Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Installing Essbase Administration
Services
Now that you have installed the Essbase analytic server, you need a tool which will
enable you to play with your Essbase databases (commonly referred to as cubes)
as you create, configure, and maintain them. The tool used for this purpose is called
Essbase Administration Services. In earlier versions of Essbase, this tool is known
as the Application manager or just App manager.
Essbase databases are commonly called cubes after
the Rubik's Cube style structure of how the data is
conceptually stored.
The EAS user interface runs on any client and that is where you will install the
software. The EAS talks to the Essbase service using TCP/IP and a web-based server.
The servers recommended by Oracle are Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, and Oracle
Application Server. To simplify matters, Oracle includes a small Tomcat server with
the installation package of the EAS service. In our example, we will be installing
Tomcat as our administration server on the client with the EAS installation:
1. To get started, double-click the EAS executable file
setup
which is supplied
by Oracle. Wouldn't you know that the very first screen to pleasure your
eyes is the familiar old language selection screen. As always, this is where
you select the language to be used with the installation wizard. Again, as
always, select
English
as it is the only language option available. Click
OK
when you are ready.
2. As in the server software installation, you are now treated to the setup
program welcome screen. Read this as you usually would and then
click
Next
.
3. You may be noticing several similarities by now. This screen prompts
you to select a country where, ideally, the software will be used.
It is extremely important that the installation of all components
of a system be installed using the same country selection.
The primary benefits being the assurance of accuracy of the
calculations and the ease of possible future root cause analysis.
For our example, we are using the United States. Select the country of your
choice and click
Next
.
4.
This step asks you to read and agree to the
End User License Agreement
(EULA)
. Read it carefully, and if you agree and wish to continue, click
Next
.
