Summary

You did it! You've made it this far and haven't run away. While the individual installations have probably seemed routine or even mundane at times, we wanted to give you the benefit of our experience. This should have helped you avoid small mistakes now that can cause big problems later.

What we have created is a very capable basic Essbase installation. Very basic in Oracle Essbase terms means a very powerful set up. Of course, there are many optional configuration settings and tweaks that can make your Essbase system virtually limitless. All this and more, will be discussed in future chapters.

Now that we have successfully installed Essbase, it is time for us to dive deeply into the world of Essbase. In our next chapter, we will talk more about Essbase cube design consideration, Essbase application and database types, data storage options. By the end of the next chapter, you will be able to create your first Essbase application and database.