Install OBIEE 11.1.1.3.0 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5 with Oracle 11gR2 RDBMS

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1 Introduction
2 Create Virtual Machine
3 Install Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5
4 Configure Linux
5 Configure VMWare
6 Install Oracle RDBMS 11gR2 (11.2.0.1.0)
7 Oracle Networking Configuration
8 Database Creation: T112
9 Post DB Create Tasks
10 Install OBI Repository Creation Utility (RCU)
11 Install Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (11.1.1.3.0)

Introduction

This guide covers installing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11.1.1.3.0 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5, using an 11gR2 RDBMS.

The installation was undertaken in VMWare Workstation 7.1 virtual machine, running on a 2 CPU, twin core, AMD Opteron based x86_64 server.

Create Virtual Machine

First I created a new virtual machine with the following characteristics:

2 CPU
2 Cores
8GB RAM
No sound card
One, 100GB disk
Bridged Networking
OS set to Other Linux 2.6.x Kernel, 64 bit

Install Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.5

Insert the Enterprise Linux DVD into the DVD drive.
Boot the new Virtual Machine until you see the Boot screen appearing:

Hit Return and it starts to boot.
When offered the option of testing the media, choose Skip:

The welcome screen appears - choose Next:

Choose the language...select Next:

Choose the keyboard...select Next:

A warning is displayed about the partition table...choose Yes to carry on:

Tick Review and modify partitioning layout and then click Next:

A warning is displayed about removal of partitions - click Yes:

Set the swap size to 10GB and the root filesystem to 90GB, if it is not already, then click Next:

Accept the default boot loader options and click Next:

Choose Edit to adopt a fixed IP approach:

Disable IPv6. Set IPv4 to use fixed IP address and a netmask of 255.255.255.0, then click OK:

Click OK:

Set hostname - I'll use viper for mine. Set gateway and DNS as appropriate for your network, then click Next:

Set to Europe/London and then click Next:

Set root password and then click Next:

Select Software Development and Customize Now and then click Next:

Optionally, on Desktop Environments add KDE and then click Next:

Optionally, on Development add KDE Software Development (if you're adding KDE) and then click Next:

Optionally, on Servers add FTP Server, Server Configuration Tools and Windows File Server and then click Next:

On Base System add System Tools and then click "Optional packages":

Add oracle-validated package:
NOTE - There are other oracle packages in this area, for ASM for example, but for this installation all we need is the oracle-validated one.

Click Next to start the installation:
NOTE - You may get a warning about "promiscuous mode for network adapter"...acknowledge and ignore the message...there are fixes on VMWare site.

Select Reboot:

The Virtual Machine now reboots.
Select Forward:

Accept the licence and click on Forward:

Select Disable Firewall and click on Forward:

Acknowledge the warning and click Yes:

Select Disable SELinux and click Yes:

Acknowledge the warning and click Yes:

Do not enable KDump and click Forward:

Set date and time and click Forward:

Create a user (jeff in my case) and then click Forward:

Accept the default and Click Forward:

Click Finish:

A warning message is displayed...acknowledge it and the system will reboot.
After rebooting the system is active
Shutdown and take a Snapshot of the VM, if you wish.

Configure Linux

Log in as jeff (or whatever user you created, other than root or oracle) - I changed my session to KDE, as it's my preferred windowing environment.
Open a terminal
su to root:

su root

edit /etc/hosts and add the viper fixed IP address.

vi /etc/hosts

create user area:

mkdir /u01

Change ownership and permissions on u01:

chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01
chmod 775 /u01

Set up sudo by editing the configuration file:

vi /etc/sudoers

Add

jeff ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
oracle ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

Configure VMWare

You will receive warnings re VMWare tools needing installing...it's a good idea to install them, if only to get the messages to disappear.
From VM menu, choose Install VMWare Tools
From the window showing the VMWare Tools files, extract the TAR to /u01, keeping folder structure.
Open a terminal
su to root

su root

navigate to the VMWare Tools directory:

cd /u01/vmwware-tools-distrib

run the perl script to install VMWare Tools:

./vmware-config-tools.pl

Take all defaults for answers to questions
Don't install experimental vsync
Use 1024x768 resolution for X test.
When it finishes, reboot the VM.

Install Oracle RDBMS 11gR2 (11.2.0.1.0)

NOTE - I use the excellent guides on Oracle BASE run by Tim Hall, for installing Oracle on various flavours of Unix..to a certain extent, I followed the one Tim wrote on installing 11gR2 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0, so thanks to Tim for his help there.
Login to KDE as oracle (the password defaults to oracle)
navigate to the /u01 directory

cd /u01

create directory for software:

mkdir software

Navigate to the software directory:

cd software

Download software from technet...11gR2 RDBMS Enterprise Edition...to /u01/software
Unzip the files

unzip linux.x64_11gR2_database_1of2.zip
unzip linux.x64_11gR2_database_2of2.zip

Make Oracle directories

 mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1
 chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app
 chmod -R 775 /u01/app

Add xhost - the hostname in this example is viper

 xhost +viper

Set up oracle profile. As oracle, vi ~/.bash_profile, then add this text:

# Oracle Settings
TMP=/tmp; export TMP
TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR
ORACLE_HOSTNAME=viper; export ORACLE_HOSTNAME 
ORACLE_UNQNAME=DB11G; export ORACLE_UNQNAME 
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/11.2.0/db_1; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=DB11G; export ORACLE_SID
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH; export PATH
PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:/lib:/usr/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/JRE:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib; export CLASSPATH
if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
  if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
    ulimit -p 16384
    ulimit -n 65536
  else
    ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
  fi
fi

Run the Oracle installer:

cd /u01/software/database
./runInstaller

Enter your email address and if you want, your Oracle Support password (I don't). Then click Next:

Choose Install Software only. Then click Next:

Choose Single Instance. Then click Next:

Leave default of English. Then click Next:

Choose Enterprise edition. Then click Next:

Accept the default: /u01/app/oracle for Oracle Base. Set the Software Location to /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1. Then click Next:

If this is first install, set Inventory Directory - accept default of /u01/app/oraInventory. Accept oraInventory Group Nmae of oinstall. Then click Next:

Leave defaults of dba/oinstall. Then click Next:

Click Finish...software installs:

Now on to the root scripts:

Open a terminal and su to root:
Copy each of the indicated scripts and execute them in the terminal

running orainstRoot.sh

running root.sh

Software installed:

Oracle Networking Configuration

Log in as oracle and run Oracle Net Services configuration:

netca

Choose Listener configuration. Then click Next:

Choose Add. Then click Next:

Leave default of LISTENER. Then click Next:

Leave default of TCP. Then click Next:

Leave default of 1521. Then click Next:

Choose No. Then click Next:

Click Next:

Choose Naming methods configuration. Then click Next:

Select Easy Connect and Local Naming. Then click Next:

Click Next:

Choose Local Net Service Name configuration. Then click Next:

Choose Add. Then click Next:

Set this to T112. Then click Next:

Accept default of TPC. Then click Next:

Set hostname to viper. Then click Next:

Don't test. Then click Next:

Accept default name of T112. Then click Next:

Choose No. Then click Next:

Click Next:

Click Click Finish to exit

Database Creation: T112

Log in as oracle and run Database Creation Assistant:

dbca

Click Next:

Accept default of Create a Database, then click Next:

Accept default of General purpose transaction processing, then click Next:

Set Global Database Name to T112 and the SID reflects this. Then click Next:

Accept defaults, click Next:

Use same password, for simplicity, then click Next. If common password is too short, a warning may be given, which you can choose to ignore, or replace with a more secure password:

Accept default of Use locations from Template, then click Next:

Accept defaults. Click Next:

Enable Sample Schemas. Click Next:

On Character Sets tab, click Use Unicode (AL32UTF8):
On Initialisation parameters change the following:
- processes = 500 [NOTE - When trying this with 11.1.1.5.0 version of RCU, this required it to be 800]
- sessions = 300
- open_cursors = 500
Then click next

Accept defaults. Click Next:

Accept defaults. Click Finish:

The database creates...and once finished, shows the Password Management dialog:

Unlock all the locked accounts - if you want. Click OK
Click Exit to close the Password Management Dialog.

Post DB Create Tasks

Edit oratab to ensure auto start of the database on boot up:

vi /etc/oratab

Change N to Y at end of the line for T112:

T112:/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1:Y

Reboot the VM
Now login to database using SQLPlus

Install OBI Repository Creation Utility (RCU)

Log in as oracle and run Database Creation Assistant:
Download software from technet...RCU
Unzip the file

unzip ofm_rcu_linux_11.1.1.3.3.disk1_1of1.zip

navigate to the bin directory and start the RCU

cd rcuHome/bin
./rcu

Click Next:

Accept default of Create. Click Next:

Leave default of Oracle Database:
Set hostname to viper
Set port to 1521
Set service name to T112
Set username to SYS
Set password
Leave Role as SYSDBA
Click Next

Click OK:

Leave prefix of DEV
Check Oracle AS Repository Components - they all become checked.
Click Next:

Click OK:

Use same password for all users, for simplicity
Click Next:

Set passwords and defaults for other variables:
Click Next:

Click Next:

Click OK:

Click OK:

Click Create:

Repository creation occurs.
Click Close

Install Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (11.1.1.3.0)

Log in as oracle and run Database Creation Assistant:
Download software from technet...OBIEE 11.1.1.3.0
Unzip the files

unzip bi_linux_x86_111130_64_disk1_1of2.zip
unzip bi_linux_x86_111130_64_disk1_2of2.zip
unzip bi_linux_x86_111130_64_disk2_1of2.zip
unzip bi_linux_x86_111130_64_disk2_2of2.zip