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Installing on Multiple Machines (Solution Installation)
Several components that make up a Windchill solution are commonly installed on separate machines in a production environment. Some of those components require other components for a multi-machine installation to work. The following components can be installed on separate machines from the Windchill solution:
Order of Installation
Component
Installation Considerations
1st
HTTP Server
None
2nd
Windchill Directory Server LDAP
None
3rd
Bundled Oracle/Oracle/SQL Server
None
4th
Windchill Business Reporting
If you are installing these products as part of your initial installation (not updating an existing installation) and you are placing them on separate machines from the Windchill solution, install these products at this point.
5th
Windchill Solution1
None
Multiple components require a Java SDK. Read the following footnotes for installation order details.
Java SDK
Required on machines with Windchill Directory Server, Windchill solution, and Windchill Enterprise Systems Integration.