Start Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Installation

Installing the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c software is important part of the Oracle BI Publisher installation.

  1. Download the following Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Installation files from the Oracle Business Intelligence Downloads page.
    fmw_12.2.1.2.0_bi_linux64_Disk1_1of2.zip
    fmw_12.2.1.2.0_bi_linux64_Disk1_2of2.zip
  2. Extract the contents of the .Zip files to get:
    bi_platform-12.2.1.2.0_linux64-2.zip and
    bi_platform-12.2.1.2.0_linux64.bin
  3. Execute the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c installer as oracle user:
    ./bi_platform-12.2.1.2.0_linux64.bin
  4. In the Welcome window click Next.
  5. In the Auto Updates window, you can use the default choice (Skip Auto Updates) if you do not plan on receiving any updates for the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c software from Oracle Support and click Next. However, if you want automatic updates later or the ability to search updates through Oracle Support you can choose the other options and click Next.
  6. In the Installation Location window, select the directory from the Oracle Home drop-down list or you can browse to the directory where you want to install the software.
    The following example shows the /home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home directory:
    Refer to the preceding text for a description of this figure.
  7. In the Installation Type window, select the BI Platform distribution option that you want. The default is BI Platform Distribution with Samples.
  8. In the Prerequisite Checks window, click Next.
  9. In the Installation Summary window, click Install.
  10. In the Installation Progress window, click Next.
  11. In the Installation Complete window, click Finish.