Comments on: Tips for Installing FixPacks in Business Objects XI 3.1

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:14:19 +0000

Hi Julian,

I have yet another question. We have roles created in our BW system which we then import into our BOE system. I noticed that when we import them, they are prefixed with the logical system name of our SAP system. i.e BWD~100/rolename.

Is there any way to remove this prefix, or do we have to create the security in each BOE client separately? I seem to get issues when I tried to migrate the security from Dev to QA and it was because of this prefx.

Thanks,
Peter

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 24 May 2011 11:48:07 +0000

Hi JK, I thought of one more thing. Sometimes anti-virus applications become over-protective and REALLY slow things down. Please try to disable your anti-virus software while installing Business Objects and you might see a performance boost.

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:52:59 +0000

In my experience the only way to get it to run faster is to NOT install too many language packs on the server. Those multiply the duration. Without them I don’t think I ever thought it ran too long. If you are not installing lots of language packs then I think either you are expecting too much or your hardware is too inferior for Business Objects.

By: JK

JK — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:16:51 +0000

Is there a way we can make the setup.exe file in the taskmanager use more memory? Will using PAE switch help in overcoming the 32 bit architecture limitation?
This will surely make the installation process faster.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:23:34 +0000

Hi Peter, I can tell you that I had lots of trouble installing Fix Pack 3.4 on one of my machines and on many others. The Business Objects installer seems to have trouble with the “Software Inventory Tool”. I suggest you test as much as possible on the different client builds that may exist in your organization. Watch for any troubles with the “Software Inventory Tool”. As I recall, attempting to open the “Software Inventory Tool” before patching also resulted in a crash of that application.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:19:46 +0000

Hi Julian,

We just upgraded our sandbox to SP3 FP5, and will eventually be rolling this out to our Dev, QA and Prod systems, however,a concern that I have is with installing the latest client tools for 3.5. Are there any known issues that you are aware of with installing these? Any special steps that need to be taken to avoid major issues? Reason I ask is that when we installed the 2.6 client tools, we encountered numerous issues installing them, and all the issues were not related, which made it very frustrating to the end users.

Thanks,
Peter

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:46:07 +0000

Hi Parik, don’t be discouraged by the mention of “SP2 FP 2.2″ in the “fixed issues” document, that may just be when the bug was discovered. In general if you want to install a fix pack it is usually advisable to look at the highest available fix pack applicable to your Business Objects XI system’s service pack level. Then you should review the fix pack’s release notes for known issues. If none of these known issues are deal breakers then you can proceed.

Determining fixed issues applicable to your installation can be more complex because it would require you to individually study all of the fixed issues for each fix pack that is greater than your patch level. It would be nice if SAP BusinessObjects could provide an online tool that allows you to put in your current patch level and targeted patch level and then the tool would output your expected fixed issues and known issues.

By: Parik

Parik — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:15:55 +0000

Hi Julian,
We have ‘BO XI 3.1 SP3- 12.1.6.1116′ in PROD and I am reviewing patches. I believe there r 5 patchs after above ver: 3.1 to 3.5, correct?
I get confused while reviewing the issues fixed list in this doc https://websmp108.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/012003146900000037422011E/XI31_FP3_5_Fixed_Issues_en.pdf
Because it sometimes talk abt XI 3.1 SP2 FP 2.2, for e.g. ADAPT01371367.
How can I avoid confusion and just concentrate on patching XI 3.1 SP3? Any document links?
Thanks.

By: Julian

Julian — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:09:51 +0000

Hi R. A., I am very sorry you have experienced such troubles. I know the risk is always there when patching. I don’t use SAP BW, but I can say that for the most part I am satisfied with FP 3.4, although it has some known issues as well.

By: R.A.

R.A. — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:30:48 +0000

Hi! I currently have BOE XI 3.1 SP3 FP3.3, it is working good. After that I installed FP3.5 because of corrections. After the installation the server seemed to not work anymore… Connection to SAP BW is not working after FP3.5