Oracle BI 12c: New Features for Administrators

Course code

OBI12cNFA

Duration

1 Days, 8 Acad. Hours

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Objectives

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Course Overview

Course overview

This course provides instructions and step-by-step procedures for the new features of Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) 12c, with an emphasis on system administration features and changes. The course begins with an overview of the new features of Oracle BI 12c, Oracle BI system administration tasks, installation steps, the logical architecture, and the tools used to complete system administration tasks.

As the course progresses, you learn how to upgrade from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle BI 12c, use the baseline validation tool to validate upgrades and migrations between systems, and perform system management and life cycle operations. You also learn how to use command line utilities and scripts to stop and start Oracle BI components, manage metadata using Business Intelligence Archive (BAR) files, scale an Oracle BI deployment, and deploy Oracle BI for high availability.

Objectives

Course Objectives

Identify and describe new features in Oracle BI 12c
Describe the Oracle BI 12c system logical architecture
Identify and describe the installation steps for Oracle BI 12c
Upgrade from Oracle BI 11g to Oracle BI 12c
Use the Oracle Baseline Validation tool (BVT) to validate upgrades and migrations between systems
Identify and describe the system administration tools that are available for managing Oracle BI
Use new Oracle BI 12c command line utilities and scripts
Manage metadata in Business Intelligence Archive (BAR) files
Manage BAR files using WebLogic Scripting Tool (WSLT) commands
Use process control commands to stop, start, and view the status of BI components
Scale a 12c deployment to deploy Oracle BI for high availability

Prerequisites

Suggested Prerequisite

Experience with Oracle Business Intelligence platform
Basic knowledge of SQL

Audience

Business Intelligence Developer
Application Developers
System Administrator
Business Analysts
Architect
Data Warehouse Analyst
Implementation Consultant
Technical Consultant

Course Outline

Course Topics

1. Oracle BI 12c New Features Overview

Using BAR Files to Move Between Environments
Singleton Data Dictionary
Invoking WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST) from a Single Location
Redefining the Oracle Home Location
Upgrading From 11g to 12c
Using New Commands For Process Control
Scaling Out and Shared Storage
OPMN is No Longer Used in Fusion Middleware

2. Oracle BI 12c Architecture

Key Architecture Differences Between 11g and 12c
Oracle BI System Administration Tasks
Oracle BI System Logical Architecture
Oracle BI System Administration Tools

3. Installing and Configuring Oracle BI 12c

Describe the prerequisites for installing Oracle BI 12c
Install and Configure Oracle BI 12c
Install Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Infrastructure

4. Moving Between Environments

Moving to a new environment
Importing the export bundle using the BI 12c Configuration Assistant
Moving from a test to a production Environment
Using the Baseline Validation Tool to generate a comparison between environments to validate migration
Verifying migration prerequisites
Using the migration utility to create the export bundle
Upgrading from 11g to 12c
Performing an Import Using the BI Migration Tool

5. Scaling an Oracle BI 12c Deployment

Setting Up Shared Files and Directories
Validating That Your System Has Been Scaled Correctly
Managing Availability in Oracle Business Intelligence (Horizontally Scaling)
Deploying Oracle BI for high availability

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