This chapter provides information about preparing to install and deploy Oracle Business Intelligence Applications. You should review this information before you begin the installation and deployment process.

NOTE:  To install the server components, the computers need to meet the conditions specified in System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Business Intelligence Applications.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse Deployment Configuration
• Operating System, Driver, and Connectivity Requirements for Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• General Guidelines for Setting Up Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• IBM DB2 UDB-Specific Database Guidelines for Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• IBM DB2 UDB zOS and OS/390 and Z/os-Specific Database Guidelines for Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Oracle-Specific Database Guidelines for Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Additional Suggestions for Optimizing Oracle Performance in Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• SQL Server-Specific Database Guidelines for Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Teradata-Specific Database Guidelines for Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse
• Deploying Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse in Latin-1 General, Unicode and Non-English Environments
• Miscellaneous Information About Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Deployments