System requirements

BMC Decision Support – Database Automation is an optional, add-on product that is integrated with the BMC Database Automation solution. You must purchase a separate license to install this product.

This topic describes the requirements for installing BMC Decision Support – Database Automation.

• SAP BusinessObjects BI server (reporting server)
• BMC Decision Support – Database Automation application server
• BMC Decision Support – Database Automation data warehouse database server
• Supported browsers
• Port requirements
• BMC Database Automation requirements

For additional information, see Product Availability and Compatibility.

SAP BusinessObjects BI server (reporting server)

You must have the following versions of SAP BusinessObjects BI platform installed before installing BMC Decision Support – Database Automation:

The computer on which BI platform is installed must meet the following requirements:

• Operating systems: 
  • Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)
• RAM: 16 GB recommended
• Available disk space: 100 GB minimum
• CPUs: 4 CPUs with 3 GHz speed 

For the port requirements and instructions to configure BusinessObjects BI server in a firewall environment, see the "Configuring BI platform for firewalls" section in the Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide at PDFs.

BMC Decision Support – Database Automation application server

The computer that hosts the BMC Decision Support – Database Automation software must meet the following requirements:

• Operating systems: 
  • Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) 
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) 
• RAM: 4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended
• Available disk space: 60 GB minimum
• CPUs: 2 CPUs with 3 GHz speed 

BMC Decision Support – Database Automation data warehouse database server

The computer that is configured to be the data warehouse database server must meet the following requirements:

• OS: Dependent on the database type and the OS support for that database
• RAM: 8 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended
• Available disk space: 100 GB minimum
• CPUs: 4 CPUs with 3 GHz speed

Supported databases

The following databases are supported for use with this product:

• Oracle database server 12c¹
• Oracle database server 11g Release 2 RAC
• Oracle database server 11g Release 2

The supported version of 12c is 12.1.0.2 with pluggable database (PDB).

Supported browsers

BMC Decision Support – Database Automation works with all browsers that are supported by BusinessObjects BI platform. For browsers that are supported by BusinessObjects BI, see the following documents:

Port requirements

By default, BMC Decision Support – Database Application uses port 6400 to communicate with the SAP BusinessObjects BI server (reporting server). Change this port number if your BusinessObjects BI server listens on a different port. In addition to 6400, you need to configure other ports as well. If you need further information about the BusinessObjects BI port requirements, see the "BI platform port requirements" section in the Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide at PDFs.

For the port requirements and instructions to configure BusinessObjects BI server in a firewall environment, see the "Configuring the BI platform for firewalls" section in the Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide at PDFs.

BMC Database Automation requirements

You must have the following version of BMC Database Automation installed before installing BMC Decision Support – Database Automation (versions 8.9.00 and 8.9.01) or before running the Content Deployment utility (versions 8.9.02 and later):