The installation process
Review the steps that are required to install IBM Connections.
About this task
Installing IBM Connections in a production environment requires you to perform several procedures to deploy the different components of the installation.
Procedure
- Review the software and hardware requirements for the systems that will host IBM Connections.
For more information, see the IBM Connections detailed system requirements topic.
- Install the required software, choosing a supported product in each case.
- Operating system
- Database server
- LDAP directory
- If you plan to use mail notification, ensure that you have the SMTP and DNS details of your mail infrastructure available at installation time.
- Prepare the LDAP directory, install WAS, and create databases for the IBM Connections applications that you plan to use.
For more information, see the Pre-installation tasks topic.
- Install IBM Connections. For more information, see the Install IBM Connections topic.
- Complete the post-installation tasks that apply to your configuration. For example, map the installed applications to IBM HTTP Server. For more information, see the Post-installation tasks topic
Accessibility applications for installing IBM Connections
Learn about the accessibility applications for installing IBM Connections.
Parent topic
InstallingRelated concepts
Deployment options
Pre-installation tasksRelated reference
IBM Connections system requirements
IBM Connections release notes
Post-installation tasks
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