No, wait, not that way!

Real-world lessons from an OBIA 11g implementation

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Why this talk?

What is OBIA?

Oh, you know...

No, really, what is OBIA?

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)

+ Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)+ Weblogic Server+ Oracle RDBMS (Warehouse, 2 repositories)+ Templates and ETL maps for a variety of

popular data sources

Know your versions

"Whoa, that's a lot of .1's"

OBIA 11.1.1.8 11.1.1.9 11.1.1.10

OBIEE 11.1.1.7 11.1.1.7* 11.1.1.9*

ODI 11.1.1.7 11.1.1.7 11.1.1.9

WLS 10.3.6 10.3.6 10.3.6

*With option to upgrade to higher

version

Know your limitations

Certified/supported configurationsPatching/upgrade pathsJava versionODI quirksOBIEE quirks

Build/config advice

Expect to read a lotRecord admin console sessionsScript everything (Learn WLST!)Iterate

Build/config advice

Use db services to segregate workload Automate maintenance tasksKnow your ports if hosting multiple environments

"Easy install"rcu -silent -createRepository -connectString db_host:db_host:db_service -dbUser sys -dbRole sysdba -schemaPrefix DEV -component MDS -component BIPLATFORM -f < /tmp/OBIEErcu;

rcu -silent -createRepository -connectString db_host:db_host:db_service -dbUser sys -dbRole sysdba -schemaPrefix DEV -useSamePasswordForAllSchemaUsers false -component ODI -component BIACOMP -component DW -f < /tmp/OBIArcu

java -d64 -jar wls1036_generic.jar -mode=silent -silent_xml=resp_file_path/wls_silent.xml

runInstaller -silent -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME -responseFile resp_file_path/obiee_base_inst.rsp

runInstaller -silent -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME -responseFile resp_file_path/odi_base_inst.rsp

runInstaller -silent -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME -responseFile respfile_path/obia_base_inst.rsp

perl APPLY_PATCHES.pl apply_patches_import.txt

config.sh -silent -responseFile respfile_path/obiee_config.rsp -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME

configApps.sh -silent -responseFile respfile_path/obia_config.rsp -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME

config.sh -silent -responseFile respfile_path/bi_scaleout.rsp -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME

"Easy install"cd('/Servers/AdminServer')cmo.setKeyStores('CustomIdentityAndCustomTrust')cmo.setCustomIdentityKeyStoreFileName('/u01/oracle/keys/Identity.jks')cmo.setCustomIdentityKeyStoreType('jks')set('CustomIdentityKeyStorePassPhrase',priv);cmo.setCustomTrustKeyStoreFileName('/u01/oracle/keys/Identity.jks')cmo.setCustomTrustKeyStoreType('JKS')set('CustomTrustKeyStorePassPhrase',trust)cd('/Servers/AdminServer/SSL/AdminServer')cmo.setServerPrivateKeyAlias('not_the_real_key_alias_of_course')set('ServerPrivateKeyPassPhrase',priv)cd('/Servers/AdminServer/SSL/AdminServer')cmo.setEnabled(true)cmo.setListenPort(7002)showChanges()activate()exit()

Watch the defaults!

ODI default sessions Java settings for managed servers OBIEE session-related settingsRelocate log and temp files

Ref: MOS Note 1963225.1MOS Note 1333049.1

Example: OBIEE session/cache tweaking

Ref: MOS Note 1333049.1

instanceconfig.xml<Query> <MaxEntries>5000</MaxEntries><AbsoluteMaxEntries>20000</AbsoluteMaxEntries><CruiseEntries>3000</CruiseEntries><ForceLRU>true</ForceLRU></Query>

opmn.xml<process-type id="OracleBIJavaHostComponent" module-id="CUSTOM">[...]<data id="start-args" value="-server -Xms8g -Xmx8g -Xmn4g -XX:+UseCompressedOops -XX:+UseParallelOldGC -XX:+ExplicitGCInvokesConcurrentAndUnloadsClasses -XX:MaxPermSize=512M -XX:PermSize=512M -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -Xnoclassgc[...]

NQSConfig.INISERVER_THREAD_RANGE = 100-2000;DB_GATEWAY_THREAD_RANGE = 100-2000;

Example: Explicit GC in JVMs

Ref: MOS Note 1369755.1

Test early, test often

Don't wait until late phases! Load testing important along a number of dimensions:

• individual report performance• app server performance• database performance under mixed (ETL +

reporting) load• system longevity ("endurance test")

Know your wallets!

Multiple wallets, various purposesSome boundary systems may not support SHA2-encrypted SSL keys

Some default entries there, too

"I want you to go in that bag, and find my wallet.""Which one is it?

--Pulp Fiction

User management

Should you use external directory for service accounts?

ODI user integration requires extra work

Extra work, you said?

Instrumentation

Usage Tracking is kinda importantKeep log level high in RPD to get useful mapping between

physical and logical queries.Leverage connection pool and report-level settings in RPD

to get slightly better end-to-end trackingConsider retention period and archiving of ODI run data License Diagnostic and Tuning packs

The warm fuzzy stuffNo unicornsChoose partners carefully (no sales pitches here)Keep fences low; collaborate widelyDon't wait for documents to be "perfect" Tech folks: over-communicate, don't assumeBe excellent to each other (and patient)

TL;DR

PrepareAutomateUpdate the OOB settingsBe excellent to each other

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