If you want to install Essbase in standalone mode (not using Shared Services), you can skip the installation for Foundation Services Web applications. However, you must still configure the Shared Services Registry database. To configure the Shared Services Registry database without installing Foundation Services Web applications, you run EPM System Configurator from the command line using the –forceRegistry option. This option forces the “Shared Services and Registry Database Configuration” page to display during configuration so you can enter database details for the Shared Services Registry. EPM System Configurator populates the database with tables for the Shared Services Registry, but not for Foundation Services.
To configure the Shared Services Registry without installing Foundation Services Web applications:
Start EPM System Configurator from the command line, including the –forceRegistry option:
From a Windows console, change to EPM_ORACLE_HOME/common/config/version_number, and then enter configtool.bat —forceRegistry.
On UNIX, change to EPM_ORACLE_HOME/common/config/version_number and then enter ./configtool.sh —forceRegistry.
The –forceRegistry option also works with EPM System Configurator in silent mode and in console mode; for example:
configtool.bat|.sh -forceRegistry -record
configtool.bat|.sh -forceRegistry -silent
configtool.bat|.sh -forceRegistry -console
Proceed through the configuration, entering the database details for the Shared Services Registry.