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IBM SPSS Data Collection Interviewer Server installation information
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above or Firefox 3.x or above (on all machines except those running
the Database Service only).
Internet Information Services with the ASP.NET option (only on machines running the Web, Interview,
and/or Accessories Services).
SQL Server (only on machines running the Database Service).
Microsoft Of
fi
ce Web Components (only on machines running the Accessories Service).
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (only on machines running IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Survey
Reporter Server Edition or IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Author Server Edition).
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86 32-bit or x64 64-bit) (only on machines
running Survey Reporter Server Edition or Author Server Edition).
Pre-Installation Tasks
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above or Firefox 3.x or above (except those machines running the
Database Service only).
Each machine in a cluster can communicate with all other machines in the cluster.
DCOM is enabled on all machines.
SQL Server is running correctly on all machines that will host the Database Service.
IIS is running correctly on all machines that will host the Web, Interview, and/or Accessories Services.
Create the Installing User on all machines (remember that this user requires ‘Log on as a service’
and ‘Log on as a batch job’ security settings).
Create the Running User on all machines. Optional.
Create the Anonymous Access User on all machines.
Create the Data Collection User Group on all machines.
If any machines are behind a
fi
rewall, open ports on the
fi
rewall.
Make a back-up or image of all machines on which you will be installing IBM® SPSS® Data
Collection Interviewer Server software.
Installation
Log in as the Installing User and install Interviewer Server.
For cluster installations, install Interviewer Server on all machines named in the site preparation
fi
le.
Install the Scriptwriter Service on any scriptwriter machines that do not have browser access to IBM®
SPSS® Data Collection Interviewer Server Administration.
Post-Installation
On all machines running the Web Service, if the image cache is installed on a machine with only the
Web Service installed and that machine is outside the
fi
rewall, con
fi
gure the image cache as remote.
Set up users and roles in Interviewer Server Administration and assign roles to Interviewer Server
Administration applications.
On all machines running the Accessories Service, if a machine is running Windows XP Service Pack 3,
add the ASPNET account to the Launch permissions on LogBck02.
If you have installed onto a machine on which IBM® SPSS® Data Collection Base Professional is
installed, add Base Professional users to the IBM® SPSS® Data Collection group on that machine
so that they have access to the log
fi
le folder.
