Installing the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c software is an important part of the Oracle BI Publisher installation.

1. Download the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Installation files from the Oracle Business Intelligence Downloads page. The installation files are:

   fmw_12.2.1.4.0_bi_linux64_Disk1_1of2.zip
   fmw_12.2.1.4.0_bi_linux64_Disk1_2of2.zip
   

2. Copy the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Installation files to the path: /home/oracle/oracle1.
3. Extract the contents of the .Zip files to get:
   • bi_platform-12.2.1.4.0_linux64-2.bin
   • bi_platform-12.2.1.4.0_linux64.bin

   
   [oracle@vm ]$ cd oracle1
   [oracle@vm oracle1]$ unzip fmw_12.2.1.4.0_bi_linux64_Disk1_1of2.zip
   [oracle@vm oracle1]$ unzip fmw_12.2.1.4.0_bi_linux64_Disk1_2of2.zip

4. Execute the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c installer as the oracle user:

   ./bi_platform-12.2.1.4.0_linux64.bin

5. In the Welcome window click Next.
6. In the Auto Updates window:
   1. You can use the default choice (Skip Auto Updates) if you do not plan on receiving any updates for the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c software from Oracle Support, and click Next.
   2. However, if you want automatic updates later or the ability to search updates through Oracle Support, you can choose the other options, and click Next.

   Figure 3-1 Installing Auto Updates

   
   

   

   
   
7. In the Installation Location window, select the directory from the Oracle Home dropdown list or browse to the directory where you want to install the software. This graphic shows the /home/oracle/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_Home1 directory:

   Figure 3-2 Configure installation location

   
   

   

   
   
8. In the Installation Type window, select the BI Platform Distribution option that you want. The default is BI Platform Distribution with Samples.
9. In the Prerequisite Checks window, click Next.
10. In the Installation Summary window, click Install.
11. In the Installation Progress window, click Next.

    Figure 3-3 Oracle Business Intelligence 12c software Installation Progress

    
    

    

    
    
12. In the Installation Complete window, click Finish.