Before you begin:

Complete this checklist before

beginning your installation. Review
the following documentation:
The OpenEdge Getting Started:

If you want to use a language-specific (non-English) version of MS .NET Framework,

download it from http://www.progress.com/esd and install it prior to installing
OpenEdge.

Download your Electronic License Addendum file from http://www.progress.com/esd

to:

Installation and Configuration

manual (You can access all the
manuals and Web papers that are
being delivered for 11.5, including
development samples and example
procedure files, plus instructions for
installing them, in the
Documentation_115.zip file on
this Web site:

Electronic License Addendum file location: ___________________________________

Or, have your serial numbers and control codes ready
(located on your License Addendum):
S/N: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Code: ___________ ___________ ___________

http://www.progress.com/esd.

The installation instructions are in

the readmefirst.txt file at the
root of the zip file directory
structure.

For your convenience, you can

access the entire OpenEdge 11.5
product documentation set from the
following Web site:

http://communities.progress.
com/pcom/docs/DOC-16074.)

If you are installing a development product, accept the prompt to install MS .NET
Framework (English).1

If you are installing the OpenEdge Ultra Controls for .NET, confirm that you have a
license for the MS Office 2007 UI Capabilities.2

If you have a previous version of OpenEdge installed, choose if you want to use your
previous installation values as the default values for your OpenEdge 11.5 installation:2

The Release Notes (available in the

product download).

Yes

Windows Platforms (32-bit and 64-bit)

Preinstallation Checklist for

Windows Platforms

No

Your License Addendum

(downloaded from ESD).

An expanded checklist with details on

each item is available in Appendix A of
the OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration manual.

Install directory: ______________ Working directory: _________________

Note: If you are installing both 32-bit and 64-bit OpenEdge on a Win-64 machine,
the directories should be different for the two installations.

For additional help during the install:

inst_hlp.chm,

download.

in the product

Determine your OpenEdge Management installation and working directories:

Install directory: ______________ Working directory: _________________

Press the Help button.

Access the complete help system,

Determine your OpenEdge installation and working directories:

Determine your installation type:

OpenEdge
Adapter for
Sonic ESB

Custom

WebSpeed
with Local Web
server

OpenEdge
Explorer

Progress
Dynamics
2

MS .NET
Framework
4.0 (English)

If you are installing a database, choose if you want to install the SQL Server Engine:3

Determine if you need to configure or install recommended or optional components:

Complete

Install

Do not install

If you are installing the OpenEdge Adapter for Sonic ESB, determine the following:

You are prompted only if MS .NET is

not already installed.
2 Applies only to Windows 32-bit.
3 Does not apply if you are installing
Progress Developers Studio for
OpenEdge.

If you plan to develop or deploy Web applications using products such as WebSpeed,
configure at least one Web server type:
MS IIS (or

ISAPI-compatible)

Sun Web server (or

NSAPI-compatible)

CGI-compatible

Script directory: ________________ Document root directory: ____________________

And, determine where you want to copy static HTML files:
2014 Progress Software Corporation. All
rights reserved. Specifications subject to change
without notice.

Virtual directory (recommended for MS IIS)

Web server document root directory

Preinstallation Checklist

Container name: ________________ Domain name: ___________________

Connection URL: ________________User name: _________________
Password: ___________________ Home directory: ____________________

If you are installing Progress Dynamics, identify the directory in which to create or
upgrade the repository:2
_____________________________________________________
And, determine if you want to copy Progress Dynamics static HTML files to the
Document Root directory:2

Copy

Do not copy

Determine the languages in which you want messages (PROMSGS) to appear:

________________________________________________________________________

Determine the appearance settings for:

Character set: ___________Date format: _______Number format: ____________

If you are installing the Web Services Adapter (WSA) product, or a product that
contains the WSA, either define your own values or accept the default values for:
URL: ___________________________________________________________________
Disable authentication:

Yes

Group Authorization
Group name: ___________________________

If you are installing Progress Developers Studio for OpenEdge, determine if you want
to add OpenEdge plug-ins to other Eclipse-based workbenches:

No

Determine if you want to set up AdminServer security options:

User Authorization
User name: ________________________
Password: _________________________

Windows Platforms (32-bit and 64-bit)

Preinstallation Checklist for

Windows Platforms

Yes: Target folder(s):_______________________________

No

If you are installing OpenEdge Business Process Server, determine the following:
For JBOSS application server,
EJB JNDI: ____________ Portal Server HTTP: _________
Remote Ant: _________
Determine for Business Process Server Portal,
Portal URL: _________
Determine for Business Process Server Database,
Host Name: _______________
Database Name: _____________
Port Number: _______________ User Name: _______________
Password: ___________________ Location: ___________________
And, determine if you want to create the database:

Create Database

If you are installing Pacific Application Server for OpenEdge, determine the following:
HTTP: ____________ HTTPS: _________ Shutdown: _________
And, determine if you want to register your Pacific Application Server instance as a
Windows service:

Register as a Service

Preinstallation Checklist

Determine for Business Process Server Database Email Configuration,

Outgoing Server: ________________ Administrator Email
Incoming Server: _______

Before you begin:

Complete this checklist before beginning
your installation. Review the following
documentation:

Or, have your serial numbers and control codes ready

(located on your License Addendum):

The OpenEdge Getting Started:

Installation and Configuration manual

(You can access all the manuals and
Web papers that are being delivered
for 11.5, including development
samples and example procedure files,
plus instructions for installing them,
in the Documentation_115.zip file
on this Web site:

S/N: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

http://www.progress.com/esd.

The installation instructions are in the

readmefirst.txt file at the root of
the zip file directory structure.
For your convenience, you can access
the entire OpenEdge 11.5 product
documentation set from the following
Web site:

product download).
Your License Addendum (downloaded
from ESD).
An expanded checklist with details on
each item is available in Appendix B of
the OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration manual.

in the product download.

No

Determine your OpenEdge installation and working directories:

Determine your OpenEdge Management installation and working directories:

Install directory: _________________ Working directory: ____________________

Determine your installation type:

Complete

Install

Do not install

Determine if you want to enable OpenEdge Explorer functionality:

Custom

If you are installing a database, choose if you want to install the SQL Server Engine:

Select the Help option.

inst_hlp,

Yes

Install directory: _________________ Working directory: ____________________

For additional help during the install:

Access the complete help text file,

Code: ___________ ___________ ___________

If you have a previous version of OpenEdge installed, choose if you want to use your
previous installation values as the default values for your OpenEdge 11.5
installation:

http://communities.progress.co
m/pcom/docs/DOC-16074.)

The Release Notes (available in the

Download your Electronic License Addendum File from

http://www.progress.com/esd to:
Electronic License Addendum File location: ___________________________________

UNIX Platforms

Preinstallation Checklist for

UNIX Platforms

Yes

No

If you are installing the OpenEdge Adapter for Sonic ESB, determine the
following:
Container name: ________________ Domain name: __________________
Connection URL: _______________ User name: ___________
Password: ____________________
Home directory: ___________

If you plan to develop or deploy Web applications using products such as

WebSpeed, configure at least one Web server type:

Sun Web server (or

NSAPI-compatible)

CGI-compatible

Location: _______________________________________________________
Script directory: _______________
Document root directory: ____________________

Determine the languages in which you want messages (PROMSGS) to appear:

2014. Progress Software Corporation. All rights

reserved. Specifications subject to change without
notice.

Determine the appearance settings for:

Character set: ____________________________________________________
Date format: _____________________________________________________
Number format: __________________________________________________

If you are installing the Web Services Adapter (WSA) product, or a product that
contains the WSA, either define your own values or accept the default values for:
URL: ________________________________________________________________
Disable authentication:

Yes

No

Preinstallation Checklist

___________________________________________________________________

Determine if you want all users to have access to OpenEdge product scripts and
program modules:

Yes

No

If you are installing OpenEdge Business Process Server, determine the following:
For JBOSS application server,
EJB JNDI: _____________
Portal Server HTTP: ___________
Remote Ant: _________

UNIX Platforms

Preinstallation Checklist for

UNIX Platforms

Determine for Business Process Server Portal,

Portal URL: _________
Determine for Business Process Server Database,
Host Name: _______________
Database Name: _____________
Port Number: _______________ User Name: _________________
Password: ___________________ Location: ___________________
And, determine if you want to create the database:

Create Database

Determine for Business Process Server Database Email Configuration,

Outgoing Server: ______________ Administrator Email: ______________
Incoming Server: ______________

If you are installing Pacific Application Server for OpenEdge, determine the
following:
HTTP: ____________ HTTPS: _________ Shutdown: _________
And, determine if you want to register your Pacific Application Server instance as
a Windows service:

Register as a Service

Preinstallation Checklist