Installation package

The installation package is available from the AIR Download Manager (available on the Client Portal).

The following is the list of installable components.

Table 1. Installation packages

Touchstone/Touchstone Re Databases

The Touchstone/Touchstone Re databases must be installed or upgraded before all other components. Multiple instances are supported.

Property Exposure Databases

The Property Exposure databases may be installed on the same server as the Touchstone/Touchstone Re databases or on a different server entirely.

Analysis Management Server (head node)

The Analysis Management Server is the single point of job management for the HPC cluster.

Analysis Server (compute node)

The Analysis Server is the HPC server cluster's analysis engine. It carries out the computational tasks assigned to it by the Analysis Management Server.

Application Server (IIS)

The Application Server, also known as the Internet Information Service (IIS) server, enables client workstations to connect to Touchstone and Touchstone Re services.

Client

The Client is the application on the user's workstation desktop. Touchstone and Touchstone Re do not store any persistent data or perform any analyses on the Client machine; it is a user interface through which the user interacts with the databases and with Verisk services.

Models

Models include catalogs of data for Verisk models and perils. This data is integral for the running of both Touchstone and Touchstone Re. It is necessary to dedicate sufficient space for this data.

Models Previous

Models Previous is an optional installation that includes previous catalogs of data for Verisk models and perils. This includes the previous version models that were upgraded for this release.
Loss File Upgrade Utility The Loss File Upgrade Utility is for Touchstone Re only. It applies geography and LOB scheme updates to existing CLF sets following an upgrade from Touchstone Re 12.x. This impacts Models 60 Northwest Pacific Typhoon (South Korea CRESTA updates), M72 Mexico Earthquake (LOB updates), and M92 UK and Ireland Inland Flood (UK LOB and geography resolution updates) in Touchstone Re 13.0