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Installation Overview

Before you install BusinessObjects Enterprise, perform the following actions:

• See the section Plan Your Deployment to gain a general understanding of the installation process and the different options and components available.
• Review your systems to ensure that it meets the basic requirements for a BusinessObjects Enterprise installation. See System Requirements.
• Ensure that all computers that your BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment uses can communicate with one another across your network. See Network Requirements.
• Determine the location of the components that you want to install. These components include the specific subnet, computer, database, security, or cluster systems that you use to run your system.
• Decide which installation method to use.

The following sections list the core software requirements, the choices available to you within the core requirements, and the installation methods that you can use when you install BusinessObjects Enterprise. An installation checklist is provided to help ensure that you are prepared before you begin your installation of BusinessObjects Enterprise.

More information:

Installation Checklist