Myers, G: SAP BusinessObjects BI System Administration

Preface 15
Acknowledgments 17
1. Introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform: What Am I Getting Into? 19
1.1 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe 19
1.2 Introduction to the SAP BusinessObjects BI Reporting Tools 22
1.3 Architecture Overview 48
1.4 Planning for a New Solution 50
1.5 Summary 55
2. Sizing and Scalability: Better Make It Big Enough 57
2.1 Sizing Basics 59
2.2 Tools in Your Sizing Toolbox 63
2.3 Hardware and Software Requirements 66
2.4 Using Auditor to Size an Existing System for Migration 71
2.5 Sizing a System from Scratch 83
2.6 Complex Sizing Projects: Where Science Meets Art 85
2.7 Sizing as an Ongoing Activity 95
2.8 Summary 100
3. Installation: If You Build it, They Will Come 103
3.1 UNIX and Linux Installation 106
3.2 Windows Installation 114
3.3 Clustering 136
3.4 Virtualization 154
3.5 Summary 158
4. Configuration: Getting the Most for Your Money 161
4.1 How Sizing and Configuration Go Hand-in-Hand 162
4.2 Taming the Adaptive Processing Server Beast 177
4.3 Multisource Universe Preparation and the Data Federation Administration Tool 189
4.4 Configuration Best Practices 205
4.5 Summary 208
5. Security: Laying Down the Law 209
5.1 User and Content Management 210
5.2 Data and Data Source Security 234
5.3 Securing Communication Using Cryptography and SSL 237
5.4 Working with Firewalls and Reverse-Proxies 255
5.5 General Recommendations for Securing Your SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Deployment 270
5.6 Multitenancy 271
5.7 Summary 272
6. Migrating Content: Moving Stuff Around and Keeping It Straight 273
6.1 The Upgrade Management Tool versus Promotion Management 274
6.2 Overview of Promotion Management 289
6.3 Migrating Content with Promotion Management 298
6.4 Content Federation Using the Replication Service 309
6.5 Summary 316

Myers, Greg
Greg Myers has worked in the analytics industry for the past 14 years, specializing in Business Objects tools for 10 years. He is primarily focused on the operational side of analytics, working with BI architecture, performance, and administration. He is an SAP Certified Associate in SAP BusinessObjects, as well as an SAP Mentor and active volunteer with America's SAP User Group (ASUG). He has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Information Systems, and a Master of Business Administration. Greg currently lives and works in the suburban Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania, and when he's not working or speaking at a conference, he can typically be found puttering in his organic vegetable garden or embarrassing himself on a local golf course.Vallo, Eric
Eric Vallo has been a part of the greater Business Objects community since 1999, and involved in business intelligence as a whole since early 1998. He has had the opportunity to cover all facets of reporting and analytics, ranging from report and universe development through to business intelligence platform architecture and strategy. Eric is one of the co-founders and the managing partner at EVtechnologies, an SAP Certified Associate in SAP BusinessObjects, an SAP Mentor, and a co-host of the Diversified Semantic Layer podcast. Eric currently lives in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, MO.