This documentation demonstrates step by step procedures of SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x installation on Windows Server 2008x64.
Pre-installation
System requirement
| Iterms | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Memory Size (RAM) | ≥ 8 GB |
| Disk Space | ≥ 15GB |
| CPU | ≥ 4 cores |
| Operation System | Windows Server 2008 x64 or higher |
| Java | 1.6 or higher |
| Windows Installer | 3.5 or higher |
| Microsoft .Net Framework | 3.5 or higher |
In order to install SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.x please ensure the system meet above requirements, also need administrative rights to run the Setup program. Please note that SAP Crystal Reports Server, Information Platform Services, and Information Steward cannot be installed on same system. This is step by step instruction for full installation , therefore BI platform server 4.x cannot already be installed of course.
Installation procedure
01. Run the Setup.exe from the extracted BI software folder, usually is located:
\51046778\DATA_UNITS\BusinessObjectsServer_win
02. It takes some time for the installer to initialize, please wait while it loads
03. Choose the desire setup language then click on OK to continue
04. Check prerequisites
If there is any Critical type prerequisites failed you cannot go to next step. Correct all failed critical prerequisites then click on Next to continue
05. Click on Next to continue upon the Welcome screen
06. Read and accept License Agreement, then click on Next to continue
07. Enter the product key provided by SAP then click on Next to continue
08. Select Language Packages
Choose the desire language packages for the BI Platform, default language English is pre-selected and cannot be removed
09. Select the type of installation then click on Next to continue
| Full | Install a complete SAP BusinessObjects BI platform system |
| Custom/Expand | Choose the application features want to install, or add server to an existing SAP BusinessObjects BI platform system |
| Web Tier | Install only the Web Tier features |
10. Provide the installation directory for the BI Platform
The default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP Business Objects\
11. Since select Full installation here skip Select the required features you want to install.
While select other two type of installations you are given chance to select required features. Click on Disk Cost to know the disk space will be occupied by BI features after installation. After choosing features click on Next to continue
12. Select default or existing database
Select whether to configure and install Sybase SQL Anywhere or use an existing database to store data for the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (Till BI 4.0 SP6, integrated Database for BI Platform was MS SQL Server 2008 R2). Choose default Sybase SQL Anywhere then click on Next to continue
There is no SAP HANA option available from the CMS Database type, but you can migrate to SAP HANA later, here is the guide to how to change CMS database
13. Select Java Web Application Server
Select a Java Web Application Server solution, default Web Application Server is Tomcat 7.0. Click on Next to continue
14. Select Version Management
Select whether to install default version control system or use an existing system for version management. Click on Next to continue
15. Configure Server Intelligence Agent (SIA)
Provide a name for SIA Node and its port number. Default port number is 6410. Click Next to continue
16. Enter a port number for the CMS. Default port number is 6400, click on Next to continue
17. Enter the administrator account password and cluster key for the CMS
Administrator is the default BI platform account used to control and maintain the Server. The Cluster Key is used to connect multiple CMS servers together. These are encrypted and stored in the CMS and you cannot retrieve it later if you forgot. However you can change later via SIA. Anyway please store it somewhere safe. Also refrain from using special characters (!,@,#,$,%,^,&,*) in administrator password and cluster key.
Click on Next to continue
18. Configure Sybase SQL Anywhere
Enter the server port number for Sybase SQL Anywhere database and its dba account password. Since integrated DB is Sybase you need to set the password for the CMS DB. Default port number of Sybase SQL Anywhere is 2638. Click on Next to continue
19. Configure Tomcat
Enter the port information for Tomcat (Web Application Server) for Connection, Shutdown and Redirect ports. Use default settings and click on Next to continue
Connection Port: 8080
Shutdown Port: 8005
Redirect Port: 8443
20. Configure HTTP listening port
Enter the HTTP listening port for connecting to WACS and RESTful Web Services. Default port is 6405. Click on Next to continue
21. Enter the port and user name for the Subversion version control system. Click on Next to continue
22. Select connectivity for Solution Manager Diagnostics (SMD) Agent
Enable or disable the Solution Manager Diagnostics (SMD) Agent and Introscope Enterprise Manager. You can able to enable these features after installation also. Hence you are skipping the configuration. Click on Next to continue
23. Start installation
The installation is ready to install SAP BusinessObjects BI platform, click Back to make change to your installation information.
Click Next to begin the installation
24. Complete installation
Installation may take hours based on your system configuration. Normally it would take max of 2hrs. It is better to monitor the installation to observe the errors. You can look the setup engine log regularly to confirm that there are no errors. The log would be in the following location:Inst_dir:\InstallData\logs\YYYY.MM.DD.HH.MM.SS\setupengine.txt
25. SAP Business Objects BI Platform has been successfully installed in your server
26. Login CMC to further configure your system
End, enjoy!