Now that the prerequisites are in place, we can go on with the platform setup.
You need to have completed all the previous recipes to continue.
When you download the MicroStrategy Suite, it can be installed in two different versions: the full-featured 30 days evaluation or the free reporting suite.
The difference between the two is that with the former you have the complete suite with administration tools, unlimited users, the option to use more than one processor, and more; while the second is a free version with limited users, no administrator tools, and one CPU limit.
We will be using the latter, throughout this book, and only cover the features available in the free one.
Prior to downloading and installing the software we need to register on the MicroStrategy website. Please provide a real company e-mail address as the registration process won't allow you to use @hotmail
or @gmail
addresses or any other well-known free e-mail service. Once you're registered, you will receive a message in your inbox with a license number.
MicroStrategy installation archive can be found at:
You only need to download one of the two and unzip the archive into a folder, for example, C:install
.
You need to have administrator rights to install the suite:
C:install
, so run the executable:C:installMICROSTRATEGY.exe
Readme
file if you want, and click on Yes, reboot the machine when prompted.Check the successful outcome—after the server reboots, the Configuration Wizard window will appear. We will use it in a while but not just yet; you can click on Exit now or simply leave it in the background while going on to the next recipe.
Also, look at the Windows taskbar. You may see a warning balloon message popping and saying that the operating system has blocked some startup programs; click on the Blocked Startup Programs icon and let it run the executable MASvcMgr
, now you will see the server manager icon with a green check mark meaning the Intelligence Server is running. Good job!
If you chose not to request an activation code, you may use the software for seven days before it stops working.