IBM TPFDF Information Center Installation Help


Initial Menu Options

Choose from the following options:

Initial Install Choices Dialog

If you choose Install, the InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the installation. It will determine if the IBM NetQuestion Search Engine exists on your machine. If you do not have NetQuestion installed on your machine, the InstallShield Wizard will install it for you.

Initial NetQuestion Prompt

After clicking Next, you will be prompted to specify the folder to which you would like to install NetQuestion. Note that you may experience searching difficulties if you choose to install to a different folder.

NetQuestion Installation Folder

After installing NetQuestion, you must choose to install a local or server version of the information center.

Choice of Local or Server Installation


Local

If you choose to install a local version, you will be prompted to specify the folder to which you would like to install the information center. Note that you may experience searching difficulties if you choose to install to a different folder.

DF IC Default Installation Folder

After you have selected a folder, the wizard will be ready to start the installation. Click Install.

Ready to Install

The wizard will begin copying new files.

Copying New Files

When the wizard has finished copying files, this window will appear. Do not be alarmed. This means you need to reboot your machine before the installation can complete. You will be prompted to reboot after you click Finish.

The Wizard was Interrupted

Click Yes to reboot your machine and complete the installation.

Restart

After your machine has rebooted, you will be asked to continue the installation.

Continuing the Installation

Before the installation completes, this window will appear on your screen. Do not close this window. It will disappear shortly after it appears.

DOS window

The installation should finish momentarily.


Server

For a server installation, web server software must already be installed.

Enter Server Details

Enter the details of the server that you are installing the information center on:

  1. Name of the server. This should be the DNS name of the server if it has one, but could be the IP Address. Users will type in this name followed by the relative directory to reach the information center. The name must begin with "http://" if the server supports the http protocol or "https://" if it supports secure http.
    eg. http://myserver.mydomain.co.uk

  2. Port Number of the NetQuestion Server. The default port number is 49213. You can find this out by looking in the httpd.cnf file in the NetQuestion root directory.

Image of server details dialog

Choose the root of the web server

Browse to the root of the web server that you are using. If you are running the default configuration of Apache the root is "\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\". If you are running MS IIS the default root is "\inetpub\wwwroot\".

Image of Choose Server Root dialog

Enter Server Details 2

Enter the directory where you wish to install the information center. This must be below the root directory of the web server, which is shown at the top of the dialog .

For example if your web server is Apache running a default configuration, the web server root is "\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\" and you enter "ic" the information center would be installed to "\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\ic\".

Image of server details 2 dialog


Setting your default browser to Microsoft Internet Explorer

Within Internet Explorer, click Tools-->Internet Options-->Programs, click the "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default" box, and click OK.

Then close that session of Internet Explorer and open a new session. You should see this prompt.

Make Internet Explorer your Default Browser?

Click Yes. Your default browser is now Internet Explorer, and you are now able to use the Run from CD option.