Installation Procedure in Windows

The MicroStrategy Installation Wizard guides you through installing one or more MicroStrategy products in a Windows environment. The following sections can assist you in installing MicroStrategy products:

There are installation alternatives and procedures to support your MicroStrategy installation documented in this guide, including the following:

Prerequisites, see Installation Prerequisites in Planning Your Installation.
Advanced installation functionality, such as installing in an SMS environment or using installation response files, see Automated Installation on Windows.
Installing and deploying MicroStrategy Web with other Web and application servers, see Deploying MicroStrategy Web and Mobile Server.
Deploying MicroStrategy Web Services ASP.NET and J2EE, see Enabling Single Sign-On with SAML Authentication in System Administration Help.

If you have not uninstalled previous versions of MicroStrategy products, you are prompted to overwrite them. Click Yes to ensure that all products are installed properly. To retain the existing Tutorial metadata repository and warehouse, rename it or move it to another location before you start the installation process.
Although MicroStrategy supports Windows Terminal Services, using Windows Terminal Services is not recommended for installation. It can affect the functionality of some MicroStrategy components.