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Run the CA Business Intelligence Installer

This section describes how to install BusinessObjects Enterprise on your reports server.

To run the CA Business Intelligence installer

1. Navigate to the root of your CA Business Intelligence distribution image on your reports server and run cabiinstall.exe.

   After a short delay (possibly several minutes), the CA Business Intelligence installer starts and prompts you for a locale.

2. Select English from the locale list and click OK.
3. Navigate through the installer introduction and license agreement screens.
4. When the installer prompts you to install CA sample templates, click Yes or No.
   • Click Yes if you plan to create custom BusinessObjects reports for CA Data Protection
   • Click No if you do not plan to create custom reports.

   CA sample templates include example reports that demonstrate BusinessObjects reporting capabilities. You can customize these sample reports.

5. When the installer prompts you to save a response file, click Yes or No.
   • Click Yes if you plan to rerun this CA Business Intelligence installation, either on the current computer or other computers.
   • Click No if you do not need to rerun this CA Business Intelligence installation.

   The response file, cabireponse.ini, records your choices when you run the CA Business Intelligence installer. You can use the response file to automate any subsequent installations. For example, you may want to rerun the installation on a production system after evaluating CA Business Intelligence on a test system.

6. When the CA Business Intelligence installer displays the summary screen, click Install.

   There may be a short delay while the CA Business Intelligence Setup wizard starts.

   Note: If the wizard does not appear, check that it is not hidden behind the installer window.

7. Accept the license agreement and select any language packs that you need to install.
8. Specify a new installation in the Install Type screen.
   1. Click New to install a new SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise System.
   2. Select one of the following options:
      • Install SQL Anywhere Database Server if you do not have a system database server and want to install SQL Anywhere on the current computer.

        We do not recommend using SQL Anywhere in production systems.

      • (Recommended) Use an existing database server.

        For example, click this option if you prefer to use SQL Server for your BusinessObjects databases.

   3. Select the Enable Servers Upon Installation check box if you want to launch BusinessObjects Enterprise when the installation process finishes.

      If you do not check this option, you must manually enable and run the BusinessObjects Enterprise application server from the Central Configuration Manager (CCM) after installation.

   4. Specify where to install the BusinessObjects Enterprise components in the Destination Folder field (make sure enough disk space is available). The defaults are:
      • C:\Program Files\CA\SC\CommonReporting3 (for 32-bit computers)
      • C:\Program Files X(86)\CA\SC\CommonReporting3 (for x64 computers)
9. Specify the BusinessObjects CMS port and password details in the Server Components Configuration screen.

   Note: The 'CMS' in these instructions is the BusinessObjects Central Management Server, which manages the entire BusinessObjects Enterprise system. Do not confuse this BusinessObjects CMS with the CA Data Protection Central Management Server.

   1. Specify a port number in the CMS port field.

      The BusinessObjects CMS communicates with other BusinessObjects Enterprise servers through the specified port. The default CMS port number is 6400.

   2. Specify a password for the CMS administrator account in the Password and Confirm password fields.

      (Optional) Select the 'Configure the BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator password at a later time' check box if you want to set the password after the installation is complete. If you select this check box, you must log in to the CMC with a blank password for the first time to be able to change the Administrator password.

10. Enter a node name and port in the Server Intelligence Agent screen.

    A Server Intelligence Agent (SIA) node is automatically created during installation of BusinessObjects Enterprise. The Server Intelligence Agent screen is used to name and designate a port address for the SIA.

    1. Enter a unique name to identify the SIA node in the Node Name field. Do not use spaces or non-alphanumeric characters.

       By default, the node name is same as the system host name, but excluding any unsupported characters.

    2. Specify a port number for the SIA in the Port field.

       This port is used by the SIA to communicate with the BusinessObjects CMS. The default port number is 6410.

       The wizard validates the port number and warns you if the specified port is not available.

    Note: Server Intelligence is the underlying management architecture that simplifies the BusinessObjects Enterprise administration and deployment. Server Intelligence enables you to use the CMC for all daily maintenance tasks, such as configuring new servers, or starting and stopping existing servers. For details about Server Intelligence, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

11. In step 8, if you chose to:
    • Install SQL Anywhere as your database server, go to step 12.
    • Use an existing database server such as SQL Server, go to step 13.
12. Specify the port number and database user account details in the SQL Anywhere Database Server Configuration screen. Then go to step 14.
13. Specify the required details in the CMS Database Information screen.

    Select the DBMS that you want to use for the BusinessObjects CMS and Auditing databases. If you select:

    SQL Server

    Select the ODBC data source that you created previously. BusinessObjects uses this data source to connect to the database that you created previously (BOREPOS in the earlier example).

    Oracle

    On 64-bit systems, you must specify a 32-bit ODBC System DSN to connect to Oracle.

    Note: If the ODBC connection that you need is not listed, you may need to correct a new ODBC System DSN. Alternatively, your ODBC System DSN may be configured incorrectly. For more details, see Troubleshooting.

14. Specify the required details in the Select Web Application Server screen.

    The web application server runs BusinessObjects Enterprise web applications such as InfoView, the CMC, and custom web applications. For integration with CA Data Protection, you must deploy BusinessObjects applications to a Java-based web application server (a Tomcat web application server is included with BusinessObjects Enterprise).

    Note: Do not deploy these applications to the IIS web application server included in your Windows operating system. CA Data Protection does not support IIS web application servers.

    Deploy to a Java web application server

    1. Click Java Web Application Server.
    2. Click one of the following:
       • (Strongly recommended) Install Tomcat application server and deploy to it.

         The wizard automatically installs and configures Tomcat.

       • Automatically deploy to a preinstalled Web Application Server.

         The wizard prompts you to enter the configuration and authentication information on the next screen.

       Depending on your selection, you can now configure your web application server or start the installation process.

15. (Applicable only if you chose to install Tomcat as the web application server for your BusinessObjects Enterprise installation) Specify the Tomcat ports in the Configure Tomcat screen.
    1. Specify the port numbers for the Connection port, Shutdown port, and Redirect port. The defaults are 8080, 8005, and 8443 respectively.

       See the CA Business Intelligence Requirements section for details about these ports.

    2. Click Next to continue.

       Wait while the installer configures CA Business Intelligence for your reports server. This configuration can take several minutes.

16. Click Next in the Start Installation screen to start the installation process.

    If the progress window does not appear, check that it is not hidden behind the installer window.

    When the installation is complete, the Installation Complete screen displays.

    Note: The installation can take a long time, up to an hour.

17. Click Finish to complete the BusinessObjects Enterprise main installation.

    When this main installation completes, the CA Business Intelligence installer installs any required BusinessObjects service packs or fixes plus the CA Report templates (if that option was selected).

    After the post-installations are performed, the CA Business Intelligence Completion screen displays with a summary of the installation.

18. Restart the host computer to finalize the CA Business Intelligence installation.