Scope of Back Up and Restore

Back up and restore discussed in this chapter is in the context of Essbase only. Oracle recommends that user and group management be external to your Essbase domain and on physically separate hardware to minimize disruptions during an Essbase restore event.

If you are using WebLogic security, configure your WebLogic domain with an identity provider installed on different hardware. This prevents your users and groups from being affected by any hardware failure where you run Essbase.

If you are using EPM Shared Services security with native Shared Services user and group management, install the EPM Foundation Services housing your Essbase users on separate hardware from where you have installed Essbase. Better still, use an identity provider with EPM Foundation Services.

Note:

WebLogic native user and group management is strongly discouraged and not supported for production instances. When using WebLogic security, always configure your WebLogic domain with an identity provider.