What Processes Should I Scale?

Scaling Your Deployment 5-5 repository copies, or set read-only file permissions on them, because they are needed by the system.

5.4.2 Sharing the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog

It is recommended that you configure a shared directory for the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog so that it can be shared by all Presentation Services components in a cluster. Because the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog consists of a large number of heavily accessed small files, there are two important considerations for the shared file system: ■ File Limits: The Oracle BI Presentation Catalog can consist of thousands of files. In many cases, this might exceed file limits for shared file systems. Check the storage vendor documentation for instructions on extending the file limit. ■ Snapshots: Backup activity such as snapshots might adversely affect the performance of Oracle BI Presentation Catalog files, which are small, dynamic files. Ensure that snapshot activity is at a reasonable level that maximizes performance without impacting availability. To share the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog: 1. Create a network share for the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog. All Presentation Services components in the cluster must have read and write access to this share. 2. Place the catalog on the network share. 3. Use the Repository tab of the Deployment page in Fusion Middleware Control to change the location of the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog to the shared location. See Section 10.2, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Upload a Repository and Set the Oracle BI Presentation Catalog Location for more information.

5.4.3 Setting Up the Global Cache

The global cache is a query cache that is shared by all Oracle BI Servers participating in a cluster. For more information, see Section 7.4.6, About the Global Cache. It is recommended that you configure the global cache so that cache seeding and purging events can be shared by all Oracle BI Servers participating in a cluster. To set up the global cache: 1. Create a shared directory for the global cache. All Oracle BI Servers must have read and write access to this directory. 2. Use the Performance tab of the Capacity Management page in Fusion Middleware Control to set the Global cache path and Global cache size options. See Section 7.5.4, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Set Global Cache Parameters for more information.

5.4.4 Setting the Scheduler Script Path and Default Script Path

If you use server-side scripts with Oracle BI Scheduler, it is recommended that you configure a shared directory for the scripts so that they can be shared by all Oracle BI Scheduler components in a cluster. In this release, the Action Framework supersedes the need to use server-side scripts for agents. See Working with Actions in Oracle Fusion Middleware Users Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition for more information about using Actions. 5-6 System Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Perform these steps only if you are use server-side scripts from a previous release. To share Oracle BI Scheduler scripts: 1. Create network shares for the Oracle BI Scheduler scripts. The Oracle BI Scheduler servers must have read and write access to this share. 2. Copy the default and custom Oracle BI Scheduler scripts to the corresponding network shares created for the Oracle BI Scheduler scripts. 3. Update the SchedulerScriptPath and DefaultScriptPath elements of the Oracle BI Scheduler instanceconfig.xml file. You must update this file for each Oracle BI Scheduler component in the deployment. See Section 19.3.3.1, General Scheduler Configuration Settings That Affect Agents for more information about setting these two parameters.

5.5 Using Fusion Middleware Control to Scale System Components

You can use the Scalability tab of the Capacity Management page in Fusion Middleware Control to scale in or scale out the Oracle BI Server, Presentation Services, or JavaHost system components. You can follow the procedure described in this section to scale the system components both vertically on the same computer or horizontally on multiple computers. Figure 5–1 shows the Scalability tab of the Capacity Management page. Figure 5–1 Scalability Tab of Capacity Management Page in Fusion Middleware Control Before you begin this procedure, ensure that you are familiar with the information in Section 3.2, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Update Oracle Business Intelligence Configuration Settings.