OBIEE 10G Installation Steps

Prerequisites

1. Java SDK 1.5.0 or later is installed
2. Ensure that database connectivity software that Oracle BI Server uses to connect to the database is installed. For example, if the Oracle BI Server needs to access an Oracle database, install the Oracle 10g client. 
3. If you are planning to use Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS):  - Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.7 or later is installed.  - Microsoft IIS is installed and that the IUSR_machinename matches the true name of the machine being used.
4. If you are planning to use Oracle Application Server 10g and choose the Advanced option, ensure that you specify the location of your Oracle_Home.

Hardware and Software Requirements

The following is a list of hardware and software requirements:

Oracle BI Server components:

- CPU and RAM: 1 GHz, 2 GB RAM, with two or more processors recommended

- Disk Space: 800 MB of hard disk space, plus appropriate disk space for cache storage and Scheduler results (temporary disk space of 2 GB)

Oracle BI Presentation Services components:

- CPU and RAM: 1 GHz, 2 GB RAM, with two or more processors recommended

- Disk Space: 500 MB of hard disk space, plus appropriate disk space for cache storage and log files (temporary disk space of 2 GB)

Supported browsers include: 

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 

- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 

- Firefox 1.5.x 

- Firefox 2.0 

- Mozilla 1.7.x

- Netscape 7.2.x

Client operating systems:

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 or later 

- Microsoft Windows 2003 Professional with Service Pack 1 or later (32-bit only)

- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later

Server operating systems:

- For Oracle BI Server: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4/2003 Server

Microsoft Word 2000 or later (if installing BI Publisher)

Installing Oracle BI EE

For this installation, a single instance of Oracle Database 10g is deployed locally.

1.	For this installation you need to download the software from OTN. Navigate to the directory where the files were unzipped, and double-click the setup.exe file located in the Windows\Server\Oracle_Business_Intelligence subdirectory.
2.	The InstallShield Wizard appears and prepares your Java Virtual Machine
3.	If you are running Windows 2003 or Windows XP, follow the instructions to disable DEP (Data Execution Protection) if DEP is presently running on your machine; otherwise, click Next.
4.	In this step you choose both a product directory and a data directory. The Basic installation type deploys components in stand-alone Oracle ApplicationContainers for J2EE (OC4J) or in Microsoft IIS. If you are using Oracle Server 10.1.3.1.0 or later, select Advanced. This installation assumes that OC4J is used. Accept the default names for both directories and accept the Basicinstallation type. Click Next. Note: If you are running Oracle Application Server 10.1.3.1.0 or later and you have selected the Advanced option, you will be asked to choose: the Installation Type (Compete, Client Tools, and so forth), the application server running Presentation Services (Oracle Application Sever or Microsoft IIS), and the location for the server. If you want to perform a custom installation, select the Advanced option and click Next. Select theCustom option button and click Next. Choose the components that you want to install and clickNext.
5.	Click the Complete option button to perform a full installation for this setup. This installs the following components: Oracle BI Server, Oracle BI Presentation Services, Oracle BI Client Tools, Oracle BI Disconnected Client, and Oracle BI Publisher. Note: ODBC and JDBC drivers will be installed as well. Click Next.
6.	Next you choose the application server that runs Presentation Services and Presentation Services Plug-Ins. Click the option button for Oracle Containers for J2EE (OC4J) and click Next.
7.	Now browse to locate your JDK location (JAVA_HOME environment variable). Note: As mentioned in thePrerequisite section, you must be running Java SDK version 1.5.0 or later. Specify a password for the oc4jadmin password text box. This password is used for future oc4j maintenance. Click Next. Note: If you selected the Advanced option in step 4, you need to identify the location of the Oracle Application Server.
8.	Whether your server participates in a cluster or not, you need to choose how to start the services. If you chooseAutomatic, machine boot time will increase. Click Next.
9.	Accept the default error message language and click Next.
10.	A summary of your installation appears. Click Next.
11.	The InstallShield proceeds with the installation.
12.	A confirmation window appears after the installation has completed successfully. Click Next.
13.	A second summary window appears, providing you with useful information about OC4J. Click Next
14.	Click Finish to restart your machine.