Microsoft KB Archive/942558

= How to deploy PerformancePoint Planning Server =

Article ID: 942558

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, 32 Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, 64 Bit Edition

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to deploy PerformancePoint Planning Server. There are two deployment scenarios:
 * You may deploy Planning Server in a stand-alone configuration on a single computer.
 * You may deploy Planning Server in a distributed configuration on multiple computers.



MORE INFORMATION
To deploy Planning Server, follow these steps:

Step 1: Install the Planning Server software
When you install Planning Server, the Planning Server Setup program installs the following server components:
 * Planning Server databases
 * Planning Web Service
 * Planning Process Service
 * Planning Administration Console

You can install all these components in a stand-alone configuration on a single computer. Or, you can install these components on multiple computers in a distributed topology.

How to install all the server components on a single computer
You install all the server components on a single computer for the following purposes:
 * Development and testing
 * Proofs of concept

To install all the server components on a single computer, follow these steps:  Run the PPLSrv.msi file to install the Planning Server software. Run Planning Server Configuration Manager to perform a stand-alone configuration.

How to install the server components in a distributed topology
You can combine the server components to be installed on different computers in a distributed topology.

To install the server components on multiple computers in a distributed topology, follow these steps:  Run the PPLSrv.msi file to install the Planning Server software on each computer on which you want to configure a specific server component or a combination of server components. On each computer, run Planning Server Configuration Manager to configure each specific server component.

Step 2: Configure Planning Server
You use Planning Server Configuration Manager to configure server components of Planning Server. Planning Server Configuration Manager automatically starts when you finish the installation of the Planning Server software. After you run Planning Server Configuration Manager, the computer is ready to provide the corresponding functionality.

You can run Planning Server Configuration Manager multiple times to configure different server components. For example, you can run Planning Server Configuration Manager to configure the Planning Web Service server component. Then, you can run Planning Server Configuration Manager again to configure the Planning Process Service server component.

Notes
 * The system database of Planning Server requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2) to be installed. Each application that you create in Planning Server requires SQL Server to host the databases for the application. The databases for an application include the application database and the staging database.
 * In the distributed topology, Planning Server requires at least one computer to be running an Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005 SP2 Analysis Services. The Enterprise Edition of SQL Server 2005 SP2 Analysis Services hosts the Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cubes that store business data.
 * In the distributed topology, you can have one or more computers that are running SQL Server or Analysis Services. This means that the following services can be running on different computers in a distributed topology:
 * The Planning Server services
 * The SQL Server service
 * The Analysis Services service
 * You can install multiple instances of each server component on additional computers in a clustered environment or in a Network Load Balancing (NLB) environment. This is an advanced deployment of Planning Server and should be performed by experienced IT professionals.
 * When you install PerformancePoint Planning Business Modeler or PerformancePoint Add-in for Excel, the configurations for these software applications are performed automatically.

