Installing IBM InfoSphere Information Server software
IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server includes a set of collaborative product modules and components that can be distributed across multiple computers.
- Review the system requirements:
- Version 11.7.1:
version 11.7.1 system requirements
If you plan to install a Watson Knowledge Catalog plan, also review the Watson Knowledge Catalog system requirements
- Version 11.7.0: version 11.7.0 system requirements
- Version 11.7.1:
version 11.7.1 system requirements
- 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.
InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1 contains a new tier, the microservices tier. The microservices tier consists of Enterprise Search, Information Governance Catalog, the InfoSphere Information Analyzer console, and optionally Watson Knowledge Catalog. In InfoSphere Information Server 11.7, this tier was known as the Enterprise Search node.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Remove a product module or an entire installation of the latest version of InfoSphere Information Server |
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Troubleshoot InfoSphere Information Server installation issues |
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