WebSphere eXtreme Scale (formerly Data Grid), Version 6.1
             Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows


Planning the installation

Planning is the process of defining what you want to accomplish with your product and how to meet your business goals. This topic provides basic instructions on various considerations and how to get started with the installation process.

About this task

Use this topic to understand the capabilities of the product. Knowing the product capabilities can influence how you install the product and other components.

Procedure

  1. Understand the supported environment for the product. Familiarize yourself with the minimum hardware and software requirements that you need. If your environment does not meet the requirements, then create a plan to meet the minimum requirements necessary to support an installation.
  2. Establish your product topology.
    1. Establish a simple topology in a test environment.
    2. Examine the product in a smaller configuration to familiarize yourself with the available features. Next, install more advanced configurations.
  3. Carefully plan your application server nomenclature. Use a systematic approach for naming to simplify the administration of the environment.

Results

Your hardware and software requirements are fulfilled, and your environment is now capable of supporting a product installation.

What to do next

You can now begin the installation process.



Subtopics
Installation prerequisites
Topology design
Related tasks
Installing the product
Related information
WebSphere Extended Deployment system requirements
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