Getting Started with Managing Oracle Business Intelligence

Introduction to Oracle Business Intelligence System Administration 1-3 1.3 What Is the Oracle Business Intelligence System Logical Architecture? The Oracle Business Intelligence system logical architecture comprises a single integrated set of manageable components called the Oracle BI domain which can be installed and configured to work together on a single host or can be clustered across multiple hosts for performance and availability.

1.3.1 Oracle Business Intelligence on a Single Host

You can install Oracle Business Intelligence on a single host using either an Enterprise Install type or a Simple Install type. The architecture differs slightly depending on install type, as described in the following sections. See Installation Types in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence for more information. Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence Part V, Configuring Oracle Business Intelligence Contains chapters about required configuration such as configuring repositories and connections to external systems. Modifying advanced configuration settings Part VI, Advanced Configuration Settings Contains chapters about advanced and optional configuration settings for features such as analyses, dashboards, and maps. Configuring Oracle BI Scheduler For more information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Scheduling Jobs Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Automating management of an Oracle Business Intelligence system Part VII, Automating Management of Oracle Business Intelligence Describes the Oracle BI Systems Management API. Managing the life cycle. Part VIII, Managing the Life Cycle Contains chapters about life cycle management tasks such as patching, moving between environments, and backup and recovery. Securing the system ■ Defines administrative role membership Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition ■ Secures middle-tier communications Secure Sockets Layer SSL and Single Sign-On SSO are not described in this guide. For information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Security Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Note: You can improve the performance of your production system by using a Web server with Oracle Business Intelligence, such as Oracle HTTP Server or Apache HTTP Server. A Web server is not included by default in the Oracle Business Intelligence installer and is not part of the Oracle Business Intelligence system logical architecture. You must install and configure a Web server separately. Table 1–1 Cont. Oracle Business Intelligence System Administration Tasks System Administration Task More Information 1-4 System Administrators Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

1.3.1.1 A Single Host and Enterprise Install

In an Enterprise Install type, the following components are installed in the Oracle BI Domain on the single host. The BI Domain consists of Java components that are deployed into one or more Java EE JEE containers within a single WebLogic server domain; system non-JEE components and processes; and required configuration files, metadata repositories, and infrastructure. ■ Java Components — Deployed as JEE applications to service SOAP, HTTP, and other forms of requests. For more information, see Section 1.3.3, About Java Components and System Components for Oracle Business Intelligence. ■ Administration Server — Deployed as a JEE container that runs in a dedicated Java virtual machine that contains Java components for administering the system. These components include Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console, Oracle Fusion Middleware Control, and JMX MBeans. For more information, see Section 1.3.4, What Is the Administration Server? ■ Managed Server — Deployed as a JEE container that runs in a dedicated Java virtual machine that provides the run-time environment for the Java-based services and applications within the system. These services and applications include BI Publisher and Oracle Real-Time Decisions. An Oracle BI domain contains one or more Managed Servers that are distributed across one or more host computers. ■ Node Manager — Provides process management services for the Administration Server and Managed Server processes. For more information, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Node Manager Administrators Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server. ■ System Components — Deployed as server processes and provide the core services that enable Oracle Business Intelligence, including OPMN. OPMN Oracle Process Manager and Notification server maintains the Oracle Business Intelligence system component processes. For more information, see Section 1.3.3, About Java Components and System Components for Oracle Business Intelligence. For more information about OPMN, see Section 1.4.3, Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server OPMN Tool. ■ Other Domain Contents — Includes all the necessary software, metadata, configuration files, RPD files, Oracle BI Presentation Catalog, and connection and database configuration information that are required to run an Oracle Business Intelligence system. Figure 1–1 illustrates the Oracle Business Intelligence system architecture on a single host for an Enterprise Install type.