Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System

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Chapter 1. Deployment Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Choose a Deployment Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Perform Additional Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Perform Ongoing Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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In This Chapter
Choose a Deployment Path ...............................................................................10
Perform Additional Configuration Options ...............................................................10
Perform Ongoing Administration..........................................................................11

Use this chapter to determine which deployment path to use and which installation
documentation to use, depending on your needs.

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Choose a Deployment Path
Table 1 Choose a Deployment Path

Deployment When to Choose Use This Guide

Option This Option

Rapid deployment For a single- l Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Rapid Deployment of Oracle Essbase
machine in Development Environments
development
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Rapid Deployment of Oracle Hyperion
environment on
l
Financial Management in Development Environments
Windows
l Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Rapid Deployment of Oracle Hyperion
Planning in Development Environments

Standard For test and Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Standard Deployment Guide
deployment production
deployments on
Windows and for
scaling out

Custom When the standard See the appropriate chapters in the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System
deployment deployment Installation and Configuration Guide.
approach does not
meet your
requirements; for
example, when you
require a manual
deployment or
deployment to
WebSphere

Maintenance When applying a Performing a Maintenance Release Installation for EPM System Products in the Oracle
installation maintenance Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and Configuration Guide
release

Perform Additional Configuration Options

Table 2 Perform Additional Configuration Options

Task Related
Documentation

Perform additional deployment configuration options after completing a standard or custom deployment, such Oracle Enterprise
as scaling out or rehosting services Performance
Management System
Deployment Options
Guide

Perform additional security configuration options after completing a standard or custom deployment, such as Oracle Enterprise
configuring user directories or reconfiguring to use SSL Performance
Management System
Security Configuration
Guide

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Table 3 Perform Ongoing Administration
Task
Perform security administration tasks, such as
provisioning users and groups with the appropriate roles
Migrate applications from one environment to another,
such as from test to production
Troubleshoot problems with your deployment
Create a backup of product and application data
Related Documentation
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System User Security
Administration Guide
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Lifecycle Management
Guide
See also:
l Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Migrating Oracle
Hyperion Planning Applications
l Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Migrating Oracle
Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management Applications
l Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Migrating Oracle
Hyperion Performance Management Architect Applications
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Installation and
Configuration Troubleshooting Guide
Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System Backup and Recovery
Guide
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You can find Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System installation documentation
in the Oracle Documentation Library (http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/
epm.html) on Oracle Technology Network. For faster access to the documentation for a specific
release, use the Enterprise Performance Management Documentation Portal (http://
www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/technical-information-147174.html),
which also contains links to EPM Supported Platform Matrices, My Oracle Support, and other
information resources.
Check the Oracle Documentation Library (http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/
epm.html) on Oracle Technology Network to see whether updated versions of these guides are
available.
Additional content is available in the White Paper Library at Oracle Enterprise Performance
Management /Business Intelligence White Papers.)

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