Installing Metadata Integrator alone??

Hi,
I want to know if it is possible to install Metadata Integrator in a Windows machine alone if my Data Services XI 3.2 and Business Objects Enterprise XI 3.1 SP2 are install in other server on Unix Platform. My question is because Metadata Integrator can´t be install on Unix Platform and I need to make some Lineage and Impact analysis between these systems. If not, the only workaround that I have is to install Business Objects Metadata Management (this product can be install on Unix)in the same server to do this analysis???

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