Server Installation

This section describes the steps required to install the CA Business Service Insight servers from scratch.

Note: The servers and client can be installed in Silent Mode.

CA Business Service Insight 8.2.5 can be installed in topologies of one, two, three, and four or more servers as detailed in the Topology table.

Notes:

If you are upgrading and intend to change the topology type (number of servers), contact CA Support before performing the upgrade.
When you install from scratch on more than one server, you must install in the sequence:
- Database (see Before you Begin)
- Application
- Web

Before installation, use this table to determine the installation sequence for the number of servers (topology) you intend to use.

Topology Type (Number of Servers)	Description	Installation Sequence (for each server)
One server	Database, Application, and web components are installed on same server.	Run Cloud_Insight_Server_8.2.5.exe on this server.
Two servers	Distributed on two servers: First server: Database component Second server: Application and web components	Installation from scratch: Create database on the database server. Install application and web servers.
Three servers	Distributed on three servers: First server: Database component Second server: Application component Third server: Web component	Installation from scratch: Create database on database server. Install application server. Install web server.
Four or more servers	Distributed on four or more servers: First server: Database component Second server: Application component Third server: web component Four or more servers: Additional application components	Installation from scratch: Create database on database server. Install application servers. Install web server. Install additional application components.