Installing and configuring BMC ProactiveNet Reporting

  1. Install the BMC ProactiveNet Server. For more details, see the BMC ProactiveNet Installation and Configuration Guide.
  2. Install SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. See System-requirements-for-BMC-ProactiveNet-Performance-Management-Reporting.

  3. Install the Oracle database. See System-requirements-for-BMC-ProactiveNet-Performance-Management-Reporting.
  4. Create table spaces and a database user as described in Creating-table-spaces-and-user.
  5. To install BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine, run the file located in the \Reports\ReportEngine folder, relevant to the operating system. For more information, see Installing-BMC-ProactiveNet-Report-Engine.
    • (Windows) Double-click ReportEngine9.0_bbuildNumber.exe.
    • (Solaris) Run the sh ReportEngine9.0_bbuildNumber.bin command
    • (Linux) Run the ReportEngine9.0_bbuildNumber.bin command
  6. Follow the instructions on the wizard pages. You need to enter the following information:
    • Operations that you want to perform including installing BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine and importing the latest universe and reports
    • Database connection information such as the database computer name, default port number 1521, and account details of the user that you created using the script in step 4.
    • Local host time zone
    • Directory where you want to install the product
    • BMC ProactiveNet Server registration details
    • Authentication details to connect to the computer on which you have installed SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise

  7. Add the BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine gateway entry to the mcell.dir file, located on the BMC ProactiveNet Server, in the <installationDirectory>\pw\server\etc directory:

    gateway.reportengine bpre.<fullyQualifiedHostName> mc <fullyQualifiedHostName>:3783

    The <fullyQualifiedHostName> is the full name of the computer where you have installed BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine.

  8. Reload the mcell.dir file by running the following command:
    mcontrol -n cellName reload dir

  9. In the BMC ProactiveNet Administration Console, edit the propagation policy for All_Events so that it specifies the name of the computer where you installed BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine in the Propagate to One Of list.

    All_Events policy, BMC ProactiveNet Administration Consoleadmin_all_events.png

    Note

    Ensure that the entry for the <fullyQualifiedHostName> is made in the hosts file. The file is located in the following directory:

    • (Windows) \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\etc
    • (Solaris and Linux) /etc
  10. At the command line, change the BMC ProactiveNet Report Engine directory path with the following command:
    • (Windows) CD /D reportEngineInstallationDirectory\ReportEngine\bin\reportsCLI
    • (Solaris and Linux) cd $BMC_PROACTIVENET_REPORTENGINE_HOME/ReportEngine/bin/reportsCLI

  11. Run the following command:

    cell_config add -name <cellName> -hn <hostName> -p 1828 -k mc -e production

    <hostName> is the name of the computer on which the BMC ProactiveNet cell is installed.

  12. Create attribute set of type External Report. See Creating attribute set of type External Report.

  13. If you installed Oracle Database and SAP BusinessObjects on different computers, you need to configure JDBC drivers or an Oracle client to connect SAP BusinessObjects to the Oracle Database. See Configuring-Oracle-database-and-connecting-SAP-BusinessObjects-Enterprise.

     

  14. Create a connection in SAP BusinessObjects to connect to Oracle database as described in Connecting-SAP-BusinessObjects-Enterprise-to-the-database.

    Note

    You can also establish the connectivity between the database and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise using other methods as per your organization's specifications.

 

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