Install OBIEE 11g on Linux

Problem

How to install OBIEE 11g on Linux.

Solution

i. Description

In this article you will know the procedure to install OBIEE 11g on a Linux (Centos) box.

ii. Procedure

At this point we have

- the Oracle 11g database already installed

- the schemas needed for the OBIEE Server are already created. Here you can see how the rcu (Repository Creation Utility) is used to create the OBIEE schemas.

Notes:

- the OBIEE 11g installation is done on Linux (Centos 5.4)

- the OBIEE version is 11.1.1.5

Here is the link used for downloading the OBIEE server installation software:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html

OBIEE 11g installation on Linux: Oracle Business Intelligence 11.1.1.x Downloads

Choose the version you want (generally the latest), accept the installation and then click on the "All Supported Platforms" under the "Oracle Business Intelligence 11g (11.1.1.5.0)". This is my case, but you can choose the other one. If you are here you can download the "Oracle Business Intelligence Developer Client Tools Installer" as well because you will need it, but I will not use it for this installation. In this article I will show how the OBIEE server is installed only.