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2.1.3 Variables
The following variables are used throughout this guide:
Variable
<INSTALLDIR>
Description
The directory where BI platform is installed. On Windows, the default directory is
C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\
.
<PLAT
FORM64DIR>
The name of your Unix operating system. Acceptable values are:
• aix_rs6000_64
• linux_x64
• solaris_sparcv9
• hpux_ia64
<SCRIPTDIR>
The directory where scripts for administering BI platform are located
• On Windows: <INSTALLDIR>\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI
4.0\win64_x64\scripts
• On Unix: <INSTALLDIR>/sap_bobj/enterprise_xi40/<PLAT
FORM64DIR>/scripts
2.2 Before you start
2.2.1 Key concepts
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2.2.1.1 Services and servers
BI platform uses service and server to refer to the two types of software running on a BI platform computer.
A service is a server subsystem that performs a specific function. The service runs in the memory space of its server, under the process ID of the parent container (server). For example, the Web Intelligence
Scheduling Service is a subsystem that runs on the Adaptive Job Server.
A server is a process at the operating system level (on some systems, called a daemon) that hosts one or more services. For example, the Central Management Server (CMS) and Adaptive Processing Server are servers. A server runs on a specific operating system account and has its own PID.
A node is a collection of BI platform servers running on the same host and managed by the same Server
Intelligence Agent (SIA). One or more nodes can be on a single host.
BI platform can be installed on one computer, spread across different computers on an intranet, or separated over a wide area network (WAN).
Services, servers, nodes, and hosts
The following diagram shows a hypothetical installation of BI platform. The number of services, servers, nodes, and hosts—and the type of services and servers—varies in actual installations.
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Two hosts form the cluster named ProductionBISystem, which has two hosts:
• The host named HostAlpha has BI platform installed and is configured with two nodes:
• NodeMercury contains an Adaptive Job Server (NodeMercury.AJS) with services to schedule and publish reports, an Input File Repository Server (NodeMercury.IFRS) with a service to store input reports, and an Output File Repository Server (NodeMercury.OFRS) with a service to store report output.
• NodeVenus contains an Adaptive Processing Server (NodeVenus.APS) with services to provide publishing, monitoring, and translation features, an Adaptive Processing Server (Node
Venus.APS2
) with a service to provide client auditing, and a Central Management Server
(NodeVenus.CMS) with a service to provide the CMS services.
• The host named HostBeta has BI platform installed and is configured with three nodes:
• NodeMars contains a Central Management Server (NodeMars.CMS) with a service to provide
CMS services. Having the CMS on two computers enables load balancing and mitigation and failover capabilities.
• NodeJupiter contains an Web Intelligence Processing Server (NodeJupiter.WebIntelli
gence
) with a service to provide Web Intelligence reporting and an Event Server (Node
Jupiter.EventServer
) to provide report monitoring of files.
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