This guide provides PowerExchange installation and upgrade instructions. It also covers prerequisites and planning information.
The guide provides step-by-step instructions for performing the following types of installation:
Full installation
. Installs all PowerExchange software. Perform a full installation to install PowerExchange for the first time or in a new location.
Upgrade installation
. Installs a new release of PowerExchange over an existing installation.
Hotfix installation
. Installs a hotfix for a PowerExchange release over an existing installation at the same release level.
Instructions are provided for the following types of operating systems:
IBM i (formerly i5/OS)
Linux and UNIX
Windows
z/OS
This guide also covers the following planning topics for consideration before performing an installation or upgrade:
PowerExchange components. This topic applies to new PowerExchange users.
Software requirements for each supported database and operating system. This topic applies to all PowerExchange users.
License keys. This topic applies to all PowerExchange users.
PowerExchange interoperability with PowerCenter® and with earlier releases of PowerExchange. This topic applies to all users who are installing PowerExchange for the first time or upgrading to a new release.
PowerExchange environment. Describes the PowerExchange data files and directories, configuration parameters, environment variables, and other elements that comprise the PowerExchange environment on each operating system.
Upgrade planning. Discusses strategies and steps for preserving PowerExchange data under different upgrade scenarios. This topic applies to all PowerExchange users, especially those who are upgrading to a new PowerExchange release. Users who are installing PowerExchange for the first time can also use this information to plan their environment so that future upgrades are as easy as possible.
Upgrade considerations. Discusses considerations for upgrading to specific PowerExchange releases and coordination with PowerCenter upgrades. This topic applies to PowerExchange users who are upgrading to a new PowerExchange release.
Perform only one type of installation on a system at a time. If you install the software in both the software and patches folders, the installation does not work properly.