Using Xming and putty to connect to the I-server on Windows:
1. Open Xming on the Windows Desktop.
2. Minimize Xming.
3. Open PuTTY on the Windows Desktop.
4. In the PuTTY Configuration Window, select Session on the left side.
5. In the Host Name (or IP address) box on the right side, type the IP address of the Intelligence Server Machine. This IP address can be found at the bottom of the hosts file or in the Strategy Cloud Platform Console under the Instance Details in the Environment.
6. Keep the Port value as 22.
7. On the left side, under Connection, select the + next to SSH.
8. Select X11 on the left side.
9. Select the Enable X11 forwarding check box.
10. In the X display Location box, type localhost:0.0 .
11. On the left side, select Session and in the Saved Sessions Box, Type MySession and click Save.
12. Double-click on MySession to access the Linux machine.
13. In the Security Alert Window, click Yes.
14. Log in as an mstr user.
15. Type the password from the Welcome to Strategy email, then press Enter.
16. In the console, execute any GUI command and press Enter. Example:
type: cd /opt/mstr/MicroStrategy/bin
type: ./mstrlicmgr
17. Switch back to Xming and the GUI will appear there.
This will allow you to open applications with a UI on the Linux Machine.
