Install the Platform Analytics server on a UNIX or Windows host.
The Platform Analytics server host meets the detailed system and software requirements.
For more details, refer to Prepare for the Platform Analytics installation.
The Platform Analytics server host operating system can handle daylight savings time correctly.
You removed any previous installations of Platform Analytics from your host.
If you are installing on a UNIX host, your host must have access to the X-Windows environment:
The required ports for the Platform Analytics and database hosts are free. If a firewall exists, all these ports must be open in the firewall. All the required ports are TCP.
For more details, refer to Platform Analytics hosts.
The Vertica database host is properly configured and running.
The Platform Analytics node host has access to the Vertica JDBC driver.
The Oracle database host is properly configured and running:
The Platform Analytics server host has access to the Oracle JDBC driver (version 10.2.0.3 only). This driver is available from the following URL:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/java/sqlj_jdbc/index.html
The Platform Analytics server host has access to the Platform Analytics license file (license.dat).