System requirements

Make sure you have enough space to store, unzip the files, and install the following software:

Note

This has been mentioned because if you attempt to perform this installation on Amazon's EC2 service, you are allocated 30 GB of space initially. You may have to add a second disk if you want to install all the components (database/RCU and OBIEE) on a single machine.

For a full list of system requirements--hardware, software, operating systems, and so on--see the following guide: http://book.obiee.info/sysrequirements.

That page links to the most up-to-date requirements and certification documents.

Tip

For our installation, we used a server that uses a Solid State Drive (SSD) and 14 GB RAM with an Intel i7 eight-core CPU. The machine hosts the database, as well as the OBIEE components, and performance is good.

Here's a quick checklist of items before you get started installing and configuring OBIEE:

The instructions in this chapter are for a static IP. If you are using fully dynamic DHCP, you'll need to install a Loopback Adapter. For instructions on installing the Loopback Adapter, see the following document:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708322(WS.10).aspx