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| 1 | +# Oracle Analytics Server Container |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Sample container configurations facilitate |
| 4 | +installation, configuration, and environment setup for DevOps users. |
| 5 | +This project includes quick start |
| 6 | +[container](dockerfiles/) for Oracle Analytics Server 2022 (6.4) |
| 7 | +based on Oracle Linux 7, Oracle JRE 8 (Server), |
| 8 | +and Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12.2.1.4.0. |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +For more information about Oracle Analytics Server, |
| 11 | +see the [Oracle Analytics Server Online Documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/bi/analytics-server/index.html). |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +The certification of Oracle Analytics Server Container |
| 14 | +doesn't require the use of any file presented in this repository. |
| 15 | +Customers and users are welcome to use the files in this repository |
| 16 | +as starter templates to customize or tweak, |
| 17 | +or to create scripts and container files from scratch. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +For pre-built images containing Oracle software, check the [Oracle Container Registry](https://container-registry.oracle.com). |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +## Database Prerequisites |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +You must have a running Oracle Database, either in a container or on a host. |
| 24 | +You need these database connection details |
| 25 | +to create mid-tier schemas for the BI domain. |
| 26 | +The schemas are created automatically when the BI container starts. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +If you're using an Oracle multitenant container database (CDB) |
| 29 | +or pluggable database (PDB) database, |
| 30 | +you must use PDB when creating the schemas because CDB isn’t supported. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +You can create an Oracle Database container by using an |
| 33 | +[OracleDatabase](https://github.com/oracle/docker-images/tree/master/OracleDatabase) |
| 34 | +image. |
| 35 | +Follow these instructions to create a 12.1 or 12.2 Enterprise Edition database. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +## Oracle Analytics Server Container Image Creation |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +Before you can build a BI image, you will need to build the [Oracle Java](https://github.com/oracle/docker-images/tree/master/OracleJava) image and the [Oracle Fusion Middleware](https://github.com/oracle/docker-images/tree/master/OracleFMWInfrastructure) image or pull pre-built images of each from the [Oracle Container Registry](https://container-registry.oracle.com). |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Building the Oracle Analytics Server Image |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +Download the binaries for |
| 44 | +[Oracle Analytics Server 2022 (6.4)](https://www-sites.oracle.com/solutions/business-analytics/analytics-server/analytics-server.html) |
| 45 | +for Linux x86-64-bit into the folder `OracleAnalytics/dockerfiles/6.4`. |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +If you need a proxy for the host to access yum.oracle.com during build, |
| 48 | +first set up the appropriate environment. For example: |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +```bash |
| 51 | +export http_proxy=myproxy.example.com:80 |
| 52 | +export https_proxy=myproxy.example.com:80 |
| 53 | +export no_proxy="localhost,127.0.0.1,localaddress,.localdomain.com" |
| 54 | +``` |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Build the image: |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +```bash |
| 59 | +cd OracleAnalytics/dockerfiles |
| 60 | +./buildContainerImage.sh -v 6.4 |
| 61 | +``` |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +Sample command(s) for users who don't want to use the above script to build the image: |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +```bash |
| 66 | +# without proxy |
| 67 | +docker build --force-rm=true --no-cache=true -t oracle/analyticsserver:6.4 -f Dockerfile . |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +# with proxy |
| 70 | +docker build --force-rm=true --no-cache=true --build-arg http_proxy=http://myproxy.example.com:80 --build-arg https_proxy=https://myproxy.example.com:80 -t oracle/analyticsserver:6.4 -f Dockerfile . |
| 71 | +``` |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +### Building the Oracle Analytics Server Patched Image |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +See the [Oracle Analytics patched image documentation](./patches/6.4-patch) for details. |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +## Creating an Oracle Analytics Server Container |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +The BI image provides a script to create and start a single-node BI domain, |
| 80 | +with the SampleApp Lite application. |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +This script is invoked when a container is started using the image. |
| 83 | +Subsequently, if the container restarts, |
| 84 | +the BI domain restarts automatically. |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +The BI image doesn't support scale-out or upgrade |
| 87 | +to any future Oracle Analytics Server patch set release. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +### Starting a New Container |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +The following variables are mandatory when starting the container: |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +* `ADMIN_USERNAME` - WebLogic admin username for the new domain |
| 94 | +* `ADMIN_PASSWORD` - WebLogic admin password |
| 95 | +* `DB_HOST` - Host name for database into which to create schemas |
| 96 | +* `DB_PORT` - Database listener port |
| 97 | +* `DB_SERVICE` - Database instance service name |
| 98 | +* `DB_USERNAME` - Database sysdba username |
| 99 | +* `DB_PASSWORD` - Database sysdba password |
| 100 | +* `SCHEMA_PREFIX` - Schema prefix for new schemas in the new domain. The schema prefix must be unique. If it’s already in use, domain creation fails. |
| 101 | +* `SCHEMA_PASSWORD` - Password for all new schemas created |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +The following variables are predefined: |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +`ORACLE_HOME` is `/u01/oracle`. |
| 106 | +`DOMAIN_HOME` is `/u01/oracle/user_projects/domains/bi`. |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +For example: |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +```bash |
| 111 | +docker run -d --name bi -p 9500:9500 -p 9502:9502 -e ADMIN_USERNAME=weblogic -e ADMIN_PASSWORD=<admin_password> -e DB_HOST=database -e DB_PORT=1521 -e DB_SERVICE=ORCLPDB1 -e DB_USERNAME=sys -e DB_PASSWORD=<db_password> -e SCHEMA_PREFIX=DEV -e SCHEMA_PASSWORD=<schema_password> oracle/analyticsserver:6.4-patch |
| 112 | +``` |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +Change _<...password>_ to your required values, and DB values to match your database. |
| 115 | + |
| 116 | +On success, logs the following: |
| 117 | +`The configuration of Oracle Fusion Middleware completed successfully.`. |
| 118 | +The script then tails the domain log to stdout. |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +The BI domain uses the following ports: |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +* `9500` - WebLogic AdminServer |
| 123 | +* `9502` - WebLogic `bi_server1` managed server, hosting BI JEE apps |
| 124 | +* `9508` - OBI Cluster Controller, providing access to OBI Server system component |
| 125 | +* `9514` - OBI Server system component |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +The following example URLs provide access to the BI domain: |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +* <http://www.example.com:9500/console> - WebLogic Admin Console |
| 130 | +* <http://www.example.com:9502/analytics> - BI Answers/Dashboards |
| 131 | +* <http://www.example.com:9502/va> - Data Visualization |
| 132 | +* <http://www.example.com:9502/xmlpserver> - BI Publisher |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +If access to the OBI Server component is required, |
| 135 | +for example by the BI Administration Tool, |
| 136 | +you must modify the previous `docker run` command to expose port 9514. |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +For example: |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +```bash |
| 141 | +docker run -it -p 9500:9500 -p 9502:9502 -p 9514:9514 -e ADMIN_USERNAME=weblogic -e ADMIN_PASSWORD=<admin_password> -e DB_HOST=database -e DB_PORT=1521 -e DB_SERVICE=ORCLPDB1 -e DB_USERNAME=sys -e DB_PASSWORD=<db_password> -e SCHEMA_PREFIX=DEV -e SCHEMA_PASSWORD=<schema_password> oracle/analyticsserver:6.4-patch |
| 142 | +``` |
| 143 | + |
| 144 | +### Using a Host Directory for Persistent Data |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +In the basic usage above, |
| 147 | +the container stores the persistent data in |
| 148 | +DOMAIN_HOME, APPLICATIONS_DIR, and SINGLETON_DATA_DIRECTORY. |
| 149 | +If the container is deleted, the data is lost. |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +You can use a data volume for `/u01/oracle/user_projects` |
| 152 | +to store persistent data on the host disk. |
| 153 | +For example, to mount a host directory as a data volume: |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | +```bash |
| 156 | +mkdir -p /scratch/bi && chmod 700 /scratch/bi && chown 1000:1000 /scratch/bi |
| 157 | +docker run -v /scratch/bi:/u01/oracle/user_projects ...... |
| 158 | +``` |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +`chown` is necessary to ensure that the directory has the same UID/GID as the user inside the container i.e. 'oracle'. |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +### Using a Database Container |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +In the above example, |
| 165 | +`DB_HOST` specifies the host name for the database instance. |
| 166 | +You must set up a container user-defined network |
| 167 | +if you want to use a database container or the legacy `--link` feature. |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +For example, |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +1. Create a user-defined network using the bridge driver: |
| 172 | + $ docker network create -d bridge bi_net |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +2. Start a database container using the above network: |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | + $ docker run --name database --network=bi_net ...... oracle/database:12.1.0.2-ee |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +3. Start a BI container that uses the database by name: |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | + $ docker run --name bi --network=bi_net -e DB_HOST=database ...... oracle/analyticsserver:6.4-patch |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +Note: In the above container run examples, other parameters are omitted for clarity. |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | +### Passing Configuration Environment by Mounted File or Container Secrets |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +The domain creation script also supports |
| 187 | +loading the same set of environment key/value pairs |
| 188 | +from files mounted into the container, |
| 189 | +using `docker run -v` or container secrets. |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | +The following files are processed if available, |
| 192 | +overriding any environment already set: |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +* For ADMIN_USERNAME/ADMIN_PASSWORD: `/run/secrets/admin.txt` |
| 195 | +* For DB_USERNAME/DB_PASSWORD: `/run/secrets/db.txt` |
| 196 | +* For SCHEMA_PASSWORD: `/run/secrets/schema.txt` |
| 197 | +* For providing all keys: `/run/secrets/config.txt` |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +Each *.txt file must contain lines of `key=value` pairs. |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +### Using Container Compose |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | +The BI image supports using `docker-compose` to start the BI and DB containers together. |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | +In this mode, the containers are started in parallel, |
| 206 | +and the BI container must wait for the DB to become available. |
| 207 | +The wait time is enabled by setting environment variable `DB_WAIT_TIMEOUT` |
| 208 | +to the maximum number of seconds to wait. |
| 209 | +For example, in your `docker-compose.yml`, add: |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | +```yaml |
| 212 | +environment: |
| 213 | + - DB_WAIT_TIMEOUT=240 |
| 214 | +``` |
| 215 | +
|
| 216 | +## Known Issues |
| 217 | +
|
| 218 | +1. The domain's node manager is configured to listen on the network interface |
| 219 | +for the container's original host name, |
| 220 | +rather than on all interfaces. |
| 221 | +Therefore, if you create a container using an existing data volume for `/u01/oracle/user_projects`, |
| 222 | +you must ensure you use the same host name. For example, |
| 223 | + |
| 224 | +```bash |
| 225 | +docker run --hostname original_hostname ...... |
| 226 | +``` |
| 227 | + |
| 228 | +2. If the container is restarted, |
| 229 | +pass the same set of environment variables again, |
| 230 | +even though the domain has already been created. |
| 231 | + |
| 232 | +3. Container health check isn't implemented. |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | +## License |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | +To download and run Oracle Analytics Server Distribution |
| 237 | +regardless of inside or outside a container, |
| 238 | +and regardless of the distribution, |
| 239 | +you must download the binaries from the Oracle website |
| 240 | +and accept the license indicated on that page. |
| 241 | + |
| 242 | +All scripts and files hosted in this project |
| 243 | +and GitHub [docker/OracleAnalyticsServer](./) repository |
| 244 | +required to build the container images are, |
| 245 | +unless otherwise noted, |
| 246 | +released under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at <https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl>. |
| 247 | + |
| 248 | +## Copyright |
| 249 | + |
| 250 | +Copyright (c) 2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. |
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