Software advice for small publisher

Greetings,
I have a series of manuals about building houses, water tanks, bio-fiber composites and etc. The water tank manual is in several languages, all are plain black and white with zero hype or flash.
These manuals are important to only a few people, yet, for those who need a roof or clean water they are there either in print or free on the web. This really is low volume, only six hundred people a day on the entire planet go to http://www.ferrocement.com
As technology has become more advanced, I have lost reliable ability to layout, impose and print these manuals. I am using InDesign 4.0.2 and Mac 10.4.4. InBooklet 3.0.5 does imposition great but it was bought out by Quark.
BBEdit, Fetch, Illustrator, OS 10.4.4 and Photoshop do the web part as smooth as ever. It's the paper publishing side of the equation that has collapsed (it's become like an unpleasant computer game with each day bringing new and surprising ways to lose, for me).
Are there any other OS 10.4.4 people who can reliably layout a simple black and white book of photos and text with 100 pages or so? I print on HP Laserjet duplex using legal size paper horizontal, cut in half to make a 8.5 inch tall and 7 inch wide manual. Binding is done with a low volume, hot-glue book binder that's significantly faster than the printer so that's no problem.
Thanks,
Garrett

It sounds like you need to take this up with the InBooklet folks. There's a Contacts list for them, even though they've been acquired by Quark. I find it interesting that InBooklet is not listed amongst their offerings, so they may have simply dropped support for it.
As I have no experience with InBooklet, I can't be of help there. Perhaps another contributor will have an answer for you. You might also try the Adobe InDesign forums at the Adobe Discussions. There you may find more folks who are using ID CS2 and InBooklet.
I'm still using ID CS (ID 3.x). ID 2.x was a bit buggy. ID CS fixed the bugs I found in ID 2.x but introduced some new bug that I was able to workaround. Accordingly, I've held off on ID CS2 (ID 4.x) as "the devil I knew" was an easier choice at the time and I was unable to get straight answers from Adobe as to if the bugs I reported for ID CS were actually fixed. I'll be interested in seeing what happens when the next version of ID is released.
It's a shame Adobe decided against porting FrameMaker to Mac OS X: that remains the defacto standard for book publishing. Given the choice of continuing with FrameMaker in Classic mode, or making due with ID under Mac OS X, I elected to use ID as Mac OS X is far more stable. I've suggested to Adobe many times that they need to introduce ID Pro: ID plus all the bits from FrameMaker that have been omitted.
Since your requirements are fairly straightforward, I wonder if some third-party word processors might suffice. I understand Word can do booklet layouts. Mellel is a very popular alternative to Word.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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I installed Xcode and I was ready to take off when I said - "wait a minute, this isn't exactly visual studio." [even though it's somewhat similar]
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APC Power Backup Advice for Small Office

I wasn't sure where to post this but I was hoping someone would not my pointing me to the right forum or offering some advice.
I am trying to put the finishing touches on a conversion to mac and have been looking at buying a Power Backup in part for the power part (no crashes and safe shutdown) but also for surge protection.
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JoeJoe2009 wrote:
Hi Jon,
...C. Is it a crime to leave the 1 TB Seagate that is not conveniently located off this backup/surge protection system? I suppose it would be wise to unplug it and only plug it in when I am running a backup?- external hard drives use very little power, you can keep it plugged in to the power back up or not. Since you're not using it often, the odds of it suffering a surge power problem are rare...
A couple of things to consider in that scenario: first, while it's not necessarily true of all external drives, some, such as LaCie, are noted for the early failure of their power bricks. Since I've been using a LaCie power brick for over ten years without a problem, I suspect that's because it's not connected to a power source except when it's in actually in use. Even when an external drive is not actually spinning, the power source is still live and perpetual cooking is probably not good for its health. I follow that rule with all devices that use power bricks, including Seagate and WD external backup drives and no brick has ever quit.
Second, the Seagate external drives I've used tend to run very hot because of poor or nonexistent ventilation. Indeed, the SMART record of one of them showed a heat failure with a 155 degree F. reading "in the past." Especially if leaving the drive plugged in means the drive is actually on, keeping it unplugged except when it's in use is a good idea.

Need advice for starting a Managed Cloud Service for Small Businesses

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http://blogs.technet.com/b/yuridiogenes/archive/2014/04/17/infrastructure-as-a-service-product-line-architecture.aspx
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http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/UCS_CVDs/ucs_mspc_fasttrack40_phase1.pdf
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What is software development process suitable for small team?

please advice for me a software development process for small team (about 10 members)

lance.walton wrote:
Of course, in software development circles, POUT has now been co-opted: http://scruffylookingcatherder.com/archive/2008/01/31/tdd-or-pout.aspx.
Good grief. The article itself is a load of old mumbo-jumbo anyway, even without the stupid acronym
Because Unit Testing is the plain-Jane progenitor [of TDD]Nah. Fundamentally different problems being solved with similar-looking techniques
I think some of the confusion with TDD discussions is that TDD is an intensified version of POUTThe author is confused. See above. And many other spatterings of rubbish throughout the article
Both do so as part of a processWoo-hoo. So anything that gets done, can be compared with anything else that gets done. Brilliant. So, POUT is similar to a standup meeting, as they're both done as part of a process. This guy's a genius.
What that means in practical terms is that we have a tough time separating the value of POUT from the value of TDDYou might have, pal. I don't.
Those of us who are happy with POUT (and looking at the extra effort needed for TDD with some distaste) are left wondering what TDD offers us that we dont already have.Proving once and for all that you never really understood TDD.
Frankly, it seems to me that were getting the goodies the TDD folk go on about just fine and without having to retrain how we develop.Frankly, it seems to me that retraining how you develop might not be a bad idea. Please furnish me with full contact details, for any future CV filtering I may have to do
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</rant>
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I keep having the message the software required for communicating with your ipad is not installed correctly please reinstall, I've uninstalled and reinstalled the latest version of itunes 8 times and no luck does anyone have any advice?

I keep having the message the software required for communicating with your ipad is not installed correctly please reinstall, I've uninstalled and reinstalled the latest version of itunes 8 times and no luck does anyone have any advice?

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I ran a small business, and there is no way I would have done it with iCal and Numbers. Intuit's Quickbooks is the best program for small business. Yes, it's probably got more than you need, but it helps pay bills, taxes, inventory, blah blah blah. It's only $200. They have an online version. It links to your bank. It links to tax software. I can go on. I used the enterprise version, and I'm not an accounting, and I found it a piece of cake to learn.
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I did the last software upgrade for iphoto, It goes thru a 9 step process. Mine is stock at step 5 99% complete. It has been that way for 1 week now. I have in excess of 62 k pictures. Program is not stock. Any advice?

force quit, Back up your iPhoto library, Depress the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto - rebuild your iPhoto library
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Im looking for a publishing software not for a mac, not text book layout, Im looking for a publishing software not for a mac, not text book layout, Im looking for a publishing software not for a mac, not text book layout

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I didn't notice until later that I had I written I was looking for a publishing software NOT for mac when I meant I do want it for a Mac! I want it for making PAPER books with real pages to hold in my hand turn.... Not an ebook.
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{code}
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Hi,
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Hi Everyone,
I travel frequently, and am looking for suggestions to keep all my iPhoto libraries up to date. I currently have a g5, Powerbook, and Mini.
I just upgraded to iPhoto 6 and I have several thousand photos on my Dual g5. I just came back with 1000 more from my diving trip. The problem is, they are on my Powerbook, and taking up alot of space on the relatively small hard drive. I managed to work through the rough upgrade from 5 to 6, and now I need some more help...
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Jason:
There are several different approaches to what you want to do. Let me just throw out a couple that I'm familiar with.
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Now while on the road you can have a "normal" library to import new full sized files, keyword them, add comments, etc. and then transfer to the G5 library. Once in the G5 library they will be represented in a roll(s) and corresponding folder in the Originals folder. You then fire up the "alias" library, and import those new folders in the G5 Originals folder.
It may be a lot of work but it may be one way of doing it.
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P.S. FWIW I've created this workflow for converting from a conventional library to an alias based one.

Advice for real performance of LV8.5 operate in the XP and Vista

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My company had purchased new computers for LabVIEW programming purpose.
We may install the LV8.5 in these computers but OS are not decided yet. Also, we have the current PC is only XP licensed
Therefore, can anyone give the advice for the real performance advantage of using :
LV8.5 with Vista over LV8.5 with XP
LV8.5 with Vista over LV7.1 with XP
LV7.1 with Vista over LV7.1 with XP
New computers detail:
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Best Regards
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8.5 over 7.1 is mostly going to be the learning curve to learn the new features. Overall, I have appreciated the changes, but there are some things (mostly development related) that I have seen run a little slower in 8.5 than in 7.1, but have not noticed any runtime issues as of yet. One big change between the versions is application building, which is more complex in 8+. I do appreciate the new features, though, but NIs project still hasn't rubbed me the right way yet.
NI doesn't support LV 7.1 with Vista. I have used it and haven't seen any problems, but that doesn't mean one won't pop up. If you're going to stay with 7.1, you better stay with XP. 8.5 is the first version NIs supports as Vista compatible. You will also have to use a relatively new set of device drivers, so if you have old hardware you are trying to use in your new system, make sure it is cimpatible with the latest drivers.
I have actually had more issues with other hardware drivers and software packages than I have with LabVIEW. TestStand is not yet supported in Vista, and i found out the hard way, one of the ways it is incompatible and had to move back to XP for devlopment.

Configure WLS for BI Publisher 11g

Hello all.
We have same problem with configure WLS for BI publisher on Lunix x64. We do this:
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2. We need install BI Publisher on that server too
3. We install OBIEE 11 in "Software only" mode
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5. in our HOSTS file first is record like this 10.64.125.11 ccx_weblogic.spb.ru
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Action:
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     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.BIConfigMain.doExecute(BIConfigMain.java:112)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.client.ConfigAction.execute(ConfigAction.java:335)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.run(TaskPerformer.java:87)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.startConfigAction(TaskPerformer.java:104)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.ActionRequest.perform(ActionRequest.java:15)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.RequestQueue.perform(RequestQueue.java:63)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.standard.StandardConfigActionManager.start(StandardConfigActionManager.java:158)
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.984+03:00] [as] [ERROR] [] [oracle.as.provisioning] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] [[
java.net.MalformedURLException: Bad host: "ccx_weblogic.spb.ru"
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validateHost(JMXServiceURL.java:459)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validateHost(JMXServiceURL.java:361)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validate(JMXServiceURL.java:337)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.<init>(JMXServiceURL.java:321)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.AdminServer.connect(AdminServer.java:89)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain._connectToAdminServer(ASDomain.java:405)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain.connectToAdminServer(ASDomain.java:359)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor.executeWLSWorkFlow(WorkFlowExecutor.java:411)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.Config.executeConfigWorkflow_WLS(Config.java:866)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardWorkFlowExecutor.executeHelper(StandardWorkFlowExecutor.java:31)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.ConfigTemplateTask.doExecute(ConfigTemplateTask.java:34)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.AbstractProvisioningTask.execute(AbstractProvisioningTask.java:70)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardProvisionTaskList.execute(StandardProvisionTaskList.java:61)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.BIConfigMain.doExecute(BIConfigMain.java:112)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.client.ConfigAction.execute(ConfigAction.java:335)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.run(TaskPerformer.java:87)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.startConfigAction(TaskPerformer.java:104)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.ActionRequest.perform(ActionRequest.java:15)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.RequestQueue.perform(RequestQueue.java:63)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.standard.StandardConfigActionManager.start(StandardConfigActionManager.java:158)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.boot.ConfigurationExtension.kickstart(ConfigurationExtension.java:81)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.ConfigurationModule.run(ConfigurationModule.java:83)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.985+03:00] [as] [NOTIFICATION] [] [oracle.as.provisioning] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] RETURN: _connectToAdminServer
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.986+03:00] [as] [ERROR] [] [oracle.as.provisioning] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] [[
oracle.as.provisioning.engine.CfgWorkflowException
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.Engine.processEventResponse(Engine.java:596)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain.connectToAdminServer(ASDomain.java:369)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor.executeWLSWorkFlow(WorkFlowExecutor.java:411)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.Config.executeConfigWorkflow_WLS(Config.java:866)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardWorkFlowExecutor.executeHelper(StandardWorkFlowExecutor.java:31)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.ConfigTemplateTask.doExecute(ConfigTemplateTask.java:34)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.AbstractProvisioningTask.execute(AbstractProvisioningTask.java:70)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardProvisionTaskList.execute(StandardProvisionTaskList.java:61)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.BIConfigMain.doExecute(BIConfigMain.java:112)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.client.ConfigAction.execute(ConfigAction.java:335)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.run(TaskPerformer.java:87)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.startConfigAction(TaskPerformer.java:104)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.ActionRequest.perform(ActionRequest.java:15)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.RequestQueue.perform(RequestQueue.java:63)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.standard.StandardConfigActionManager.start(StandardConfigActionManager.java:158)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.boot.ConfigurationExtension.kickstart(ConfigurationExtension.java:81)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.ConfigurationModule.run(ConfigurationModule.java:83)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: oracle.as.provisioning.util.ConfigException:
Unable to connect to the AdminServer.
Cause:
An internal operation has failed:Bad host: " ccx_weblogic.spb.ru"
Action:
See logs for more details.
     at oracle.as.provisioning.util.ConfigException.createConfigException(ConfigException.java:123)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain._connectToAdminServer(ASDomain.java:438)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain.connectToAdminServer(ASDomain.java:359)
     ... 16 more
Caused by: java.net.MalformedURLException: Bad host: " ccx_weblogic.spb.ru"
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validateHost(JMXServiceURL.java:459)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validateHost(JMXServiceURL.java:361)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validate(JMXServiceURL.java:337)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.<init>(JMXServiceURL.java:321)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.AdminServer.connect(AdminServer.java:89)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.weblogic.ASDomain._connectToAdminServer(ASDomain.java:405)
     ... 17 more
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.989+03:00] [as] [NOTIFICATION] [] [oracle.as.install.engine.modules.silent] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] [CONFIG] STEP: Deploying Base Setup : RETURN STATUS [FAILED]null
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.996+03:00] [as] [NOTIFICATION] [] [oracle.as.install.bi] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] Connecting to JMX URL: [service:jmx:t3://ccx_weblogic.spb.ru:7003/jndi/weblogic.management.mbeanservers.domainruntime] with userid: weblogic
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.996+03:00] [as] [ERROR] [] [oracle.as.install.bi] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] Failed to connect to Web Logic MBean Server. The following URL is invalid: service:jmx:t3://ccx_weblogic.spb.ru:7003/jndi/weblogic.management.mbeanservers.domainruntime[[
*java.net.MalformedURLException: Bad URL path: _weblogic.spb.ru:7003/jndi/weblogic.management.mbeanservers.domainruntime*
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.validate(JMXServiceURL.java:348)
     at javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL.<init>(JMXServiceURL.java:208)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.util.JMXUtils._getMBeanServerConnection(JMXUtils.java:109)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.util.JMXUtils.getDomainRuntimeMBeanServerConnection(JMXUtils.java:33)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.util.MBeanServerConnectionFromDataStore.getDomainRuntime(MBeanServerConnectionFromDataStore.java:17)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.UpdateJDBCDetailsTask.getRealServerNameLookup(UpdateJDBCDetailsTask.java:27)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.UpdateJDBCDetailsTask.getWLSTCmdArgs(UpdateJDBCDetailsTask.java:53)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.WLSTScriptTask.initializeScriptParameters(WLSTScriptTask.java:130)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.WLSTScriptTask.doExecute(WLSTScriptTask.java:93)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.AbstractProvisioningTask.execute(AbstractProvisioningTask.java:70)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardProvisionTaskList.execute(StandardProvisionTaskList.java:61)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.BIConfigMain.doExecute(BIConfigMain.java:112)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.client.ConfigAction.execute(ConfigAction.java:335)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.run(TaskPerformer.java:87)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.startConfigAction(TaskPerformer.java:104)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.ActionRequest.perform(ActionRequest.java:15)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.RequestQueue.perform(RequestQueue.java:63)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.standard.StandardConfigActionManager.start(StandardConfigActionManager.java:158)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.boot.ConfigurationExtension.kickstart(ConfigurationExtension.java:81)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.ConfigurationModule.run(ConfigurationModule.java:83)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.boot.ConfigurationExtension.kickstart(ConfigurationExtension.java:81)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.ConfigurationModule.run(ConfigurationModule.java:83)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
[2012-11-21T19:55:36.732+03:00] [as] [ERROR] [] [oracle.as.provisioning] [tid: 15] [ecid: 0000JgZduXmFw02_vp_AiX1GfFUl000006,0] [[
oracle.as.provisioning.exception.ASProvWorkflowException: Error Executing workflow.
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor._createDomain(WorkFlowExecutor.java:686)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.WorkFlowExecutor.executeWLSWorkFlow(WorkFlowExecutor.java:391)
     at oracle.as.provisioning.engine.Config.executeConfigWorkflow_WLS(Config.java:866)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardWorkFlowExecutor.executeHelper(StandardWorkFlowExecutor.java:31)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.DomainProvisioningTask.doExecute(DomainProvisioningTask.java:48)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.AbstractProvisioningTask.execute(AbstractProvisioningTask.java:70)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.standard.StandardProvisionTaskList.execute(StandardProvisionTaskList.java:61)
     at oracle.as.install.bi.biconfig.BIConfigMain.doExecute(BIConfigMain.java:112)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.client.ConfigAction.execute(ConfigAction.java:335)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.run(TaskPerformer.java:87)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.TaskPerformer.startConfigAction(TaskPerformer.java:104)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.ActionRequest.perform(ActionRequest.java:15)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.action.RequestQueue.perform(RequestQueue.java:63)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.standard.StandardConfigActionManager.start(StandardConfigActionManager.java:158)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.boot.ConfigurationExtension.kickstart(ConfigurationExtension.java:81)
     at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.configuration.ConfigurationModule.run(ConfigurationModule.java:83)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Please help us.
P.S. We cann't understand why in logs we see that string
java.net.MalformedURLException: Bad URL path: _weblogic.spb.ru:7003/jndi/weblogic.management.mbeanservers.domainruntime*

Hello,
You need to make sure you have right entries on /etc/hosts on your linux -x64 environment.
Follow this blog : http://blog.chain-sys.com/obiee-11g-installation-on-linux-64-bit-oel/
Hope this helps. Pls mark if it does.
-SVS

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