Installing Campaign by using the GUI mode

For Windows™, use the GUI mode to install Campaign. For UNIX™, use the X Window System mode to install Campaign.

Before you begin

Important: Before you use the GUI mode to install Campaign, make sure that the available temporary space on the computer where you install Campaign is more than three times the size of the Campaign installer.
Make sure that the HCL® Marketing Software installer and the Campaign installers are in the same directory on the computer where you want to install Campaign.

Procedure

Complete the following actions to install Campaign by using the GUI mode:
  1. Go to the folder where you have saved the HCL Marketing Software installer and double-click the installer to start it.
  2. Click OK on the first screen to see the Introduction window.
  3. Follow the instructions on the installer, and click Next.
    Use the information in the following table to take the appropriate actions on each window in the HCL Marketing Software installer.
    Table 1. Marketing Software Installer
    Window Description
    Introduction

    This is the first window of the HCL Marketing Software suite installer. You can open the Campaign installation and upgrade guides from this window. You can also see a link for the installation and upgrade guides for the products whose installers are saved in the installation directory.

    Click Next.
    Response Files Destination

    Click the Generate Response File check box if you want to generate response files for your product. Response files store the information that is necessary for the installation of your product. You can use response files for an unattended installation of your product, or to get pre-filled answers if you rerun the installer in GUI mode

    Click Choose to browse to a location where you want to store the response files.

    Click Next.
    HCL Marketing Software Products

    In the Install Set list, select Custom to select the products that you want to install.

    In the Install Set area, you see all of the products whose installers are in the same directory on your computer.

    The Description field shows the description of the product that you select in the Install Set area.

    Click Next.
    Installation Directory

    In the Specify the installation directory field, click Choose to browse to the directory where you want to install your product.

    If you want to install the product in the folder where the installers are stored, click Restore Default Folder.

    Click Next.
    Select Application Server
    Select one of the following application servers that you configured for Campaign installation:
    • HCL WebSphere®
    • Oracle WebLogic
    • Jboss
    • Tomcat

    Click Next.
    Platform Database Type

    Select the appropriate Marketing Platform database type.

    Click Next.
    Platform Database Connection
    Enter the following information about your database:
    • Database host name
    • Database port
    • Database name or System ID (SID)
    • Database user name
    • Database password
    Click Next.
    Platform Database Connection (continued)

    Review and confirm the JDBC connection.

    Click Next. The URL can be customized with additional parameters if needed.
    Preinstallation Summary

    Review and confirm the values that you added during the installation process.

    Click Install to start the installation process.

    The Campaign installer opens.
  4. Follow the instructions on the Marketing Platform installer to install or upgrade Marketing Platform. See HCL Marketing Platform Installation Guide for more information.
  5. In the Installation Complete window, click Done.
    The Marketing Platform installation is complete, and the Campaign installer opens.
  6. Use the information in the following table to navigate the Campaign installer. In the Platform Database Connection window, enter all the required information and click Next to start the Campaign installer.
    Table 2. HCL Campaign Installer GUI

    This table provides information about dialogs in the Campaign installer.
    Window Description
    Introduction

    This is the first window of the Campaign installer. You can open the Campaign installation and upgrade guides from this window.

    Click Next.
    Software License Agreement

    Carefully read the agreement. Use Print to print the agreement. Click Next after you accept the agreement.
    Installation Directory

    Click Choose to browse to the directory where you want to install Campaign.

    Click Next.
    Campaign Components

    Select the components that you want to install.

    When you select the components, the installer displays information about the components.

    Click Next.
    Single or Multiple Listeners Select Non-clustered listener configuration (single node)
    Note: If you are doing a clustered listener installation, see Appendix B for installation instructions.

    Click Next.
  7. In the Installation Complete window, click Done to exit the Campaign installer and go back to the HCL Marketing Software installer.
  8. Follow the instructions on the HCL Marketing Software installer to finish installing Campaign.
    Use the information in the following table to take the appropriate actions on each window in the HCL Marketing Software installer.
    Table 3. HCL Marketing Software Installer GUI

    This table provides information about the remaining dialogs in the HCL Marketing Software installer.
    Window Description
    Deployment EAR file

    Specify whether you want to create an enterprise archive (EAR) file to deploy your HCL Marketing Software products.

    Click Next.
    Package EAR file

    You see this window if you selected Create an EAR file for deployment in the Deployment EAR file window.

    Select the applications that you want to package in the EAR file.
    Package EAR file

    You see this window if you selected Create an EAR file for deployment in the Deployment EAR file window.

    Select the applications that you want to package in the EAR file.
    EAR file details
    Enter the following information for your EAR file:
    • Enterprise application identifier
    • Display name
    • Description
    • EAR file path
    Deployment EAR file

    Specify whether you want to create another EAR file to deploy your HCL Marketing Software products.

    Click Next.
    Installation Complete

    This window provides the locations of the log files that are created during installation.

    Click Previous if you want to change any installation details.

    Click Done to close the HCL Marketing Software installer.