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INSTALL EXPERIENCE
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INSTALLATION DETAILS
Oracle BI Directory Structure - Highlights
 The Oracle BI EE 11g file system structure is very different
to 10g
 Separation of binaries from configuration / instance files

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Oracle BI System Directory Structure
 Middleware Home: BI11g (for
example) Top level location for

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installation
 BI Oracle Home BI11g\Oracle_BI1
Contains core Oracle BI components and template
files used by the configuration phase of the install
process
 Common Oracle Home BI11g\Oracle_Common
Contains general Oracle files
 WebLogic Server BI11g\wlserver_10.3
Contains the Oracle WebLogic Server binaries
Oracle BI System Directory Structure
 BI WebLogic Domain:
BI11g\user_projects\domains\bifoundati

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on_domain
Contains the WebLogic Admin and Managed Servers
that host the Oracle J2EE components
 Instance Home: BI11g\instances\instance1
Contains subdirectories that hold the Oracle BI system
components, OPMN control, configuration files (e.g.
NQSConfig.INI and instanceconfig.xml), RPD, Webcat
and diagnostic logfiles. In this case, the name of the
instance is ‘instance1’
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OBIEE 11G DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
OBIEE 11G DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
•Throughout the /instances/instancen
sub-directory structure, there are lots
of duplicated directories for BI Server,
PS etc

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•These are for the System
Components
One per system component
Divides config files,
repositories etc into subfolders,
one for each component
•Found under the following
/instancen
folders

/bifoundation : for RPD, webcat
etc
/config : for NQSConfig.INI etc
/diagnostics : for logs etc
ORACLE INSTALLATION INVENTORY
• C:\Program
Files\Oracle\Inventory\ContentsXML\

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inventory.xml: Current installation details along
with the Oracle installation being used

• C:\Program
Files\Oracle\Inventory\oui\srcs.lst: Source
directory from where the installer is being
run.

• C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs:
for install all logs
ORACLE BI UPGRADE ASSISTANT
• OBIEE 11g provides a useful “Upgrade Assistant”

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• It not possible to upgrade “everything” perfectly
– phase of thorough testing is required afterwards

• Your specified BI Repository and BI Presentation

Catalog will actually be deployed to your OBIEE 11g
instance and started
ORACLE BI UPGRADE ASSISTANT
• Orchestrates upgrade across Oracle BI EE
(10.1.3.2+)
 Moves appropriate files to right places
 Initiates component upgrade routines

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 Migrates:
 RPD including RPD Users and Groups to WLS LDAP
 Presentation Services Web Catalog
 Scheduler Schema (Delivers)
 BI Publisher Repository
 BI Publisher Scheduler Schema

 Generates log files

• Not migrated: Configuration files, Custom style sheets, JavaScript, Write-Back

templates
ORACLE BI UPGRADE ASSISTANT -
OPTI ONS

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<MW_HOME>\ORACLE_BI1\BIN\UA.BAT
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ORACLE BI UPGRADE ASSISTANT
RPD/WEBCAT
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SCHEDULER

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ORACLE BI UPGRADE ASSISTANT – BI
PUBLISHER

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