Here I have created BOADMIN as the service account to install and run BI.
The steps and configuration will be same for it too. Most of the companies create a SERVICE ACCOUNT instead of giving rights and setting policies for the different users. Here I have created BOADMIN account which is in BIPW2K12EN Domain to install the product. Preparing the BO Account / Service Account for Installation : Mosre importantly atleast 20 GB Free Space should be present in Installation drive and 4-6 GB in the Temp folder. For Quick Information : Minimum 16 GB RAM (For Default Installation) / Minimum 4 Core (Recommended) is required / Supported OS as per PAM.For BI 4.2 PAM Guide : BI 4.2 - BI 4.2 SP2.MASTER KBA for PAM : 2183884 - Master KBA: Supported Platforms Guide / Product Availability Matrix (PAM) document links.In this guide Minimum Hardware recommendation and supported components which should be installed with your product is provided. The best way to get the recommendations and to get FULL SUPPORT is to refer PAM Guide ( Product Availability Matrix ). Setting up the Machine ( Hardware requirements ) SAP Client Tools 4.x Installation on Client Machine.SAP Add-on like Design Studio, Data Services Etc.SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform 4.x.This Document is applicable on below products : In this document I am trying to install BI 4.2 SP2 on Windows 2012 server.You can follow the steps for installing BI 4.X on Any Windows Operating System. I have accumulated the changes and best practices to install the SAP BI 4.x on Windows Operating in this document so that BO Administrators can install the product as smoothly as it can be installed on the server by following the best practices and making necessary changes on the windows operating system level. But Different companies has different configurations, rights assigned to bo admin, policies set for bo admin etc which affects the installation directly or indirectly. Installing SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform 4.x on Windows Platform seems to be very simple if we keep the configuration, hardware, policies etc as per the requirements and recommendations from SAP.