OBIEE 11g Installation(11.1.1.5)

OBIEE 11g Installation V2 | © Hitesh Mankar 2012 1

“Installation of OBIEE 11G R1 (11.1.1.5)”

This document briefs you the step by step approach to download OBIEE 11g setup files, run Repository

Creation Utility, Installation and configuration of OBIEE 11g, with prerequisites and configuring the

system before installation.

History:

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Change

Author Publish Date

0.2 Initial Draft Hitesh Mankar


Table of Contents

1. Prerequisites………………………………………………………………………………………………………03

2. How to download installation files………………………………………………………………………03

3. How to extract the setup file……………………………………………………………………………….04

5. How to configure Database Server………………………………………………………………………04

6. How install Repository Creation Utility (RCU)…………………………………………………….06

8. Installation and configuration of Loopback Adapter…………………………………………..08

9. Installation and Configuration of OBIEE 11g……………………………………………………….11

10. Post Check and Validate Installation…………………………………………………………………18


1). Prerequisites OBIEE 11gR1 (11.1.1.5.0) Supported Platforms and Operating Systems

Operating System Support • Oracle / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Update 7+), 5 (Update 3+)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SP1+), 11

• Windows XP Professional with SP3

• Windows 2003 with SP2/R2+

• Windows Server 2008 with SP1+

• Windows Server 2008 R2

Database support for Repository Creation

• Oracle 10.2.0.4+ , 11.1.0.7+, 11.2.0.1+

(**## This is recommended for Oracle database to set and Use Unicode AL32UTF-8 during

configuration of database Character Set to enable store multiple language groups and to run RCU

without error if not then give a message “The database you are connecting is with non- ALU32UTF8 Character set”.)

• IBM DB2 9.1+, 9.5+, 9.7+

• MS SQL Server 2005, 2008

• Teradata 12, 13

Hardware Specification

• Disk Space: 20GB or more

• Available Memory: 4GB or more

• Temp Space: 950MB or more

• Swap Space: 3GB or more

• CPU: dual-core Pentium, 1.5GHz or greater

For more details about prerequisites download certification matrix from below link. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

2). Download installation setup files. Download Link OBIIEE 11g and additional Software Repository Creation Utility from below link. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/biee-111150-393613.html


3). Extract the OBIEE 11g setup files and Repository component in separate folders. 3.1). Put the extracted repository creation utility folder into the same drive where the operating system is

installed. Extracted files will store in a new folder named rcu_home.

3.2) Extract all the setup files of OBIEE 11g in a single folder.

4). Check out the prerequisites once again for your system.

This installation is done on below platform

1. Operating System: - Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit) with

2. Database Server : - Oracle 11G R2 (For repository creation)

3. RAM : - 4GB

4. Processor : - Core i3 2.93 GHz

5. Disk space : - 50 GB

6. Software’s :- Microsoft .Net Frame Work 2.0, Mozilla 4.0 and Internet Explorer 7.0

5). Extract the Repository Creation Utility 11.1.1.5.0 and navigate to rcu.bat file this path:

\ofm_rcu_win_11.1.1.5.0_disk1_1of1\rcuHome\BIN

6). Create Repository using Repository Creation Utility 11.1.1.5.0 software.

6.1) Run the rcu.bat from \ofm_rcu_win_11.1.1.5.0_disk1_1of1\rcuHome\BIN to open

the main RCU installer. (Repository Creation Utility 11.1.1.5.0)

Pass the welcome screen and then chose “Create” to create and load component schemas into the

database.

6.2). Select Database Type to Oracle. Enter Database Connection Details like server/host name, port

number, and service name. Also enter database name, username and password that you created earlier.

(You can use the default system user name and password also).


Click on next to start the pre-requisite checks.

6.3). Enter DEV into create a prefix box and select components as shown in the screen shot.

Click the Business

Intelligence check box.

This automatically selects

the Metadata Services

(MDS) and Business

Intelligence Platform

schemas and others, which

are required by Oracle

Business Intelligence.

It will check prerequisites

for schema and its owner.


Click OK to close the Checking Prerequisite screen. Fix errors if they appear before continuing.

6.4). Create a password for all the schemas.

Specify the password same for below 2

different schemas .Be aware of the

current setup related issue with RCU

schema password (Seems to be an Oracle

Bug). Two different schemas’s having

different password or the password

having underscore (‘_’) character causing

issue while set up OBIEE 11g Fusion

Middleware .Hence for the current

situation keep password simple and same

for both schema’s as ‘rcu’ .This password

will be reused later during OFMW11g

setup.

Click “Next” and take a look at the

summary.

6.5) Next screen comes for Map Tablespaces with a message� Click ok on Message.


6.6). Next screen creates table spaces.

6.7) Check summary for user schemas and tables with components.

6.8).All that’s left is to take a look at the summary completion for status with success messages

and click “Close”.

RCU has been created successfully and hence close the window.


6.9) Check and verify into data base for rcu user schemas.

6.10). The SQL scripts and the installation log can be found in below reference location of the executed

batch file.

7). Installing and configuring Loopback Adapter for DHCP computers.

If you are using dynamic IP Address and don’t have permanent IP Address then you need to configure

Microsoft default Loopback address after installing Microsoft Loopback Adapter and if you have

7.1). Click on Start button and got to Control Panel � Add Hardware.

7.2). Click Next in welcome screen� Select – Yes, I have already connect the hardware.

7.3). Click Add a new Hardware device from Add Hardware Wizard � Click Next.


7.4). Select install the hardware that I manually select form a list (Advanced) and then � click on Next.

7.5) Select Network adapters � Click on Next.

7.6) Select Microsoft from Manufacturer pane and Select Microsoft Loopback Adapter

from Network Adapter tab.

7.7). Click Next in the next screen to start installation of Microsoft Loopback Adapter.

7.8). Click Finish button to complete installation in the next screen.

7.9). Go to My network places Right click and open Properties.


7.10). Open properties of newly created Loopback adapter (Local Area Connection 2).

7.11). Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)� Click on Properties.

7.12). Select Use the following IP address radio button and enter IP address and Subnet Mask

details.

Click ok to save these settings to create a static IP and check the connection status.

Now you can start to install OBIEE 11g.


8). Install OBIEE 11g. Extract Setup Files.

8.1) Execute the setup from the disk1

8.2) Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) pre-requisite verification started.

8.3) Click Next on Welcome screen.


8.4) Skip the installation software updates screen.

8.5). Select the “Installation Type” as ‘Simple’ and click on next button. This is easiest and recommended

for first try .All the parameters will be set by default.

A. Simple Install:- which is what

most developers testing out the

software will require, installs a

basic OBIEE 11gR1 system along

with WebLogic Server, using

default values for things like

domain names, port numbers and

the like.

B. Enterprise Install:- gives you

a few more options than a Simple

Install, letting you customize the

name of the WebLogic domain,

the WebLogic Managed Server,

the ports that are used and so on.

If you need to vary away from the

defaults, or “scale out” an existing

installation, choose this option

(but for most developers, Simple

Install will be fine)

C. Software Only Install :- will install the OBIEE 11gR1 software (but not WebLogic Server, you need to

have this already installed), but doesn’t set up any “instances” of OBIEE, a similar situation to when you

install the Oracle Database binaries but don’t configure a database instance.


Selecting the Simple Install option will move you on to the next page for the installer, which then

prompts you to select a “middleware home” directory for installation.

8.6) Installer Prerequisites checks automatically.

8.7). Create a Middleware home directory.

All of the OBIEE 11g installation will

go into this directory (there are no

longer OracleBI, or OracleBIData

directories they will store separately

from Middleware home directory),

including the binaries and the

“OBIEE instance” files, creating a

separation in 11gR1 between those

files that are static – the binaries and

configuration file templates – and

those that change over time, which

include the configuration files,

repositories, XML files and web

catalog.


8.8) Enter credential for weblogic Server.

Enter a username and password for

the WebLogic Server. In 11gR1 there

is no longer the concept of an

Administrator user, and instead you

create an administrator user here

that becomes the default admin login

into OBIEE (and the various

WebLogic Server administration

tools).

8.9). Configuring the components. Select all components if they will not appear selected by default.


8.10). Enter Database and connection Details.

Enter connection details to the database in which you set up the DEV_BIPLATFORM schema. Look back

to the connection details which are used for the RCU and enter these details as shown in screen shot.

8.11) Enter connection details to the database in which you set up the DEV_MDS schema. Look back to

the connection details which are used for the RCU and enter these details as shown in screen shot.


8.12) Specify the security updates or you can skip as you wish� Click next and press yes on message.

8.13). Finalize the installation. Click on installation button to start the installation. The installation

process then begins, and starts by installing the supporting WebLogic Server files required for the

infrastructure layer.


8.14). It will ask you for disk change then use browse button to change the disk and again installation

will start.

It proceeds to install what in 11gR1 are called the “System Components”, which in this release are still

C++ applications but are managed now by WebLogic.

Installation will ask for other disks between processing in sequence like disk4� disk 5� disk 2 �

disk3�disk4� disk5.


8.15). Once installation has finished, it creates install log files automatically, start execution of post install

scripts and apply one off patches.

(Installation will finish at 98%).

8.16) Few seconds after installation configuration will start automatically

On the same screen, installation

success message will

appear.The configuration

process starts with the next

screen. Initially, this is

concerned with instantiating

the WebLogic domain and

managed server, together with

supporting technologies such as

Enterprise Manager and Oracle

Web Services Manager.


8.17) Within configuration process the BI Server, BI Presentation Server and other system components

are registered within the WebLogic Server managed server, and OPMN is configured so that it can stop,

start and monitor them (more on this in future blog posts).

If any component gets fails to configure during configuration then click on retry to start configure again.

8.18) Verify the configuration 100% and green check sign over BI configuration.


8.19). Next screen will show Complete message. Once check out the configuration, click on save

button to generate summary details file then click on Finish to finish the installation and

configuration of OBIEE 11g.

8.20) After finish Analytics will start automatically in default browser � Login with weblogic

credential and check for reports.


Select any default report to make sure installation is done successfully.

9). Post install check. Restart the machine.

9.1).Start the BI Administration Tool to open the sample repositories�Select a repository in offline

mode

Enter default password Admin123 as password to open the repository.


Have a look of repository (rpd) into BI Administration Tool.

9.2). Go to Start Menu and select All Programs�Oracle Business Intelligence � Start BI Services.

Once you run the Windows Start Menu entry, a DOS box opens up which can ask you to type in the

WebLogic Server admin username and password, which you set earlier on in the install process, or start

without asking for username and password.

9.3). Once this is entered, a WebLogic Server script then starts the admin server, then the managed

server, the OPMN service any other components, and about five minutes later you should be able to log

into OBIEE 11g, again using the WebLogic Server admin username and password, Oracle Business

Intelligence instance.

http://bi:7001/analytics


9.4) check out with below links to validate the other components with installation using weblogic

credential.

A). For Web Logic Console

http://bi:7001/console

B). For Business Intelligence Publisher

http://bi:7001/xmlpserver

C). Oracle Enterprise Manager

http://bi:7001/em

D). Real-Time Decisions (Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 and 8 are the only currently supported browsers for Real Time Decisions)

http://bi:7001/ui

Type your server name (System/ Computer name) or local host in place of BI.

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