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| 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: You can upgrade directly to MicroStrategy 9.5.1 from MicroStrategy 9.5 or MicroStrategy 9.4.1. All pre-9.4.1 MicroStrategy products must be upgraded to MicroStrategy 9.4.1 or 9.5. After this is complete, you can upgrade to the 9.5.1 version of MicroStrategy products. 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.
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