Installing EPM 11.1.2.4 in Windows 2012

In this blog let me cover installing EPM 11.1.2.4 in Windows 2012 (i was preparing a VM box for POC, thought to cover the installation as a blog hope it will help someone)

Installing Enterprise Performance Management 11.1.2.4

Have downloaded the needed as shown below for the installation of EPM 11.1.2.4 (I will be installing Essbase, Planning, R&A (FR),FDMEE & DRM) for the Windows 64 bit box.

Extracted the 6 zip files to a common location and calling the installer. Make sure its run as administrator.

Select the language as needed, here it will be English.

The Pre-requisite check is done by the installer and reports any issue if there are any. 

I am leaving the defaults for the location of the Middleware

Since this is the first time install on this box, it does give me option only for the new install

Selected all the needed components as stated in the beginning

 If the .NET framework is not already present will issue a warning and will install it as needed by the installer

All the selected components are shown and takes the confirmation for the installation.

The final summary page will show the status in GREEN if there is no issue encountered, if there are any issue it will reported along with the RED indication. 

Configuring Enterprise Performance Management 11.1.2.4

Configuring Hyperion Foundation

After the successful installation invoking the configuration, leaving the defaults on the screen  

As there is no other Foundation service is previously configured, selecting the 2nd option and enter the repository details, here its Oracle 12c database.

Tip: Make sure the Oracle database is enabled with the UTF-8 encoding, else you will get this warning.

Once the database connection is successfully established you will get the following screen for configuring the needed components. I did the selection only for the Foundation components, to demonstrate what are the components are part of the Hyperion Foundation. 

Leaving the defaults,

Specify the Weblogic Domain details, if not configure a new one

I am not a fan of deploying all the component to a single managed server, so deselected the check box, so i get each managed server created for each component.

Selecting the Oracle HTTP (the default one shipped with the product) as the web server

The Summary page shows the component that will be configured

 The configuration went smooth and gave the status in Green 

The Following services are created by the configuration

After starting the web server and then the Foundation Service i can login to the Workspace module

The Following components are installed along with the Hyperion Foundation 

• Oracle Hyperion Auditing
• Oracle Hyperion Common Administration
• Oracle Hyperion Common Security
• Oracle Hyperion Lifecycle Management
• Hyperion Common Install
• Oracle HTTP Server - 11.1.1.7

Configuring Hyperion Planning & Essbase

Essbase, Provider Services & EAS is selected for the configuration

 Repository schema details for the EAS & Planning is provided

 A single repository schema can be used to configure all the components, by selecting the check box on Product name

 Creating the managed server to already created Weblogic Admin server

 Following managed server will be created

 Specifying the options Essbase (I am proceeding with the default values)

 Port for the Planning RMI

 Following components will be configured

Summary page displayed once the configuration is completed

New Services are created after the configuration for Essbase,EAS,Planning&Provider service as below

Tip: Two OPMN for Essbase & OHS respectively

Ran the Web server configuration to configure the newly added components

Now can access Planning,EAS & Provider service

Configuring R&A,Calculation Manager & FDMEE 

Selected the Calculation Manager, FDMEE & R&A components

Specify the repository details for the following components 

 Specify the file location for the RnA services

 Create the Managed servers to the already created Weblogic domain

 Following Managed servers will be created

 Specify the ports

 Specify the ports

 Summary components that will be configured

All the components are configured and the summary is shown

Re-ran the Web-server configuration

You can see the new services in the service panel

And all the components are visible once the web server is recycled.

You can validate all the components installed and configured so far by running the EPM system diagnostic

And the validation report is generated

That completes the installation & configuration of the Oracle EPM (Essbase, Planning, RnA & FDMEE)

Happy Installing!!!