We started the chapter with Oracle EPM Architecture in tiers—Client, Web and WebApp, and Database and Services. These tiers helped us in understanding and deciding the deployment plan. We have also looked into two of the Oracle-recommended deployment strategies, which would be very handy when we propose to a client.
We understood the prerequisites even before we initiated the software download. We have also learned how and what to download for Oracle Hyperion Planning. We spoke of Support Matrix reference guide, which will be useful in determining the right platform for Oracle Hyperion Planning implementations.
We have understood installation and configuration of Oracle Hyperion Planning and its complementing products such as Oracle Essbase, Hyperion Shared Services, EAS, Reporting and Analysis and Oracle EPM Workspace. We talked about the configuration when multiple machines are involved in a distributed environment. We also learned the correct order in which to start Oracle EPM windows...