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SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0Installation Deployment TipsDhirendra Gehlot
Shivaji Patnaik
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[ Disclaimer
This presentation is based on presentes personal and shared
experiences. The tips and recommendations shared here
represent presenters learning and collaboration while workingon SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 projects . The tips or
recommendations presented here are not SAPs official
recommendations or best ractices.
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[ Learning Points
Understand key pre-install considerations for BI4.0
Learn how to get BI4.0 installed right the very first time
Know configuration and security tips
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[ SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 Installation Tips
1. BI4.0 Platform
1. BI4.0 Platform Tiers
2. BI4.0 Platform Components2. BI4.0 Server Deployment
1. Installation Tips
2. Patchin Ti s
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3. Firewall Setting Tips
4. Server Configuration Tips
5. Authentication and Security Tips
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[ SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Platform
Client Tier
Web Tier
Management Tier
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Storage Tier
Processing Tier
Data Tier
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[ SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 Components
Client Tier (Desktop Products)
BI 4.0 Client
WebIntelligence Rich Client
Information Design Tool
Design Tool
Report Conversion Tool, QaaWS, Widgets,
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Crystal Reports 2011
SAP Dashboard
Live Office
Analysis edition for MS Office
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[ SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 Components
Web Tier
Web Server / Web Application Server
Tomcat web application server is bundled with binaries
Server Platform (Management/Storage/Processing Tiers)
BI 4.0 Server
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CMS and other server
wDeployTool
Upgrade Manager Tool, Life Cycle Manager, Subversion
Mobile, Analysis edition for Web,
Data Tier
Reporting Data Sources
SAP HANA, SAP BW, MSSQLServer, ..
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[ BI4.0 Server Installation Tips
Check the Product Availability Matrix (PAM) for the supported platform
Check installation pre-requisites
Hardware recommendations
BI Node WAS Node
8 Cores 4 Cores
16 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
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Min Disk space for Server install
14 GB English only / 16 GB All Languages
Min Disk space for Client install
4 GB English only / 8 GB All Languages
Plus Disk space for Binaries, SPs, FPs, FRSs etc
100 GB Free Disk Space 20 GB Free Disk Space
20 GB Free Disk Space for TEMP Dir 10 GB Free Disk Space for TEMP Dir
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[ BI4.0 Server Installation Tips
Install CMS/Audit Database on a server other than BI4.0 server
Install Web Application Server on a server other than BI4.0 server
Host Operating system must be 64-bit
Web Application Server must be 64-bit
Web Application server must use 64-bit JVM.
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Determine multi languages requirements prior to install
Install all needed languages during the initial BI4.0 install.
Adding a language later would require reinstall
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[ BI4.0 Server Installation Tips
When extracting the installer ensure
The path does not contain square brackets, or other special characters
The path is not too deep
The install directory can NOT
Have Unicode characters in its name
Be the same folder in which the installation program has been extracted. Do not
install to the current workin director when runnin the installation ro ram from
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the current working directoryUse Custom Install even if you want Full Install or Web Tier Install
Install required Database Access features on Web Tier
Install SAPBW, and SAP Database Access features if SAP Authentication needed
Install theJava Web Applications feature It installes the WAS configuration files required for wdeploy
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[ BI4.0 Server Installation Tips
Install SubVersion only on Only ONE server
SubVersion can not be clustered
Configure LCM ClearCase Service to run on the SubVersion servers
LCM ClearCase Service is bundled with Adaptive Processing Server
LCM ClearCase Service talks with SubVersion
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User External Database as CMS database
Uncheck the Integrated Database feature when external database is used as CMS
database
Write down following values used during installCluster key
Administrator users password
LCM User ID/Password
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[ BI4.0 Server Installation Tips Windows Platform
Enable Windows 8-dot-3 filename support
Minimum screen solution of1024 768
Install Microsoft ODBC MDAC 2.8
Install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 or higher
Disable the Anti-Virus software and Firewall during install
Install user must be a member ofLocal Administrators group
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nsta so tware t roug an emove rograms nter ace
Install software on drive other than OS drive or C:\ drive
Keep the install directory path short.
Default install dir is C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects
Short install path without spaces, such as E:\SAPBOBJ, is recommended
SQLServer 2008 Express is default database for CMS and Audit Databases
On Windows Server 2008, ifUAC (User Account Control) is enabled, then right-click
setup.exe and select Run as administrator.
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[ BI4.0 Server Installation Tips Unix Platform
Install user must not be root
Install user must not belong to the root group
Install user must have a HOME directory
Install user must NOT belong to the 'Users' group
BOBJ user should not belong to BOBJ group, for example
Ensure that en_US.utf8 language pack is install on the server
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Verify that setup.sh and other files are executable
DB2 9.7 is default database for CMS and Audit Databases
Default DB2 gets install under /home//sqllib dir
Default install path for DB2 is not changeable
Use an existing external database for CMS (DB2 or any supported database)
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[ BI4.0 Server Patching Tips
Consider following before rolling out a patch
Does it fix issues needed for deployment?
Does it offer new features needed for deployment?
Does it get affected for Forward Fit rule? (Details on the bottom of Maintenance
schedule page)
Test patch in a sandbox environment
A l atch/su ort atch for the com onents installed on the com uter.
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Support Packages must be first installed on the Central Management Server If deployment has multiple CMSs, the credentials for the first CMS that you upgrade must
be used when upgrading the other clusters.
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[ BI4.0 Server Firewall Setting for Intranet
Configure Firewall for a reserved port range to used for BI4.0
Port range (6400 to 6700 for example)
Web Application Server port ( Tomcat by default use port 8080 for example)
Port range helps firewall monitoring easy
BI4.0 ports are easily identified
Port range eases BI environment expansion
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Avoid Firewall port request every time a BI4.0 service is added
Bind each BI service to a specific port from the reserved port range
Ensure ports are assigned for the Job Server Child processes as well
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[ BI4.0 Server Configuration Tips
Properties files store configurable parameters
Authentication, Cluster, SSO, etc
Use Custom Properties files to override default parameters
Name Custom Properties file same as corresponding default properties file name
Define only those parameters that you want to change
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Create custom BIlaunchpad.properties file with following parameter
authentication.visible=true
Backup custom properties file folder.
Restore it after patching your environment
Patch would overwrite the properties files
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[ BI4.0 Server Configuration Tips
Ensure custom BIlaunchpad.properties has following parameters correctly defined
authentication.visible
authentication.default
cms.default
Ensure custom CrystalReports.properties has following parameter correctly defined
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Ensure custom dsws.properties has following parameter correctly defined
domain
Ensure that Web Services application Access URL is a valid URL
CMC > Applications > Web Services > Properties >Access URL
http://:/dswsbobje
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[ BI4.0 Server Configuration Tips
Configure Anti-Virus software to exclude The Web Application Server (Tomcat) dir
Would significantly reduce Tomcat startup time
Would significantly reduce Web Application Deployment time
Would significantly reduce install/patching time
Run dedicated AdaptiveProcessing Server (APS) containing only one Service
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Set one APS for A-OLAP ( MDAS), for example
Set APS heap size to 4GB. This is tuned by selecting dedicated APS and editing the
Command Line Parameters -Xmx value to be 4GB.
Default setting isXmx1g
Change it toXmx4g.
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[ BI4.0 Server Authentication & Security Tips
OLAP connections, by default, are not visible / accessible to non Administrators.
Grant Access rights at Top Level
Grant Access rights at Common Connection folder under OLAP connections
Custom Access Levels(CALs)
Dont copy default CALs
Create your own CALs
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Create Enterprise user groups for each AD or LDAP user group
Set AD or LDAP user group as a member to corresponding Enterprise user group
Setting AD or LDAP user groups, ensure to have a single parent user group.
To minimize the maintenance work to add user groups in BI 4.0 CMS
Ensure that the Max header size for Tomcat is set to a number divisible by 8
The non SSO page url
http://:/BOE/BI/logonNoSso.jsp
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[ Further Information
Product Documentation
Product Availability Matrix (PAM)
Installation Guide, Administration Guide
Mater Guide
Deployment Planning Guide
Release Notes
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