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Enzopre
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by Enzopre » Thu May 09, 2013 2:04 pm
Hi
As by topic title ..... I have to install datastage 8.7 on my pc with windows 8 operating system but during the installation the process has blocked during test requirements phase and it give me a message like this: "system version is not supported".
So, how to install datastage 8.7 on windows 8?
Is there some patch for to do it?
thanks.
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by jwiles » Thu May 09, 2013 2:36 pm
You can contact your official support provider for confirmation and assistance, but I don't believe that Windows 8 is a supported platform at this time.
Have you tried the -force option?
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by priyadarshikunal » Thu May 09, 2013 2:57 pm
are you trying to install client or server. Only professional, Enterprise editions on windows are supported for client from XP to Windows 7. Haven't heard of windows 8 support yet.
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by Enzopre » Thu May 09, 2013 3:48 pm
jwiles wrote: [...] Have you tried the -force option?
Sorry for my ignorance i'm new with datastage.... but what's the -force option and how to I use it?
I installed recently datastage client 8.1 on windows 8 and work fine. So, in theory also 8.7 version should install
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by ray.wurlod » Thu May 09, 2013 4:36 pm
Windows 8 is not supported.
The -force option causes the installer to ignore all but the most severe errors, but there is no guarantee that the installed software will work properly.
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by Enzopre » Fri May 10, 2013 2:02 am
So, from what I have understood from the prompt have I to launch the following command: >> -force setupDS_8.7.exe? .... it right?
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by ray.wurlod » Fri May 10, 2013 3:29 am
No, that's not right. Use -force as an option for the setup command (or the install command, depending which platform you're on).
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by Enzopre » Fri May 10, 2013 6:00 am
I do not use any setup command. All that I do is double click on the setup.exe file and go on.
I'm on the window 8 platform. what is the setup (or install) command? ... and how to use it along with -force option? ... please.
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by ray.wurlod » Fri May 10, 2013 3:31 pm
You have choices. You can run it from a CMD shell, you can right click and add execution options.
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by Enzopre » Sat May 11, 2013 10:19 am
Thanks Ray for your suggestions.
Very good the -force option.
I have ran setup.exe file along with -force option from windows 8 CMD shell and all has worked fine. :D
So, now I wondered why is windows 8 platform not supported by default?
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by chulett » Sat May 11, 2013 10:32 am
"Too new" I would imagine so there hasn't been time to fully certify it yet. Nothing gets supported "by default"...
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