Preinstallation tasks
Before you install IBM® Security Guardium® Key Lifecycle Manager, understand the prerequisites and plan your environment.
Note: If an earlier version of IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager is already installed, see Upgrading and migrating.
Complete the following prerequisite tasks:
- Use the preinstallation worksheets for planning. See Preinstallation worksheets.
- Decide the installation mode that you want to use to install IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager: graphical mode or silent mode. See Types of installation for a description of the installation modes.
- Check the supported hardware, operating systems, browsers, hypervisors, middleware, and HSMs. For more information, see IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager Support Matrix.
- Run the prerequisite check script to ensure that the system requirements are met. For more information, see Checking prerequisites.