About Discoverer installations that are associated with Oracle Internet Directory and schemas

Introducing Oracle BI Discoverer 1-5 – After performing a standalone installation, if there is a requirement to associate Discoverer with an Oracle Internet Directory and the database schemas, then you must re-run the Discoverer Configuration tool config.sh to configure Discoverer in it by associating with an Oracle Internet Directory and the database schemas. For this new instance, you can point to the same ORACLE_HOME as that of the standalone instance. You can, optionally, discard the first standalone instance. Note : No manual process exists for associating an existing standalone installation with an Oracle Internet Directory and the database schemas. ■ Oracle Internet Directory installation – During installation, you associate Discoverer with an Oracle Internet Directory and with the two database schemas that Discoverer requires the PStore and Portlet Provider schemas. This is the most common way to install. For information, see Section 1.3.1, About Discoverer installations that are associated with Oracle Internet Directory and schemas.

1.3.1 About Discoverer installations that are associated with Oracle Internet Directory and schemas

During a typical installation, you associate Discoverer with an Oracle Internet Directory and with the two database schemas that Discoverer requires the PStore and Portlet Provider schemas. Unless stated otherwise, the instructions in this guide assume that you have this type of installation. The Discoverer software might be on the same machine as the Oracle Internet Directory and schemas or on a different machine. For more information, see Chapter 6, Managing Discoverer in a Multi-Machine or Multi-Instance Environment. You can have multiple PStore and Portlet Provider schemas to support multiple instances of Discoverer. Oracle Internet Directory is the only Identity Store that Discoverer supports. In this type of installation, the following components are available: ■ Discoverer Plus Relational and Discoverer Plus OLAP ■ Discoverer Viewer ■ Discoverer Portlet Provider ■ Discoverer Web Services ■ Oracle HTTP Server OHS ■ WebLogic Server ■ OPMN ■ Oracle Fusion Middleware Control ■ Oracle Web Cache ■ Oracle Single Sign-On ■ Discoverer Connections management page ■ Private and public Discoverer connections ■ SSL functionality in Discoverer ■ Oracle Identity Management 1-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Configuration Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer End users can use the Discoverer connections page to start Discoverer and manage login details. For more information about Discoverer connections, see Chapter 3, Managing Oracle BI Discoverer Connections. After installation, Discoverer is listed in the Fusion Middleware region on the home page in Oracle Fusion Middleware Control, as shown in Figure 1–4 . Figure 1–4 Fusion Middleware Control home page for a Discoverer installation For more information about how to display Fusion Middleware Control, see Section 4.1.2, How to start Fusion Middleware Control and display the Farm Home page . For information about how to display components installed from the Oracle Fusion Middleware CD, see Section 4.1.3, How to display the Fusion Middleware Control Discoverer Home page and Discoverer component Home pages .

1.3.2 About Discoverer standalone installations