Oracle Business Intelligence Infrastructure Installation and Configuration Guide > Preparing to Install Oracle Business Intelligence >

Process of Planning the Installation

To plan the installation, perform the following tasks:

1. Determine your Oracle BI Component Installation Options.
2. Oracle BI Installation Requirements
   • Obtaining Appropriate Permissions
   • Installing Third-Party Products
   • Installation Requirements for Windows
   • Deployment on Web Application Servers
   • Installation Requirements for Linux
3. If you have an earlier version of Siebel Analytics platform installed, you must uninstall it before you install Oracle Business Intelligence platform. See the section on uninstalling previous versions of Siebel Analytics in the Oracle Business Intelligence Infrastructure Upgrade Guide.
4. Back up configuration files. See Backing Up Business Intelligence Folders and Files.