Before you begin installing or upgrading LANSA Composer, check the following:

• Does your server system meet the minimum hardware and software requirements specified in Server Requirements and in LANSA's current Supported Platforms and Versions document.
• Do you have the correct version of the LANSA Composer Windows Server software media? 
  LANSA Composer Windows Server is supplied on a single DVD that also contains the LANSA Composer Server for IBM i and the LANSA Composer Windows client software.
• Do you have access to a suitable (administrative) user profile on the Windows server?
• Do you have the necessary licenses for LANSA Composer Windows Server?
  For more information, refer to Appendix B. License LANSA Composer.
• If you are upgrading an earlier version of LANSA Composer, have you (a) backed up your existing LANSA Composer installation, including the LANSA Composer database, and (b) run the LANSA Composer Database Housekeeping task?

If you answer Yes to all these questions, continue. If you are:

• Upgrading, go to Plan Your Upgrade to LANSA Composer Version 7.0.
• Installing, go to Create a Database for a New LANSA Composer installation.