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Install the First Report Server with the Remote Database

Follow these steps:

  1. Obtain the CABI installation program as follows:
    1. Download and copy the CABI 3.3 installer to the /home/bobje directory.
    2. Go to /home/bobje directory and extract the GZ installer file:
      gunzip cabi_installer.gz
      
    3. Extract the TAR installer file:
      tar -xvf cabi_installer.tar
      
    4. Assign sufficient permissions to the CABI install folder and installer media:
      # chmod 777 /home/bobje/
      
  2. Edit /etc/hosts file, commenting out the existing lines and adding the below line:
    127.0.0.1       localhost
    
  3. Start the installation program.
    ./cabi_installer.sh
    

    Respond to the prompts that appear.

  4. Enter Non-Root Credentials:
  5. Accept the default path for the CA Shared Components Directory.
  6. Respond No to the question about installing sample templates.
  7. Respond Yes to the question about saving the response file?

    Accept the default name for the response file.

  8. Press Enter to invoke the Business Objects Enterprise installer.
  9. Enter the default installation directory:
    /opt/CA/SharedComponents/CommonReporting3/ 
    
  10. Select the Installation Type:

    User – Regular SAP Business Objects Enterprise installation

  11. Select: 2 – Custom or Expand.

    Unselect the following components and press [Enter]:

  12. Select 1 – Yes – This is the first CMS in this deployment.
  13. Select the choice to use an existing database.
  14. Enter the following information for new CMS database.
  15. Enter the following information for new audit database.
  16. Respond Yes to reinitialize the database.
  17. Assign any name for the service intelligence agent.
  18. Select a Java application Server or install tomcat.

    Use the default port for tomcat.

You will receive an installation complete message.