Oracle BI 12c: New Features for Administrators

Duration: 1 Day

What you will learn

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.
Live Virtual Class Format
A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any
time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording,
copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Audience

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

Related Training

Suggested Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of SQL
Experience with Oracle Business Intelligence platform

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

Course Topics

Oracle BI 12c New Features Overview

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

Oracle BI 12c Architecture

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

Installing and Configuring Oracle BI 12c

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

Moving Between Environments

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

Scaling an Oracle BI 12c Deployment

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