Oracle WebLogic and Forms 11g Setup Prerequisites for Solaris

Oct 9, 2012

Oracle WebLogic and Forms 11g Setup Prerequisites for Solaris

1.     Minimum System Requirements

1.1.    Supported Solaris Platforms:

1.1.1. Solaris 10 Update 4+ SPARC

1.1.2. Solaris 11 SPARC: All levels supported

Note: For more information on supported platforms, please refer to: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

1.2.    RAM: 8GB+

1.3.    HDD Partitioning:

*Software Mount: One file system mount with at least 50GB of free space to store the software and temporary file storage for servers.

TEMPFS Space: 4GB+ (Minimum: 1GB+)

*SWAP: 8GB+

1.4.    OS User Access Requirements:

1.4.1. OS User will need to own the software mount.

1.4.2. Root user access must be accessible for the installation.

*RAM and File System Mount Specifications: For production systems, please consult PITSS or Oracle on sizing recommendations. The amount of RAM, HDD Space for SWAP and Software Mounts will vary depending on end-user usage and application characteristics. If you will be running reports heavily, use at least 20GB of SWAP.

2.     Other Solaris OS Requirements

2.1.    The operating system needs to set Native POSIX Threads Library (NPTL) as the default threads-implementation. To check for us, run the following command:

getconf GNU_LIBPTHREAD_VERSION

The expected results should be: NPTL 2.3.4 or higher.

2.2.    Open File Limits:

“soft nofile” should be atleast 4096
“hard nofile” should be atleast 4096 (65535 is recommended)

3.     Required Packages

3.1.    Below is a list of packages/libraries that need to be installed prior to installing 11g Forms and Reports. Please note the difference between the processor and release types

Packages: 10u4+ for SPARC

10u6+ for x86_64

11 for SPARC and x86_64

SUNWarc

SUNWarc

SUNWlibC

SUNWbtool

SUNWbtool

GCC: 3.4.2+

SUNWhea

SUNWhea

 

SUNWlibC

SUNWlibC

 

SUNWlibm

SUNWlibm

 

SUNWlibms

SUNWlibms

 

SUNWsprot

SUNWsprot

 

SUNWtoo

SUNWtoo

 

SUNWi1of

SUNWi1of

 

SUNWi1cs

SUNWi1cs (ISO8859-1)

 

SUNWi15cs

SUNWi15cs (ISO8859-15)

 

SUNWxwfnt

SUNWxwfnt

 

Motif: 2.1.0+

Motif: 2.1.0+

 

GCC: 3.4.2+

GCC: 3.4.2+

 

 

 

 

For Solaris 11 (SPARC or x86_64), the following fonts will need to be installed:

  • system/font/daewoo-misc
  • system/font/gnome-fonts
  • system/font/isas-misc
  • system/font/jis-misc
  • system/font/misc-ethiopic
  • system/font/misc-meltho
  • system/font/sun-ja-bitmap
  • system/font/sun-ja-bitmap-unicode
  • system/font/truetype/arphic-ukai
  • system/font/truetype/bh-luxi
  • system/font/truetype/bitstream-vera
  • system/font/truetype/fonts-core
  • system/font/truetype/gentium
  • system/font/truetype/google-droid
  • system/font/truetype/hanyang-ko
  • system/font/truetype/ipafont-mincho
  • system/font/truetype/sil
  • system/font/truetype/unfonts-ko-core
  • system/font/truetype/unfonts-ko-extra
  • system/font/truetype/unifont
  • system/font/truetype/wqy-zenhei
  • system/font/xorg/cyrillic
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-10
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-11
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-13
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-14
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-15
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-16
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-2
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-3
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-4
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-5
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-7
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-8
  • system/font/xorg/iso8859-9

 

After the fonts are installed, the following environment variables must be set in your profile:

 

  • Solaris x86_64: export NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P15 or set the DISPLAY variable to any 64-bit Linux machine
  • Solaris SPARC:
    • export LC_ALL=C
    • export NLS_LANG=AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P15 or set the DISPLAY variable to any 64-bit Linux machine


For more information from Oracle on required package information please go to: http://download.oracle.com/docs/html/E18558_01/fusion_requirements.htm#BABGBCIG

4.     Database Requirements

4.1.    Supported Database Versions:

10.2.0.4+

11.1.0.7+

11.2.0.1+

12.1.0.1+

4.2.    A database user with DBA/SYS privileges accessible.

4.3.    The file tnsnames.ora containing the SID of the database will need to be placed in the server/client in the same location as the other prerequisites.

5.     Software Requirements

5.1.    Java JDK 1.7.0_45

5.1.1. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html

5.1.2. Click on “jdk-7u45-solaris-x64.tar.gz for 64-bit” or “jdk-7u45-solaris-sparcv9.tar.gz for SPARC”

NOTE: This is the page to download the latest JDK version.

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NOTE: Java JDK  1.7.0_7 is the minimum required for Forms 11.1.2.1 if using Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6, but we recommend the latest version of JDK (1.7.0_15+ as it is more current and contains critical security updates.

For UNIX-Based systems we recommend to install this prior to the WebLogic and Forms installation.

5.2.    Webutil and JACOB

5.2.1. Please contact PITSS at 248-740-0935 or pitssam-support@pitss.com for download instructions.

5.3.    For an 11g Forms installation you will need to download the following software:

5.3.1. WebLogic 10.3.6

5.3.1.1.              Can be downloaded from: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/wls-main-097127.html

5.3.1.2.              After accepting the license agreement, scroll down to Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6. Do NOT install 12c. You will see a plus box next to “Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6”. Click the plus box next to “See all files” and more options will be available.

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5.3.1.3.              The ‘Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6) Coherence – Package Installer’ is the recommended installer of choice.

5.3.1.4.              Please download the file that corresponds to your system OS.  Note for 64-bit Solaris, the “Generic” Installer will need to be downloaded.

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5.3.2. Forms 11.1.1.2

5.3.2.1.              Oracle Forms 11.1.1.2.0 is no longer available on OTN. It can only be downloaded from the Oracle E-Delivery page at:

https://edelivery.oracle.com

5.3.2.2.              Once there, search for the Product Pack “Oracle Fusion Middleware” on Platform “Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)” for Solaris on SPARC. Next, click on the description link for “Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Media Pack for Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)” for Solaris on SPARC. It will take you to a new page.

5.3.2.3.              Scroll down until you see the five downloads highlighted in the screenshot below. Please download the setup files that correspond to your system OS:

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5.3.3. Forms 11.1.1.7

The following steps will help guide you through Oracle’s Support website to find the Forms 11.1.1.7 Patch set. This is the only Oracle Website location where the Forms 11.1.1.7 Patch set can be downloaded.

5.3.3.1.              Go to support.oracle.com

5.3.3.2.              Login with your Oracle OTN Login that has your organization’s “oracle support identifier” that lets you download “Patches & Updates”

5.3.3.3.              Click on “Patches & Updates”

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5.3.3.4.              In the Patch search, type in the patch number 16471668. Click the + button to the right to expand.

5.3.3.5.              For Platform, select “Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)”. Once checked, click “Search”.

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5.3.3.6.              The Patchset will appear. Click on the patch number.

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5.3.3.7.              Click “Download”.

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5.3.3.8.              Click on the links to download. The patch set is approximately 2.1 GB in file size, thus the files may take a decent amount of time to download.

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If you have any questions on the above, please contact PITSS for questions.