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Reports Pre-Installation Checklist

You may want to print the following checklist to help ensure you meet the minimum system and database requirements before installing the report server:

• Be sure that the Windows or UNIX system to which you are installing the report server meets the minimum system requirements.
• Be sure that you are using a supported version of MS SQL Server or Oracle database for the Report Database.
• Create a database instance to be used as the Report Database.
  • If you are using MS SQL Server, create a data source name (DSN) that the report server uses to communicate with the Report Database.
  • If you are using Oracle, create a transparent network substrate (TNS) that the report server uses to communicate with the Report Database.
• If you create a new database instance for the Snapshot Database, run the following scripts on the new database:
  • MS SQL: C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\IAM Suite\Identity Manager\tools\imrexport\db\sqlserver\ims_mssql_report.sql
  • Oracle: C:\Program Files\CA\Identity Manager\IAM Suite\Identity Manager\tools\imrexport\db\oracle\ims_oracle_report.sql
• (UNIX) Set the following parameters:
  • ORACLE_HOME: the path to the Oracle root directory.
  • LD_LIBRARY_PATH: $ORACLE_HOME/lib32:$ORACLE_HOME/lib
  • ORACLE_SID: the SID name used in the tnsnames.ora file.
  • JAVA_HOME: the path to the Java root directory. Business Objects installs a JDK in the following location:

    report_server_home/j2sdk1.4.2_08
    

  • PATH: $LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$JAVA_HOME:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
  • LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
• (UNIX) Be sure that you have access to a non-root user account. You cannot use a root account to install the report server.