The document provides an overview of the key technical features and considerations for installing and implementing Oracle Primavera P6 Release 8 (P6 R8). It discusses changes to the database, authentication types, P6 web access, prerequisites, known Java issues, application server clustering, the P6 Professional client, standalone status, job services, enterprise reporting, security hardening, technologies added and dropped in R8, installation instructions, documentation resources, and support options.

1. P6 Release 8 Installation Orientation
Jim McCarthy
Technical Support Engineer

2. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential
Overview

3. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential
Overview

4. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

5. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

6. • 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)
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

7. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

8. • Java JREs 6 update 21 and update 22
• Release will download JRE 6 update 20
Known Java JRE Issues
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

9. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

10. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

11. • Connection Information cont.
– File found in:
• C:Documents and Settings<username>Local SettingsApplication
DataPrimavera P6 Professional (for Windows XP/2003 users)
• C:Users<username>Local SettingsApplication DataPrimavera P6
Professional (for Windows Vista/7/2008 users).
P6 R8 Professional cont’d.
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

12. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

13. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

14. • Functions in the Professional Client
– Apply Actuals
– Summarize Projects
P6 R8 Job Services cont’d.
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

15. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

16. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

17. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

18. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

19. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

20. Where to download P6 R8?
• http://edelivery.oracle.com

21. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

22. • 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.
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

23. • 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
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

24. • How To: Install and Setup P6 Release 8
with Weblogic 11g [Video] (Doc ID
1275445.1)
P6 R8 Installation with WebLogic
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

25. • Oracle Access Manager
• Oracle Single Sign-On
• Oracle AutoVue
• Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
• Oracle Universal Content Management
• Microsoft SharePoint
Integrated Components
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

26. • 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/in
dex.html
Recommended Documentation
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

27. • Master Note for Primavera P6 Release 8 (P6 r8)
Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Documentation
(Doc ID 1272188.1)
Helpful KM Documentation
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

28. • 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?
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

29. © 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential

30. THANK YOU
© 2010 Oracle Corporation – Proprietary and Confidential