Installing Marketing Platform by using the GUI mode

For Windows™, use the GUI mode to install Marketing Platform. For UNIX™, use the X Window System mode to install Marketing Platform.

Before you use the GUI mode to install Marketing Platform, make sure that the available temporary space on the computer where you install Marketing Platform is more than three times the size of the Marketing Platform installer.

Make sure that the IBM® EMM installer and the Marketing Platform installers are in the same directory on the computer where you want to install Marketing Platform.

1.	Complete the following actions to install Marketing Platform by using the GUI mode:

2.	Go to the folder where you have saved the IBM® EMM installer and double-click the installer to start it.

3.	Click OK on the first screen to see the Introduction window.

4.	Follow the instructions on the installer, and click Next.

Use the information in the following table to take the appropriate actions on each window in the EMM installer.

IBM® EMM installer GUI

Window

Description

Introduction

This is the first window of the IBM® EMM suite installer. You can open the Marketing Platform installation and upgrade guides from this window. You can also see a link for the installation and upgrade guides for the products whose installers are saved in the installation directory.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Response Files Destination

Click the Generate Response File check box if you want to generate response files for your product. Response files store the information that is necessary for the installation of your product. You can use response files for an unattended installation of your product, or to get pre-filled answers if you rerun the installer in the GUI mode

Click Choose to browse to a location where you want to store the response files.

Click Next to go to the next window.

IBM EMM Products

In the Install Set list, select Custom to select the products that you want to install.

In the Install Set area, you can see all the products whose installers are in the same directory on your computer.

In the Description field, you can view the description of the product that you select in the Install Set area.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Installation Directory

In the Specify the installation directory field, click Choose to browse to the directory where you want to install your product.

If you want to install the product in the folder where the installers are stored, click Restore Default Folder.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Select Application Server

Select one of the following application servers for the installation:

IBM® WebSphere®

Oracle WebLogic

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Database Type

Select the appropriate Marketing Platform database type.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Database Connection

Enter the following information about your database:

Database host name

Database port

Database name or System ID (SID)

Database user name

Database password

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Database Connection (continued)

Review and confirm the JDBC connection.

Click Next to go to the next window. The URL can be customized with additional parameters if needed.

Preinstallation Summary

Review and confirm the values that you added during the installation process.

Click Install to start the installation process.

The Marketing Platform installer opens.

5.	Use the information in the following table to navigate the Marketing Platform installer.

IBM® Marketing Platform installer GUI

Window

Description

Introduction

This is the first window of the Marketing Platform installer. You can open the Marketing Platform installation and upgrade guides from this window.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Software Licence Agreement

Carefully read the agreement. Use Print to print the agreement. Click Next after you accept the agreement.

Country for Install

If you are installing Marketing Platform in one of the countries that are listed in this window, click Yes.

If you are installing Marketing Platform in one of the countries that are not listed in this window, click No.

Click Next to go to the next window.

IBM Page Tagging

You can see this window if you selected Yes in the Country for Install window.

Select your preferences for page tagging and click Next.

IBM Site ID

You can see this window if you have selected No in the Country for Install window.

Enter your IBM® site ID and click Next.

Installation Directory

Click Choose to browse to the directory where you want to install your product, or accept the default value.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Components

In the Install Set list, select Custom to select the components that you want to install.

In the Install Set area, you can see all the Marketing Platform components.

In the Description field, you can view the description of the product that you select in the Install Set area.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Connection Settings

Select one of the following connections types:

HTTP

HTTPS

Enter the following information:

Network domain name, such as example.com

Host name

Port number

If IBM® EMM products are installed in a distributed environment, you must use the machine name rather than an IP address in the navigation URL for all of the applications in the suite.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Database Setup

Select one of the following options for setting up the Marketing Platform database:

Automatic database setup

Manual database setup

If you select Manual database setup, use the Run Platform Configuration check box if you want to run the Marketing Platform configuration.

If you select Manual database setup, you must populate the Marketing Platform system tables after the installation is complete.

Click Next to go to the next window.

Platform Utilities Settings

Enter the following information if you plan to use the Marketing Platform command-line tools:

JDBC driver class

JDBC connection URL