IBM i Installing Prerequisites

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Last updated: Aug 16, 2023 by Jessica Tomkins
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Install Profound UI

When installing Profound.js 5 or earlier you should first install Profound UI on your IBM i.

For Profound.js 6 or later Profound UI is not required. However, if you plan to use Profound UI also, you can install it first so that Profound UI and Profound.js can share ui resources.



To install Profound UI, follow these steps:

  1. Download Profound UI from the following URL: http://www.profoundlogic.com/download?product=profoundui&trial=Y.

  2. Follow Profound UI installation instructions.

  3. Apply a Profound UI key. A trial key can be requested through the Profound Logic web site immediately after installation. The same trial key includes both a Profound UI and a Profound.js trial license.





On IBM i

Before Installing Profound.js

You must first install Node.js 12, 14, or 16 to your IBM i.

You need to use yum opensource package manager to install Node.js

Yum Installation

Documentation by IBM on how to install the yum opensource package manager to an IBM i can be found here.



Installing Node.js with yum Package Manager

If yum is properly set up on your system, you can install Node.js by running the following command in a PASE shell:

yum install nodejs16



If you would like to install a different version of Node.js, you can simply replace nodejs14 with the correct version in the command.

Multiple versions of Node.js can co-exist on the same IBM i system. For instructions on selecting the system default version when multiple Node.js versions are installed, see here.

IMPORTANT - Profound.js is tested with versions of Node Package Manger (NPM) that install from the IBM yum repos. The Node.js packages include a copy of NPM that gets updated when the Node.js yum package is updated. Do not manually update or change the NPM version on the system, as this can result in installation problems.

For example, if NPM shows a message like below, DO NOT follow the steps given to update NPM:

Downgrade NPM

If you accidentally changed the version of NPM from that installed by yum, re-install Node.js to set NPM back to normal. For example, to re-install Node.js 14 w/NPM 6:

yum reinstall nodejs14



After a stable Node.js release (version 12 to 16) is installed to your IBM i, you may continue with installing Profound.js.