A quisck installation guide for SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.0 on Windows 2008R2 and Oracle

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Step by Step installation of SAP
BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.0 on
Windows 2008R2 and Oracle
By Jorge Batista
jorge.batista@premier-research.com

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Please choose a setup language
• Make sure that Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher is installed
• Run setup.exe
• Choose a language for the setup program to use during the installation process and click OK to
continue

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Prerequisite check
• The installation program checks for the required components review the results and decide
whether to continue with the installation
• Click Next to continue

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Welcome
• Review the recommendations made by the installation program Welcome Screen
• Click Next to continue

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License Agreement
• Click next to continue

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User Information
• Enter the User information
o Full Name
o Organization
o Product Keycode
• Click Next to continue

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Choose Language Packs
• Click Next to continue

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Chosse your Installation Type
• Click next to continue

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Specify the Destination Folder
• Click next to continue

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Select Defult Database or Existing Database
• Default Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 will be installed and configured to store Central
Management Server (CMS) and Auditing Data Store.
• Existing Database: you have the option to select the databse type to use for the CMS database
and Auditing Data Store.
• I will select ‘Use an existing database’
o I already have an Oracle Database installed and configured
• Click next to continue

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Select existing CMS Database type
• Select the database type to use for the CMS repository
o I will be using an Oracle Database
• Click Next to continue

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Select an existing Auditing Database Type
• If you do not want to use the auditing feature, select No Auditing Database
• Click next to continue

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Select Java web application Server
A Java web application server is required to host the BI platform web applications. If you do not have a
web application server in place for use with the BI platform, the installation program can install and
configure a Tomcat web application server for you.
• To use the bundled Tomcat Java web application server,
o Select Install Tomcat application server and automaticly deploy web applications and
services
• Click Next to continue

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Configure Version Management
• Select Install and use Subversion
• Click Next to continue

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Configure Server Intelligence Agent (SIA)
• Enter a Node name (this is your server name where we are install the system)
• Select the SIA Default Port Number 6410
• Click next to continue

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Configure Central management Server (CMS)
• Select the CMS Default Port Number 6400
• Click next to continue

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ConfigureCMS Accoount
• Enter and confirm the CMS Administrator account password and the CMS Cluster Key
• Click Next to continue

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Configure CMS Repository Database for Oracle
• Enter Oracle TNSNAME information
• Enter Username
• Enter Password
• Click Next to continue

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Configure Tomcat Application Server
• Review the Default values for:
o Connection Port – is the port on which the web application server listens for incoming
connections from web clients
o Shutdown Port – allows the web application to be shut down remotley
o Redirect Port – enables redirects to secure web connections
• Click Next to continue

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Configure HTTP Listening Port
• Review the Default HTTP Listening Port number for the Web Application Container Server
(WACS) to listen for incoming connections from web client
• Click Next to continue

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Configure Subversion
• Confirm the Default Repository Port number
• Enter and confirm the Repository Password
• Click Next to continue

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Configure Connectivity Solution manager Diagnostics (SMD) Agent
• Select Do not configure connectivity to SMD Agent
• Click Next to continue

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Introscope Integration
• Select Do not integrate connectivity to Introscope Enterprise manager
• Click Next to continue

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Start Installation
• Click Next to continue

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Installation Setup in progress…

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Post Installation Steps
• Click Next to continue

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Click Finish to exit this installation