Installation & Configurations Pre-requisites

Question

Hi all,
from several posts regarding installations, I see that there are problems regarding pre-requistes.
Apart from the certification matrix, which provides information on OS, database repository there are certain other mandatory requirements for installations such as
1) Admin access for user at OS level
2) Database set with UTF8 encoding and high paging, auto size increase
3) User Control settings set to Never Share
Can some one list out all necessary pre-requisties for installtions & configurations please? may be need of JDK or dot net frame work or anything else.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I assume that you are talking about 11.1.2.1 installation .. ...
(1) GREENFIELD/CLEAN INSTALL
It is safest to do a clean install. An install on top of a pre-existing Hyperion System 9.2.1, 9.3.3, or 11.1.1.3 installation would lead to the loss of prior data and configuration files and lead to a new environment. That is supported, but ensure all files and repository data are preserved if the EPM 11.1.2.x install is unsuccessful and one needed to revert to the prior install.
(2) MICROSOFT WINDOWS VERSION
Earlier versions of Hyperion System 9 and Oracle Hyperion EPM 11.1.1.x were not certified against currently supported operating systems and databases so it is unlikely that they were installed in environments certified to work with EPM 11.1.2.1.
Since many of the applications of EPM 11.1.2.1 are 64-bit savvy and could benefit from the optimization features of Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 64-bit...that would be recommended.
(3) COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION
As mentioned above, ensure that your compression/decompression utility will handle long file path names (greater than the 260 character Microsoft Windows path limitation).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247%28VS.85%29.aspx#maxpath
(4) TURN OFF MICROSOFT'S USER ACCOUNT CONTROL
UAC (Microsoft User Account Control) is a feature of Microsoft Vista and Windows 2008.
When the hyperlink is clicked, the next window should NOT have a check box checked.
The screen layout for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 is:
(5) ENSURE MEMORY AND CPU NUMBERS ARE ADEQUATE
If all Hyperion products that can be accessed via Oracle EPM Foundation 11.1.2.x were installed and activated it could easily require around 14 gigabytes or more of RAM. This pretty much eliminates consideration of a 32-bit install (where each machine can access at best 4 gigabytes of memory...and no less than 1 gigabyte of that would be for the operating system). The processing load for many separate Java virtual machines would also make it practical to have four or more CPUs. The memory and CPU requirements might be reduced somewhat if fewer applications or JVMs were run, but it would not be advisable to run even a test and development install with fewer than two CPUs and 8 gigabytes of RAM as there are around two dozen processes to support. Technical support is not equipped to estimate the actual production capacity of an environment...there are too many variables involved. It would be best to ramp up the system with actual processes and loads and project from that.
(6) PREPARING DATABASE CLIENTS
The following applications require the installation of a full Oracle database client on the machines where they will be installed.
Performance Management Architect Dimension server
Financial Management application server
FDM Application Server and any machine that has FDM Workbench
Strategic Finance
If an Oracle database is used, a full database client with Oracle Call Interface (Oracle 11.1.0.6 or later) must be installed. Ensure a Net Service Name/tnsnames.ora is configured for remote databases.
(7) PREPARING DATABASE REPOSITORIES
A number of different relational database repositories must be prepared if their matching applications will be configured, preferably with different schema owners. Ideally the database will be on a separate stand alone server behind a firewall.
* CalcManager
* DisclosureManagement
* EnterprisePerformanceManagementArchitect
* ERPIntegrator
* Essbase
* FDM
* FinancialClose
* FinancialManagement
* PerformanceScorecard
* PlanningApplication
* PlanningSystem
* ProfitabilityAndCostManagement
* ReportingAndAnalysis
* SharedServices
ORACLE DATABASE REPOSITORY:
Server versions supported include: Oracle 10.2.0.4+, 11.1.0.7+, or 11.2.0.1+
HFM, HSS, and/or EPMA instances require at least 1GB of RAM and Automatic Memory Management.
The database encoding should preferably be AL32UTF8 (UTF8 is fallback option) and NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS should be in order ',.' (confirm by running: SELECT * FROM NLS_DATABASE_PARAMETERS;)
Each EPM user must have the RESOURCE role and the CREATE SESSION and
CREATE VIEW privileges.
Note that Oracle recommends a separate Oracle database instance and other specific adjustments to work with FDM.
Oracle Data Provider (ODP) for .NET 2.0 (from the Oracle Data Access Component (ODAC) package) is required and must be installed by a user with Windows administrator rights for the following products: FDM or Performance Management Architect Dimension Server.
MICROSOFT SQL SERVER DATABASE REPOSITORY
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is certified.
Run the following two commands against each database used by EPM:
alter database <database name> set READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON
alter database <database name> set ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION ON
IBM DB2 DATABASE REPOSITORY
IBM DB2 9.7 FP3a+ is certified.
(8) MICROSOFT INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER
For Microsoft Windows 2008 servers, ensure that IIS 7 is installed with IIS 6 compatibility features (needed for HFM). Ensure that ASP.NET has been installed as well. In Windows 2008: Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Server Manager (or use icon in tool-bar) > Roles Summary > click Add Roles > ...complete verifications... > On Select Server Roles screen select Web Server (IIS) > et cetera.
(9) PREPARE A DOMAIN USER FOR INSTALL
The Microsoft Windows Services control panel should have a domain user with rights to start a service as the owner of each Oracle EPM service, so that user should be determined before installation.
(10) CONFIGURE INTERNET EXPLORER 8 (if not using Firefox)
Internet Options > Security Settings tab > Custom level...
Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints (Enable)
Allow websites to open windows without address or status bar (Enable)
Internet Options > Security tab > Enable Protected Mode (Uncheck)
If multiple open windows are needed: Re: IE8 - Worspace & Concurrent Sessions
(11) INSTALL A 32-BIT GNU (7.06) or AFPL (8.5.4 or 8.51or 8.14 ) GHOSTSCRIPT OR ADOBE ACROBAT DISTILLER (6.0 or 8.0)
This is needed for Oracle Hyperion Financial Report PDF output.
Enhanced display of charts (via Adobe SVG Viewer) is only possible when using Adobe Acrobat Distiller.
(12) ENSURE THERE ARE NO SPACES IN THE INSTALL PATH
Edited by: KVC on Nov 30, 2011 1:58 PM