Prerequisites

Before you can download and install Platform Private Cloud:

• You will need a Platform Private Cloud account.
• All hosts on which you plan to install Platform must have Java installed. If you are doing a manual install, download and install the latest supported version of the Java runtime environment. See Supported browsers and platforms for more information on the latest version of Java.
• If you are going to use Platform with an existing Web server, make sure that the Web server is stopped and not restarted until you finish the entire installation process.

  If you've installed Tomcat as a Windows service, run tomcat<version>.exe to stop the service (or navigate to the Services panel to stop it manually).

• You need a database and a compatible JDBC driver. To use a different database, that database must be configured with an account that Platform can access. The account should have all permissions. Configuring a supported database describes the scripts Platform provides to create the necessary tables.
• On Windows, you need to run all installation and startup scripts as an administrator. On Linux, you need to run all installation and startup scripts as root.