Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1)

Get Started with BI Administration

• Typical administration tasks
• Which tools to use

Manage and Monitor BI Components

• Manage and monitor:
  • BI System and Java Components using Fusion Middleware Control
  • BI Java Components using Weblogic Server Administration Console

Start and Stop Oracle Business Intelligence

• Start the Oracle Business Intelligence system:
  • On Windows platforms
  • On UNIX platforms
• Start and stop components:
  • Using Fusion Middleware Control
  • Using WebLogic Server Administration Console
  • Programmatically

Change Oracle Business Intelligence Configuration

• Change configuration:
  • Using Fusion Middleware Control (recommended)

Configure Oracle Business Intelligence

• Configure:
  • Repositories
  • Connections to external systems
  • Presentation setting defaults
  • Mapping and spatial information
  • Time zones
  • Localization
  • Currency options
  • Presentation Catalog
• Advanced configuration settings for:
  • Analyses and dashboards
  • Agents
  • Mapping and spatial information
  • Resource availability and URL generation

Manage Capacity, Availability, and Performance

• Increase capacity of the BI System by:
  • Adding more components to the BI System on the same computer ('vertical scaling')
  • Adding more components to the BI System on multiple computers ('horizontal scaling')
  • Setting up shared storage for scaled out systems
• Ensure high availability of the BI System:
  • Adding more components to the BI System on multiple computers ('horizontal scaling')
  • Configuring primary and secondary instances of BI Cluster Controller and BI Scheduler
• Improve performance of the BI System by:
  • Monitoring performance levels
  • Tuning query performance
  • Caching BI Server queries
  • Caching analysis results
  • Caching static files
  • Setting JVM heap size

Schedule Jobs

• Use Oracle BI Scheduler
• Configure Oracle BI Scheduler
• Use the Job Manager
• Programmatically schedule:
  • VBScript jobs
  • JScript jobs
  • Java jobs
• Set up the SA System subject area

Manage Essbase in Oracle BI

• Install Essbase and associated components
• Configure Essbase security
• Administer Essbase
• Work with Essbase cubes

Diagnose Problems and Resolve Issues

• Use the diagnostic tools
• Consult log files
• Configure usage tracking

Other Lifecycle Management Tasks

• Install Oracle BI EE
• Move between development, test, and production environments
• Backup and recover in a Fusion Middleware deployment
• Disaster recovery in a Fusion Middleware deployment

Reference

• Configuration file locations
• NQSConfig.INI file configuration settings
• Advanced configuration reference for Presentation Services and JavaHost
• Configuration file elements and equivalent FMW Control UI fields