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UNIX

Prior to installing BusinessObjects Enterprise, review the following checklist.

• Have you tested that all computers that will run BusinessObjects Enterprise can communicate properly?
• Have you tested the database connection between the computer where your CMS database will reside and where the CMS will be installed?
• Have you decided which database to use with BusinessObjects Enterprise?
• If you are using your own database server, have you created a database for the CMS?
• If you plan to connect remotely to install, have you ensured your terminal setting is set to VT100 before beginning the installation?
• If you are using your own database server and plan to use Auditor, have you decided if you will create an auditing database, or use the same one for both the CMS and auditing purposes?
• If you are using your own database server, 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?
• If you are using your own database server, have you made sure you can log in to the database with the ID and setup tables?
• Have you ensured that any existing database you will be connecting to has been configured correctly?
• Does your BusinessObjects Enterprise user have write permissions in the database directory?
• Have you verified you are using a supported locale?
• Have you decided whether or not you will develop custom applications?
• Have you decided what web application server to use?
• If you are not using Tomcat, have you made sure your existing web application server has the JDK installed?
• If you are not using Tomcat, is your web application server already installed and configured?
• If you are using an web application server from a previous installation, have you ensured that you have cleaned up all previous deployed applications from it?
• Does your user have write permissions in the web application server directory?
• Do the BusinessObjects Enterprise system requirements match your UNIX setup?
• If you are installing on a VMware virtual machine, ensure the computer name does not include underscore (_), period(.), or slash (/ or \) characters.
• Does the UNIX user account under which the install is run have read, write, and execute permissions to the directory where BusinessObjects Enterprise will be installed?
• Have you sourced your database client so that all the required environment variables are set up properly?
• 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.)
• Does the /etc/hosts file have the proper IP address configured?