Before installing the MicroStrategy suite you must make sure these prerequisites are covered:

• MicroStrategy installation files: Typically downloaded from the MicroStrategy download site in a compressed file.
• License Key: Obtained from MicroStrategy account executive. MicroStrategy can also be downloaded and installed on a 30-day free trial.
• Administrative privileges: On a Windows installation it is necessary to have a domain account with administrative privileges and access is required. For Unix/Linux, root access is necessary.

Required software:

• For Windows:
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or 4.5
  • Web server (to support MicroStrategy Web on ASP.NET) Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.x-8.x
• For Linux/Unix:
  • Web server (to support MicroStrategy Web on J2EE) such as Oracle WebLogic 12c or 10.3.x, IBM WebSphere 7.x-8.0.X, or Apache Tomcat 6.0.x-7.0.X