Installing MicroStrategy Web Universal

For steps to install MicroStrategy Web Universal, see either the Installing MicroStrategy on Windows chapter or the Installing MicroStrategy on UNIX and Linux chapter of the Installation and Configuration Guide, depending on your environment.

Review your environment to ensure compliance with supported operating systems, application servers, web servers, Java Development Kits, Java servlet engines, and hardware and software requirements. For steps to deploy MicroStrategy Web Universal on specific operating systems or application servers, see the Deploying MicroStrategy Web Universal chapter of the Installation and Configuration Guide.

Notes:

• Windows Installer 3.0 or later is required to install MicroStrategy products on a Windows platform.
• If you are unable to install MicroStrategy software from the DVD-ROM format due to a lack of a DVD drive, you can download the software from the MicroStrategy download site.
• To support the use of a graphical user interface for MicroStrategy tools and installing MicroStrategy products on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Advanced Platform 5.2, 5.3, or 5.4, you must install the libXp-1.0.0-8.x86_64.rpm package included with your Linux install media. If you are using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 or 5.6, you must also install pdksh-5.2.14-36.el5.x86_64.rpm, which is available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux install media.
• If you plan to use IIS 7 or IIS 7.5 as the web server for MicroStrategy Web Universal, you must ensure that some IIS settings are enabled prior to installing MicroStrategy, as described in Supporting IIS 7 or IIS 7.5 as a web server for MicroStrategy Web or Web Universal.
• The MicroStrategy Knowledge Base includes technical notes that document the history of changes to MicroStrategy Web Universal files between various MicroStrategy releases. To find and review this information you can search the Knowledge Base using a keyword search such as Which files have changed between MicroStrategy Web.

If you encounter problems during the installation procedure, refer to Troubleshooting and the Troubleshooting appendix in the Installation and Configuration Guide. If you require additional assistance, refer to the issues and troubleshooting information or contact MicroStrategy Technical Support.

Directory structure

JSP interface: The table below lists folders and files of interest that are included in the default directory structure after deploying your MicroStrategy Web Universal WAR file:

Directory	Contents
\images	All image files
\javascript	Interface JavaScript files
\jsp	Interface JSP code files
\plug-ins	Plug-in files for customizations
\resBundles	Flash descriptor files
\style	Interface style files
\swf	Supporting files for widgets
\VisFramework	Supporting files for visualizations
\WEB-INF	Configuration information for MicroStrategy Web Universal

ASP.NET interface: The table below lists folders and files of interest that are included in the default directory structure after an installation of MicroStrategy Web.

Directory	Contents
\asp	.Net files
\bin	binary files
\images	All image files
\javascript	Interface JavaScript files
\plug-ins	Plug-in files for customizations
\resBundles	Flash descriptor files
\style	Interface style files
\swf	Supporting files for widgets
\VisFramework	Supporting files for visualizations
\WEB-INF	Configuration information for MicroStrategy Web

Upgrading MicroStrategy Web Universal

In order to benefit from the latest functionality available in this version of MicroStrategy Web Universal, an administrator must upgrade the system:

• All pre-9.0.0 MicroStrategy products must be uninstalled prior to upgrading to MicroStrategy Analytics Enterprise. After this is complete, you can install the Analytics Enterprise version of MicroStrategy products.
• MicroStrategy 9.0.x products can be upgraded directly to MicroStrategy Analytics Enterprise.

Before upgrading, refer to the Upgrade Guide for important information about preparing for the upgrade, the order in which to upgrade products, and tasks to perform after upgrading.

Uninstalling MicroStrategy Web Universal

For details about uninstalling MicroStrategy Web Universal, see the Adding or Removing MicroStrategy Components chapter of the Installation and Configuration Guide.