2 MyID Installation Assistant

The MyID Installation Assistant provides a comprehensive way of installing MyID and keeping it updated with the latest software packages. Combining the features of the installation program, a package manager, the System Interrogation Utility, and the Server Diagnostic Report, the MyID Installation Assistant guides you through the process of installing MyID, including:

Checking your system requirements.
Checking your network connectivity, including access to specific ports.
Assisting with https configuration.
Checking system configuration.
Gathering information for the installation process.
Checking pre-install requirements, including the ability to fix issues using PowerShell scripts.
Running the installation program without further user input.
Carrying out post-installation configuration.
Checking post-install requirements, including the ability to fix issues using PowerShell scripts.
Producing a Server Diagnostic Report .

The MyID Installation Assistant also incorporates a package manager, which means it can install MyID Server (for example, MyID 12.4.0), install an update (for example, MyID 12.4.2), install a Server Configuration package for custom functionality (for example, CONFIG-9999.1.1) and a hotfix (for example, HOTFIX-12.4.2.1) to install a complete system with the latest software without the need to run multiple installation packages manually in the correct order. You can drop an update or another package into the installation folder of an already-installed system, run the MyID Installation Assistant, and it picks up the available software in the package manager and allows you to update your system.

You can also use the MyID Installation Assistant to carry out upgrades from existing MyID 11 and MyID 12 systems. For upgrades from MyID 11 the Installation Assistant handles the changes from 32-bit to 64-bit software without the need to run a separate upgrade migration script.

At each stage of the process, you can close the MyID Installation Assistant, and when you return to it later it remembers all the details you have already entered. This allows you to carry out your system configuration in stages.