Installing Interact by using the GUI mode
For Windows, use the GUI mode to install Interact. For UNIX, use the X Window System mode to install Interact.
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Before you use the GUI mode to install Interact, make sure that the available temporary space on the computer where you install Interact is more than three times the size of the Interact installer.
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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.
Make sure that the IBM® EMM installer and the Interact installers are in the same directory on the computer where you want to install Interact.
Make sure that you install Marketing Platform and Campaign before installing the Interact design time environment. For more information about installing Marketing Platform, see the IBM® Marketing Platform Installation Guide. For more information about installing Campaign, see the IBM® Campaign Installation Guide.
Complete the following actions to install Interact by using the GUI mode:
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Go to the folder where you have saved the IBM® EMM installer and double-click the installer to start it.
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Click OK on the first screen to see the Introduction window.
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Use the information in the following table to take the appropriate actions on each window in the IBM® EMM installer:
IBM® EMM installer GUI
This is the first window of the IBM® EMM suite installer. You can open the Interact 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.
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.
In the Response files destination field, click Choose to browse for a destination where you want to save the response files. Alternatively, click Restore Default Folder to save the response files in the default C:\ location.
Click Next to go to the next window.
In the Install Set list, select Custom to select Interact as the product that you want to install.
In the Install Set area, you can see all the products whose installation files 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.
In the Specify the installation directory field, click Choose to browse to the directory where you want to install your product.
Click Next to go to the next window.
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IBM® WebSphere®
Click Next to go to the next window.
Select the appropriate Marketing Platform database type.
Click Next to go to the next window.
Click Next to go to the next window.
Click Next to go to the next window.
Click Install to start the installation process.
The IBM® Interact installer opens.
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Follow the instructions on the Interact installer to start installing Interact.
Use the information in the following table to navigate through the Interact installer and take appropriate actions on each window in the IBM® Interact installer:
IBM® Interact installer GUI
This is the first window of the IBM® Interact installer. You can open the installation guide, upgrade guide and all documentation available for Interact from this window.
Click Next to go to the next window.
Carefully read the agreement. Use Print to print the agreement. Click Next after you accept the agreement.
Click Choose to browse to the directory where you want to install Interact.
Click Next to go to the next window.
In the Install Set list, select Typical to install only the Interact Runtime Environment.
In the Install Set area, select Custom to install the Interact Runtime Environment, Interact Extreme Scale Server, and Interact Design Time Environment.
In the Description field, you can view the description of the item that you select in the Install Set area.
Click Next to go to the next window.
Click Install to start the Interact installation.
Click Done to exit the IBM® Interact installer and to go back to the IBM® EMM suite installer.
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Follow the instructions on the IBM® EMM installer to finish installing Interact.
Use the information in the following table to take the appropriate actions on each window in the IBM® EMM installer:
IBM® EMM installer GUI
Click Next to go to the next window.
You can see this window if you select Create an EAR file for deployment in the Deployment EAR file window.
Select Yes or No to create an additional EAR file. If you select Yes, you must enter the details for the new EAR file.
Click Next to complete the installation of your product.
Click Done to exit the IBM® EMM installer.
Creating an EAR file after running the installer