Installation of Oracle Business Intelligence 12c (12.2.1.3.0)

Question

Hi Everyone,

We're currently on Oracle 11.1.1.7.1 Version and we trying to install 12c on one of our box for testing, I have downloaded the BI client version 12c (12.2.1.3.0), Could someone please direct me to the page or installation instructions (step by step). I am new to installation.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Omar

Gianni Ceresa · Answer

You better do not mix versions, you have a 12.2.1.2.0 server then install the 12.2.1.2.0 client as well. You can have as many clients installed in the same time on your workstation, so you have the right version for the right server.

OMAR_BI · Answer

Thanks Gianni,

You're right, I just finished the BI client on workstation box and have to still do rest of the installation , also I have to do the setting in ODBC Data source on System DSN tab. We do have a server where we installed 12C before first version which is down at the moment, Now that I have installed the BI cleint few versions up to the server version, could I still be able to work on higher version tools on BI client (workstation)12.2.1.3.0  and test server version is older version  12.2.1.2.0 ??

Gianni Ceresa · Answer

OMAR_BI wrote:... I have downloaded the BI client version 12c (12.2.1.3.0), Could someone please direct me to the page or installation instructions (step by step).

The "BI client" is only the Admintool, Catalog Manager and Job Manager and are client tools you install on your Windows laptop/workstation. It isn't the OBIEE itself.

So are you asking how to install the client? Execute the file you got (if it's a zip extract it first).

If you want to install OBIEE on your server you need to download a few more things and follow other instructions (as posted above already). In this case you maybe want to at least says which OS you are planning to install OBIEE on as things can be different from an OS to another.