Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions

What's New

• New Features in Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5)
• New Features in Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.3)
• New Concepts for Oracle Business Intelligence
• Topics of Interest in Other Guides

1 Installation Overview

• 1.1 Installable Products
• 1.2 Installation Roadmap
• 1.3 Installation Modes
• 1.4 Installation Types
  • 1.4.1 Simple Install
  • 1.4.2 Enterprise Install
  • 1.4.3 Software Only Install
• 1.5 Oracle Business Intelligence Architecture
• 1.6 Oracle Business Intelligence Directory Structure

2 Recommended Installation Scenarios for Oracle Business Intelligence

• 2.1 Installation Starting Points
• 2.2 Installation Scenarios
  • 2.2.1 Installation Scenario #1: Demonstration, Evaluation, or Proof of Concept
  • 2.2.2 Installation Scenario #2: Single-User Development
  • 2.2.3 Installation Scenario #3: Enterprise Deployment for Hosted Development and Production
  • 2.2.4 Installation Scenario #4: Enterprise Deployment for Highest Levels of Availability and Security

3 Oracle Business Intelligence Requirements

• 3.1 System Requirements and Certification
• 3.2 Additional Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer Requirements
• 3.3 Create Database Schemas Using the Repository Creation Utility (RCU)
  • 3.3.1 Database Schemas Created by RCU
  • 3.3.2 Sharing Schemas Required by Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 3.3.3 Creating Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Schemas on IBM DB2
  • 3.3.4 Database Privileges Granted to Oracle Business Intelligence Users
  • 3.3.5 Obtaining RCU
  • 3.3.6 Running RCU to Create Oracle Business Intelligence Database Schemas

4 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence

• 4.1 Before You Install Oracle Business Intelligence
• 4.2 Other Considerations Before Installing Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 4.2.1 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11.1.1.5 Patch Set
  • 4.2.2 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11g on Multiple Computers
  • 4.2.3 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11g on a Computer that Uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • 4.2.4 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11g on 64-bit Operating Systems
  • 4.2.5 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11g with Your Own Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • 4.2.6 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11g on a Computer that Contains Oracle Business Intelligence 10g
  • 4.2.7 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence 11g on a Computer Running Microsoft Windows
  • 4.2.8 Setting Custom Port Values for Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 4.2.9 Specifying a Database Connect String
  • 4.2.10 Using Command Line Parameters to Install Oracle Business Intelligence 11g
• 4.3 Obtaining Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer
• 4.4 Starting Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer
• 4.5 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence with Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer
  • 4.5.1 Simple Install
  • 4.5.2 Enterprise Install for New Installations
  • 4.5.3 Enterprise Install to Scale Out Existing Installations
  • 4.5.4 Software Only Install
• 4.6 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence in Silent Mode
  • 4.6.1 What is a Silent Installation?
  • 4.6.2 Creating Response Files
  • 4.6.3 Creating the oraInst.loc File
  • 4.6.4 Pre-Installation Tasks
  • 4.6.5 Software Update Options Supported by Silent Installation
  • 4.6.6 Silent Installation Instructions
• 4.7 Troubleshooting the Installation and Configuration Processes
• 4.8 Reinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence

5 Postinstallation Tasks

• 5.1 Installing and Uninstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools
  • 5.1.1 About Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools
  • 5.1.2 Considerations for Installing Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools
  • 5.1.3 Installing and Uninstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools with the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Plus Client Installer
  • 5.1.4 Installing Oracle Business Intelligence Client Tools with the Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer
• 5.2 Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence with the Configuration Assistant
  • 5.2.1 Considerations and Limitations for Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence with the Configuration Assistant
  • 5.2.2 Starting the Oracle Business Intelligence Configuration Assistant
  • 5.2.3 Configuring a New Enterprise Installation of Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 5.2.4 Configuring a Scaled Out Enterprise Installation of Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 5.2.5 Extending an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain with Oracle Business Intelligence
• 5.3 Creating a DSN for IBM DB2 or Microsoft SQL Server
• 5.4 Managing the OPMN Service on Windows Operating Systems
• 5.5 Configuring Sample Reports for BI Publisher
• 5.6 Changing the Default RPD Password

6 Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence

• 6.1 Deinstallation Scenarios
  • 6.1.1 Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence on a Single Computer
  • 6.1.2 Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence with Multiple Domains
  • 6.1.3 Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Scaled Out
• 6.2 About the Deinstallation Script
  • 6.2.1 Deinstallation Script Location
  • 6.2.2 Deinstallation Script Options
• 6.3 Before You Deinstall Oracle Business Intelligence
• 6.4 Deinstallation Tasks
  • 6.4.1 Starting the Deinstallation Script
  • 6.4.2 Deinstalling Oracle Business Intelligence Instances
  • 6.4.3 Stopping Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) Components
  • 6.4.4 Dropping Oracle BI Schemas
  • 6.4.5 Deinstalling the Oracle Home
  • 6.4.6 Deinstalling the Oracle Common Home
  • 6.4.7 Uninstalling Oracle WebLogic Server
  • 6.4.8 Removing the Oracle Business Intelligence Domain
  • 6.4.9 Removing the Oracle Home
  • 6.4.10 Removing the Middleware Home and Homes Installed Outside of the Middleware Home
• 6.5 Silent Deinstallation
  • 6.5.1 Creating Response Files to Silently Deinstall Oracle Business Intelligence
  • 6.5.2 Silently Deinstalling Oracle Instances
  • 6.5.3 Silently Deinstalling Oracle Homes

A Oracle Business Intelligence Installation Screens

• A.1 Select Installation Type
• A.2 Specify Installation Location (Simple)
• A.3 Specify Installation Location (Software Only)
• A.4 Create, Scale Out, or Extend BI System
• A.5 Specify Installation Location (Enterprise)
• A.6 Scale Out BI System Details
• A.7 Configure Components
• A.8 Administrator Details
• A.9 BIPLATFORM Schema
• A.10 MDS Schema
• A.11 Configure Ports

B Installer Screens Common to All Oracle Fusion Middleware Suites

• B.1 Specify Inventory Location
• B.2 Inventory Location Confirmation
• B.3 Welcome
• B.4 Install Software Updates Screen
• B.5 Prerequisite Checks
• B.6 Specify Security Updates
• B.7 Specify Installation Location
• B.8 Installation Summary
• B.9 Installation Progress
• B.10 Configuration Progress
• B.11 Installation Complete

C Oracle Business Intelligence Deinstallation Screens

• C.1 Select Deinstallation Type
• C.2 Specify WebLogic Domain Detail
• C.3 Select Managed Instance
• C.4 Deinstallation Summary

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