Deployment and Configuration of BI4.x on AWS
This document is part of the series Getting Started with SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x on AWS
Prerequisites:
- An Amazon Web Services account
Note: When you create an account, you are automatically signed up for all AWS services. However, you will only be charged for the services you use. - Go through the SAP BusinessObjects What's New Collection to gain insight in what your best version is.
- Understanding the support of deploying an SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x system on AWS as documented in http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1656250
- An up and running AWS Instance meeting the requirements as described in Provisioning a AWS instance for SAP BusinessObjects BI4x
- Access to SAP Support Page with a valid user ID to download SAP BusinessObjects Installation kits
- Access to SAP Support Page with a valid User ID to gain access to Install Guides
Installing SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x
Installing SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x on an AWS instance is not different from deploying the software on any OnPrem machine.
If you are not familiar with SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x, please start reading the (depending on the version you plan to deploy)
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Master Guide 4.1
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite Master Guide 4.2
- SAP BusinessObjects BI Edge Edition 4.x
Become familiar with the release restriction of the planned version to be installed:
Once you have the full understanding in the deployment process for SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x you can follow the Installation Guide:
- Business Intelligence platform Installation Guide for Windows 4.1
- Business Intelligence platform Installation Guide for Windows 4.2
Configuring SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x
Configuring SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x on an AWS is not different from deploying the software on any On Premise machine.
for reference on configuring your BI4.x system, please go through the following documents:
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 – SAP Help Portal Page
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 – SAP Help Portal Page
- Improving the User Experience in SAP BI Platform 4.0 with Apache and WDeploy
- Quick Step-by-Step Guide to Apache Split Deploy... | SCN
- Best Practices for SAPBO BI 4.0 Adaptive Processing Servers
- Official Product Tutorials – SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
- How to update JRE/JDK for Tomcat7 on BI 4.1.x P... | SCN
- Enabling SaaS Solutions with Multitenant BI Best Practices
- Tutorial: Branding and Theming of BI launch pad
- Complete SSO overview
- Timeout settings in BI Platform 4.x | SCN
- Data Federation Administration Tool (DFAT):&nbs... | SCN
Maintaining SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x
After a successful deployment, it is key to keep you BI4x system maintained.. Below you'll find a listing of content that may help you in maintaining your BI4.x deployment
- Backing Up the CMS and Audit Databases Using SQ... | SCN
- Tips for Optimizing the Performance of Web Inte... | SCN
- BusinessObjects Query builder - Basics
- SAP BI Platform Support Tool - Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects) - SCN Wiki
- Tips for Fine Tuning Performance of the Webi Applet Interface (Java Report Panel) - Business Intelligence (BusinessObjec…
- WebiAdminTool - Business Intelligence (BusinessObjects) - SCN Wiki
Updating SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x
Updating SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x on AWS on not different from updating an On Premise deployment..
for reference on updating an existing BI4.x system, please go through the following documents:
- Business Intelligence Platform Upgrade Guide 4.1
- Business Intelligence Platform Upgrade Guide 4.2
- BI 4.x Cluster Patching Guide
Support for SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x running on AWS
As Amazon Web Services has been certified for deployment of SAP BusinessObjects BI4.x, you can leverage the normal support procedure for issues you encounter with your system. SAP Support however will have the rights to request a reproduction of the issue using an normal (non virtualized) (on premise) system is there are strong indications the issue has relation to the virtualization layer of Amazon Web Services or the Specific deployment settings required to connect into Amazon Web Services.
for requesting support via the SAP Support please connect to the Incident Wizard available on the SAP Support Page via Report an Incident | SAP Support Portal