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Windows

To install the Report Server on Windows

1. Be sure that you have reviewed the installation checklists.
2. Be sure that you have gathered the required information for the installer.
3. Exit all applications that are running.
4. Double–click installation_media.

   installation_media

   Specifies the Report Server installation executable.

   The CA Business Intelligence installation wizard appears and prompts you for a locale.

   Note: For a list of installation media names based on operating system, see the installation and upgrade considerations in the Policy Server Release Notes.

5. Select English and click OK.

   The installer introduction appears.

6. Click Next.

   The CA license agreement appears.

7. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

   The installer prompts you to install CA sample templates.

8. Select No and click Next.

   Note: CA sample templates are not related to the SOA Security Manager reporting templates. The SOA Security Manager Report Server Configuration wizard installs the required reporting templates. You run the wizard after installing the Report Server.

   The installer prompts you to save a response file for a silent installation.

9. Select Yes and click Next.

   An installation summary appears.

10. Review the summary and click Install.

    The installer installs the components. The CA Business Intelligence Setup wizard appears.

11. Click Next.

    The installer introduction appears.

12. Click Next.

    The SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise license agreement appears.

13. Accept the license agreement and click Next.

    The installer prompts you to select language packs. English is selected by default.

14. Leave the default English setting and click next.

    The installer prompts you for an installation type.

15. Select New and do one of the following to configure the report (CMS) database:
    • (Recommended) To install the embedded version of MySQL, select Install MySQL Database Server and click Next.
    • To configure an existing Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database, select Use an existing database server and click Next.

      The installer prompts you for the Content Management Server port and the password for the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise administrator account.

16. Do the following:
    1. Specify the port on which the Content Management Server must listen.
    2. Specify a password for the default SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise administrator.

       Important! Do not select Configure the SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator password at a later time.

    3. Click Next.

       The installer prompts you for the Server Intelligence Agent node name name and port.

17. Specify a node name and port. Click Next.

    The installer prompts you to configure the report (CMS) database.

    Important! The Report Server is a CA common component that CA products can share. As such, the installer lets you configure the report database to database types and versions that other products support, but SOA Security Manager does not. For a list of supported database types and versions, see the SOA Security Manager r12.1 SP3 Platform Support Matrix.

18. Do one of the following:
    • (Recommended) If you are configuring MySQL, enter the password for root user account and the report database administrator credentials.
    • If you are configuring Microsoft SQL Server:
      1. Select SQL Server (ODBC) and click Browse to open the SQL Server Logon screen.
      2. Select a DSN and enter administrator credentials.

         Note: If you are installing on a 64-bit version of Windows, select Consume DSN created under WOW64. This option lets you to use 32–bit DSN.

      3. Click OK.
    • If you are configuring Oracle, enter the required values for the service name and the administrator credentials.

      Note: Do not configure an Auditing Database. This component is not related to SOA Security Manager audit–based reports. The Content Management Server Auditing Database is used to audit activities specific to the Report Server and is not used for SOA Security Manager. A SOA Security Manager audit database is required to run audit–based reports.

19. Click Next.

    The installer prompts you to select a web application server.

20. Do the following:
    1. Select Install Tomcat application server and deploy to it.

       Note: SOA Security Manager only supports the embedded version of Apache Tomcat.

    2. Clear the IIS Web Application Server option.
    3. Click Next.

       The installer prompts you for Apache Tomcat information.

21. Enter the Apache Tomcat ports and click Next.

    The installer prompts you to start the installation.

22. Click Next to start the installation.

    The installer prompts you when the installation is complete.

23. Clear the Launch SAP BusinessObjects Administration Console option and click Finish.

    The Report Server is installed.