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Windows

Prior to installing BusinessObjects Enterprise, review the following checklist.

• Have you verified appropriate network connectivity between all computers that will be part of your deployment?
• If you are using your own database server:
  • Have you created a database for the CMS?
  • Have you created an auditing database, if required?
  • Have you created a user ID and password with access to your existing database (if you are integrating your existing database server software), so that the installation can access your database to configure the CMS database?
  • Have you made sure you can log in to the database with your login ID and password?
  • Have you tested the database connection between the computer hosting the database servers and the CMS?
  • If you are using DB2 or Sybase, have you verified that your database was created with the correct settings? (Some settings cannot be modified after the database has been created.)
  • Has the database client software been properly configured?
• If you are using your own web application server:
  • Have you decided on which web application server to use?
  • Has the server already been installed and configured?
  • Have you ensured that your existing web application server has the required JDK installed?
• If you are installing on a VMware virtual machine, ensure the computer name does not include underscore (_), period(.), or slash (/ or \) characters.
• If you are installing on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, have you ensured the Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB925336) is installed on your computer?
• If you are installing on Windows XP, have you prepared the computer with the workaround provided by Microsoft (under the Workaround section)?