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In order to connect to different back-end servers such as Content Manager, EIP

connectors (and minimal EIP components) must be installed.

You can find a complete list of prerequisites for eClient installation in Chapter 2,

“Requirements” in IBM Content Manager for Multiplatforms/IBM Information

Integrator for Content: Installing, Configuring, and Managing eClient,

SC27-1350.

For our scenario, we have installed DB2 V8.1, DB2 TIE V8.1, WebSphere

Application Server V5.1, HTTP Web Server V3.26 and Content Manager server

V8.2 on the same machine.

2.2 Installing Information Integrator for Content Version 8 (EIP)

This section provides instructions for installing, configuring and verifying

Information Integrator for Content Version 8 (EIP) on a Windows platform. We

assume you have already installed Content Manager Version 8 on your machine.

If you have not done so, please refer to IBM Content Manager for Multiplatforms:

Planning and Installing Your Content Manager System, GC27-1332 for more

details.

2.2.1 Hardware and software requirements

When you follow the procedures provided in the following section to install EIP on

Windows, your should have the appropriate hardware and software.

Basic hardware requirement

The following is a list of basic hardware requirements for your EIP installation. In

order to follow our scenario, we assume you will install everything in one

machine.

򐂰 Processor: Intel Pentium® 800 MHz or equivalent

򐂰 RAM: minimum 512 MB, 1024 MB recommended

򐂰 Disk storage: 1 GB swap space, 400 MB install space, 10 MB temporary

space

Basic software requirement

The following is a list of basic software requirements for your EIP installation. In

order to follow our scenario, we assume you will install everything in one

machine.

򐂰 Operating system: Microsoft® Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 6 or

later, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows XP

򐂰 Network communication: TCP/IP installed with Windows

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򐂰 IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 8.1 with DB2 Application Development

Client

򐂰 Microsoft Visual C++ Version 6.0

򐂰 Java Development Kit, Version 1.3

򐂰 JDBC driver 1.3 (Java only)

򐂰 ODBC 3.0 (C++ only)

򐂰 Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or later

Software prerequisites verification

Use Table 2-1 as a quick reference to verify that your machine has the

prerequisite software and the appropriate versions.

Table 2-1 Basic software prerequisite verification

Prerequisite How to check Example value

1) Windows NT Service Pack

6

2) Windows 2000 Server

Service Pack 2

Winver 1) Version 4.0 (Build 1381: Service Pack

6)

2) Version 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack

2)

Java Development Kit V1.3 java -fullversion Version needs to read 1.3.1 (for example,

if you are using the version from

WebSphere Application Server, it will

read: java full version “J2RE 1.3.1

IBM Windows 32 build cn131w-20020403

ORB130“).

UDB EE V7.2 with Fix Pack 7

or higher

From the DB2 command

window: db2level

Level needs to read “SQL07025” or

greater with Fix Pack level of “WR21306”

or greater.

DB2 UDB Enterprise Server

Edition Version 8.1 with Fix

Pack 1

From the DB2 command

window: db2level

Level needs to read 1 SQL08010 or DB2

V8.1.1.27. The Fix Pack information

needs to read “FixPak 1” and list the Fix

Pack level (for example, “s021124” is the

Fix Pack that had been available since

November 24, 2002).

DB2 Text Information

Extender with Fix Pack 1

From the DB2 command

prompt: db2text start

1. CTE0185

2. CTE0001 Operation completed

successfully