Installation requirements

Use this list as a reference before you start the installation. If you are also installing IBM® DB2®, IBM WebSphere® Application Server, or IBM Rational® Application Developer, the list also offers a guideline for choosing the correct features to install.

Important: For an accurate listing of supported hardware and software and required versions, always review the InfoSphere® MDM System Requirements page on ibm.com.

General prerequisites

The following prerequisites apply to all InfoSphere MDM installations.
IBM Installation Manager

To install InfoSphere MDM features and applications, you must have IBM Installation Manager installed on the system from which you are running the installation.

Supported IBM Installation Manager versions:
  • For InfoSphere MDM 11.6.0.0 to 11.6.0.11, use IBM Installation Manager 1.8.5.
  • For InfoSphere MDM 11.6.0.12, use IBM Installation Manager 1.9.0.

IBM Installation Manager can be run only on a 64-bit machine.

Memory requirements

The servers or workstations on which you install require a minimum of 30 GB available space.

Application prerequisites

If the feature or application that you want to install is not listed in this table, see the documentation for that feature to learn about specific requirements.

Table 1. Installation requirements
If you are planning to install this feature You need this prerequisite:

InfoSphere MDM Standard or Advanced Edition

 All servers and workstations on which you install and use InfoSphere MDM components have a supported operating system installed and configured. Use the product-specific documentation for guidance.
Important: Only Standard Edition deployments are supported on Microsoft Windows operating systems. You can install Advanced Edition, including MDM Workbench tooling, on Microsoft Windows, but only for local development environments. Production environments on Windows are not supported for Advanced Edition. For a detailed list of supported environments, see the System Requirements page on ibm.com.

Ensure that Microsoft Visual C++ 2012, 64-bit is installed.

Tip: For InfoSphere MDM installations on Microsoft Windows, you must manually install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 libraries:
  1. Download the Visual C++ 2012 library from the official Microsoft download web site.
  2. Install the Visual C++ 2012 libraries.
  3. Confirm the installation of Visual C++ 2012 from the Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features.
  4. Restart the Windows machine.
  5. Begin the InfoSphere MDM installation process.
MDM operational server This feature installs the core IBM WebSphere Application Server bundles, EBAs, and so on for your operational server.

You must have the supported version of IBM WebSphere Application Server installed and an administrative profile (user name and password) created. After you install IBM WebSphere Application Server, use the preparing your application server topics to configure the server.

Ensure that IBM Java™ SDK 1.8.0 is installed.

Ensure that Microsoft Visual C++ 64 bit is installed.
MDM Database The database component creates the InfoSphere MDM tables and schema.

You must have a supported database installed and configured with a user account name and password that you intend to use to connect to your MDM operational server.

Use the product-specific documentation for guidance. After you install the database software, use the preparing database topics to configure the database to support InfoSphere MDM.
User applications A supported web browser must be installed on the workstations that access the application.
InfoSphere MDM Workbench You must install IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere (64-bit) before you install the workbench on your workstation.
IBM Db2 If you wish to configure a Db2 database as part of your InfoSphere MDM deployment, install IBM Db2 Enterprise Edition.
IBM WebSphere Application Server Select these features to install for your application server:
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server
    • IBM WebSphere Application Server Full Profile
    • IBM WebSphere Application Server SDK for Java Technology Edition 7

Ensure that IBM Java SDK 1.8.0 is installed.

Always check the system requirements page for the supported version number.
IBM Rational Application Developer (for use with the InfoSphere MDM Workbench) When you install IBM Rational Application Developer, you must select, at a minimum, these additional required features in IBM Installation Manager:
  • Web Developer Tools
    • AJAX, Dojo, and HTML
    • JSF
    • JSP and servlet
  • Enterprise Developer Tools
    • Data access
    • OSGi application
  • IBM WebSphere Application Server
    • Development tools
    • Remote server stub

You must also make sure that the required 32-bit libraries are available on your 64-bit operating system.

Full text search capabilities InfoSphere MDM provides full text search capabilities for physical MDM by integrating InfoSphere MDM Advanced Edition with an Elasticsearch server.

Beginning in version 11.6.0.11, Elasticsearch is no longer packaged as part of InfoSphere MDM. You can continue to use full text searches that leverage Elasticsearch in your InfoSphere MDM solution, but you must deploy and configure your own Elasticsearch server. For more information about Elasticsearch and to get started with a free trial, see the Elasticsearch web site.