Data warehousing — Installing by using the installation wizards

InfoSphere™ Warehouse provides two installation wizards, one for the data server and application server components, and one for the client components. You need to run both wizards to install the full product.

Before you begin

About this task

When you install the warehouse server components of InfoSphere Warehouse, you are prompted to enter the connection information for metadata database that you created. The installation program uses this information to test the connection to the metadata database. You can proceed with the installation only after the connection is verified. The installation program stores the connection information in a properties file, which is used later by the product to connect to the metadata database.

Procedure

To install InfoSphere Warehouse by using the installation wizards:

To install the data server components or the application server components, from the directory of the warehouse server image, run the installation wizard. For example, you can run the following command:
- On Linux and UNIX: image_path/server/isw/install.bin -Dprofile='profile_path'
- On Windows: image_path\server\isw\install.exe -Dprofile="profile_path"
where image_path is the path to the installation image and profile_path is the location of the directory where you copied the profile license files from the Activation CD.
Note: If you attempt to install the product without a license file, you will install an evaluation copy that will eventually expire.

Tip: If you copied the profile directory to the same level as the installation program in the server directory, you do not need to include the profile argument in the command.
The installation wizard opens.
To install the warehouse client components, from the directory of the warehouse client image, run the installation wizard. For example, you can run the following command:
- On Linux: image_path/client/isw/install.bin -Dprofile='profile_path'
- On Windows: image_path\client\isw\install.exe -Dprofile="profile_path"
where image_path is the path to the installation image and profile_path is the path to the profile directory.
Tip: If you copied the profile directory to the same level as the installation program in the client directory, you do not need to include the profile argument in the command.
The installation wizard opens.
During installation, a database for storing metadata about your warehousing applications was created, if it did not exist already. After the installation wizard completes, if you created this database for the first time and if you intend to use Cubing Service, you must disconnect from the metadata database before starting the Administration Console. This step ensures that the database is configured correctly.

What to do next

After you finish the installation, you can verify that it was successful by checking the installation log files. If you are satisfied that the installation was successful, you can begin configuring the product.

Installing InfoSphere Warehouse by using the installation wizards