OBIEE 10G/11G - Backup
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Introduction
When you need to migrate or to backup an OBIEE installation. You must first know the complete installation process and component involved in order to have a good understanding of all important files.
The best way to backup is to backup the entire server. For instance, you can perform :
- a complete backup in a quiet period of activity (normally Sunday)
- and a incremental backup for the rest of the week
If you want to backup only the important files, you can find below a table with all the serious directory with an installation of OC4J standalone as java web server.
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Version
10G
In the directory path, you can find this two variables :
| Name | Description | Default Value for a default installation |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle_BIHome | Installation Location | C:\OracleBI |
| Oracle_BiDataHome | Data Location | C:\OracleBIData |
Be aware that all this location are default location and can be different depending of the installation configuration.
| Software | Default Directory | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle BI Server | Oracle_BIHome\server\Repository | Data |
| Oracle BI Presentation Server | Oracle_BiDataHome\web\catalog | Data |
| Oracle BI Server | Oracle_BIHome\server\Config | Configuration |
| Oracle BI Presentation Server | Oracle_BiDataHome\web\config | Configuration |
| Oracle BI Presentation Server | Oracle_BIHome\web\msgdb\customMessages | Configuration |
| Oracle BI Presentation Server | Oracle_BIHome\oc4j_bi\j2ee\home\applications\analytics\analytics\res | StyleSheet |
| Oracle BI Presentation Server | OracleBIData_Home\web\res | StyleSheet / Lanaguage (Localization) |
| Oracle BI Scheduler | Oracle_BiDataHome\scheduler\config\ | Configuration |
Don't forget the script that are scheduled.