Business Objects XI 3.X’s Server Intelligence Agent (SIA)

Business Objects XI 3.0 introduced us to an entirely new architectural concept called the Server Intelligence Agent (SIA). The SIA takes over Business Objects service/server management from the Central Configuration Manager of XI Release 2. When you start a SIA you can configure all, some, or none of the servers contained in/managed by the SIA […]
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CMS Tuning: ndbqthreads or Number of Requested Database Connections

If you are interested in maximizing the performance of your system please review this article and also its companion: CMS Tuning: maxobjectsincache and MaximumObjectsToKeepInMemory. Observing/Measuring Tuning Impacts The parameter discussed in this article requires more tuning and closer observation than other CMS Tuning technique may require. I highly suggest that you do a load test […]
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CMS Tuning: maxobjectsincache and MaximumObjectsToKeepInMemory

I think all Business Objects administrators and developers share at least one goal; they all want their XI system to perform at the best of its ability to realize its full potential. If you have this goal keep reading and please share any comments you might have as well. Observing/Measuring Tuning Impacts Tuning is a […]
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BOXI Grooming: Prune Your Input and Output FRS

Origin of a Cluttered FRS Business Objects XI has a way of making more sub-folders than files. Seriously, take a close look at your Input and Output File Repository Servers, or rather your FRS on the disk. You will notice a crazy number of folders. As objects get deleted in Business Objects XI their corresponding […]
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Cleanly Stopping and Starting Business Objects Servers

I really cannot explain why it is that I have NEVER seen any documentation that advises Business Objects XI administrators on how to stop and start Business Objects properly. For those of us running part of our business on BO XI we are very concerned about minimizing errors for users and scheduled jobs while we […]
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