How to Set Up the Report Portal Computer

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How to Set Up the Report Portal Computer

The Report Portal lets you access the endpoint data that CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management stores in the central database to produce built-in reports, or to interrogate the data and produce custom reports. The Report Portal uses CA Business Intelligence.

Note: If you already have an older version of the Report Portal or a standalone installation of CA Business Intelligence or [assign the value for boe in your book] XI, you do not need to upgrade and can use the existing installation instead.

To set up the Report Portal, do the following:

If you use an Oracle database, install a full Oracle client on the Report Portal computer.
If you use Microsoft SQL Server, install the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client on the Report Portal computer.
If you have not already done so, set up the central database and Distribution Server.
Note: You set up the central database and Distribution Server when you install the Enterprise Management Server.
(UNIX) If the Report Portal computer is a Solaris or a Linux computer, prepare the UNIX computer for CA Business Intelligence installation.
Synchronize the system times of the Report Portal computer and the Enterprise Management Server.
If you do not synchronize the system times, reports that CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management generates will remain in a pending or recurring status.
Install CA Business Intelligence for your operating system.
You can find the CA Business Intelligence installation files on the CA Support website.

Note: Report Portal for Windows authenticates connections using Microsoft SQL Server Authentication by default. You can configure the Report Portal to work in Windows Authentication if you want to use a domain user account settings for authentication.

The Report Portal is set up and you can now deploy the CA ControlMinder report package.

Note: For more information about CA Business Intelligence, see the CA Business Intelligence Installation Guide, which is available from CA Technologies Support.

Example: Install CA Business Intelligence on Windows

The following procedure demonstrates how you can install CA Business Intelligence on Windows:

Note: The installation can take approximately an hour to complete.

Insert the CA Business Intelligence for Windows DVD into your optical disc drive.
Navigate to the \Disk1\InstData\VM folder and double-click install.exe.
The CA Business Intelligence installation wizard begins.
Complete the installation wizard using the following table:

Information	Action
Installation language	Select a supported installation language you want to use, then click OK. Note: You need a localized operating system to install in any of the supported non-English languages.
License Agreement	Select I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next.
Installation Type	Select Typical and click Next
Non-Root Credentials	Enter a non-root user name and password.
BusinessObjects XI Administrator Password	Type P@ssw0rd twice to set and confirm the password and click Next. Note: For password rules, see the CA Business Intelligence Installation Guide, which is available from the CA ControlMinder bookshelf.
Web Server Configuration	Click Next to accept the defaults.
CMS Database Settings	Enter the following information, then click Next: MySQL Root Password: P@ssw0rd User Name: cadbusr Password: C0nf1dent1al Database Name: MySQL1 Note: The CA Business Intelligence Central Management Server (CMS) is used for internal management purposes only.
Enable Auditing	Click Next to accept the defaults.
Audit Database Settings	Enter the following information, then click Next: User Name: cadbusr Password: C0nf1dent1al Database Name: MySQL1
Review Settings	Review the settings and click Install to complete the installation.

The installation starts and can take up to an hour to complete.

Important! The CA Business Intelligence Central Management Server (CMS) is used for internal management purposes only and does not contain the report data that is used to generate and display the reports. The reporting database that you defined when you installed CA ControlMinder Enterprise Management, contains data that the Report Agent uploads to the Distribution Server. For more information about the CMS, see to the CA Business Intelligence Installation Guide.