Installing MicroStrategy on Windows

This section describes the procedures for installing the MicroStrategy products that are necessary to run your business intelligence application on a Windows environment.

Before installing MicroStrategy products, see Planning Your Installation for important pre-installation information.

Some MicroStrategy products are available in two versions, as described below.

• Windows only: The Windows only versions, labeled as MicroStrategy Intelligence Server, MicroStrategy Web (ASP.NET), and so on, are compatible only with a Windows platform. With these versions, MicroStrategy Web can be deployed quickly and easily using MicroStrategy's Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server. The drawback is that IIS is the only Web server that can be used to deploy the Windows only version of MicroStrategy Web.

• Universal (platform independent): The universal versions, labeled as MicroStrategy Intelligence Server, MicroStrategy Web (JSP), and so on, are compatible with Windows as well as Linux platforms. Installing the universal versions on Windows lets you deploy MicroStrategy Web with different application and Web server combinations. For example, instead of using IIS to deploy MicroStrategy Web, you can use Apache Tomcat, Oracle 10g, and so on.

  If you have used the Evaluation Edition of the MicroStrategy platform, you may have installed most of these products already. However, additional considerations are important when you are setting up a production business intelligence system as opposed to running the evaluation software. You should read this chapter carefully, even if you already have a working system from your Evaluation Edition.

Deploying OEM Applications explains the common workflow for deploying the MicroStrategy platform as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) application.