IBM InfoSphere Streams Version 4.1.0

Installing Streams Studio on a local Microsoft Windows system

Use this procedure to install Streams Studio Version 4.1 on a local Microsoft Windows system that will be used for remote development.

Before you begin

  • Administrator
    • Determine how users will obtain the StreamsStudio-Win.zip file. Possible methods are to send the file directly to users, or enable users to download the file from a shared location or the Streams Console. The StreamsStudio-Win.zip file is in the product-installation-root-directory/4.1.0.0/etc/StreamsStudio directory.
    • If users will download the StreamsStudio-Win.zip file by using the Streams Console, give them access to an InfoSphere® Streams domain and send them the console URL for that domain. For information about how to obtain the console URL, see Starting the Streams Console.
    Note: To download the package file by using the Streams Console, the console must be available on a resource that has the main installation package installed. Ensure that the web management service (SWS) is running on that resource, or an error message is displayed.
  • Users
    • Windows 7 (64-bit) is required for remote development.
    • If you are using the Streams Console to download the StreamsStudio-Win.zip, the console URL is required to complete the following procedure. Your InfoSphere Streams administrator can provide the console URL.
Important: Specify a short installation file path for Streams Studio, for example, C:\InfoSphere Streams. If the Streams Studio installation file path is too long, it causes the file paths of some extracted files to exceed the length that is allowed by Windows. If this occurs, Windows issues an error message that the path is too long.

Procedure

  1. If you are downloading the StreamsStudio-Win.zip file by using the Streams Console:
    1. Open the console in a browser by using the console URL, for example, https://console-host:console-port/streams/domain/console.
    2. If prompted, enter your user ID and password.
    3. Click the Downloads icon in the upper right and select Download Streams Studio for Windows.
    4. Save the StreamsStudio-Win.zip file in a local directory on your Windows machine.
  2. Extract the contents of the StreamsStudio-Win.zip file into your Streams Studio installation directory.
  3. To start Streams Studio, enter the following command: 
    Studio-installation-directory/streamsStudio -clean
  4. Configure a connection to the remote Linux system where InfoSphere Streams is installed. For instructions, see Configuring the connection for remote development with Streams Studio..
Parent topic: Installing Streams Studio for remote development