Installing i2 Analyze

You can install i2 Analyze by extracting an archive file. By using the archive file to install i2 Analyze, you do not need to install IBM Installation Manager on the server that you install i2 Analyze on.

Before you begin

For details of the system requirements, see Software Product Compatibility Reports.
To install i2 Analyze, you must have the i2 Analyze version 4.3.5 distribution. Choose one of the following distributions to install i2 Analyze from:
  • IBM i2 Analyze V4.3.5 (Archive install) for Windows
  • IBM i2 Analyze V4.3.5 (Archive install) for Linux

About this task

Installing i2 Analyze by extracting an archive file is useful when you are installing and deploying i2 Analyze on multiple servers, or on a server without a graphical user interface.

i2 Analyze is provided in a .zip archive file for Windows, and a .tar.gz archive file for Linux. To install i2 Analyze, extract the archive file and then accept the license agreement.

Procedure

  1. Download the i2 Analyze distribution file for your operating system, and extract the contents into one of the following directories:
    • On Windows, C:\IBM\i2analyze
    • On Linux, /opt/IBM/i2analyze
    The following files and directories are present in the IBM\i2analyze directory:
    • license
    • swidtag
    • toolkit
    • license_acknowledgment.txt

Before you can use i2 Analyze, you must read and accept the license agreement and copyright notices.

  1. In a text editor, open the notices file and the license file for your language from the i2analyze\license directory.
    For example, the English license is in the LA_en file.
  2. Accept the license and copyright notices.
    1. Open the IBM\i2analyze\license_acknowledgment.txt file.
    2. To accept the license and copyright notices, change the value of LIC_AGREEMENT to ACCEPT.
      For example:
      LIC_AGREEMENT = ACCEPT
    3. Save and close the file.