Installation prompt windows

During the installation of Marketing Operations, several prompt windows display. After you enter the required information, prompt windows display your responses and require a confirmation before you continue. Prompt windows give you the opportunity to make corrections, if needed.

For reference, an example of the prompts that display during installation on a UNIX™ server using console mode follows. Be sure to read and follow the instructions that display during your actual installation.

Use the following example to help you gather required information before you begin your installation and for reference during your installation.

Example installation prompts and responses

Prompt

Response

-bash-4.OS

Initial prompt. Supply the name of the master installer file and any variables for the database setup utility that you want to use for the installation.

Choose Locale

Supply a number to choose one of the listed languages. To use the default locale, 2- English, press Enter.

Introduction

If a previous version of the product is installed, an upgrade is initiated.

If the same version of the product is installed, proceeding drops all tables and data.

Response Files Generation

Supply a number to choose whether to generate response files for use in an unattended installation. If you generate response files, you can supply a destination path.

Choose Product Features

A numbered list of features displays. Features with a check mark [X] are selected for installation, features with no check mark [ ] are not selected. To change the selections, supply numbers to switch from selected to cleared (or vice versa) by using a comma-separated list, then press Enter.

For example, you see this list of features:

1- [X] IBM Marketing Platform
2- [X] IBM Marketing Operations

To install Marketing Platform only, supply 2 and press Enter.

Master (Marketing Platform) installation

Installation Directory

Select Application Server

Platform Database Type

Supply information for the Marketing Platform system table database.

Platform Database Host Name

Platform Database Port

Platform Database Name/System ID (SID)

Platform Database User Name

Platform Database Password

JDBC Connection

JDBC Driver Classpath

Product-specific (Marketing Operations) installation

Introduction

For each product feature you chose to install, the specific product name displays followed by the reinstallation warning.

Installation Directory

Marketing Operations Database Setup

Supply a number to choose automatic or manual.

Automatic setup uses the same information for this feature that you supplied for the master installation.

Manual setup prompts you for each database and JDBC characteristic separately to accommodate any feature-specific differences.

Marketing Operations Server/Host

Marketing Operations Server Port

Marketing Operations Domain Name

Supply the same company domain, in all lowercase, for every feature you install.

Supported Locales

Supply a number to choose a language. You can also supply a comma-separated list to select multiple locales.

Default Locale

Supply a number to choose a language.

Deployment EAR File

Supply a number to choose whether to create an enterprise archive (EAR) file.