Oracle® Enterprise Performance Management System Tips and Tricks from EPM System Infrastructure Development: Issues 73 and Higher Release 11.1.2 EPM System Tips and Tricks from EPM System Infrastructure Development: Issues 73 and Higher, 11.1.2 Copyright © 2010, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Authors: EPM Information Development Team Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform, publish, or display any part, in any form, or by any means. 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Architecture ............................................................. 21 What is Oracle’s recommended Production Deployment Model for EPM System Release 11.1.2.x? ............................................................ 21 What is the typical architecture for EPM System components for Release 11.1.2.1? ...... 23 Where can I get a list of infrastructure new features and enhancements for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1? ...................................................... 23 What is an example of internal HTTP-based, Server-to-Server communication in EPM System 11.1.2.x, and what is the exact communication path for it? .................. 24 Can an EPM System deployment running on a 32-bit OS work with the relational database running on a 64-bit OS? ................................................ 25 What version of Oracle Fusion Middleware is EPM System Release 11.1.2.1 built upon? .............................................................. 25 Is the Oracle Database “Transparent Data Encryption” supported in EPM System? ...... 26 When does the Premier Support for EPM System Release 9.3.x terminate? ............ 26 EPM System Release 11.1.1.x runs on WebLogic Server version 9.x, but premier support for WebLogic 9.x ends in November 2011. What does this mean to EPM System customers using Weblogic on Release 11.1.1.x? ........................................ 26 Chapter 2. Patches ................................................................ 27 I applied an OPatch and see a message that Patch "XXXXXX" is a “no-op” patch. What does this mean? .......................................................... 27 How can I use Opatch to give me details about which products are installed in the Oracle Home ? ............................................................ 28 In Releases 11.1.1.3 and 11.1.2.0, if a user installs an additional component, or reinstalls an existing component, the OUI inventory is rewritten, wiping out patch history. Are my patches lost? ......................................................... 29 I need to apply the Java security update 30 patch to my Release 11.1.1.3 installation. How do I do it properly? .................................................... 30 I have a notification from Oracle for critical patch updates on WebLogic and Oracle Database. Are these patches supported by EPM System products, and is it a good idea to apply them? ......................................................... 30 Running opatch (or hpatch) on an EPM System Release 11.1.1.3 AIX 5.3 system that has been upgraded from Release 9.3.3 fails with the following error: Error: Port Library Contents iii failed to initialize. Could not create the Java virtual machine. What is the issue? ............................................ 30 Chapter 3. Installation/Upgrade ....................................................... 31 Is there a step-by-step document I can use to install and configure a simple Planning deployment environment for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1? ...................... 38 Is there a step-by-step document I can use to install and configure a simple Essbase environment for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1? ................................ 38 Is there a step-by-step document I can use to install and configure a simple Financial Management environment for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1? ...................... 38 Is there a step-by-step document that describes Oracle’s best practice approach to deploy EPM System products for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1? ......................... 38 What are the advantages of doing a deployment following EPM System's Standard Deployment Guide? ................................................... 40 EPM System's standard deployment topology offers more than I need for my scenario. Do I need to implement all the requirements to be compliant with this guide? ............ 40 Why is EPM System's Standard Deployment Guide for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1 based on Windows and not Linux? ............................................. 40 Is it possible to use the Standard Deployment Guide for EPM System Release 11.1.2.1 and deploy all products to Windows but deploy Essbase on Linux? ..................... 40 Can EPM System's Standard Deployment Guide be used for self-training on installation and deployment? ......................................................... 41 Why have the Services and Web Applications tiers been merged into a single Application Tier in the standard deployment model? ..................................... 41 What are the recommended upgrade paths for older EPM System releases to Release 11.1.2.1 and what are the limitations? ............................................. 41 Why is an upgrade to EPM System Release 11.1.2.1 supported only from Releases 9.2.1, 9.3.3 and 11.1.1.3 and not from earlier releases of those code lines? ..................... 42 When moving from EPM System Release 11.1.2.0 to Release 11.1.2.1, do I needed to reinstall and reconfigure the whole system? ......................................... 42 What are the certification changes from EPM System Release 11.1.2 to Release to 11.1.2.1? ............................................................ 42 Added Items ...................................................... 42 Removed Items .................................................... 44 What ports and communication protocols are used in EPM System Release 11.1.2.1? .... 44 Is there any documentation for EPM System’s repository database schemas for Release 11.1.2.1? ............................................................ 44 Is there a way to deploy all EPM System Web applications to one WebLogic managed server? ............................................................. 45 How do I set the Logical Address for Web applications in Release 11.1.2.1? ........... 45 I ran the 11.1.2.1 EPM System Installer and did not see a selection for some client components. Did I forget to download some required assemblies? .................. 46 I ran the 11.1.2.1 EPM System Installer and did not see a selection for the Financial Reporting Print Server. Did I forget to download a required assembly? ....................... 46 iv Contents I ran the 11.1.2.1 EPM System Configurator for Planning and didn’t see the Product Options