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Differences Between Essbase Deployment Options

Review this topic to learn the differences between Essbase 21c deployment options.

For an Essbase 21c independent deployment, you install and configure Essbase using installation and configuration tools available on Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.

If you select to use Essbase 21c deployment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you do not need to run the installation and configuration tools. The deployment process sets up Essbase on your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) tenancy. Access the deployment stack listings from Oracle Cloud Marketplace.

Feature or Component	Independent Deployment	Stack Deployment on OCI
Integration with EPM System Foundation Services	Yes	No
Built-in integration with Identity Cloud Service	No	Yes
Support for failover configuration	Yes	No
Essbase Administration Services (EAS Lite)	Yes	No
Support for federated partitions to Autonomous Data Warehouse	No	Yes
Support on Windows	Yes	No
Support for centralized Smart View URL for multiple Essbase instances	Yes	No
Support for Smart View for Office (Mac and Browser).	No	Yes

Installing Oracle Essbase on Independent Deployments

Here are steps and information for getting started with installing and maintaining Oracle Essbase on independent deployments. All topics referenced below are located in the Essbase Independent Deployment documentation.

First Steps	More Information
Plan your installation and configuration	Get Started with Oracle Essbase Installation and Maintenance Before You Begin Certification Matrix
Install Oracle Essbase	Install Oracle Essbase
Configure Oracle Essbase	Configure Oracle Essbase Configure Essbase Servers in a Failover Cluster
Manage user roles and application permissions	Manage Essbase User Roles and Application Permissions
Migrate applications and users to Oracle Essbase	Migrate Essbase Applications and Users
Manage server operations including backup, patches, start or stop instances, uninstall, and more	Manage Server Operations

Deploying Oracle Essbase on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure via Marketplace

Here are steps and information for getting started with deploying and maintaining Oracle Essbase on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure via Marketplace. All topics referenced below are located in the Deploying Oracle Essbase on OCI via Marketplace documentation, unless stated otherwise.

First Steps	More Information
Plan your deployment	Get Started with Deployment and Administration Before You Begin with Oracle Essbase
Deploy Oracle Essbase	Set Up Oracle Essbase
Migrate applications and users to Oracle Essbase	Migrate Applications and Users
Manage user and roles	Manage Users and Roles
Maintain Essbase including backup, patches, start or stop instances, and more	Manage Oracle Essbase
Find out more about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure	Get Started with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation
Find out more about Oracle Marketplace	Overview of Marketplace in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Using Oracle Essbase

Here are steps and information for getting started with Oracle Essbase. All topic referenced below are located in the Using Oracle Essbase documentation.

First Steps	More Information
Access Oracle Essbase and its tools	Access Tools and Tasks from the Console Essbase, REST, and Smart View Client URLs
Set Up your Client	Set Up Your Client
Explore gallery templates	Explore the Gallery Templates
Administer an application by executing MaxL scripts	Manage Essbase Using the MaxL Client
Modify an outline	Modify an Outline
Manage jobs	Run and Manage Jobs Using the Web Interface
Create Essbase applications and provision a user	Create an Application in the Essbase Web Interface and Provision a User to Access and Query the Cube Create an Application and Cube in Cube Designer
Solve business analytics scenarios and model business performance	Model Data in Private Scenarios
Analyze data and scenarios using Smart View	Analyze Forecast Data in Smart View

For information on user roles and permissions, see Understand Your Access Permissions in Essbase.

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