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1 Pre-Installation Tasks

• Check System Requirements
• Decide How You Want to Implement Report Manager
  • Simple Implementation of Report Manager
• Create an Oracle User Account
• Select the GUI Installer Method
  • Configure SSH with X11 Forwarding
  • Configure VNC

2 Install the Oracle Database Software

• Install Dependencies for the Oracle Database Software
• Download the Oracle Database Software Installer
• Start the Oracle Database Software Installer
• Install the Oracle Database Software
• Execute Configuration Scripts to Access the Oracle Database Software
• Change the Oracle Database Listener Configuration File

3 Create an Oracle Database Instance for BI Publisher

• Specify Oracle Database Software Variables
• Add an Oracle Database User that Connects to BI Publisher for Backup and Restore Functions

4 Install Oracle BI Publisher

• Install the Latest Java Development Kit 8
• Install the Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure
• Start Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Installation
• Install the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Configuration Assistant
• Access BI Publisher and the WebLogic Console
• Create the Boot Properties File
• Configure the BI Publisher Security Model
• Configuring User Privileges for Local Configurations
• Configure a Data Pump Directory for Local Installations

5 Create a Report Manager Database Instance

• Create a Report Manager Database Instance on the External Oracle Database
• Verify the Report Manager Database Instance
• Verify LISTENER2 is Created on the Oracle Database

6 Register Oracle BI Publisher

• Register BI Publisher in HTTPS Mode
  • Enable HTTPS on the WebLogic Server
  • Save and Transfer the BI Publisher Certificate to Session Delivery Manager
  • Add the BI Publisher Certificate to the Session Delivery Manager Keystore
• Register BI Publisher in Session Delivery Manager
• Register a Local Standalone Mode of BI Publisher for Report Manager
• Registering a Remote Standalone BI Publisher
• Register a Local BI Publisher Cluster

7 Report Manager Administrator Operations

• Shutdown Report Manager
• Start Report Manager
• Reset the OCSREMDW User Password
• Free Up Disk Space
• Uninstall Oracle Database
• How to Start, Stop, and Check the Status of the Oracle Database Listeners
• Manage the WebLogic Server
  • Stop the WebLogic Server
  • Start the WebLogic Server

8 Troubleshoot Installation Problems

• X11 Forwarding
• xdpyinfo Errors
• Browser Path error
• Data Pump Directory
• Oracle Database Installer Errors
• FTP Errors
• Hourly Summary Reports