Comments on: OBIEE 11.1.1.9 – BI Publisher Set Up Fails on Windows Server 2012

By: Muhammad Arshad

Muhammad Arshad — Sun, 25 Dec 2016 07:09:02 +0000

does the same workaround also work for Windows 10? or reverting to Windows 8 or server version is the only alternate?

By: Chris DeBracy

Chris DeBracy — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:31:36 +0000

In reply to Dustin Hammersmith. Try enclosing the command line/path with quotes. The space between C:\Program and Files is causing a parsing problem, I imagine.

By: Dustin Hammersmith

Dustin Hammersmith — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:51:40 +0000

In reply to Patrick Abram.

I am having the same issue and when I go to run the script from the directory using the syntax C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.7.0_79/bin/jar xf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py I get the response ” ‘C:\Program’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable or batch file. Please help me it seems I’m on the right track with your workaround but I can’t quite execute.

I’m deploying on WLS 12.1.3 with BI Pub 11.1.1.9 JDK 7u79 and Windows Server 2012 R2

By: Patrick Abram

Patrick Abram — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:19:56 +0000

In reply to Haitham Ibrahim.

I cannot be more specific on the commands to 3.3 and 3.5 since I don’t know the location of your JDK. An example location is “C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_92”. Find your JDK and replace [JDK Home] with that location.

Please remember that Microsoft Windows command prompt commands consider a space a break in the command. If your JDK home has a space in the name as the example above you will need to put the entire command up to “jar” in quotes.

“C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_92\bin\jar” xf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py

By: Haitham Ibrahim

Haitham Ibrahim — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 06:51:11 +0000

please right the final command for step 3 and 5 beacuse i can’t run this script right as example .

Extract the javashell.py file with the following command: [JDK Home]/bin/jar xf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py
Use a text editor to modify the [Middleware Home]\wlserver_10.3\common\wlst\modules\Lib\javashell.py file
Search for the first incidence of _osTypeMap in the file
Add ‘Windows Server 2012’ to the map for “nt” right after ‘Windows 7’ (see below for details)
Import the javashell.py file with the following command: [JDK Home]/bin/jar uf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 10:34:59 +0000

I had the same error, same version of OS (Win server 2012 R2), but I use another workaround:
1)Install the OBIEE component from setup selecting Enterprise Install (ignoring AppCrash at 97%)
2)Exit the configuration tool after complete the install task just before “Create a new BI System” step.
3)I use your guide,step 3
” Update the javashell.py file
Open a Command Prompt
Navigate to the [Middleware Home]\wlserver_10.3\common\wlst\modules directory
Extract the javashell.py file with the following command: [JDK Home]/bin/jar xf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py
Use a text editor to modify the [Middleware Home]\wlserver_10.3\common\wlst\modules\Lib\javashell.py file
Search for the first incidence of _osTypeMap in the file
Add ‘Windows Server 2012’ to the map for “nt” right after ‘Windows 7’ (see below for details)
Import the javashell.py file with the following command: [JDK Home]/bin/jar uf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py”
4)Execute the config tool ($OBIEE_HOME\Oracle_BI1\bin\config.sh or config.bat)
It worked for me 😉

Good luck and thanks for this helpful post!

By: Kathy Nguyen

Kathy Nguyen — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:00:23 +0000

In reply to Kathy Nguyen. Make sure you have step 5 as documents : 5.Import the javashell.py file with the following command: [JDK Home]/bin/jar uf jython-modules.jar Lib\javashell.py

By: Patrick Abram

Patrick Abram — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 01:01:59 +0000

Chris,

Please refer to the OBIEE 11.1.1.9 Certification Matrix for complete details on what is supported. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi/bi-11gr1certmatrix-11-1-1-9-0-2541437.xls

You will see that Windows 10 is not listed as a supported operating system. Also, the Java version required for most installations is 1.7.0_80+. Since 1.7.0_80 is the terminal version of Java 7 that is the version I recommend if you want to try again.

By: Kathy Nguyen

Kathy Nguyen — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:32:55 +0000

Thanks for document, it works.
I followed the steps, but fixed as soon as it’ completed the weblogic and click retry button then it will pick up the new change and continue processing.

I mean, I install the OBIEE 11.1.1.9 (enterprise install) without the weblogic first.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 12:39:57 +0000

Hi, I proceed just like you did but Windows 10 so I have :
_osTypeMap = (
( “nt”, ( ‘nt’, ‘Windows NT’, ‘Windows NT 4.0’, ‘WindowsNT’,
‘Windows 2000’, ‘Windows 2003’, ‘Windows XP’, ‘Windows CE’,
‘Windows Vista’, ‘Windows Server 2008’, ‘Windows 7’, ‘Windows 10’ ))
in my javashell.py.
But I still have the same error. My java is 1.7.0_79.
Do you think Windows 10 is not OK for OBIEE 11g(1.1.1.9) ?
Thanks.

By: sajsan

sajsan — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:52:50 +0000

very helpful. I was able to get obiee 11.1.1.9 working on my windows 8 laptop due to this input.

By: Jonathan Johnson

Jonathan Johnson — Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:37:22 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for the post! This worked great for me! I actually was installing BI Publisher 11.1.1.7, but ran into the exact same error since I was installing on Server 2012. This fix the issue for my installation as well.

-Jonathan