OWB 10.2 Production deployment article and Licensing caveats!

Hi All,
If you haven't already read Mark Rittman's blog on OWB in a production environment, it is well worth reading:
http://www.rittman.net/2007/02/14/running-owb10gr2-in-a-production-environment/#comments
In particular, read up on the licensing. If you are doing anything non-trivial, chances are that you need the "Enterprise Edition" which came as a shock to me.
As I interpret the licensing (see the license link in the article):
If you are using more than just the "Default_Configuration" you need Enterprise edition.
If you deploy your warehouse to a different instance than where your meta-data resides, you need the Enterprise edition.
If you deploy BI objects to Discoverer from OWB, you need Enterprise edition.
If you have more than one configuration, you need Enterprise edition.
In addition the type 2 and 3 SCDs, Data Quality etc are add-ons. By the time you add all of this up, Informatica isn't looking all that expensive anymore!
Be careful!
- Mike

Hi Mike,
You make excellent points here.
IMHO, The enterprise option is a complete rip off. There is really no functionality provided that you cannot do yourself with OMB scripting and a little ingenuity.
This is really just another example of Oracle trying to suck money out of us any way they can. To make matters worse, most of these features never work as advertised.
Beware Oracle, that little software company in Redmond Washington is catching up - fast! And I don't believe the term "add ons" is in their vocabulary...

Similar Messages

Deployment, integraion and licensing of mixed 10g editions

All,
Does anyone have experience in integrating various deployment types (Enterprise Edition, J2EE Only, Webcache Only) within a single infrastructure? Currently, we have the Enterprise Edition (EE) of AS 10g deployed across several Linux hosts.
We are seeking to expand our deployment of J2EE applications based on OC4J and are considering several additional hosts with clustered OC4J deployments. These hosts will leverage Single Sign On (SSO) and OID, but beyond that, we do not use much of the EE components (e.g. Discoverer, Reports, etc.). We are looking at J2EE Only deployments for these additional hosts and not using/licensing EE.
From a deployment, management and license perspective, there isn't much information regarding this situation. The various versions of AS 10g are described (EE, Standard and J2EE Only), but not how (or if) these versions can be integrated around a core EE deployment for purposes of SSO, OID and Metadata management.
I'm looking for any experience in this area, beyond sales speak.
Thanks...
Dean

Hi,
This is a complex issue. You might have to contact your Oracle reseller for this licensing issue.

CC products require daily sign in and license agreement.

For the past week both Ps and Dw CC are requireing daily sign in and license agreement. I thought these products could be used without a full time connection to the internet. What have I missed that makes daily sign in and licensing a requirement?

I turned off the internet access on my laptop and since the programs could not verify I receive the following message.
So I'm assuming everything is ok and Adobe has just moved to a verify everyday platform. I've purchase a new Dell top of the line XPS system ($1,100) that I will run nothing but Windows and Adobe on. I'm still having issues with CC product line crashed all the time without an error message and Adobe thinks it my current PC and Laptop as they are only i5CPU with 6GB mem. So we'll see. Thing is I didn't have these problems until I upgraded to the CC product line.

BO 4.0 production deployment recommendations

Hi All,
We would like to understand what would be the good approach to segregate the different services into different physical machine.
When we do the sizing using quicksizer, the output is in SAPS and Memory size for four different tiers.
a) Web App Server
b) Inteligence Tier
c) Intelligence DB Tier
d) Processing Tier
Coming to the questions,
1) The processing tier is expected to consume lots of memory so it is recommended to be put on it's own physical server.
2) Combining the processing server with Intelligence tier - Will this impact the performance of the normal activities like navigating and scheduling in case of processing server getting overloaded?
3) Merging Web App Server and Intelligence services - Will this have any impact in performance of the overall user experience?
4) Do we need to have a separate server for the repository database? Can it not be co-hosted with the other Oracle production databases. What are the things that we need to consider to co-host the database?
5) Usage of VM servers for all these tiers - Any issues in using virtual servers to host all these different services?
In short, we need to be able to bring down the number of servers without compromising the performance and usability. We are looking at deploying BO 4.0 on 100 concurrent user license with all the client tools such as Crystal, WebI, Analysis OLAP, Dashboard and Explorer.
6) Am thinking of proposing one virtual server for (web apps + intelligence) and another for processing server. And recommend to co-host the database repository. The processing server to have 32 GB RAM on 8 or 16 core machine. The web + intelligence services to be hosted on a 8 core 16 GB RAM machine.
7) The processing server - is it good to split them to two different physical server so that we can host different client related services on the different physical server?
I know that I am asking too many questions but I do not find deployment options and recommendations anywhere.
Thanks & Regards,
Mohanraj

Have you looked at the Business Intelligence Platform Planning Guide and Admin guide ?
They have information that will allow you to answer your questions.
This sort of questions fall under what SAP Services do and is almost impossible to answer without intimate knowledge of your requirements, business neeeds and resources available....
In general :
1) The processing tier is expected to consume lots of memory so it is recommended to be put on it's own physical server.
Yes
2) Combining the processing server with Intelligence tier - Will this impact the performance of the normal activities like navigating and scheduling in case of processing server getting overloaded?
It might, depends on resources available to it.
3) Merging Web App Server and Intelligence services - Will this have any impact in performance of the overall user experience?
Usualy yes, again - depends on resources available, the bottleneck will be in disk and network I/O
4) Do we need to have a separate server for the repository database? Can it not be co-hosted with the other Oracle production databases. What are the things that we need to consider to co-host the database?
Recemended way is to have repository DB separare, iside your production Oracle DB's.
5) Usage of VM servers for all these tiers - Any issues in using virtual servers to host all these different services?
Possible, if you fully understand limitations and benefits of VM environments.
6) Am thinking of proposing one virtual server for (web apps + intelligence) and another for processing server. And recommend to co-host the database repository. The processing server to have 32 GB RAM on 8 or 16 core machine. The web + intelligence services to be hosted on a 8 core 16 GB RAM machine.
co-hosting repo DB is bad idea, the rest migth work.
better to have web tier, intelligence and processing separate...
7) The processing server - is it good to split them to two different physical server so that we can host different client related services on the different physical server?
Yes, usualy it is a good idea...

Oracle database discovery and licensing

hi
i m into compliance auditing for oracle
i want to find all oracle apps installed on a box or network mainly nonwindows asap
can you please help me on how to find installations of oracle products and apps from the network or server
please also reply on [email protected]

Hi!
a whole lot of your activities for license compliance depends upon the products deployed and contracts that you signed off with Oracle.
There are a coupld 3rd party vendors out there that claim that they can identify Oracle deployments that are not validated by Oracle.
Another source that can help you on the next steps to be compliant is Oracle License Management Services. They do work for different products in order to measure usage and deployment. Find your contact and further details here:
http://www.oracle.com/corporate/lms/index.html
Read more in the Oracle License Management Interactive Brochure (PDF): http://www.oracle.com/corporate/lms/license-management-services-interactive-brochure.pdf
Contact http://www.oracle.com/corporate/lms/contact.html
Further source can be Oracle Support as they continously develope on managing your asset through the Oracle Enterprise Manager for all Oracle products: http://support.oracle.com the key word is Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM) in relation to the Enterprise Manager (OEM).
Hope this helps a step further.
Best Regards,
Daniel

Softwares and Licenses necessary to move Oracle forms and Reports to web

Hi Experts,
We are planning to migrate to Oracle forms and Reports 10g (Developer Suite 10g) . Can someone help me to identify the software and licenses required to deploy forms and reports on the web. We are using Forms/reports 6i with 10g database. We already have 10g database license. We have 15-20 only concurrent users using the application.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Biju

If you only need Forms and Reports you can use Forms & Reports Services Standalone version, dowloadable from http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/htdocs/101202.html

I am trying to locate my serial numbers for the two creative cloud products? Illustrator and Photoshop.

We subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud last October, purchasing a single copy of Illustrator and Photoshop.
The Web developer we had subsequently left the company, and I removed and re-assigned the products to our new Web developer in the Adobe Creative Cloud admin console and sent the 'welcome' emails to him.
He said the mails weren't sent, so I re-removed and re-added him in the console but although it states the welcome email has been sent, the user is still marked as pending?
James has fried to use the products, both of which show up as trial versions, asking for the serial numbers to be entered to unlock the full products & I don't have any record of them, nor can I find them under the CC profile?
I purchased the software through Softcat and received confirmation emails from Adobe that the products were activated and ready to download.
What have I done wrong?
All help welcomed!
Regards,
Martin.

Ask for serial number http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1234635 has a FAQ link
or
Chat Now button near the bottom for Activation and Deactivation problems may help
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-deactivation-products.html
or
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/license-this-software.html
Membership and Payments http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/membership-subscription-troubleshooting- creative-cloud.html

How to deploy Forms and Reports from 6i to Web Base

I am using Forms 6i in client/server mode, I want to upgrade my platform to Forms 10g web base. I know that I have to install Application Server, however, I found that there are so many options in the download page, and, I can only find the WebLogic Server.
I only need to deploy Forms and Reports, what is the minimum requirements (I means what Oracle software) I have to purchase.
Can you provide also the download link? any document can teach me how to deploy Forms and Reports? (only Forms and Reports)
Thanks a lot !!!

From download page http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/htdocs/101202.html you can choose Forms & Reports Services Standalone .
Documentation at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19375_07/doc/frs/docs.htm

I want to design some products for resale and I want to know if I can use the included Fonts

I want to design some products for resale and I want to know if I can use the included Photoshop Fonts and Images or do I have to pay additional licensing fees? Very new to this and just looking for some basic information or a link to specifics. Most of what I'm searching for brings up content for publishing and I'm really looking for information about reselling items in a product line. For example Greeting Cards, Signs etc... Thanks so much!

As for fonts, you don't need to do anything as long as you don't try to sell the actual font files. In print or the screen your fine to do as you want. Most fonts include a license EULA for you to read when installing them anyway.
As for images, that may be a different story, it will depend on the image. If there is a file that accompanies the image that states you can do as you please, that fine, but other wise, assume the image is copyrighted and require permission to use.
Some programs provide clipart that is for public use this clicpart can be printed and sold. But as with the fonts, you can not sell the clipart files themselves.
In the EULA that accompanies the software, it should state what can be done with any clipart or fonts that are included with the software.
If you are still in doubt, contact the company and verify it.

Ask the Expert: Cisco's 802.11ac Solutions - Deployment, Design, and Interop

Ask your Questions on Cisco’s 802.11ac Solutions - Deployment, Design, and Interop with Cisco Experts: Richard Hamby and Shankar Ramanathan.
Monday, March 30th, 2015 to Friday, April 10th, 2015
Richard Hamby is a senior technical support engineer and Team Lead of the Cisco Technical Assistance Center in Richardson, Texas. He is an expert in Indoor and Outdoor wireless for the full line of Cisco Unified and Converged Access Wireless products, as well as TAC Engineering Engagement Engineer liaison to project engineering teams for new Cisco wireless products. Prior to his current role, Richard was a customer support engineer with the AAA Security TAC team supporting Cisco identity management solutions and been with Cisco since 2009.
Shankar Ramanathan is a Customer Support Engineer at the Cisco Technical Center. He is a Technical Content Engineer and Subject Matter Expert for Cisco Enterprise Unified and Converged Access wireless mobility solution including Wireless LAN Controller 2500/5500/WISM2/7500/8500, Converged access 5760/3650/3850 switches, Access Points Lightweight and Autonomous, VoWLAN (792x/9971) , Cisco Prime Infrastructure SNMP management, Cisco Mobility Services Engine(MSE/ CMX). Prior to joining Cisco in November 2011, he worked as a wireless network engineer at Elan Technologies, responsible for RF wireless network planning, simulation, propagation path analysis, and optimization of Wi-Fi 802.11 mesh and WiMax (802.16 d/e) networks for various system integration and automation projects. Shankar holds a master of science degree in electrical engineering specializing in communications and signal process from the State University of New York, Buffalo. Shankar has a CCIE in Wireless(#40548) and CCNA certified (number 410004168640IMZF) and has over six years of industry experience.
Find other https://supportforums.cisco.com/expert-corner/events.
**Ratings Encourage Participation! **
Please be sure to rate the Answers to Questions

A common question we are asked is 'why is my device not achieving 11ac data rates?'
One of the most common answers relates to client compatibility/capability. To get the highest possible data rates of 11ac (assuming proper distance and RF health), the AP and the client device must both be capable supporting the requirements - 5GHZ, 80MHz Channel, short guard interval, 3 spatial streams. Each spatial stream has a max of 433.3Mb/s (at 80MHz, short GI).
The majority of 11ac-capable wireless cards on the market do not support 3 spatial streams. Most adapters in wireless-capable devices are 1SS or 2SS. For example, the Intel 7260 11ac adapter used in many devices is a 2SS adapter - therefore it's max possible data rate is 866.7. Another common adapter in use is the 11ac Broadcom 3SS that Apple uses in the newer Macbooks. These devices can achieve the 1.3GBs PHY data rate.
This guidance is the same for 11n adapters as well. To achieve max rate, your 11n AP and adapter must both support 40MHz channels, 3SS, short GI.
Note: The 11n and 11ac standards both define support for 4SS. 4SS-capable devices are rare, so 3SS is essentially our reality.
One of the most useful references for questions related to this topic is the AP Data Sheet for each AP. Here's the AP3700 for example:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/3700-series-access-point/data_sheet_c78-729421.html
Table 1 lists the expected data rate per MCS Index value by #SS at each channel width and GI. Indexes 0-7 are the same for 11n and 11ac (11n limited to 40MHz channels of course). And MCS 8 & 9 are 11ac-only 256-QAM modulations.

Links to Swing articles and tutorials online

Please share your best links to articles and tutorials
online about GUI building in Java and Swing.
yj

Tutorial from Sun:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/
Articles on Swing:
http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/index.html

Java webservice production deployment

I have installed JWSDP1.0.01 and created a webservice 'VisitantWS' using the same. I can deploy, access and consume web service alright in the JWSDP deployment environment.
Next, I am trying to create a production level environment for which, I have installed IIS and Tomcat4.0 on seperate machine with IIS redirector in place.
For deployment of my webservice in the Tomcat, I am placing the .war file(from \dist directory of JWSDP) in to the \webApps and restart IIS, Tomcat. It extracts the .war file and creates folder hirerchy in \work directory automatically. Now, when I try to check my deployment using
http://localhost:8080/VisitantWS-jaxrpc/VisitantWS
it says 'the requested resource (/VisitantWS-jaxrpc/VisitantWS) not found.
I have changed my server.xml and added the context for VisitantWS to it.
when I check the status of the service using
http:/localhost:8080/manager/list
it says
'/VisitantWS-jaxrpc:stopped:0
/running:0'
trying to reload the service gives me
'FAIL - Encountered exception java.lang.IllegalStateException: Container StandardContext[VisitantWS-jaxrpc] has not been started'
How can I deploy the webservice created using JWSDP for the production use where I dont have to use Ant (which is the part of JWSDP) for the deployment or ship JWSDP alongwith my product. Am I missing something for the deployment of the webservice on Tomcat?
Hemal

It was almost a year back and I have been distracted to other stuff but as I think of it now, having tomcat and IIS on different machines must be the problem as the webserver need the webcontainer to be on the same machine to redirect the requests. not sure but I plan to get back to it soon.

** Production Deployment Topologies ... **

Hi all,
I've been reading up on Coherence deployment topologies and would like some assistance on the best practice for deployment into a Production environment.
In production deployments, what are the recommended deployment best practices:
I understand that:
* Coherence Cache Clusters should be configured to run on a separate Multicast/Unicast addresses to avoid impact with any other applications.
However:
* Should Coherence Cache Servers deployed into their own JVM separate from the Applications that use them?
* Or, Should the Coherence Cache servers be configured to use the same JVM as the applications?
* In a multi-Container environment, where many containers hosting many different applications is possible, what is the best deployment topology?
* If Coherence Cache Servers and Applications are separated into different JVMs, how should they be configured to communicate with eachother (eg. Extend TCP Proxy??)
Any help would be appreciated.

Hello,
I suggest taking a look at this document (especially towards the bottom):
http://coherence.oracle.com/display/COH34UG/Best+Practices
In general we do recommend separate JVMs to host cache servers. As you mention, you have the option of having cache client JVMs either join the cluster or connect to a proxy using Extend TCP. Here are the pros and cons of each approach:
Cluster Membership
Pros: less network "hops" per operation, highest performance
Cons: for best results, requires clients to be "near" servers, preferably in the same subnet/switch; poorly tuned GC on clients can affect cluster
Extend
Pros: allows for more flexible network topology since it uses TCP (i.e. clients can be in a separate network or separated from storage nodes through a firewall), poorly tuned GC will not have as adverse an effect
Cons: requires more configuration, more "hops" per operation (although affinity with a properly tuned near cache can make this moot)
Thanks,
Patrick

Production deployment - Execution agent , Port connection

Hello Friends,
We are new to ODI. As part of production deployment, we have 1 master rep in PROD env and 1 Work rep per env[Dev & QA]. Like to clarify if the execution port defined (Ex: 20912) be opened between the Server were ODI agent is installed and repository DB Server? (OR) is it also required to open port 20912 to be accessed from were ODI client is installed as well?? in case we plan to use another production agent install as scheduler agent to test large volumn data loads.
Here's our setup:
ODI client install -> Win2003 Server
ODI Agent -> Unix - Solaris 10
Master Rep -> SQL 2005 - Win2003 Server
Thank you.

It should be open where you have scheduled the agent (in your case Unix Solaris 10)

BO Production deployment of universes based on SAP BW query

Hi there,
We just set a scenario on a BO development machine, and would like to deploy all these created objects (webi/cr documents, universes based on SAP BW queries... ) to a BO Production machine.
How can this procedure be performed?
As far as I know, import wizard should be used, but what happens with universes that are referring to SAP BW queries? Obviously, universe in BO Production environment should point to the same BW query name, but from SAP BW Production system, not development.
Is import wizard capable of doing this step? If not, what should be done in order to replicate your universes based on BW queries from BO Development to BO Production?
Thanks and best regards,
David.

Hi David,
which version of BOBJ are you using? The LifeCycle Manager (LCM) may be interesting for you. Runs only on Windows and only for BOBJ XI 3.1 though.
Installation guide:
[http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi31_LCM_Install_en.pdf]
User's guide
[http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi31_LCM_User_en.pdf]
Regards,
Stratos

OWB 10.2 Production deployment article and Licensing caveats!

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for