OLGA 2022

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Installation guide
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Security Notice

The software described herein is configured to operate with at least the minimum specifications set
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recommendations and not intended to be limiting to configurations that may be used to operate the
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Table of contents

Table of contents 3
Introduction 4
Security notice 4
Requirements 5
OLGA installation 6
Install OLGA in silent mode 7
Install OLGA Namespace Explorer 8
Uninstall OLGA 8
License configuration 10

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Introduction

The OLGA* dynamic multiphase simulator software package installation is comprised of the
following:

l OLGA Engine (dynamic multiphase flow simulator).

l OLGA GUI (graphical user interface).

l RMO (Risk Management and Optimization)

l OLGA Viewer.

l OLGA-S.

l Multiphase Toolkit.

l OPC server functionality.

l OLGA Namespace Explorer.

l OLGA Excel tool.

l OLGA AppLauncher.

The following modules are also available but require additional licenses:

l OLGA FEMTherm Viewer.

l OLGA ROCX (near-wellbore reservoir model).

l Multiflash.

The installation also includes the following required Windows® packages:

l Microsoft® Visual C++® Redistributable for Microsoft Visual Studio® 2010, 2012, 2013 and
2017.

l Microsoft MPI (MS-MPI) Redistributable version 9.

The Schlumberger Software Support Hub provides useful information about the product and a
knowledge base. Contact Schlumberger if you encounter problems with the OLGA software
package.

Security notice
Follow these security guidelines to reduce vulnerability when using OLGA:

l Make sure that you follow the security policy set for your company.

l Make sure that only trusted applications are installed on your computer.

l Make sure that all confidential data are encrypted.

l Make sure that malware protection software is installed and updated on your computer.

l All systems, including personal devices, used to connect to the Internet via a personal Internet
Service Provider must have a personal firewall or firewall appliance installed and enabled.

l Do not share entire disk drives. File sharing permissions must be set to the minimum access
necessary. You must only allow access to those individuals that must see specific data.

l Do not use file sharing software or similar peer-to-peer systems. These services enable access

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by outsiders to many file types on your device, often without your knowledge.

l Make sure that you have the latest service pack and critical updates for the version of Windows
that you are running. To find recent security updates, visit Windows Update.

Requirements

Recommended hardware

See Schlumberger Software Support Hub for information.

Screen resolution for OLGA GUI

The minimum screen resolution recommended for using the OLGA GUI is 1024 x 768.

Officially supported platforms

l Operating systems:

o Windows 10 (64).

o Windows Server 2016 (64).

o Windows Server 2019 (64).

l Microsoft .NET Framework (x64):

o .NET 4.6.2.

You can also run OLGA on other operating systems, but they are not officially supported by us.

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OLGA installation

The installation program installs all the necessary components for OLGA and the OLGA Graphical
User Interface (GUI).

Note: You must have administrator privileges to install OLGA. Because of the User Account
Control (UAC) on Windows, you are prompted to allow the installation to run, even if you are
logged in as an administrator. You must click Yes.

The installation verifies that all the required software components are installed when installing
OLGA.

The required software components are:

l .NET Framework (x64) version 4.6.2 and 4.0.

l Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio 2010.

l Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio 2012 update 4.

l Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio 2013.

l Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio 2017.

If you do not have the correct version of .NET Framework installed, you are guided to the download
page for .Net 4.6.2.

If any of the Visual C++ redistributables are missing, the installation will install them.

When the installation of OLGA starts, follow the instructions on-screen. You can select between a
Quick installation and a Custom installation. The quick installation selects default components and
installs to the default installation folder without any further user interaction. The following
components are included in the default installation:

l OLGA GUI.

l OLGA Engine.

l OPC server functionality.

l OLGA Namespace Explorer.

l RMO.

l OLGA-S and Multiphase toolkit.

l Multiflash.

l Desktop shortcut.

l Microsoft MPI (MS-MPI).

In the custom installation, you select which components to install and you can also set the
installation folder. The OLGA GUI and OLGA Engine will always be installed. In addition to the
components in a default installation, you can select to install the following components:

l OPC servers for non-admin users.

l OLGA Excel tool (requires Microsoft Excel).

l OLGA AppLauncher.

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Note: Make sure that you include all components that you need. If you later want to add
additional components, you must uninstall and then reinstall with the correct set of
components.

If you select OPC servers for non-admin users, five OPC servers are installed, named
OLGAOPCServer, OLGAOPCServer1, OLGAOPCServer2, OLGAOPCServer3, and
OLGAOPCServer4. By default, you must have administrator privileges to run OLGA simulations
using an OPC server. These pre-installed OPC servers enable you to run OLGA OPC server
simulations without administrator rights.

Note: You must have a valid OLGA license to pre-install OPC servers.

If you select OLGA Excel tool, an add-in is installed that is used to connect Microsoft Excel® to the
OLGA OPC Server. During the installation, you might be prompted to download and install selected
Microsoft packages, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Tool for Office 2010 or 2013, and Microsoft
.NET. For more details about installation and use of the OLGA Excel tool, please refer to OLGA
Help.

Note: You must have only one version of Microsoft Office® 2010, or newer installed. If you
have multiple versions installed, this can cause problems displaying the OLGA Excel tool tab
in Excel. We recommend that you uninstall all previous versions of OLGA Excel tool before
you install the new version.

If you select OLGA-APPLAUNCHER, the installer will copy the AppLauncher SDK files as a zip file
into the Tools\AppLauncher folder in the installation folder. The developer’s guide included in the
zip file provides more information on how to make use of the AppLauncher SDK.

MS-MPI is required for submodeling and for the OLGA-ECLIPSE link. If another version of MS-MPI
is installed, the installer asks if you want to upgrade to the current version.

Install OLGA in silent mode

You can install and uninstall OLGA without any user interaction. To do this, you must start the
installer with the /S command line option. When you run the installer in silent mode, the default
installation folder is used and the following components are installed:

l OLGA GUI.

l OLGA Engine.

l OPC server functionality.

l OLGA Namespace Explorer.

l RMO.

l Multiphase toolkit.

l Multiflash.

l Desktop shortcut.

l Microsoft MPI (MS-MPI).

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Note: You must have administrator privileges to install OLGA. Because of the User Account
Control (UAC) on Windows, you are prompted to allow the installation to run, even if you are
logged in as an administrator. You must click Yes.

Install OLGA Namespace Explorer

The OLGA installation comprises a 64-bit version of OLGA Namespace Explorer (ONE) which is
installed by default. When there is a previous 32-bit version of ONE or 32-bit APIS Foundation
installed, the following error message will appear during installation.

Figure 1 APIS Management studio message

If this happens, uninstall all ONE installations, including the current failed one, and the 32-bit APIS
Foundation if there is any. To do this, under Windows Settings, select Apps, and then reinstall
OLGA.

Uninstall OLGA
Under Windows Settings, select Apps. Select the relevant OLGA version in the list, and then click
Uninstall.

Note: OLGA-S, OLGA Excel tool, OLGA Namespace Explorer, and OLGA-SDK are installed
as separate components. To remove these components, locate them in the list, and then click
Uninstall.

If OLGA is running, you must close OLGA before the uninstall can continue.

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If any of the other tools that are installed with OLGA are running while you uninstall OLGA, you do
not get a warning message. After you uninstall OLGA, some files from these tools may not be
removed. However, you can safely delete these files manually.

Note: For OLGA 2014.2 and later, previous patch installations of OLGA are not uninstalled
when you install a new version of OLGA.

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License configuration

You must set up the license with Schlumberger License Server version 2020.1 or later. We
recommend using the latest version.

The license server installer is available from the Schlumberger Software Download Center under
More Supported Products > Utilities > FLEXlm.

Details on how to configure the license server are available in the Schlumberger Licensing user
guide in the Schlumberger Licensing installation directory.

Note: It is recommended to always use port number for license servers to ensure proper
handling of environment variables. This is recommended also for localhost, for example:
SLBSLS_LICENSE_FILE=4321@localhost;1234@10.0.0.0.

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