Prerequisite planning for installing HCL Compass

Information about installing HCL Compass.

Before installing HCL Compass clients and servers, make sure you are prepared:
  • Complete HCL Compass installation planning including prerequisite tasks.
  • Understand how to install and use IBM® technologies for product installation.
  • Review installation scenario walkthroughs to learn about effective strategies for planning and using IBM processes and tools to download and install IBM software in different environments.
  • Consider printing installation checklist and planning topics so you can consult them during the installation process.
Use these resources and the installation checklist in Installation checklist to prepare your environment, complete prerequisite tasks, and install the product:
Table 1. Installation checklist
Task Component Information Comment
Identify an installation strategy Client

Server

Installation scenario walkthroughs Identify the scenario that works best in your environment. After selecting a scenario, determine which installation tasks are required for your deployment.
Shut down the servers and databases. Client

Server

Shut down the HCL Compass servers, including the HCL Compass Web servers. Shut down the HCL Compass databases, using the processes specific to each vendor database. Then shut down all other HCL products. This action prevents HCL Compass clients from accessing or updating the databases.
Install WebSphere® Application Server and IBM HTTP Server. Server Prepare the WebSphere Application Server environment for HCL VersionVault HCL Compass web servers Complete this task for environments that will use any of these HCL Compass web-based components:
  • HCL Compass Web server
  • HCL Compass Full-Text Search
  • Report Launcher for HCL Compass
On Windows™ systems, disable Terminal Services Server Disable Terminal Services before installing, upgrading, or modifying HCL Compass
Confirm that your user ID meets the required access privileges for installing the product. Client

Server

User privilege requirements for installing the product Requirements for Linux™ and Windows users. Windows users must have Administrator access if installing into the C:\Program Files.
In Linux or UNIX™ environments, increase the number of file handles available before you install the product. Client

Server

Increasing the number of file handles on Linux workstations How to set ulimit to a number larger than 1024.
Check the downloaded electronic images. Client

Server

Verifying and extracting electronic images
Windows Only:

Install HCL License

Client

Server

Configuring HCL Licensing
Install HCL Compass silently.
Note: This step is optional unless you are installing on an operating system that does not use the GUI.
Client

Server

Installing silently Information about silent installations.
How to manually run the commands install, start, and uninstall for Installation Manager. Client

Server

Installation Manager tasks
Install HCL Compass using Installation Manager Client

Server

Installing the product package using the Installation Manager GUI Description of the screens you see in Installation Manager when installing HCL Compass.