number of changes	About 1 MB including audit trail, depending on the complexity and the number of changes

Deployment using a Microsoft SQL database server


Item	Minimum	Recommended
Version	Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2014, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2019, Microsoft SQL Server 2022	Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft SQL Server 2014, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Microsoft SQL Server 2017, Microsoft SQL Server 2019, Microsoft SQL Server 2022
Processor ¹⁾	Single-core, 2 GHz	Quad-core, 2,4 GHz, or faster
Memory ¹⁾	2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM
Hard disk ²⁾	500 MB of available space	1 GB of available space, or more
Storage space per database	About 100 MB	About 100 MB
Storage space per assay	About 1 MB including audit trail, depending on the complexity and the number of changes	About 1 MB including audit trail, depending on the complexity and the number of changes

¹⁾ Based on Microsoft recommendations

²⁾ Additional space is required if you want to install additional modules

Deployment in a terminal server environment


Item	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022