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BI Publisher Enterprise
January 27, 2016
Up in the JCS Clouds !!
Oracle BI Publisher has been in the cloud for quite sometime ....as a part of Fusion Applications or few other Oracle product offerings. We now announce certification of BI Publisher in the Java Cloud Services!!
Oracle Java Cloud Service (JCS) is a part of the platform service offerings in Oracle Cloud. Powered by Oracle WebLogic Server, it provides a platform on top of Oracle's enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure for developing and deploying new or existing Java EE applications. Check for more details on JCS here. In this page, under "Perform Advanced Tasks" you can find a link to "Leverage your on-premise licenses". This page cites all the products certified for Java Cloud Services and now we can see BI Publisher 11.1.1.9 listed as one of the certified products using Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7.
How to Install BI Publisher on JCS?
Here are the steps to install BI Publisher on JCS. The certification supports the Virtual Image option only.
Step 1: Create DBaaS Instance
Step 2: Create JCS Instance
To create an Oracle Java Cloud Service instance, use the REST API for Oracle Java Cloud Service. Do not use the Wizard in the GUI. The Wizard does not allow an option to specify the MWHOME partition size, whereas REST API allows us to specify this. The default size created by the Wizard is generally insufficient for BI Publisher deployments.
The detailed instructions to install JCS instance are available in the Oracle By Example Tutorial under "Setting up your environment", "Creating an Oracle Java Cloud Service instance".
Step 3: Install and Configure BI Publisher
- Set up RCU on DBaaS
- Copy RCU
- Run RCU
- Install BI Publisher in JCS instance
- Copy BI Installer in JCS instance
- Run Installer
- Use Software Only Install
- Configure BI Publisher
- Extend Weblogic Domain
- Configure Policy Store
- Configure JMS
- Configure Security
You can follow the detailed installation instructions as documented in "Oracle By Example" tutorial.
Minimum Cloud Compute and Storage Requirements:
- Oracle Java Cloud Service: 1 OCPU, 7.5 GB Memory, 62 GB Storage
- To install Weblogic instance
- To Install BI Publisher
- To set Temp File Directory in BI Publisher
- Oracle Database Cloud Service: 1 OCPU, 7.5 GB Memory, 90 GB Storage
- To install RCU
- To use DBaaS as a data source
- Oracle IaaS (Compute & Storage): (Optional - Depends on sizing requirements)
- To Enable Local & Cloud Storage option in DBaaS (Used with Full Tooling option)
So now you can use your on-premise license to host BI Publisher as a standalone on the Java Cloud Services for all your highly formatted, pixel perfect enterprise reports for your cloud based applications. Have a great Day !!
Great information. Are there other articles about connecting this Cloud BIP to data sources either Cloud or On-Prem?
Thank you,
Nick D.