Configuring Enterprise Reporter on a Solaris host

If you chose the install only option during installation of Enterprise Reporter, you need to configure Enterprise Reporter so that you can use the product.

To configure Enterprise Reporter on a Solaris host

  1. On the host on which you want to configure Enterprise Reporter, open an operating system console and log in as root.

  2. Change to the following directory:

    /opt/VRTS/install

  3. Type the following command:

    ./installccer -configure

  4. At the configuration and log files screen, do one of the following:

    To accept the default location (/var)

    Press Enter.

    To specify an alternate location

    Type the location and then press Enter.

  5. At the fully qualified host name screen, do one of the following:

    To accept the host name that was obtained by the installer

    Press Enter.

    To specify an alternate host name

    Type the fully qualified host name and then press Enter.

  6. At the installation prerequisites screen, read the information and press Enter.

  7. At the screen that informs you to run the oracleinstancecheck script, read the information about running the script. Then, do one of the following:

    If you have not yet run the script

    To exit the installation, type n and press Enter. Then, run the script.

    See Ensuring that your Oracle database is properly configured.

    If you have run the script

    To continue the installation, type y and press Enter.

  8. Respond to the prompts that ask for the following information about your Oracle database:

    • The Oracle home directory where the Oracle client or the Oracle database is installed on the local system.

    • The Oracle database instance name.

    • The port number for the Oracle TNS listener.

    • The fully qualified name or IP address of the host where the Oracle database resides.

    • The service name for the Oracle database instance.

  9. At the configuration information screen, review the information about your Oracle instance and then respond to the question about whether the information is correct.

  10. At the configure SMTP notification screen, respond to the question about configuring SMTP notification.

    SMTP notification lets you email reports in Enterprise Reporter.

  11. If the installer verifies that the required tablespaces and schema are not present, do one of the following:

    To proceed and let the installer create the required tablespaces and schema

    Type 1 and press Enter. Then, follow the prompts so that the installer can create the tablespaces and schema.

    To create the required tablespaces and schema yourself

    Type 2 and press Enter. Then, manually create the required tablespaces and schema.

    See Creating tablespaces and schema for the Oracle database instance.

  12. After installation completes, perform post-installation setup.

    See Performing post-installation setup.