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Versions

Version	Distribution
3.2.4.0	100.00%

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PI System Management Tools

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Overview

PI System Management Tools is a program developed by OSIsoft. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software installer includes 42 files. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.

Program details

URL: www.osisoft.com

Help link: techsupport.osisoft.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PIPC\

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{6449F2D2-066C-4B1E-BC4D-1A04B44E52BD}

(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)

Language: English (United States)

Files installed by PI System Management Tools

OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIPerformanceEquationEditor.dll - PI Performance Equations SMT3 Plug-In (Performance Equations)
PI-ICU.exe - PI-Interface Configuration Utility (PI-Interface Configuration Utility "PI-ICU")
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PINetworkManagerStatistics.dll - PINetworkManagerStatistics (Network Manager Statistics)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIArchiveManager.dll - PI Archives SMT3 Plug-In (Archives)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIDatabaseSecurityEditor.dll - PIDatabaseSecurityEditor (Database Security)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIBatchCustomNamesEditor.dll - PIBatchCustomNameEditor (Batch Custom Names)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIServices.dll - PIServerProcessManager (PI Services)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIAutoPointSyncList.dll - PI AutoPointSync List (AutoPointSync List)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIBatchDatabaseEditor.dll - PIBatchDatabaseEditor (Batch Database)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIBufferServer.dll - PIBufferServerManager (Buffer Server)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIDigitalStateEditor.dll - PIDigitalStateEditor (Digital States)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIPointSourceTable.dll - PIPointSourceTable (Point Source Table)
pilogsrv.exe - PI-API log utility (pilogsrv)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIModuleDatabaseEditor.dll - PIModuleDatabase (Module Database)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIReasonTreeEditor.dll - ReasonTreeEditor (Reason Tree)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIRecordedValues.dll - PIRecordedValues (Recorded Values)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIInterfaces.dll - PIInterfaceList (Interface List)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PICurrentValue.dll - PICurrentValue (Current Values)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIPointBuilder.dll - PIPointBuilder (Point Builder)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIPointClasses.dll - PIPointClasses (Point Classes)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIMessageLogViewer.dll - PIMessageLogs (Message Logs)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PILicenseViewer.dll - PILicensing (Licensing)
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIBaGenCfg.dll - PIBaGenCfg (Batch Generator)
ipisql.exe - PI Server (IPISQL)
piartool.exe - PI Archive Tool
piconfig.exe - PI Table Configuration Utility
pictrdll.dll - PI Performance Counter DLL
pidiag.exe - PI Diagnosis Utility
pigetmsg.exe - PI Get Message Utility
pilistupd.exe - PI Update Manager List Utility
pimsgss.exe - PI Message Subsystem
pinetmgr.exe - PI Network Manager
pintlog.dll - PI Event Viewer DLL
bufserv.exe - bufserv
bufutil.exe - bufutil
OSIsoft.SMT.Plugins.PIPing.dll - PIPing (Ping)

Behaviors exhibited

4 Services

pinetmgr.exe runs as a service named 'PI Network Manager' (pinetmgr).
pimsgss.exe runs as a service named 'PI Message Subsystem' (pimsgss).
pilogsrv.exe runs as a service named 'PIPC Log Server' (pilogsrv) "Service to manage the number and size of PI-API log files (pipc.log).".
bufserv.exe runs as a service named 'PI-Buffer Server' (bufserv) "Service to buffer data sent to a PI server.".

How do I remove PI System Management Tools?

You can uninstall PI System Management Tools from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.