Prerequisites and Considerations

Before you begin to set up Oracle Essbase, here are prerequisites and considerations that you must review and address.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure-specific requirements

If Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure isn't already installed, you must install it before installing Essbase. See Install Fusion Middleware for installation prerequisites and instructions.

Essbase-specific requirements and considerations

1. In addition to those listed below, see the deployment-specific prerequisites in Install Essbase on Linux or Install Essbase on Windows.
2. For currently supported software versions, see Oracle Certification Matrix. For example, use the supported version of Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server as shown in Certification Matrix. You must have sysdba (or admin) user access to a supported relational database that is network-accessible to your Essbase instance. For best performance, the database should be in the same physical location (data center). See Install a Relational Database, and use the documentation for your selected RDBMS.
3. For platform environment considerations: See Plan your platform environment.
4. Ensure that the ephemeral port range used by the operating system doesn't conflict with any reserved Essbase ports. See Avoid Port Conflicts.
5. Before using the current Essbase product version, apply the certified patches listed in the relevant topic in the Oracle Essbase Release Notes.
6. For customers who use Teradata: to make connection to the Teradata database, the host that runs Essbase must have Teradata client drivers installed.