Previous Topic: Deployment ChecklistNext Topic: Begin the Installation of CA Business Intelligence


Installation Order

The following table lists the recommended order for installing the BusinessObjects Enterprise system components. The actual order can vary depending on whether your system included preexisting systems to incorporate into the new BusinessObjects Enterprise deployment.

  1. Database server

    To use your own database server to store BusinessObjects Enterprise data, rather than the version of SQL Anywhere that the installer provides, at least one database server must be available for the CMS. A second database can be used to enable auditing, or BusinessObjects Enterprise can use the same database for both the CMS and auditing. In addition, BusinessObjects Enterprise requires a connection to your organizational database, to act as source material against which to run reports.

  2. Database firewall

    To protect your database behind a firewall, install the firewall after the databases are configured and verified to be working. Ensure that access through the firewall is working in both directions.

  3. a. BusinessObjects Enterprise database drivers

    Install the appropriate database drivers on your BusinessObjects Enterprise server systems and ensure that the database servers can be accessed through the firewall.

    b. BusinessObjects Enterprise server or cluster

    Install your BusinessObjects Enterprise server or cluster using the BusinessObjects Enterprise installer. Enter connection information for all databases during the install.

  4. Server firewall

    To protect your BusinessObjects Enterprise server or cluster behind a firewall, install the firewall after the servers are configured and verified to be working. Ensure that access through the firewall is working in both directions.

  5. a. Web application server or cluster

    You can use your own web application server instead of the version of Tomcat that the installer provides. Install the web application server or cluster and verify network connectivity between the server and the BusinessObjects Enterprise server.

    b. Web application files

    When your web application server is verified to be working, deploy the BusinessObjects Enterprise web application files.

  6. Web application server firewall

    To protect your web application server or cluster behind a firewall, install the firewall after the servers are configured and verified to be working. Ensure that access through the firewall is working in both directions.

  7. Web server or cluster

    You can use split web and web application servers so that server static content can be off-loaded from the web application servers. Configure your web server or cluster and ensure connectivity to the web application server. When using a load balancer, configure the load balancer after the web servers or cluster are verified to be working.

  8. Web server firewall

    To protect your web server behind a firewall, install the firewall after the servers are configured and verified to be working. Ensure that access through the firewall is working in both directions.

  9. Reverse proxy

    When using a reverse proxy server, configure the reverse proxy to once access through the web or web application server firewall has been verified.

  10. External firewall

    To protect your entire deployment behind a firewall, install the firewall after the entire system is configured and verified to be working. Ensure that access through the firewall is working in both directions.

More information:

Firewalls

Databases in BusinessObjects Enterprise