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Downloading the installation files



You obtain the product installation files by downloading them from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website. Your ability to access product pages on the EPD website is determined by the license entitlements purchased by your company. To understand which files you are entitled to download, access the license entitlements for your product. 

 

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Installing

Upgrading

When to download a service pack

For a fresh installation or an upgrade, check the release notes to determine the latest update and then download the following:

  • The latest release or service pack (if available).
    For service packs, the installer will install or upgrade the full product. For example, when you install version 8.7.01, it installs version 8.7.00 along with enhancements that were made in 8.7.01 (Service Pack 1).
  • Any hotfixes that are available for known issues

If you sign up forProactive Notification, you will be notified about new service packs or patches for applying the latest changes, as well as bulletins about critical fixes.

Installation files

The following table provides links to the page in the EPD website that contains the installation files for this product. From the EPD page you can select and download the installation files for your platform. Access to the EPD website requires that you provide your BMC Support credentials. You might also be prompted to complete the Export Compliance Form.

 To verify the files

Locate the files you downloaded and verify the MD5 checksum results before installation.

Tip

 You can use any MD5 checksum tool to verify the checksum results.

Checksums for version 8.9.01

File name

MD5 checksum

BDSSA898900external-files.zip

754a0d27ccfbf6ff20e3822c363afaa0

BDSSA8900-WIN64.zip

9593e19c0b46a4eb3f0d714174ead454

BDSSA8900-LIN64.zip

d774b20ec5aae8cbe0913c2b4c40cf96

COGNOS-BISVR-1022FP5IF1028WIN64.zip

703b0c35c1cf23f28330aa46ccf2489f

COGNOS-BISVR-1022FP5IF1028LIN64.zip

e1ad797b1467659af6242a1119e306db

TPS.zip

64cc0f782f6fce8146b94b26eae8d20f

To extract the installation files

  1. Log on to the host computer where you want to install the product.
  2. Extract the downloaded BMC Decision Support  for Server Automation installation files to a temporary directory.
    After you extract, the Disk1 directory is created, which contains installation executable and other supporting files.

Where to go from here

Carefully review the system requirements for your platform and other tasks necessary for setting up the installation environment. You must perform these tasks before you launch the installation program.