OBIEE 11.1.1.7 installation

Today I thought to share my experience while installing OBIEE 11.1.1.7 in Window 7 64bit Environment.

While installing I got below error:

1. Creating domain failed at configurations step 14th
2. After installations BI services can’t start weblogic server. Error : “Server state changed to FORCE_SHUTTING_DOWN

Let discuss about 1^st error:  

The Error due to Microsoft loopback adapter

Before installation of obiee you need to set loopback adapter in a proper way. Please follow below steps

Add the loopback adapter to the machine by launching Device Manager, and then when the Add Hardware dialog comes up, press Next, Next, Next. Then at the Common hardware types list, select Network adapters. Then, at the Select Network Adapter page, select Microsoft as the Manufacturer, and then Microsoft Loopback Adapter as the Network Adapter. Press Next, Next and Finish.

Then, using Network and Sharing Center click on the Local Area Connection 2 link to bring up the Local Area Connection 2 Status dialog. Press Properties, then double-click on the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then enter the following details:

IP Address: 10.10.10.10

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Leave other values at default, then press OK, OK, Close; then close the dialog.

Add an entry in the "hosts" file that resolves your machine name to the loopback adapter, by selecting Start, then right-click on Notepad and select Run as Administrator

When notepad.exe opens, select File > Open > and using the file selector select C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hostsand then enter the following details to the end of the file, to resolve the host name mentioned earlier to the IP address for this new loopback adapter

10.10.10.10 Rakesh-PC

Then, select File > Save to save the updated version of the file.

Finally, test that these new network settings work as expected by selecting Start > Command Prompt, then typing ping [machine name], so that the output looks like this

Once you did installation of loopback adapter. Follow the below steps for OBIEE 11.1.17 installation.

Step 1: Install Oracle Database 11g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TooRYY80P7c

Step 2: RUC installation:

http://allinobiee.blogspot.in/2013/07/installing-rcu-111170-utility-on.html

Step 3: OBIEE installation – Check below link and follow the same steps for obiee installation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOLxS620pDA

Let discuss 2^nd Error.

After installation I was not able to start weblogic services. I found below error massage.“Server state changed to FORCE_SHUTTING_DOWN”. 

If you getting same error follow below steps

Solutions: You need to change the “boot.properies” password.

Navigate to “boot.properties” and change with your new password as below.

Admin Server boot.properties 

Path:

<BIEE_HOME>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminServer\security

Note: The User name and Password is already in encrypted format, just remove that and change the entry

password=welcome1234
username=weblogic

Similarly do the same for bi_server1

BI Server boot.properties 

Path:<BIEE_HOME>\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\servers\bi_server1\security

password=********
username=weblogic

Save these files and start the services again. You should be able to start the server.

Thanks and Regards 

Rakesh Patil
rakeshpatil002@gmail.com

OBIEE Foundation Suite 11g Certified Implementation Specialist