2 Introduction to Oracle Communications Data Model Installation

Types of Installations Provided for Oracle Communications Data Model

Using the Oracle Universal Installer you can perform two types of Oracle Communications Data Model installation:

• Installation of the Oracle Communications Data Model component. You must install this component to create an Oracle Communications Data Model data warehouse.

• Installation of reports and schemas that you can use for ideas about how to design your own reports. Installing the reports is optional.

Different items are installed depending on whether you install the database objects, or the reports and schemas.

Communications Data Model Installation

When you perform a Communications Data Model installation of Oracle Communications Data Model, the Oracle Universal Installer installs the Oracle Communications Data Model component without data. Specifically, the installer creates the following schema in the target database:

• ocdm_sys which is the main schema for Oracle Communications Data Model. This schema contains all the relational and OLAP components of Oracle Communications Data Model, including the Oracle Communications Data Model data mining tables. This schema also contains all the mining components of Oracle Communications Data Model.

There is no data in this schema. You need to populate data into the schema.

Sample Reports Installation

When you perform a Sample Reports installation of the Oracle Communications Data Model, the installer creates the Oracle Communications Data Model sample schema in the target database. Specifically, the installer installs:

• The following files that provide the data for the reports:

  • ocdm_sample.dmp.zip which is a dump file of the schemas that contain the sample data for the relational and data mining components of Oracle Communications Data Model.

    Tip:

    The default user name for the schema is ocdm_sample.

  • ocdm_sample.eif which is a dump file containing sample data for the Oracle Communications Data Model analytic workspace (that is, the OLAP cubes).

• The following files that define and create the sample reports:

  • ocdm.rpd

  • ocdmwebcat.zip

Oracle Communications Data Model Home Directory Structure

The installation image contains the following directories under ORACLE_HOME/ocdm:

• adons: when you install Add-ons, this directory contains the files required for the selected optional adapters or analytics subproducts.

• report: which contains the sample report files for Oracle Communications Data Model installation.

• utl: which contains metadata and TM Forum KPI information.

• pdm: which contains the physical schema dump, creation scripts, and lookup value population in subdirectories:

Overview of the Installation Process

Installation of Oracle Communications Data Model requires the following tasks:

1. Read Oracle Communications Data Model Release Notes to identify any last minute changes.

2. Verify that your system is one of the supported platforms and that it satisfies the hardware and software requirements as described in Chapter 1, "Hardware and Software Requirements."

3. Identify and perform any necessary preinstallation tasks, as described in "Preinstallation Tasks".

4. Install the Oracle Communications Data Model component or the Oracle Communications Data Model reports as described in "Installer Execution".

   Tip:

   You can also perform a silent installation, see "Silent Installation" for more information.

5. Identify and perform any necessary postinstallation tasks, as described in "Postinstallation Tasks".

6. Install the additional components that you need to create an Oracle Communications Data Model data warehouse or run the reports, as described in Chapter 4, "Installation of Additional Components."