P6 Release 8 Installation Orientation

P6 Release 8 Installation Orientation

Jim McCarthy

Technical Support Engineer

• P6 EPPM R8 Technical Feature Considerations

– Database Changes

– Authentication Types

– P6 (Formerly known as Web Access)

– P6 Prerequisites

– Known Java Issues

– Application Server Clustering

– P6 Professional

– P6 R8 Standalone Status

– Job Services

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Overview

• P6 EPPM R8 Technical Feature Considerations

– Enterprise Reporting

– Security and Hardening

– Technologies Added to R8

– Technologies Dropped from R8

• Where to download P6 R8?

• Integrated Components

• Database Upgrade

• P6 Installation

• Helpful Documentation

• Where to get support


Overview

• New Oracle Database User

– Background Processes User

• New Database Password Encryption

– Release 8 will be using AES2 encryption

• New Administer Private Database Logins Utility

– Allows you to reset the Privuser password.

– No longer located in the Database Configuration Utility

Database Changes in P6 EPPM R8


• Authentication Types still supported

– Native

– LDAP

– WebSSO

• New Configuration Location

– Located in Administration Application on the

Authentication tab.

• LDAP Configuration Wizard no longer exists.

Authentication Types


• New Features

– New URL for P6: http://<server>:<port>/p6/login

– Context Root has changed from primaveraweb to p6

– All administration has moved to the web.

• Adding New Users

– 30 character limit instead of 20 in previous versions

– E-mail addresses supported for usernames

P6 (Formerly known as Web Access)


• Prerequisites for installation on Weblogic Platform

– Java Application Server Weblogic 11g R1

– JDK – One of the 2 listed

• JRockit 6 Update 5 R27.6.2+

• Sun JDK 1.6.0_21+

• Prerequisites for installation on IBM WebSphere

Platform

– Java Application Server WebSphere 7.0

– WebSphere 7.0 Fix Pack 11

– IBM JDK

P6 Prerequisites


• Java JREs 6 update 21 and update 22

• Release will download JRE 6 update 20

Known Java JRE Issues


• Supported on Weblogic and Websphere application

servers

• Application Cluster Benefits

– Scalability

• Web server capacity can be increased on demand

– High – Availability

• Processing continues when a server instance fails.

P6 R8 Application Server Clustering


• Installation

– No more Methodology Management Client application or

database (MMDB)

– Methodology templates will need to be exported/imported

over to project templates.

– Project Management Professional Client application only

– No registry entries installed with R8 client

• Connection Information

– Can only connect to a P6 EPPM database

– Administration has been moved to the Web

– Database alias connection information stored in a new

Prmbootstrap.xml file.

P6 R8 Professional


• Connection Information cont.

– File found in:

• C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application

Data\Primavera P6 Professional (for Windows XP/2003 users)

• C:\Users\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Primavera P6

Professional (for Windows Vista/7/2008 users).

P6 R8 Professional cont’d.


• P6 R8 is currently an Enterprise-only release.

• No Installation Option or Upgrade Path available

• Does not include functionality required for

standalone installations.

• P6 Standalone Installation and Upgrade Status(Doc

ID 1266725.1)

P6 R8 Standalone Status


• Job Services

– Web Job Services

– All jobs scheduled from the Web.

– P6 Professional client can also use Job Services

– No additional installation required

• Functions in the Web

– Apply Actuals

– Level Projects

– Recalculate Assignment Costs

– Store Period Performance

– Summarize Projects

P6 R8 Job Services


• Functions in the Professional Client

– Apply Actuals

– Summarize Projects

P6 R8 Job Services cont’d.


• Enterprise Reporting

– Enables customer to create day-to-day operational reports

using the Operational Data Store (ODS)

• P6 Analytics (Sold Separately)

– Perform business intelligence analysis with Enterprise

Reporting using the Star Schema (STAR)

P6 R8 Enterprise Reporting


• Migrations from iManage must first be upgraded to

P6.2.1

• For those using P6.2.1 and P6v7 there will be a

migration tool available at a later date.

• For more information please review Doc ID

1263556.1.

Content Repository Migrations


• Purpose

– Minimize and eliminate security risks

– Protect systems and data from attacks

• Planning and Action

– Implement measures on general operating systems

– Implement on database and application servers

• Can be deployed into environments with hardening

measures in practice

R8 Security Hardening


• Oracle Business Process Management 10g

(BPM 10g)

• Oracle BI Publisher 10g

• Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g

• Support for Mac OS (Snow Leopard)

• Support for Safari 4.x web browser

• Database Technologies

– Active Data Guard

– Advanced Compression

• Partitioning

• RAC (Real Application Cluster)

Technologies Added to R8


• Apache 2.0 (Web Server)

• IIS 6.0 (Web Server)

• JackRabbit (Document Repository)

• JBoss (Java Application Server)

• JBPM (Workflow Engine)

• OHTTP 2.0

• SiteMinder

• WebLogic 10g R3

Technologies Dropped From R8


Where to download P6 R8?

• http://edelivery.oracle.com

• P6 EPPM R8 Components

– P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Quick Install

Guide

– P6 Documentation

– P6 EPPM R8

– P6 EPPM Database Setup R8

– P6 Professional R8 for EPPM

– P6 Integration API and P6 Web Services R8

– P6 Reporting Database R2.1

– P6 Analytics R1.1

P6 EPPM R8 Media Pack Downloads


• P6 EPPM R8 Components:

– P6 Tools R8

– P6 Progress Reporter R8

– Oracle Content Server 10gR3

– Oracle Weblogic Server 11gR1

– JRockit Real Time 4.0 for Java SE 6

– Oracle BI Publisher

Media Pack Downloads cont.


• The database upgrade instructions can be found in

the P6 EPPM Administrator’s Guide

– Automatic Database Installation

– About the Database Wizard

– Database Upgrade Process

– Upgrading an Oracle Database to P6 EPPM

– Upgrading a Microsoft SQL Server Database to P6 EPPM

– Manual Database Configuration

Database Upgrade


• How To: Install and Setup P6 Release 8 with Weblogic 11g [Video] (Doc ID 1275445.1)

P6 R8 Installation with WebLogic


• Oracle Access Manager

• Oracle Single Sign-On

• Oracle AutoVue

• Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

• Oracle Universal Content Management

• Microsoft SharePoint

Integrated Components


• P6 R8 Documentation

– Analytics

– Notices and Disclosures

– Migration Guide P3 to P6

– Production Manuals

– Tested Configurations

– Technical Documentation

– P6 EPPM Quick Install Guide Release

8(p6eppm_v80_qig.pdf)

– Administrator’s Guide

• Oracle Technology Network

– http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

Recommended Documentation


http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

• Master Note for Primavera P6 Release 8 (P6 r8) Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Documentation (Doc ID 1272188.1)

Helpful KM Documentation


• If you have a question about using Oracle

Primavera products that you or your network

administrator cannot resolve with information in the

documentation or help, go to:

http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html This

page provides the latest information on contacting

Oracle Global Customer Support and the support

renewals process.

• Go to

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17266_01/inde

x.htm for the latest updates to the P6 EPPM 8.0

Documentation library.

Where To Get Support?


THANK YOU


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