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Screens and Prompts for a Complete Installation (Windows) in Graphics Mode

Follow the directions in each screen listed in Table 8, and then click Next.

Table 8. Screens or Prompts for Installation of Oracle BI Under Windows
Screen
Your Action
Notes

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) Information
  • If this information applies to you, click Cancel and exit the installation.
    • Follow the steps shown to turn off DEP.
    • Reboot the machine and restart the installation.
  • If this information does not apply to you, or to proceed after restarting the installation, click Next.

TIP:   After you have performed the steps to turn off DEP, and have restarted this installation, this screen continues to be displayed.

Oracle Business Intelligence Installation
  • Browse or type the path for the installation and data directories, or accept the default installation to the C:\ drive.
    The defaults are:
    • OracleBI
    • OracleBIData
  • Select the installation type:
    • Basic
    • Advanced

      The default is Basic.

TIP:   To change the default installation and data directories, click Browse and establish the installation path, then click Next.

Install Type refers to the application server instance under which Oracle Business Intelligence is to run. See the section Basic and Advanced Types of Oracle BI Installation.

NOTE:  Before you choose Advanced, you must have installed Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1 before running the Oracle BI installer.

Setup Type

The Custom option lets you select individual components for installation. Choose the Oracle BI components you want to install.

The default is Complete.

The setup type you choose affects the number and type of screens that subsequently appear. See the row Complete in Table 3.

NOTE:  For the purpose of this procedure, it is assumed that you have selected Complete Suite.

See also Installing Individual Oracle BI Components.

Application Server Selection [Basic]

TIP:   If you selected the Basic installation type, this screen is displayed.

The application server instance that runs Oracle BI Presentation Services and the Oracle BI Presentation Services Plug-in. The choices given are:

  • Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) version 10.1.3.1
  • Microsoft IIS

If you chose OC4J in the Oracle Business Intelligence Installation screen, then OC4J is the application server that is used to run Oracle BI Presentation Services and Plug-in.

If you selected Microsoft IIS, then IIS is used to run Oracle BI Presentation Services and the ISAPI Plugin is installed. OC4J is used to deploy Systems Management components.

NOTE:  Microsoft IIS must be installed before running the installer; otherwise, the installer does not show this screen.

Application Server Selection [Advanced]

TIP:   If you selected the Advanced installation type, this screen is displayed.

The application server instance run by Oracle BI Presentation Services and Oracle BI Presentation Services Plug-in. The choices given are:

  • Oracle Application Server
  • Microsoft IIS

If you chose Advanced in the Oracle BI Installation screen, then Oracle Application Server is the application server that is used to run Oracle BI Presentation Services and Plug-in.

NOTE:  Microsoft IIS must be installed before running the installer; otherwise, the installer does not show this screen.

Java Development Kit (JDK) Location

TIP:   If you selected the Basic installation type, this screen is displayed.
  • Browse or type the path for the directory where Java is installed.
  • The Administrator password asked for is the OC4J password for the administrator user for the OC4J component.
  • The Administrator password must be minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 alphanumeric characters and include at least one digit.

Java SDK 1.5 or higher must already be installed on your installation machine, otherwise the installation does not proceed.

TIP:   The Sun release name was originally Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.5.0 (J2SE Development Kit 1.5.0). The numbering system was changed to 5.0 (J2SE 5.0). Both 1.5.0 and 5.0 refer to the same Java platform and products.

Oracle Application Server Location

TIP:   If you selected the Advanced installation type, this screen is displayed.
  • Browse or type the path for the directory where Oracle Application Server is installed.
  • The Administrator username must be assigned to the role oc4j-administrators.
  • Enter the password associated with the Administrator username.

NOTE:  Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1.0 or greater must already be installed on your installation machine, or the installation will not proceed further.

Oracle BI Services
  • Provide the Windows server account name and password.

    Default: LocalSystem

    If you are not running Oracle BI in a cluster for this deployment, leave the account and username default.


  • Choose the Startup Type for the following services:
    • Oracle BI Server
    • Oracle BI Scheduler
    • Oracle BI Cluster
    • Oracle BI Presentation Server
    • Oracle BI Java Host

Specify the Windows server account name under which each of the Oracle BI services that are listed should run. This account name should be the same on all Oracle BI clustered servers.

Accept the default or specify the account name (in the format domain\user) and the password.

The Services Startup Type set to Automatic means that the Oracle BI services starts automatically when the computer is rebooted.

NOTE:  Overall system performance may be affected by this.

  • Oracle BI Server default: Automatic
  • Oracle BI Scheduler default: Manual
  • Oracle BI Cluster Controller default: Manual
  • Oracle BI Presentation Server default: Automatic
  • Oracle BI Java Host default: Automatic

Error Message Language Selection

The default is English.

The error messages from the Oracle BI Server are in one language. Typically, these are server-side messages only. Choose the language to display these messages in.

Please Wait

 

This screen appears while the installer accepts and sets all the choices you have made.

Pre-Installation Summary Information

TIP:   This information shows the same components as Table 3.

This is a list of all the components you have chosen, and the directory where they are to be installed.

Installing

Click the Next button when it is no longer grayed out.

This is a placeholder that appears while the features you have selected are installed.

Post-Installation Summary Information

Click Next after reading the summary information.

This screen indicates a successful Oracle BI installation.

Restart Computer

Choose whether or not to immediately restart your computer.

If you attempt to run Oracle BI without restarting your computer, several services may fail to work correctly.

Click Finish.
  • If you click Yes, the computer shuts down and restarts.
  • If you click No, you need to restart the computer before you use Oracle BI.

Screens and Prompts for a Complete Oracle BI Installation (Linux) in Graphics Mode

Operating System: Linux only.

Table 9 shows the screen prompts and their meanings for installing Oracle Business Intelligence under Linux systems in graphics mode.

Instructions for how to proceed when installing in console mode are shown in the topic Prompts for a Complete Oracle BI Installation (Linux) in Console Mode.

Restrictions on Installing Oracle BI Under Linux

  • Using the Custom installation choice, only the following components available under Linux:
    • Oracle Business Intelligence JDBC Driver
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Systems Management
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Server
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Cluster Controller
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Client
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Services Plug-in
    • Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
  • The repository (.rpd) file can be created and modified only using the Oracle Business Intelligence Administration Tool, which is available only for Windows operating systems.
  • Use bash (Bourne-Again Shell) when running Oracle BI scripts under Linux.
  • For Red Hat Linux: The version of Java installed at /usr/bin/java must be removed or renamed before installing Oracle BI, in order for the charting server to be installed successfully.

Table 9 lists the screens for a complete Oracle Business Intelligence infrastructure installation under Linux operating systems.

Table 9. Screens or Prompts for Installation of Oracle BI Under Linux (Graphics Mode)
Screen
Your Action
Notes

Oracle Business Intelligence Installation

Browse or type the path for the installation and data directories, or accept the defaults.

  • The defaults are:
    • OracleBI
    • OracleBIData
  • Select the installation type:
    • Basic
    • Advanced

The default is Basic.

TIP:   To change the default installation and data directories, click Browse and establish the installation path, then click Next.

Installation type refers to the application server instance under which Oracle Business Intelligence is to run. See the section Basic and Advanced Types of Oracle BI Installation.

Advanced uses Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1 or later.

NOTE:  Before you choose Advanced, you must have installed a complete J2EE-compliant application server, such as Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1.0 or greater, before running the Oracle BI installer.

Setup Type

The Custom option lets you select individual components for installation. Choose the Oracle BI components you want to install.

The default is Complete.

The setup type you choose affects the number and type of screens that subsequently appear. See the row Complete in Table 3.

NOTE:  For the purpose of this procedure, it is assumed that you have selected Complete Suite.

See also Installing Individual Oracle BI Components.

Java Development Kit (JDK) Location

NOTE:  If you selected the Basic installation type, this screen is displayed.
  • Browse or type the path for the directory where Java is installed.
  • The Administrator password must be a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 alphanumeric characters and include at least one digit.

Java SDK 1.5 or higher must already be installed on your installation machine, otherwise the installation will not proceed further.

TIP:   The Sun release name was originally Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.5.0 (J2SE Development Kit 1.5.0). The numbering system was changed to 5.0 (J2SE 5.0). Both 1.5.0 and 5.0 refer to the same platform and products.

Oracle Application Server Location

NOTE:  If you selected the Advanced installation type, this screen is displayed.
  • Browse or type the path for the directory where Oracle Application Server is installed.
  • The Administrator username must be assigned to the role
    oc4j-administrators.
  • Enter the password associated with the Administrator username.

Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1.0 or greater must already be installed on your installation machine, otherwise the installation will not proceed further.

Error Message Language Selection

The default is English.

The error messages from the Oracle BI Server are in one language. Typically, these are server-side messages only. Choose the language to display these messages in.

Please Wait

 

This screen appears while the installer accepts and sets all the choices you have made.

Pre-Install Summary Information

 

This is a list of all the components you have chosen to install, and the directory where they are to be installed.

TIP:   This information shows the same components as Table 3.

Installing

Click the Next button when it is no longer grayed out.

This is a placeholder that appears while the features you have selected are installed.

The installation may take between twenty and thirty minutes.

Post-Install Summary Information

Click Next to exit installer after installing Oracle BI.

This screen indicates a successful Oracle BI installation.
  
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