


If you desire to use the same directory names, and are performing these steps as part of an upgrade, rename the older directory before installing this one.

Do not install Appian in a directory where another version of Appian is already installed.Do not use the following characters in the name of your installation directory: & ^ = ( ).Ensure that the directory exists prior to executing the installer.The contents of this file should match across all environments. This can be verified after installation by opening the file located in /conf/. When planning an installation or upgrade, ensure each environment is using the same version of the installer. The latest hotfix is included as part of the Appian installer. This allows the administrators to obtain information about the machine necessary to acquire a long-term product license. After running the Appian installer, the temporary product license is placed in the appropriate directory from the prerequisite steps. The first part of the installation process is to run the Appian installer, which deploys the engines, services, search server, data server, Appian Java EE application, and relevant libraries & files. Part 1: Install Appian engines and services Refer to the Installation Prerequisites page for more details. In most cases, the system locale setting will already be set correctly. Set the Server System Locale - The system locale must be defined in order to install Appian.To obtain a temporary product license follow Requesting and Installing a License. Obtain the Temporary Product Licenses - A product license is required to start the Appian engines as well as the data server.Obtain the appropriate JDBC Driver, which is used to connect to the RDBMS. Install Third-Party Software - The RDBMS must be installed prior to Appian installation.In order to successfully complete the installation steps below, several prerequisite steps must first be completed: Finally, administrators perform final start-up and setup procedures to get the installation up and running. Next, environment-specific configurations are made to Appian's engines and services, the application server, and relational database management system (RDBMS) so they all talk to each other. There are three main parts to an Appian installation:Įngine & services installation involves deploying the Appian installation package. These steps assume that your installation will be performed on a single server, however, they are also used in conjunction with the High Availability and Distributed Installations page for multiple server installations.īefore starting the installation process, review the System Requirements to ensure all minimum requirements are met. This guide covers the steps necessary to perform an enterprise installation of Appian on a supported Windows operating system and configured to run on your application server.
