Install CAST Imaging Core for Microsoft Windows

Overview

CAST Imaging Core is the “analysis engine” providing essential services to CAST analyzers. It must be installed manually on every single analysis-node in your CAST Imaging installation for Microsoft Windows, including single machine installations.

Note

For Docker/Linux installations, CAST Imaging Core 8.4.x is provided as a Docker image which also includes the `analysis-node` service, eliminating the need for manual installation.
CAST Imaging Core 8.4.x can co-exist on the same machine with CAST AIP Core 8.3.x (com.castsoftware.aip).

Installation methods

Interactive installation procedure

Download and unzip the latest release of com.castsoftware.imaging.core on your machine.
Right-click the setup.bat file at the root of the unzipped files and select Run as administrator.
Follow the interactive installer prompts, leaving all options at their default where possible.

Silent installation (for multiple analysis-nodes)

Step 1 - Create an Answer File

On your first analysis-node, download and unzip the installation media.
Open the Command Prompt (CMD) with administrator privileges (right click, Run as administrator).
Navigate to the folder containing setup.exe (located in the data folder).
Run the following command (replace with your desired path for storing the answer file - note that this folder must already exist before running the command):

setup.exe /r /f1"n:\temp\setup.iss"

Complete the installation normally. Important: Do NOT use the “back” button during setup as this will invalidate the answer file.
When the installation completes, the answer file (setup.iss) will be created at your specified location.

Step 2 - Deploy to additional analysis-nodes

On each subsequent analysis-node, download and unzip the installation media.
Open the Command Prompt (CMD) with administrator privileges (right click, Run as administrator).
Navigate to the required location and run:

setup.exe /s /f1"n:\temp\setup.iss" /f2"c:\path\to\log.txt"

The installation will run unattended using the parameters in your answer file.
A progress indicator will appear in the task bar, and the setup will close automatically when complete.

Silent install log message codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
1	General error
2	Invalid mode
3	Required data not found in the Setup.iss file
4	Not enough memory available
5	File does not exist
6	Cannot write to the response file
7	Unable to write to the log file
8	Invalid path to the InstallShield Silent response file
9	Not a valid list type (string or number)
10	Data type is invalid
11	Unknown error during setup
12	Dialogs are out of order
51	Cannot create the specified folder
52	Cannot access the specified file or folder
53	Invalid option selected

What is installed?

Files

After installation, CAST Imaging Core files are stored in:

%PROGRAMFILES%\CAST\<version>
%PROGRAMDATA%\CAST\CAST\<version>
%APPDATA%\CAST\CAST\<version>

Third-party software

Visual C++ 64-bit Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2015-2022
Visual C++ 32-bit Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2015-2022
Microsoft Build Tools 2015 (BuildTools_Full.exe)
NET Framework 4.7.2

The installer will check for and skip installation of any components already present.

Uninstall

Use the Microsoft Windows “Add or remove programs” option to uninstall CAST Imaging Core. Third-party software is not removed.