How to Install Oracle Essbase 11.1.1.0 (Fusion Edition) on your PC

Today, I successfully installed the latest Oracle Essbase 11.1.1.0 (Fusion Edition) on my laptop. The process is completely different and easy when compared to that of Essbase 9.3.1

Following are the steps to install the software:

• Before starting the installation, I strongly recommend you to uninstall the 9.3.1 version existing (If any) on your system . This makes the installation process pretty much smoother by avoiding the port conflicts while Upgrading to 11.1.1.0.
• Install Oracle XE
  
• Do it only if you don't have it already on your system
  
• Hyperion Shared Services, required by Essbase Administration Services, can be installed on an Oracle instance.
• For the installation instructions refer : http://aseng-wiki.us.oracle.com/asengwiki/display/~kun_liu/How+to+Install+Essbase+and+EAS+on+Your+PC
• Download the following softwares from edelivery.oracle.com -> Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (11.1.1.0.0) Media Pack for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) to one folder
1. Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Installer, Fusion Edition Release 11.1.1.0.0
2. Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Foundation Services Release 11.1.1.0.0 Part 1 of 3
3. Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Foundation Services Release 11.1.1.0.0 Part 2 of 3
4. Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management System Foundation Services Release 11.1.1.0.0 Part 3 of 3
5. Oracle Essbase Server Release 11.1.1.0.0
6. Oracle Essbase Client Release 11.1.1.0.0
7. Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting, Fusion Edition Release 11.1.1.0.0
• All the above software will be in individual ZIP files.
• Unzip all the ZIP files from 1-7 in the same order and to the same location (say, folder \download_location)
• When the Softwares from 2-7 are unzipped, it'll create a folder with same name "\assemblies". Just override the existing folder.
  
• Now,  to install and Configure EPM System products:
1. Choose a method:
• (Windows) Double-click installTool.cmd in the root directory to which you extracted the EPM System Installer files.
• (Windows) From a Windows console, change to the root directory to which you extracted the EPM System Installer files and enter installTool.cmd -console.EPM System Installer launches.
2. EPM System Installer launches. Review and complete each page of EPM System Installer, clicking Next to move to the next page.
3. When installation is complete, click Configure to configure the products using EPM System Configurator, or click Finish to close EPM System Installer.
4. References: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12825_01/epm.111/epm_install/frameset.htm?launch.html
• How to Start and Stop EPM System Products services:
• EPM System Installer installs a single start script in HYPERION_HOME/products/bin, called "start.bat". Running the single start script on a machine in your EPM System deployment starts all EPM System services installed on that machine.
• A single stop script, "stop.bat" is also installed in HYPERION_HOME/products/bin. Running the stop script on a machine in your EPM System deployment stops all EPM System products on that machine.
• Once we start the services, we can launch the EPM Products by launching the applications from Start -> Oracle EPM Products -> (Application).

We are done!!! :-)

Regards,

S