Using Fusion Middleware Control to Manage Oracle Business Intelligence System Components

Managing Oracle Business Intelligence 2-5 Figure 2–3 Overview Page in Fusion Middleware Control The Overview page displays the current status of the system, by providing information about current availability, performance, and issues identified within the BI domain. For more information, see Section 1.3, What Is the Oracle Business Intelligence System Logical Architecture? The Overview page also enables you to start and stop Oracle Business Intelligence. 3. From the Overview page, select an appropriate tab to perform Oracle Business Intelligence management tasks. See Section 3.2, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Update Oracle Business Intelligence Configuration Settings for information about performing tasks on these tabs. 2.2.3 Using Fusion Middleware Control to Monitor Status and Start and Stop Oracle Business Intelligence Java Components Use this topic to display the WebLogic Domain page, where you can monitor status and start and stop Oracle Business Intelligence Java components Administration Server and Managed Servers. You can also display the WebLogic Server Administration Console using a link on the bifoundation_domain Summary page, where you can manage Oracle Business Intelligence Java components. Note: If the Business Intelligence folder is not visible or there is no coreapplication node under it, then Oracle Business Intelligence system components have not been installed. For information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence. 2-6 System Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition To manage Oracle Business Intelligence Java components using Fusion Middleware Control: 1. Log in to Fusion Middleware Control. For more information, see Section 2.2.1, Logging into Fusion Middleware Control to Manage Oracle Business Intelligence.

2. Expand the WebLogic Domain folder and select the bifoundation_domain node.

Fusion Middleware Control displays the bifoundation_domain page, as shown in Figure 2–4 . Figure 2–4 Home Page for bifoundation_domain The bifoundation_domain page is the starting point for monitoring status and for starting and stopping Oracle Business Intelligence Java components using Fusion Middleware Control. You can also click a link to display the WebLogic Server Administration Console, where you can manage and configure Oracle Business Intelligence Java components. For more information, see Section 2.3, Centrally Managing Oracle Business Intelligence Java Components Using the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.

3. Using the bifoundation_domain page, you can perform the following Oracle

Business Intelligence management tasks: ■ View the status of Administration Server and Managed Servers bi_ servern. ■ Start and stop selected Java components Administration Server or bi_ servern using the WebLogic Domain menu Control option. For information, see, Section 4.8.1, Confirming If the Managed Server Is Running and Starting It. ■ Manage or configure the WebLogic server domain in WebLogic Server Administration Console by clicking a link on the WebLogic Domain page. Managing Oracle Business Intelligence 2-7 For information about using WebLogic Server Administration Console, see Section 2.3, Centrally Managing Oracle Business Intelligence Java Components Using the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console.

2.2.4 About the Navigation Tree in Fusion Middleware Control

The navigation tree enables you to navigate within the BI domain that can be managed by Fusion Middleware Control. Depending on the choices made during installation for which install type and components to configure, the following domain components can be displayed as nodes in the navigation tree: ■ Application Deployments The Application Deployments node shows all the applications that are deployed into the BI domain for example, analytics, Oracle Business Intelligence for Microsoft Office, Oracle BI Publisher, and Oracle Real-Time Decisions. ■ WebLogic Domain These nodes display summary information for the WebLogic server. Select a node and click the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console link to display the WebLogic Server Administration Console, where you can administer Oracle WebLogic Server. – bifoundation_domain This node represents the WebLogic server domain for Oracle Business Intelligence with an AdminServer node that contains the Administration Server and a bi_cluster node that contains Managed Servers a single node cluster by default. For information, see Section 1.3.4, What Is the Administration Server? AdminServer bi_cluster ■ Business Intelligence – coreapplication This node represents the Oracle Business Intelligence system components that can be managed using Fusion Middleware Control. Select this node to display the Overview page and manage the system components. ■ Metadata Repositories This node represents the Metadata Services MDS schema repositories that can be managed using Fusion Middleware Control. 2.3 Centrally Managing Oracle Business Intelligence Java Components Using the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console You use the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console to centrally manage Oracle Business Intelligence Java components. You display Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, using the following methods: ■ Clicking a link on the Overview page in Fusion Middleware Control 2-8 System Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition ■ Entering a URL into a Web browser window The Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console is available only if the Administration Server for WebLogic Server is running. For information, see Section 4.1, About Starting and Stopping Oracle Business Intelligence. To display Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console: 1. If the Administration Server for WebLogic Server is not running, start it. For information, see Section 4.7, Starting and Stopping the Administration Server and All Oracle Business Intelligence Java Components on Windows and UNIX. 2. Display the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console using the following methods: Clicking a link on the Overview page in Fusion Middleware Control: a. Display Fusion Middleware Control. For information, see Section 2.2.2, Using Fusion Middleware Control to Manage Oracle Business Intelligence System Components. b. Expand the WebLogic Domain node and select the bifoundation_domain.

c. Click the Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console link in the

Summary region. The Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console login page is displayed. Using a URL in a Web browser window: a. Start a Web browser. b. Enter the following URL into the browser: http:host:portconsole For example, http:mycomputer:7001console where host is the DNS name or IP address of the Administration Server and port is the listen port on which the Administration Server is listening for requests port 7001 by default. If you have configured a domain-wide Administration port, then use that port number. If you configured the Administration Server to use Secure Sockets Layer SSL, then you must add the letter s after http as follows: https:host:7001console The preceding URL example uses SSL. The Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console login page is displayed.

3. Enter the system administrator user name and password and click Login.

This systemwide administration user name and password was specified during the installation process, and you can use it to log in to WebLogic Server Administration Console, Fusion Middleware Control, and Oracle Business Intelligence. Alternatively, enter a user name that belongs to one of the following security groups: ■ Administrators ■ Operators ■ Deployers ■ Monitors