2-2 Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence
2.2 Installation Scenarios
There are four main Oracle Business Intelligence installation scenarios, which apply to all Oracle Business Intelligence products, including Oracle Business Intelligence
Publisher and Oracle Real-Time Decisions:
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Installation Scenario 1: Demonstration, Evaluation, or Proof of Concept
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Installation Scenario 2: Single-User Development
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Installation Scenario 3: Enterprise Deployment for Hosted Development and Production
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Installation Scenario 4: Enterprise Deployment for Highest Levels of Availability and Security
2.2.1 Installation Scenario 1: Demonstration, Evaluation, or Proof of Concept
The Demonstration, Evaluation, or Proof of Concept scenario is for users and organizations that want to install Oracle Business Intelligence quickly for
Patching Copying a small
collection of files over an existing instance
also referred to as an in-place
installation. A patch is normally
associated with a particular version of
an Oracle product and involves
updating from one minor version of the
product to a newer minor version of the
same product.
A patch set is a single patch that contains a
collection of patches designed to be
applied together. Copying the Oracle
Business Intelligence 11.1.1.5 patch set over
an Oracle Business Intelligence 11.1.1.3
instance See Oracle Fusion
Middleware Patching Guide, especially the
section entitled Summary of the
Patch Set Installation Process
Upgrade Moving from a
previous major version to a new
major version Upgrading from
Oracle Business Intelligence 10g to
Oracle Business Intelligence 11g
See Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade
Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence
Enterprise Edition
Note: After you install Oracle Business Intelligence 11g on a
computer, do not install earlier versions of Oracle Business Intelligence on that computer, such as Oracle Business Intelligence
10g. This action is neither recommended nor supported, even if the goal is to upgrade from Oracle Business Intelligence 10g to Oracle
Business Intelligence 11g.
Process Type Definitions
Example For More
Information
Recommended Installation Scenarios for Oracle Business Intelligence 2-3
demonstration and evaluation purposes. In this installation scenario, you perform a Simple Install
of Oracle Business Intelligence on a single computer. Before initiating this scenario, verify that your system meets the installation
requirements for Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Business Intelligence, and the Repository Creation Utility RCU. Then, run RCU to create the Metadata Services
MDS and Business Intelligence Platform BIPLATFORM schemas.
2.2.2 Installation Scenario 2: Single-User Development