Installation media

All of the software you will need can be downloaded from the Oracle Business Intelligence 12c Downloads page at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork .

Before you can download the software, you will need to log in to the Oracle website and accept the license terms:

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Let's get all the software, including the software for the next chapter:

1. Create a folder for the downloads, for example, C:obiee_downloads.

2. Download all the OBIEE installation media to the previously created directory:

   • The Windows JDK (we used Version 8 Update 74)

   • WebLogic Server

   • Oracle Business Intelligence 12c, File 1 and File 2

   • Oracle Business Intelligence Developer Client Tool

   There is a link on the 12c Downloads page for the Java distributions.

3. Follow the links, accept the license, and download the Windows 64-bit version (jdk-8u74-windows-x64.exe):

   

4. You will end up with five files in the download folder, as shown in the following...