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How to Install CA Business Intelligence (CABI)

CA Business Intelligence (CABI) is a set of reporting and analytic software that various CA products use to present information and support business decisions. CA products use CABI to integrate, analyze, and present the vital information through various reporting options that is required for an effective enterprise IT management.

CABI installs SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI (BOXI) as a standalone component. The installation runs independently and enables other CA products to share Business Intelligence services. CABI installation is a distinct activity within the overall CA product installation process. You can activate the integration between CABI and Spectrum Report Manager after installing CABI on your system. For more information, see Business Objects Integration.

Important! We recommend that you disable the antivirus software in your system while installing CABI.

The following diagram illustrates the process to install CABI:

This diagram illustrates the process to install CABI on Windows

Perform the following tasks to install CA Business Intelligence (CABI):

Important! Do not uninstall BOXI software unless CA Support recommends it. Uninstalling BOXI or OneClick uninstalls Spectrum Report Manager and removes all reports.

For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide and CA Spectrum Installation Guide.

Review the Prerequisites and Installation Considerations

Review the following prerequisites and installation considerations before installing CABI:

Verify the network connectivity between all computers that are part of your deployment.
If you are using your own database server:
- Create a database for the CMS.
- Create an auditing database, if required.
- Create a user ID and password with access to your existing database (if you are integrating your existing database server software), so that the installation can access your database to configure the CMS database.
- Verify your login credentials.
- Test the database connection between the computer hosting the database servers and the CMS.
- If you are using DB2 or Sybase, verify that your database is created with the correct settings (Some settings cannot be modified after the database is created).
- Verify that the database client software is configured correctly.
Verify that you have installed the most recent versions of the required Service Packs, Hotfix Bundles, Critical Updates, and Software Release Notes (SRN) for the supported version of BOXI. These components are available on the CA Support website.

For Unix:

If you plan to connect remotely to install, verify that the terminal setting is set to VT100 before starting the installation.
If you are not using Tomcat, verify that your existing web application server has the JDK installed.
UNIX user account under which the install is run must have read, write, and execute permissions to the directory where BOXI is installed.

For Windows:

If you are installing on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, ensure that the Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB925336) is installed on your computer.
If you are installing on Windows XP, prepare the computer with the Workaround provided by Microsoft (under the Workaround section).

Note: CABI installation takes about an hour. A Windows installation takes more time than a Linux/Solaris installation. Do not invoke CABI installation using 'sudo' on Linux or Solaris. A root user account is required.

For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

Run the cabiinstall.exe file

You can run the cabiinstall.exe file from the root directory of the CABI DVD as an initial step of setting up your BOXI installation on Windows.

After running the CABI Installer, select the language for the installation setup, language packs, installation type, and installation directory.

Follow these steps:

If you are installing from a DVD and the Windows Autoplay setting is enabled, the installer starts automatically. If Autoplay is not enabled, or you are installing from a hard drive, run the cabiinstall.exe file from the root directory of the CABI DVD.
The Please Choose Setup Language dialog opens.
Select the language as English, then click OK.
The Introduction dialog opens.
Click Next.
The CA Technologies License Agreement dialog opens
Accept the CA Technologies License Agreement, then click Next.
Click Yes to install the CA Technologies report templates, then click Next.
If you want to save the CABI response file, click Yes.
Enter the response file name and the directory to create the response file, then click Next.
The following default locations are available:
- For windows 32-bit computers: C:\Program Files\CA\SC\CommonReporting3
- For x64 computers: C:\Program Files X(86)\CA\SC\CommonReporting3
The Review Settings dialog opens.
Click Install.
The CABI installation wizard appears.
Click Next.
The BusinessObjects Enterprise License Agreement dialog opens.
Accept the BusinessObjects Enterprise License Agreement, then click OK.
The Choose Language Packs dialog opens.
Select the language packs that you want to install.
Click Next.
The Install Type window appears. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.
Select New.
Select one of the following options:
- Install SQL Anywhere Database Server if you do not have a system database server and you want to install MySQL Anywhere on the current computer.
- Use an existing database server if you want to use an existing database server.
Select the Enable servers upon installation check box if you want to launch BusinessObjects Enterprise when the installation process is completed. If you do not select this option, manually enable and run the BusinessObjects Enterprise application server from the CMS after installation.
Specify the destination to install the BusinessObjects Enterprise components (verify that enough disk space is available).
The following default locations are available:
- C:\Program Files\CA\SC\CommonReporting3 (for 32-bit computers)
- C:\Program Files X(86)\CA\SC\CommonReporting3 (for x64 computers)
Click Next.
The Server Components Configuration window appears.

Specify the Server Information to Install CABI

You can specify the server information to install CABI (such as the information about your CMS, Server Intelligence Agent Information). Performing a new installation deploys all of the required and optional components to the computer. You can perform the following tasks to install CABI:

Specify the Server Components Configuration

Use the Server Components Configuration screen to enter the port number and an administrator password for the new Central Management System (CMS). CMS is the only server that accesses the CMS system database. The CMS system database stores configuration, authentication, user, auditing, and other BOXI-related information. The CMS system database allows CMS to maintain security, manage objects, and manage servers. The CMS uses a database to store system information. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

Follow these steps:

From the Server Components Configuration screen, specify a port number in the CMS port field.
The default CMS port number is 6400.

CMS communicates with other BOXI servers through the specified port.
Specify a password for the CMS administrator account in the Password and Confirm password fields.
Note: Select the Configure the BOXI Administrator password later check box if you want to configure the Administrator password, after the installation is complete. If you select this option, log in to the CMC with a blank password for the first time to be able to change the Administrator password.
Click Next.
The Server Intelligence Agent screen appears.

Note: A Server Intelligence Agent (SIA) node is automatically created during installation of BOXI. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.
In the Server Intelligence Agent screen, provide a unique name to identify the SIA node in the Node Name field.
Note: Do not use spaces or non-alpha-numeric characters in a SIA node name. By default, the node name is same as the system host name.
Specify a port number for the SIA in the Port field (default is 6410). The SIA uses this port to communicate with the CMS.
Click Next.
Once the SIA information is entered, the port number is validated before you can proceed to configure the CMS database for your installation. A warning displays if the port you specified (6410) is not available. To continue, specify unused and valid port numbers.

Configure the SQLAnywhere Database Server

In BOXI, a database can be defined as a data repository that organizes information into structures (tables) for rapid search and information retrieval.

The CMS uses a database to store system information. If you install SQL Anywhere as part of the BOXI installation, SQL Anywhere CMS database is created.

The SQL Anywhere Database Server Configuration screen displays if you select the option to install SQL Anywhere as part of the BOXI installation. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide. If you do not have a database system ready, the BOXI installer can create and configure a SQL Anywhere database system as part of the installation process. The SQL Anywhere database server lets you group the tables together into collections of logically related tables (tablespaces). Tables are grouped into tablespaces within a database system in the same way that files are grouped into a directory within a file system.

Follow these steps:

From the CMS System Database Configuration screen, specify the Data Source Name for the SQL Anywhere database server.
The default name is BOE120.
Specify the port number for the SQL Anywhere database server in the SQL Anywhere Port Number field.
The default port number is 2638.
Specify and confirm a password for the SQL Anywhere DBA user account in the SQL Anywhere DBA User Account area.
Confirm the user name and specify a password for the SQL Anywhere BusinessObjects database user account in the SQL Anywhere BusinessObjects User Account area.
Note: The user name must be unique on the network.
Click Next.
The Select Web Application Server screen displays.

SQL Anywhere Database Server is configured.

Note: You can use any database system with BOXI as long as the CA Technologies product implementing BOXI supports the database system. If you use your own database system, first configure the system and confirm that the system is operational. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

Select the Web Application Server and Configure Tomcat

The Web application server runs BOXI web applications such as InfoView, the CMC, and custom web applications. Use the Select Web Application Server screen to select the web application.

To configure a Java web application server for BOXI, the web application server administrator account name, password, and the listener port number are required.

Follow these steps:

From the Select Web Application Server screen, select Java Web Application Server.
Select one of the following options:
- Install Tomcat application server and deploy to it. This option automatically installs and configures Tomcat.
- Automatically deploy to a pre-installed Web Application Server.
Specify the configuration and authentication information.
Click Next.
The Configure Tomcat screen displays.
Accept the default values or specify new port numbers for the Connection port, Shutdown port, and Redirect port.
Click Next.
Note: If the port numbers that you specified are in use, a warning message displays. To continue, specify unused and valid port numbers.

The Start Installation screen displays.

Web Application Server is selected and Tomcat is configured.

Note: If you select an existing server in the Select Web Application Server screen, provide specific configuration information about your existing web application server. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

Install CABI

After selecting the Web Application Server and configuring Tomcat, start the Installation Process.

Follow these steps:

From the Configure Tomcat screen, click Next to start the installation process.
Once the installation is complete, the Installation Complete screen displays.
Click Finish to complete the BOXI installation.
The CA Business Intelligence Completion screen displays with a summary of the installation.
After the installation is complete, the Restart Machine option is selected by default. If you do not want to restart the system immediately, select Restart later, and click Done.
CABI installation is completed.

Note: A GUI-based CABI installation is not supported on UNIX. Console based and silent installation of CABI is supported on UNIX. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

Verify the CABI Installation

After installing CABI, you can verify the status of the installation. Verification of CABI installation depends on the deployment type and the components that are selected in the installation process. You can use the following methods to verify the CABI installation:

Verify that CMS (6400), SIA (6410), and Tomcat (8080) are running.
In the Central Configuration Manager (CMC), verify if all the 28 servers are running and enabled. However, in Unix, you can see 29 servers running in CMC. For more information, see the CA Business Intelligence Implementation Guide.

Follow these steps:

On Windows, select Start, All Programs, BusinessObjects XI, BusinessObjects Enterprise, and Central Configuration Manager.
The Central Configuration Manager window opens.
Verify the status of Tomcat and Server Intelligence Agent (SIA).
Click the Manage Servers icon.
The Log On window opens.
Enter the name of your system, provide your credentials, and click Connect.
A list of servers that are related to CABI is displayed.
Verify that all the servers related to CABI are running and enabled.
CABI installation is verified.

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