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.

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 8.9.01, it installs version 8.9.00 along with enhancements that were made in 8.9.01 (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.

Files for downloading to the BusinessObjects Server (reporting server)

The following table provides links to the page in the EPD website that contains the installation files for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. 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.

Files to be downloaded for version 8.9.02.001 of BMC Decision Support – Database Automation

Files to be downloaded for versions 8.9.01 and 8.9.02 of BMC Decision Support – Database Automation

Files to be downloaded for version 8.9.00 of BMC Decision Support – Database Automation

Files for downloading to the application server

The following table provides links to the page in the EPD website that contains the installation files for BMC Decision Support – Database Automation. 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.

Important

For versions 8.9.00 and 8.9.01, you must download this file to the application server. For versions 8.902 and later, you need to download this file on the computer where BusinessObjects BI is installed.

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 8.9.02.001

File name	MD5 checksum
BO_42_SP5_Client_Tools_WIN.zip	bf05f5537a4290febb44b9cdf7d7436a
BO_42_SP5_Client_Tools_Update_WIN.zip	6372ed02b5d473403f729fd6b77a1573
BO_42_SP5_64_bit_Server_WIN.zip	3a1ad4410a04ea51339a0de2c81d19da
BO_42_SP5_64_bit_Server_Update_WIN.zip	ceea4f9db473705855296dddb78addc8
bdsda-8.9.02.001-win64.zip	279bc40827cb56b7635cbd0996ec2b97

Checksums for version 8.9.02

File name	MD5 checksum
BO_41_SP9_Client_Tools_WIN.zip	d0321ac8282cd5a90208ecd5a588778e
BO_41_SP9_64_bit_Server_WIN.zip	942cf2be03636503df22e2650bda11b0
BO_41_SP9_64_bit_Server_Update_WIN.exe	b6afdc8cc6cdbf5b82b477c4d9f76b18
bdsda-8.9.02-win64.zip	eafdcae3f362eb565b101368d7659719

Checksums for version 8.9.01

File name	MD5 checksum
BO_41_SP9_Client_Tools_WIN.zip	d0321ac8282cd5a90208ecd5a588778e
BO_41_SP9_64_bit_Server_WIN.zip	942cf2be03636503df22e2650bda11b0
BO_41_SP9_64_bit_Server_Update_WIN.exe	b6afdc8cc6cdbf5b82b477c4d9f76b18
bds-8.9.01-win64.zip	54798eb010a6a511223c855b20eb1dd4

Checksums for version 8.9.00

File name	MD5 checksum
BO_41_SP6_Client_Tools_WIN.zip	439a0e9593d367b66b31b46c263d963f
BO_41_SP6_64_bit_Server_Win.zip	1628d32aba044d6fafc60be2a8fd8b12
BO_41_SP6_64_bit_Server_Update_WIN.exe	7c09c4237b3526f3523fc5d140e40562
bds-8.9.00-win64.zip	908af80a0ed25f6bdd2fb7774bf5c209

To extract the installation files

Log on to the host computer as Administrator.
Extract one of the following files to a temporary directory depending on the version:
- (For versions 8.9.02 and later) bdsda-<version>-win64.zip: Extract this file on the reporting server, where SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform is installed.
  The BI-BO-Content-BDA folder in the bdsda-<version>-win64 folder contains the Content Deployment utility (deployContent.bat) that you need to run.
- (For versions 8.9.00 and 8.9.01) bds-<version>-win64.zip: Extract this file on the application server.
  The Disk1 folder contains the setup.exe file for use when you install the product.

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.

To view installation instructions, depending on the version you want to install, see one of the following topics:
- Performing-the-installation-for-versions-8-9-00-and-8-9-01
- Performing-the-installation-for-versions-8-9-02-and-later
To view upgrade instructions, see Performing-the-upgrade.