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Before You Install

Consider the following before you install the Administrative UI:

• You install the Administrative UI using the installation media on the Technical Support site.

  Note: For a list of installation media names based on operating system, see the installation and upgrade considerations in the Policy Server Release Notes.

• If you are using the stand-alone option to install, the following procedures apply. If you are installing to an existing application server infrastructure, see Installing the Administrative UI to an Existing Application Server.
• Important! The installation zip contains the prerequisite installer and the Administrative UI installer.
  • If you are installing to Windows or are installing to UNIX and running the prerequisite installer in GUI–mode, be sure that both executables are in the same location. The prerequisite installer automatically starts the Administrative UI installer to complete the installation.
  • If you are installing to UNIX and running the installation media in console–mode, be sure that both executables are in the same location. However, you manually start the Administrative UI installer to complete the installation. The prerequisite installer does not automatically start the Administrative UI installer.
• Important! The installation zip contains a layout.properties file and a Framework folder at the same level as the installation media. If you moved the installation media after extracting the installation zip, move the following to the same location or the installation fails:
  • layout.properties file
  • Framework folder
• Important! (UNIX) Depending on your permissions, you may need to add executable permissions to the directory that contains the installation media by running the following:

  chmod -R+x directory
  

  • directory

    Specifies the directory that contains the installation media.

• (UNIX) If you execute the Administrative UI installer across different subnets, it can crash. Install the Administrative UI directly on the host system.
• If you are installing the Administrative UI to the same system as the Report Server, port conflicts can occur. By default, both components use port 8080.