Installation and Upgrading
Cumulative Feature Overview
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Installation and
Upgrading
Use these documents to plan, install, configure, and upgrade P6 EPPM.
Administrators should use these documents.
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Supported Technologies and
Tested Configurations
For a summary of the technologies supported by the on-premises Primavera suite of products (P6 EPPM, P6 Professional, Unifier, Analytics, and Gateway) see the Supported Technologies page.
For details on the configurations we tested and verified to work with P6 EPPM, see the Tested Configurations spreadsheet.
Administrators should use these documents.
Planning
Use these documents to learn more about P6 EPPM architecture, performance, and security.
Administrators should use these guides.
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Performance and
Sizing Guide
Provides an estimate of hardware and software requirements for deploying P6 EPPM.
Administrators should use this guide.
Planning and Implementation Guide
Provides information to help you plan your implementation, including checklists, FAQs, and overviews of authentication options and security guidance.
Administrators should use this guide.
Security Guide
Explains how to handle security, including detailed information on safe deployments, authentication options, and security settings.
Administrators should use this guide.
System Architecture Data Sheet
Provides an overview of all modules in the P6 EPPM solution.
Administrators should use this document.
Installing
Use these documents to learn how to install and configure P6 EPPM.
Administrators should use these guides.
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Installation and
Configuration Guide
Explains how to install and configure P6 EPPM applications using the installation wizard.
Administrators should use this guide.
Manual Installation Guides
Manual Installation Guide (Oracle Database)
Explains how to set up a P6 EPPM Oracle database.
Administrators should use this guide.
Manual Installation Guide (Microsoft SQL Server Database)
Explains how to set up a P6 EPPM Microsoft SQL Server database.
Administrators should use this guide.
P6 Professional Installation and
Configuration Guide (P6 EPPM)
Explains how to install and configure P6 Professional in a P6 EPPM environment.
Administrators should use this guide.
Compression Server
Documentation
Installation and Configuration Guide
Describes how to install and configure Primavera Compression Server to enable faster data transfer between the Primavera database and P6 Professional.
White Paper
Provides a technical overview of how Compression Server works.
Upgrading
Use these documents to learn how to upgrade P6 EPPM to the current version.
Administrators should use these guides.
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Upgrade Best Practices Guide
Explains how to determine when an upgrade is appropriate for your organization, evaluate common upgrade paths; and create an upgrade agenda for your organization.
Administrators should use this guide.
Upgrade and Configuration Guide
Explains how to automatically upgrade and configure your applications.
Administrators should use this guide.
Manual Upgrade Guides
Manual Upgrade Guide (Oracle Database)
Explains how to upgrade a P6 EPPM Oracle database and configure your applications.
Administrators should use this guide.
Manual Updgrade Guide (Microsoft SQL Server Database)
Explains how to upgrade up a P6 EPPM Microsoft SQL Server database and configure your applications.
Administrators should use this guide.
Schema Migration Guide
Explains how to:
- Migrate your P6 EPPM schema to P6 Professional.
- Migrate your P6 Professional schema to P6 EPPM.
Configuring
Use these documents to learn how to set up various supporting technologies to work with P6 EPPM.
Administrators should use these guides.
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Adapter Installation and
Configuration Guide
Describes how to install and configure the P6 Adapter for P6 and Gateway integrations.
Administrators should use this guide.
BI Publisher Configuration Guide
Describes how to integrate Oracle BI Publisher with P6 EPPM to support on-demand web-based reporting.
Administrators should use this guide.
BPM (Business Process
Management) Configuration Guide
Describes how to integrate Oracle BPM with P6 EPPM to support business processes, models, and standards.
Administrators should use this guide.
Content Repository Configuration Guide
Describes how to integrate a content repository with P6 EPPM to enable you to catalog, access, search, and reuse documentation.
Administrators should use this guide.
Integration API (Application Program
Interface) Configuration Guide
Describes how to use WebLogic to deploy and configure P6 Integration API, which enables you to integrate P6 EPPM with other systems.
P6 EPPM integrators should use this guide.
Microsoft SharePoint Configuration Guide
This guide provides information about using and troubleshooting the SharePoint connector for Microsoft SharePoint and P6 EPPM integrations.
Administrators should use this guide.
OAM (Oracle Access
Manager) Configuration Guide
Describes how to integrate OAM with Primavera products to support Single Sign-On and SAML authentication.
Administrators should use this guide.
OEM (Oracle Enterprise
Manager) Configuration Guide
Describes how to integrate OEM with Primavera products to manage patch sets, view metrics, and use Primavera plugins.
Administrators should use this guide.
OIM (Oracle Identity
Manager) Configuration Guide
Describes how to integrate OIM with P6 EPPM to enable you to centrally administer user accounts and access privileges.
Administrators should use this guide.
P6 Server Configuration Guide
Describes how to use WebLogic to deploy and configure P6 and P6 Professional Cloud Connect.
Administrators should use this guide.
Team Member Configuration Guide
Describes how to use WebLogic to deploy and configure P6 Team Member, which enables individual contributors, or team members, to record their status and report their time.
Administrators should use this guide.
WebLogic Domain Control Guide
Describes how to use Node Manager and WebLogic scripting to monitor and manage WebLogic domains.
Administrators should use this guide.
Web Services Configuration Guide
Describes how to use WebLogic to configure P6 EPPM Web Services, which enables you to integrate P6 EPPM with other systems.
P6 EPPM integrators should use this guide.
Administration
Use these documents to learn how to administer various aspects of yourP6 EPPM environment.
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System Administration Guide
Describes how to create P6 EPPM configurations to control how various applications run on a server once you have installed them. Complete the tasks in this guide before setting up the applications with useful global data or letting your users work with the applications.
Administrators should use this guide.
Primavera Cloud Services Documentation
The following website contains documents that describe how to administer Primavera products running on the cloud, including P6 EPPM.
Cloud administrators should use this website.
General Information
Use these documents to learn about P6 EPPM licensing, third-party components, and where to get more information about documentation, training, and support.
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Where to Get P6 EPPM
Documentation, Training, and Support
Describes where to get more information about documentation, training, and support.
All users should use this document, as needed.
Licensing Information User Manual
Describes P6 EPPM licensing and 3rd party components.
Administrators should use this guide.
