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Prepare the Installation Package

The CA GovernanceMinder software is available as a zipped installation package. After you download the installation package, prepare the installation files before you install. Use this procedure to create the installation files from the installation package.

Note: In the following procedure, RN is the current release number for the product.

Follow these steps:

1. Create a temporary directory in a location that is accessible from the target system.
2. Download the installation package files to the temporary directory, and extract them.
3. Extract the following compressed files to yield the installation programs:
   • Extract the CA-RCM-RN-Installer.zip file to the current directory to yield the InstCARCM.exe installation program.

     Use this installation program to install the CA GovernanceMinder server components.

   • Extract the client tools ZIP file to yield the installation program. Select the client tools package appropriate to the processor of the target system, as follows:
     • For a 64-bit system, extract CA-RCM-RN-Client-Tools-x64.zip
     • For a 32-bit system, extract CA-RCM-RN-Client-Tools-x86.zip

     Use the appropriate installation program to install the CA GovernanceMinder client tools on the target system.