Oracle WebLogic and Forms 11gR2 Setup Prerequisites for Linux

Oct 9, 2012

Oracle WebLogic and Forms 11gR2 Setup Prerequisites for Linux

1.     Minimum System Requirements

1.1.    Supported Operating Systems:

1.1.1. Red Hat/Oracle Linux 4 32-bit or 64-bit: 4 UL7+ (JDK 6 only)

1.1.2. Red Hat/Oracle Linux 5 32-bit or 64-bit: 5 UL3+ (Must be UL5+ if you plan to use JDK 7)

1.1.3. Red Hat/Oracle Linux 6 64-bit: UL1+

1.1.4. SUSE Linux 10 32-bit: SP1+ (Must be SP4+ if you plan to use JDK 7)

1.1.5. SUSE Linux 10 64-bit: SP1+

1.1.6. SUSE Linux 11 32-bit: All SP Levels Supported

1.1.7. SUSE Linux 11 64-bit: All SP Levels Supported

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.

2.     Other Linux 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 Linux Packages

3.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 64-bit

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

binutils-2.15.92.0.2

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-x86_64

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 (32-bit)

elfutils-libelf-0.97

elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97

gcc-3.4.5

gcc-c++-3.4.5

glibc-2.3.4-2.19

glibc-2.3.4-2.19 (32-bit)

glibc-common-2.3.4

glibc-devel-2.3.4

glibc-devel-2.3.4 (32-bit)

libaio-0.3.105

libaio-0.3.105 (32-bit)

libaio-devel-0.3.105

libgcc-3.4.5

libgcc-3.4.5 (32-bit)

libstdc++-3.4.5

libstdc++-3.4.5 (32-bit)

libstdc++-devel 3.4.5

make-3.80

sysstat-5.0.5

openmotif21-2.1.30-11.RHEL4.4

openmotif-2.2.3

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

 

3.2. Red Hat and Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 64-bit:

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

binutils-2.17.50.0.6

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-x86_64

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-i386

elfutils-libelf-0.125

elfutils-libelf-devel-0.125

gcc-4.1.1

gcc-c++-4.1.1

glibc-2.5-12-x86_64

glibc-2.5-12-i686

glibc-common-2.5

glibc-devel-2.5-x86_64

glibc-devel-2.5-12-i386

libaio-0.3.106-x86_64

libaio-0.3.106-i386

libaio-devel-0.3.106

libgcc-4.1.1-x86_64

libgcc-4.1.1-i386

libstdc++-4.1.1-x86_64

libstdc++-4.1.1-i386

libstdc++-devel-4.1.1

make-3.81

sysstat-7.0.0

openmotif-2.2.3

openmotif22-2.2.3

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

 

3.3. Red Hat and Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 64-bit:

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.28.el6

compat-libcap1-1.10-1

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-i386

gcc-4.4.4-13.el6

gcc-c++-4.4.4-13.el6

glibc-2.12-1.7.el6 for x86_64

glibc-2.12-1.7.el6 for i686

glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6 for i686

libaio-0.3.107-10.el6

libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6

libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6

libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6 for x86_64

libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6 for i686

libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6

libXext for i686

openmotif-2.2.3

openmotif22-2.2.3

sysstat-9.0.4-11.el6

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

3.4. SUSE Linux 10 32-bit:

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

gcc-4.1.0-28.4

glibc-devel-2.4-31.2

gcc-c++-4.1.0-28.4

libaio-0.3.104

libaio-devel-0.3.104

libgcc-4.1.0-28.4

libstdc++-devel-4.1.0-28.4

libstdc++-4.1.0-28.4

binutils-2.16.91.0.5-23

compat-libstdc++-5.0.7-22.2

compat-2006.1.25-11.2

make-3.80-202.2

openmotif21-libs-2.1.30

openmotif-2.2.3 (for Oracle Reports Server)

* To download “openmotif” packages, please go to http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/sles-11/openmotif_FUSION_SLES11.tgz. This is a single zip file from Novell and includes a README file which details about package names, versions, and source.

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

 

3.5. SUSE Linux 10 64-bit:

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

binutils-2.16.91.0.5

compat-libstdc++-5.0.7-22.2

gcc-4.1.0

gcc-c++-4.1.0

glibc-2.4-31.2

glibc-32bit-2.4-31.2 (32-bit)

glibc-devel-2.4

glibc-devel-32bit-2.4 (32-bit)

libaio-0.3.104

libaio-devel-0.3.104

libelf-0.8.5

libgcc-4.1.0

libstdc++-4.1.0

libstdc++-devel-4.1.0

make-3.80

sysstat-6.0.2

openmotif21-libs-2.1.30 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer)

openmotif-2.2.3 (64-bit) (for Oracle Reports Server)

* To download “openmotif” packages, please go to http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/sles-11/openmotif_FUSION_SLES11.tgz. This is a single zip file from Novell and includes a README file which details about package names, versions, and source.

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

 

3.6. SUSE Linux 11 32-bit:

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

binutils-2.19-11.28

gcc-4.3-62.198

gcc-c++-4.3-62.198

glibc-devel-2.9-13.2

libaio-0.3.104-140.22

libaio-devel-0.3.104-140.22

libgcc43-4.3.3_20081022-11.18

libstdc++43-4.3.3_20081022-11.18

libstdc++43-devel-4.3.3_20081022-11.18

make-3.81-128.20

sysstat-8.1.5-7.8

openmotif22-libs-2.2.4-138.17*

openmotif-2.3.1-3.13*

openmotif21-libs-2.1.30MLI4-143.9*

openmotif-libs-2.3.1-3.13*

openmotif-devel-2.3.1-3.13*

* To download “openmotif” packages, please go to http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/sles-11/openmotif_FUSION_SLES11.tgz. This is a single zip file from Novell and includes a README file which details about package names, versions, and source.

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

 

3.7. SUSE Linux 11 64-bit:

The minimum versions of the packages below will need to be installed before the Forms 11g installation can begin:

Package Name

binutils-2.19-11.28

gcc-4.3-62.198

gcc-c++-4.3-62.198

gcc-32bit-4.3

glibc-2.9-13.2

glibc-32bit 2.9-13.2

glibc-devel 2.9

glibc-devel-32bit-2.9-13.2 (32-bit)

ksh-93t

libaio-32bit-0.3.104

libaio-0.3.104-140.22

libaio-devel-0.3.104-140.22

libaio-devel-32bit-0.3.104 (32-bit)

libgcc43-4.3.3_20081022

libstdc++33-3.3.3

libstdc++33-32bit-3.3.3

libstdc++43-4.3.3_20081022-11.18

libstdc++-devel-4.3.3

libstdc++43 4.3.3_20081022-11.18

make-3.81

sysstat-8.1.5-7.8

openmotif 2.2.3

openmotif22 2.2.3

* To download “openmotif” packages, please go to http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/sles-11/openmotif_FUSION_SLES11.tgz. This is a single zip file from Novell and includes a README file which details about package names, versions, and source.

For more information from Oracle on required packages 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-linux-x64.tar.gz”.

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

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NOTE: Java JDK  1.7.0_40 is the minimum required for Forms 11.1.2.2, but we recommend the latest version of JDK as it is more current and contains security updates.

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

5.2.    Webutil and JACOB Install Scripts

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 Linux and Windows, the “Generic” Installer will need to be downloaded.

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5.3.2. Forms 11.1.2.2

5.3.2.1.              Can be downloaded from:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/forms/downloads/index.html

5.3.2.2.              After accepting the license agreement, please download the setup files that correspond to your system OS.

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