Downloading the Server Installation Package

You can download purchased software from the Dimensional Insight website. Dimensional Insight recommends that you download the software by using a graphical web browser rather than by invoking the wget command. Depending on your computer's internet access settings, you might need to use another computer to download the server package, and then transfer the files to your server.

NOTE: Administrative privileges are required to install the software.

  1. Using a web browser, go to the Dimensional Insight website:
    http://www.dimins.com.

  2. On the Closedhome page, click Sign In.

    The main page for the Dimensional Insight website.

    The Customer & Distributor Login Area page opens.

  3. Click ClosedDI Download / Customer Log In.

    The Customer and Distributor Login page.

    The ClosedAuthentication Required dialog box opens.

    The Linux web browser authentication dialog box.

  4. Enter your User Name and Password, and click OK.

    The Dimensional Insight Customers home page opens.

  5. Click ClosedDI-DOWNLOAD.

    The Customer home page for DI.

    The Closedsoftware and documents download page opens.

    The Download page for DI.

  6. Locate the latest version of the 8.0 software that you purchased, and click the Closedblue version number.

    There are three packages that you can download for Linux.

    The ClosedOpening download verification dialog box opens.

    Linux Download for 7.2

    The ClosedDownloading page opens in the browser. If the Opening dialog box does not open automatically, follow the instructions on the page:

    The Downloading page gives the option to contact support if the Opening dialog box fails to open.

  7. Click ClosedSave.

    Linux Download for 7.2

    The Diver Platform Server software package zip file downloads to the Downloads directory on the local computer.

    NOTE: Most browsers enable you to configure the download location for files downloaded from the Internet. For example, if you are using the Firefox browser on Linux, you can choose Edit > Preferences and configure the download location.

  8. If necessary, move the zip file to the Linux server.

  9. On the Linux server, enter the following command to move the zip file to the /di/platform/downloads directory:

    sudo mv diver-platform-server-<version number>-linux64.zip /di/platform/downloads