Strategy ONE

Performing a Strategy Express installation

The Express option installs your Strategy Secure Enterprise Platform with all the features of Analytics and Mobility. This guide describes the Express Install option, which installs the entire platform on a single machine.

The Strategy Express option installation is specifically designed for deployments of up to 15-20 concurrent users with the recommended hardware specifications. This makes it an ideal solution for a development environment, or for evaluating the Strategy Secure Enterprise Platform capabilities.

You need to provide some information for the Analytics and Strategy Identity configuration.

After installing the complete Platform, you will have Strategy Analytics and Mobility installed on your Windows server, as well as the required Third-party software libraries. For a complete list of all Strategy One components, see What you are installing.

Prerequisites

  • System requirements:

    • You have a 64-bit Windows Server: 2016 or 2019.

      • Windows 10 (64-bit) are supported for demo purposes.
      • .Net Framework 4.x.
      • All components are installed on the local C:\ drive, which requires 35 GB of disk space.
      • To successfully complete the installation process, your server must not have any Strategy One components installed.
    • 16 GB of RAM
    • Multi-core 64bit processor

  • Strategy Secure Enterprise software requirements:

    • Download and extract the Strategy installation package from the Strategy download site. In the extracted files, locate MicroStrategy.exe or Setup.exe.
    • Your Strategy software license key is for 64-bit servers. To request a license key, go to Generate Keys section of the Strategy download site, contact your Strategy representative, or contact Strategy Technical Support at support@strategy.com.
    • After installation, a Strategy Landing page containing links to the main Strategy Platform services is displayed. The page requires JavaScript to be enabled to execute inside a web browser. Contact your IT administrator for assistance.
    • If Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is present on the machine, the Express installation includes Subscription Portal and the MDX Cube Provider. If IIS is not present, these two components are not installed.

  • Connectivity requirements:

    • Your Windows computer must be accessible through a Fully Qualified Domain Name.

    • The Strategy services listed in Ports and connectivity information must be able to communicate.

      • The following Windows firewall inbound rules must added:

        Name Program
        Apache Tomcat 9.0.x C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\MicroStrategy\Tomcat\apache-tomcat-8.0.39\bin\tomcat8.exe
        Strategy Intelligence Server x64 C:\Program Files (x86)\MicroStrategy\Intelligence Server\MSTRSvr2_64.exe
        Strategy Open Refine Server x64 C:\Program Files (x86)\MicroStrategy\Intelligence Server\MJRefSvr_64.exe

To start the Express installation

  1. Log in to the Windows server as a user with administrator privileges.
  2. In the installation folder, locate and run MicroStrategy.exe. Alternatively, you can locate and run Setup.exe. Accept the license agreement and continue.

  3. On the Customer Information page, complete the following fields:

    • First Name: The first name of the administrator.
    • Last Name: The last name of the administrator.
    • Email address: The email address of the administrator.
    • License Key: The license key for your installation. This key is required to install the Strategy Platform on a 64-bit Windows server. If you do not have this license key, contact to your MicroStrategy Representative or support@strategy.com.
  4. Click Next.
  5. On the Install Options page, select Express, and click Next.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Check the box marked Automatically restart my computer when the installation completes if you wish to enable an automatic system reboot.
  8. Click Install. Installation takes approximately 20 minutes with the recommended hardware.
  9. If you did not choose to restart automatically, restart your machine now by clicking Finish. The Strategy One software is not configured until after a restart.

  10. After your machine has restarted, log in with your administrative account. Platform configuration automatically begins. This can take up to 30 minutes with the recommended hardware. A progress bar displays while the post-configuration steps are processed.

  11. When the installation is complete, your default browser automatically opens the Strategy Secure Enterprise launch page. If the launch page does not display, use the shortcut on the desktop.

After the Strategy installation is complete, you have 30 days to activate your installation. Before you activate your installation you must request an Activation Code from Strategy. You can complete this request when you install Strategy with the Strategy Installation Wizard or after the installation using Strategy License Manager. For steps, see Activating Your Installation.

To log in to Strategy Tutorial

  1. You can log into Tutorial by using the Strategy Administrator credentials, as described below:

    • Type Administrator for the username and keep the password empty.
    • Click to log in.

  2. After logging in, you can explore the capabilities of Strategy One by following the guided tutorials or exploring on your own and creating your own dashboards.

To log in to the Strategy Web Administration and Strategy Mobile Administration pages

During the configuration process, the Strategy Installer randomly generates a password for the Strategy Web Administration page, Strategy Mobile Administration page, Strategy Repository, Strategy Repository accounts, and Tomcat

  • Username: mstr
  • Password: The password can be found in the following file on the server where Strategy Secure Enterprise was installed:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\MicroStrategy\Default_Accounts.txt

Note the username and password, and store them securely. These credentials will be used to configure the DSN to the Platform Analytics project.

It is recommended to delete the Default_Accounts.txt file after the password is stored securely. This password cannot be recovered if it is lost.

Supporting Information

What you are installing

Strategy Analytics and Mobility

  • Strategy Intelligence Server
  • Strategy Web Server
  • Strategy Mobile Server
  • Strategy Collaboration Server
  • Strategy Narrowcast Server
  • MicroStrategy Developer
  • Strategy Library
  • Strategy Telemetry Server
  • Strategy Platform Analytics
  • Strategy Repository
  • Strategy Community Connectors
  • Strategy Administration Tools
  • Strategy Tutorial
  • Strategy Cloud Community Connectors

Third-party software libraries

The Strategy One installation installs third-party software libraries to provide a streamlined user experience. For a list of the libraries and versions, see the "System Requirements" in the Readme.

Ports and connectivity information

The Strategy Express installation configures the following services on the specified ports. It also sets inbound Windows firewall rules to permit traffic on the specific ports. During an uninstall, the ports are closed on the Windows firewall.

  • Tomcat: 8080
  • Strategy Repository: 5432
  • Identity Manager: 443
  • Strategy Identity Server 1-way: 1443
  • Strategy Identity Server 2-way: 2443
  • Identity Gateway: 9501
  • Intelligence Server: 34952
  • REST Server: 34962
  • Collaboration Server: 3000
  • Export Engine Micro-Service: 20100
  • Apache ZooKeeper: 2181
  • Apache Kafka: 9092
  • Redis: 6379

Related Topics

KB485894: OOTB Existing Reports and Documents Do Not Run On Windows Express Install