IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server includes
a set of collaborative product modules and components that can be
distributed across multiple computers.
To learn about the installation process:
- Review the system requirements.
- Read the Quick Start Guide for the installation overview.
- Review the Release Notes for the latest
information to ensure successful installations.
- Read this planning, installation, and configuration
material to perform the installation.
The following table provides road maps for different InfoSphere Information Server installation
paths.
Table 1. Installation information road
maps
| Task |
Information resources |
| Install the most recent version of InfoSphere Information Server |
You do not have any existing versions of InfoSphere Information Server and
you want to install the most recent version.
- Installation scenarios
- These scenarios describe how you might implement different configurations
of IBM InfoSphere Information Server.
- Planning to install IBM InfoSphere Information Server
- Review system requirements. Learn about software tiers and components.
Design your topology, and determine your installation strategy.
- This section includes detailed software installation
checklists for different topologies.
- Setting up the tier computers
- Prepare each of your computers for the components that you will
install on them. Determine which database system to install or repurpose.
Also determine which application server to install or repurpose.
- Creating highly available, scalable
configurations
- Use this section if you plan to implement high availability or
scalability for different software tiers, or if you plan to configure
the InfoSphere Information Server parallel
engine to use multiple computers.
- Installing IBM InfoSphere Information Server software
- Run the InfoSphere Information Server installation
program on each target computer and verify the installation. Also
install components that the installation program does not install.
- Configuring InfoSphere Information Server software
- Complete additional configuration tasks for the product modules
that you installed or the features that you want to enable.
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| Add an additional product module to an installation
of the most recent version of InfoSphere Information Server |
You have already installed InfoSphere Information Server and
you want to add an additional product module.
- Planning to install IBM InfoSphere Information Server
- Review system requirements to ensure that your existing installation
meets all requirements. Add hardware if necessary.
- Setting up the tier computers
- Prepare each of your target computers for the components that
you will install on them.
- Installing IBM InfoSphere Information Server software
- Run the InfoSphere Information Server installation
program on each target computer and verify the installation. Select
the additional product modules that you want to install. Also install
components that the installation program does not install.
- Configuring InfoSphere Information Server software
- Complete additional configuration tasks that correspond to the
product modules that you installed or the features that you want to
enable.
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| Add a component that is not included in the InfoSphere Information Server installation
program to an installation of the most recent version of InfoSphere Information Server |
You have already installed InfoSphere Information Server and
you want to add an additional component from the same release, one
that is not included as part of the installation program.
- Installing components that are not in the suite installation program
- Some components have their own installation programs. You install
these components after you install InfoSphere Information Server.
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| Upgrade from an earlier version of InfoSphere Information Server |
You have an earlier version of InfoSphere Information Server and
you want to upgrade.
- Migrating to IBM InfoSphere Information
Server, Version 11.3
- To upgrade from an existing installation of Version 9.1 or earlier,
install the most recent version of InfoSphere Information Server and
then migrate your data to the new installation by using the asset
interchange tool.
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| Remove a product module or an entire installation
of the latest version of InfoSphere Information Server |
- Removing IBM InfoSphere Information Server software
- Run the InfoSphere Information Server software
removal program on each target computer.
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| Troubleshoot InfoSphere Information Server installation
issues |
- Troubleshooting InfoSphere Information Server software installation
- Resolve installation problems with this installation troubleshooting
information. You can find more troubleshooting information in the
information centers and customer support technotes for various product
modules and components. For more information, refer to Running the ISALite tool to verify the installation and troubleshoot.
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