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Oracle® Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence
11g Release 1 (11.1.1)
E10539-01
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B Installer Screens Common to All Oracle Fusion Middleware Suites

This chapter describes the following installation screens, which Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Installer has in common with other Fusion Middleware product installers:

B.1 Specify Inventory Location

If this is your first Oracle installation on a host that is running UNIX or Linux system software, you must use this screen to specify the location of the Oracle inventory directory.

The inventory directory is used by the installer to keep track of all Oracle products installed on the computer.

The following table describes the fields on this page.

Field Description
Inventory Directory Use this field to identify the complete path for the new Oracle inventory directory that is created.

By default, the installer assumes you create the Oracle inventory in a directory, based on the following environment variable and path:

$USER_HOME/oraInventory

If this location is not appropriate for your environment, enter a new path for the location of the inventory directory.

Note that the inventory directory eventually contains many files, including log files for each Oracle software installation you perform on this computer.

Operating System Group Name From the Operating System Group drop-down menu, select the group whose members you want to grant access to the inventory directory; all members of this group will be able to install products on this computer.

B.2 Inventory Location Confirmation

This dialog box appears only on UNIX systems. It prompts you to run a shell script that will create the Oracle inventory in the location you specified on the Inventory Location screen.

You must have root privileges to run the script.

If you do not have root privileges, but you want to continue with the installation, select Continue Installation with Local Inventory.

Note that the preferred method of managing your Oracle installations is to create a central inventory directory with the shell script. If you create a central inventory directory, then the next time you install any Oracle software on this computer, the installer will automatically locate and update the inventory without prompting you. The installer uses the inventory to identify what Oracle software is installed. It also saves all your installation log files to the inventory location.

If you do not run the script and use a local inventory, a local copy of the inventory is created for this specific installation only. If you later run the installer to install additional Oracle software, the installer will again prompt you to create an inventory.

B.3 Welcome

This page introduces you to the Oracle Fusion Middleware installer and provides two important pieces of information:

Review the information on this screen carefully to be sure you have performed all the necessary prerequisites.

If you are not sure about any of the prerequisite tasks, refer to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide, as well as the Installation Guide for the specific Oracle Fusion Middleware software you are about to install.

B.4 Prerequisite Checks

This screen analyzes the host computer to ensure that specific operating system prerequisites have been met.

If any of the prerequisite checks fail, then a short error message appears in the bottom portion of the screen. Fix the error and click Retry to try again. To ignore the error or warning messages and continue with the installation, click Continue.

Click Abort to stop prerequisite checking for all components.

More About System Requirements and Prerequisites

Note that before performing any installation you should read the system requirements and certification documentation to ensure that your environment meets the minimum installation requirements for the products you are installing. Both of these documents are available on Oracle Technology Network (OTN).

The system requirements document covers information such as hardware and software requirements, minimum disk space and memory requirements, and required system libraries, packages, or patches:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fusion_requirements.htm

The certification document covers supported installation types, platforms, operating systems, databases, JDKs, and third-party products:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files/fusion_certification.html

Note: If you are installing the 32-bit version of the product, the system on which you are installing must also be a supported 32-bit system. Installing a 32-bit version of the product on a 64-bit system is not supported.

B.5 Specify Security Updates

Use this screen to enter your My Oracle Support account information so you can receive the latest product information and security updates via your My Oracle Support account.

The following table describes the fields on this screen.

Element Description
Email Enter the email address you used to register with My Oracle support.
I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support Select this check box to indicate that you have a My Oracle Support account and that you want to receive updates via My Oracle Support.
My Oracle Support Password Enter the password for your My Oracle Support account.

If you do not want to register for security updates or if you do not have a My Oracle Support account, then leave all the fields on this screen empty. You will be prompted to confirm your selection; click Yes in the dialog box.

B.6 Specify Installation Location

Use this screen to identify where you want to install your Oracle Fusion Middleware software.

The following table describes the fields that might appear on this page.

Important Notes:

Field Description
Oracle Middleware Home If you do not know the full path to your Middleware home, click Browse to locate the directory on your system.
Oracle Home Directory The Oracle Home directory is where your products will be installed. All software binaries will reside in this directory, and no runtime process can write to this directory.

Specify the directory inside the Oracle Middleware home where you want to install your products, but note the following:

  • If you specify a new directory, it will be created inside the Middleware home.

  • If you specify a directory that already exists (for example, you are reinstalling due of an incomplete previous installation), then it must be inside the Oracle Middleware home.

  • If you are using the Oracle Fusion Middleware Application Developer installer, then all the binaries are installed into the Oracle Common home.

  • If you are using a Patch Set installer, the installer will verify that the Oracle home you selected is compatible with the patch set installer you have selected. For example, you cannot patch an Oracle Identity Management Oracle home with the Oracle SOA Suite patch set installer.

The Oracle Home directory is where your products will be installed. All software binaries will reside in this directory, and no runtime process can write to this directory.

WebLogic Server Location The directory name for your WebLogic Server Home. This directory will automatically be created inside the Middleware home. The default name for this directory is "wlserver_" followed by the version number. For example, wlserver_10.3.
Oracle Instance Location Enter the absolute path to the location where you want to create the Oracle Instance directory. The Installer creates the Oracle Instance directory using the location you enter in this field and using the name you enter in the Oracle Instance Name field. Do not enter a path to an existing directory that contains files—if you enter a path to an existing directory, that directory must be empty.

The Installer installs the component's configuration files and runtime processes in the Oracle Instance directory. Runtime components will write only to this directory. You can identify any location on your system for the Oracle Instance directory—it does not have to reside inside the Oracle Middleware home directory.

Oracle Instance Name Enter a name for the Oracle Instance directory. The Installer uses the name you enter in this field to create the Oracle Instance directory at the location you specify in the Oracle Instance Location field. This directory is commonly referred to as ORACLE_INSTANCE.

Instance names are important because Oracle Fusion Middleware uses them to uniquely identify instances. If you install multiple Oracle Fusion Middleware instances on the same computer, for example, an Oracle Identity Management instance and an Oracle WebLogic Server instance, you must give them different names.

The name you enter for the Oracle Instance directory must:

  • Contain only alphanumeric and underscore (_) characters

  • Begin with an alphabetic character (a-z or A-Z)

  • Consist of 4-30 characters

  • Not contain the host name or IP address of the computer

Location If you are installing the Oracle Discoverer Desktop or Oracle Discoverer Admin applications, use this field to enter the location where the applications will be installed.

Enter the absolute path for the Oracle Home location. This is the directory where the software binaries will reside; no runtime processes may write to this directory. The specified directory must be an empty directory or an existing Oracle Home location.


For more information about the Middleware home and the Oracle home requirements, see "Oracle Fusion Middleware Directory Structure and Concepts" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Planning Guide.

B.7 Installation Summary

This screen summarizes the selections you have made during this installation session. It includes the following information:

Review information on this screen carefully, and take one of the following actions:

B.8 Installation Progress

This screen shows you the progress of the installation.

To quit before the installation is completed, click Cancel. Doing so will result in a partial installation; the portion of the software that was installed on your system before you canceled the installation will remain on your system, and you will have to remove it manually.

B.9 Configuration Progress

This screen shows you the progress of your software configuration.

This screen is divided into the following main parts:

If an error occurs while any of the configuration tools are running, the installer identifies the configuration tool, stops, and alerts you of the problem. You can do the following:

Element Description
Abort Click this button to abort the installation and configuration of the Fusion Middleware software. This action closes the installer.
Retry Click this button to retry the failed configuration tool. If you were able to identify and address the error, then use this button to try the configuration tool again.
Continue Click this button to ignore the error and continue with the rest of the configuration tools. This is the equivalent of skipping the configuration tool that generated the error.

B.10 Installation Complete

This screen summarizes the installation that was just completed.

To save this summary information to a text file for future reference, click Save.

For some Oracle Fusion Middleware installers, you can also save the configuration information to a text file.

Click Finish to dismiss the screen and end your installation session.