11gR2 (11.1.2.x to 11.1.2.2) Forms Upgrade Prerequisites for Solaris

Feb 22, 2013

11gR2 (11.1.2.0 or 11.1.2.1 to 11.1.2.2) Forms Upgrade Prerequisites for Solaris

1.     Minimum System Requirements

1.1.    Supported Solaris Platform:

1.1.1. Solaris 10 64-bit Update 9+

1.1.2. Solaris 10 SPARC Update 9+

1.1.3. Solaris 11 64-bit: All levels supported

1.1.4. 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_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.

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

5.2.    WebLogic 10.3.6 Upgrade Patchset (Only if you are using WebLogic 10.3.5)

The following steps will help guide you through Oracle’s Support website to find the Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 Patch set. This is the only Oracle Website location where the WebLogic Server 10.3.6 Patch set can be downloaded.

5.2.1. Go to support.oracle.com

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

5.2.3. Click on “Patches & Updates”

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5.2.4. In the Patch Search window, type in 13529623 for the patch number. Select the operating system and click Search.

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5.2.5. In the Patch Search Results, only one patch should appear. Click on the patch number.

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5.2.6. Click on Download.

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After clicking Download, you should be able to select the zip file and download to your machine.

5.3.    Forms 11.1.2.2 Patchset

The following steps will help guide you through Oracle’s Support website to find the Oracle Forms 11.1.2.2 Patch set. This is the only Oracle Website location where the WebLogic Server 11.1.2.2 Patch set can be downloaded. NOTE: The Oracle Forms 11.1.2.2 base installer can NOT be used to upgrade Forms 11.1.2.0 or 11.1.2.1 to 11.1.2.2.

5.3.1. Go to support.oracle.com

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

5.3.3. Click on “Patches & Updates”

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5.3.4. In the Patch Search window, type in 17882900 for the patch number. Select the operating system and click Search.

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5.3.5. In the Patch Search Results, only one patch should appear. Click on the patch number.

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5.3.6. Click on Download.

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After clicking Download, you should be able to select the zip files and download to your machine.

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