Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Determining the type of installation

Your OpenEdge installation process depends on what products, components, and subcomponents you choose to install and the type of installation you plan to perform.

Table 3–3 summarizes the installation options.

Note: If you completed the topics presented in the Preinstallation Checklist for Windows or Preinstallation Checklist for UNIX, you are familiar with the need to review and select the type of OpenEdge installation your company will perform. If you have not completed the appropriate checklist, see Appendix A, "Preinstallation Checklist for Windows" or Appendix B "Preinstallation Checklist for UNIX."

Table 3–3: Installation options 

Installation option	Purpose
Complete	Automatically installs all mandatory, recommended, and optional components and subcomponents of the OpenEdge products you are installing.
Custom	Installs all mandatory product components and subcomponents, but allows you to selectively install the recommended and optional components and subcomponents on a product-by-product basis. A custom installation provides more advanced users, for whom this method is recommended, flexibility to distribute OpenEdge components on different machines, select product components to suit their business needs, and work around issues such as disk space limitations. Note: When customizing an install, Progress Software Corporation recommends that you consider removing only optional components and subcomponents. Removing recommended products might negatively affect a product’s functionality.

See Chapter 13 "OpenEdge Installation Products and Components in Windows" or Chapter 14 "OpenEdge Installation Products and Components on UNIX" to review product component and subcomponent details.