Requirements

Oracle® Fusion Middleware
System Requirements and Specifications 11g Release 1 (11.1.1)
E18558-01 July 20, 2011

This document contains system and platform-specific information for Oracle Fusion Middleware products. The following topics are covered in this document:
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Section 1, "Finding Oracle Fusion Middleware Certification Information" Section 2, "Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements" Section 3, "Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Requirements" Section 4, "System Requirements for UNIX Operating Systems" Section 5, "Certified Windows Operating Systems" Section 6, "Oracle WebLogic Server Information" Section 7, "Certified Databases" Section 8, "Repository Creation Utility (RCU) Requirements" Section 9, "Documentation Accessibility"

1 Finding Oracle Fusion Middleware Certification Information
If you are looking for latest certification information for current and previous releases, go to the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certi fication-100350.html

The System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 document contains certification information related to supported 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, databases, web servers, LDAP servers, adapters, IPv6, JDKs, and third-party products.

2 Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements
This section contains the minimum memory and disk space requirements for Oracle Fusion Middleware products. The following topics are covered:
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Section 2.1, "General Memory Requirements" Section 2.2, "Oracle Web Tier Disk Space Requirements" Section 2.3, "Oracle SOA and Oracle BAM Requirements" Section 2.4, "Oracle BAM Client Requirements"

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Section 2.5, "Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Requirements" Section 2.6, "Oracle Identity Management Memory and Disk Space Requirements" Section 2.7, "Oracle Business Intelligence Requirements" Section 2.8, "Oracle Data Integrator Requirements" Section 2.9, "Oracle Data Profiling and Data Quality Requirements"

2.1 General Memory Requirements
Unless otherwise noted, Table 1 lists the general minimum memory requirements for Oracle Fusion Middleware products. For the purposes of this document, "minimum available memory" is defined as the amount of physical memory (RAM) and swap memory combined.
Table 1 Memory Requirements
Minimum Physical Memory Required 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB Minimum Available Memory Required 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB

Operating System Linux UNIX Windows

2.2 Oracle Web Tier Disk Space Requirements
Oracle Web Tier requires a minimum of 2400 MB of free disk space.

2.3 Oracle SOA and Oracle BAM Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements for Oracle SOA and Oracle BAM:
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CPU: dual-core Pentium, 1.5GHz or greater Disk Space: 15GB or more Available Memory: 4GB or more

2.4 Oracle BAM Client Requirements
Table 2 shows the general requirements for the Oracle BAM client.
Table 2
Category Platforms (Microsoft Windows Intel x86-32)

Oracle BAM Client Requirements
Requirements Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2 or higher Microsoft Windows Vista

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Table 2 (Cont.) Oracle BAM Client Requirements
Category Web Browsers Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.x Hardware 1 CPU at 1.2 GHz or faster minimum (a faster processor may be necessary to view complex dashboards) 512MB RAM minimum 5MB of free disk space Display Oracle BAM Active Studio requires 1024 x 768 minimum resolution Oracle BAM Active Viewer requires 800 x 600 or higher resolution

2.4.1 Additional Requirements for Optional Excel View in Oracle BAM Active Viewer or Oracle BAM Active Studio
The Oracle BAM Excel view type requires that Microsoft Excel version XP, 2003, or 2007 is installed on the client computer.

2.4.2 Additional Notes for Microsoft Internet Explorer
If you are using the Microsoft Windows pop-up blocker, or any other tool that blocks pop-up browser windows, you must configure it to allow pop-up windows while using the Oracle BAM Web applications. Turn off pop-up blockers in Microsoft Internet Explorer for the URL on which the Oracle BAM Web applications are hosted. The Microsoft Internet Explorer installation on client systems must be a standard version, and it must not include customizations such as add-in tool bars or hot bars for other Web sites.

2.5 Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer 11g Release 1 (11.1.1):
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Disk Space: 15GB or more Available Memory: 4GB or more
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On some Windows 32-bit operating systems, the available memory is limited to 3GB. For components that are certified on such systems, Oracle recommends using the /3GB switch, as specified in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #291988. For more information, see the certification information, as described in Section 1, "Finding Oracle Fusion Middleware Certification Information".

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Temp Space: 150MB or more Swap Space: 512MB or more

If you are upgrading Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer from Oracle Application Server Release 10g (10.1.2.0.2), below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements:
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Disk Space: 21GB or more

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Available Memory: 6GB or more Temp Space: 950MB or more Swap Space: 3GB or more

2.6 Oracle Identity Management Memory and Disk Space Requirements
The specific memory requirements for your Oracle Identity Management 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) deployment depends on which components, or combination of components, you install. The following list identifies memory requirements for various components. Use the list as a guideline for determining the memory requirements specific to your deployment:
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WebLogic Administration Server: 750 MB WebLogic Managed Server running Oracle Directory Integration Platform and Oracle Directory Services Manager: 720 MB WebLogic Managed Server running Oracle Identity Federation: 650 MB Oracle Internet Directory: 75 MB Oracle Virtual Directory: 105 MB Oracle Enterprise Manager (EM) Agent: 25 MB Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN): 5 MB

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Oracle Identity Management requires 2,200 MB of disk space if you are only installing the software (you select the Install Software - Do Not Configure installation type). If you configure the software, an additional 150 MB of space are required if all components are selected for configuration; less space is required if fewer components are selected.

2.7 Oracle Business Intelligence Requirements
This section contains important information for the system on which you are installing Oracle Business Intelligence and the database containing the schemas.

2.7.1 Installation System Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements for an Oracle Business Intelligence installation on Linux and 32-bit Windows operating systems:
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Disk Space: 20GB or more Available Memory: 4GB or more Temp Space: 950MB or more Swap Space: 3GB or more CPU: dual-core Pentium, 1.5GHz or greater

2.7.2 Database Requirements
Below are the recommended disk space requirements for the database containing the Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler database tables.
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500MB on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases for standalone and Business Intelligence applications and deployments.

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500MB on IBM DB2 databases for standalone deployments.

2.8 Oracle Data Integrator Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements for Oracle Data Integrator Studio and Standalone Agents:
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CPU: dual-core Pentium, 1.5GHz or greater Disk Space: 5GB or more Available Memory: 2GB or more

2.8.1 Additional Requirements for Oracle Data Integrator JEE Components
JEE components require the presence of Oracle WebLogic Server on your system. The Oracle WebLogic Server requirements apply to these components.

2.8.2 Database Requirements
Below are the recommended storage space requirements for the database containing the Oracle Data Integrator Repository tables:
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Master Repository: 60 Mb of storage space. Work Repository: 80 Mb of storage space.
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The storage space required may vary depending on the size of your models and projects, and on the volume of execution logs you keep in this repository.

2.9 Oracle Data Profiling and Data Quality Requirements
This section contains the requirements for Oracle Data Profiling and Oracle Data Quality for Data Integrator.

2.9.1 Oracle Data Quality Client Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements for the Oracle Data Quality Client:
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CPU: dual-core Pentium, 1.5GHz or greater Disk Space: 500MB or more Available Memory: 512MB or more

2.9.2 Oracle Data Profiling and Quality Server Requirements
Below are the recommended hardware and system configuration requirements for the Oracle Data Profiling and Quality Server:
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CPU: The CPU Requirement for Oracle Data Profiling and Quality Servers are listed in Table 3. Disk space: 1.5GB or more.

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Disk usage for the postal tables and for data processing should be taken into account in addition to this space. The amount of space used by postal table varies according to the countries and options you purchase. The amount of space used for data processing varies according to your data volume.

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Available memory: 2GB or more. 4GB is recommended (8GB for a power server).
CPU Requirements for Oracle Data Profiling and Quality Server
Server RS/6000 Sun Sparc HP PA RISC (PA 2.0) HP Itanium (IA 64) Any Minimum CPU 900 MHz 900 MHz 750 MHz 1.4 GHz 3 GHz Processor eServerP5 and pSeries Platform Power 5 Ultrasparc IV PA RISC PA 8800 Intel Itanium 2 Intel Xeon MP

Table 3
Platform IBM AIX

Sun Solaris HP-UX (PA Risc) HP-UX (IA64/Itanium) Linux and Windows

2.9.3 Additional Requirements for Servers
The Inetd (XInetd for Linux) component is required and must be installed on UNIX servers.

3 Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) Requirements
This section contains prerequisite information for the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). The requirements in this section must be met in order for the installer to start:
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Section 3.1, "Environment Variables" Section 3.2, "Startup Requirements" Section 3.3, "Special Startup Requirements for Linux x86 or Linux x86-64 Operating Systems" Section 3.4, "Installing Release 11.1.1.3.0 on SUSE 11 Operating Systems" Section 3.5, "Installing Release 11.1.1.5.0 on AIX 7.1 Operating Systems"

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3.1 Environment Variables
The environment variables on your system must be set as described in Table 4:

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Table 4
Variable

Oracle Universal Installer Environment Variable Requirements
Description Applies to: all configuration tools for all products on all platforms. This variable is automatically set by the configuration tool to the Oracle home from where the configuration tool is started. This is true even if the ORACLE_HOME variable is already set.

ORACLE_HOME

ORACLE_SID

Applies to: all installers for all products on all platforms. For the Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer installer, this variable must not be set. For all other installers, there are no restrictions as to whether this variable is set or not set.

PATH

Applies to: all installers for products with system components only on Windows operating systems. This variable is automatically set by the installer and prepended with ORACLE_HOME\bin. NOTE: make sure this variable does not contain a reference to any other Oracle home directory.

SHLIB_PATH

Applies to: all installers for products with system components only on HP-UX and HP-IA operating systems. This variable is automatically set by the installer and prepended with ORACLE_HOME/lib.

LIBPATH

Applies to: all installers for products with system components only on AIX operating systems. This variable is automatically set by the installer and prepended with ORACLE_HOME/lib.

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Applies to: all installers for products with system components only on Linux and Solaris operating systems. This variable is automatically set by the installer and prepended with ORACLE_HOME/lib. NOTE: make sure this variable does not contain a reference to any other Oracle home directory.

DISPLAY

Applies to: all installers for all products on all platforms. If you are installing with a graphical user interface (GUI), this variable must be set to the monitor where you want the installer GUI to appear.

TMP TMPDIR TNS_ADMIN ORA_NLS LD_BIND_NOW

Applies to: all installers for all products on all platforms. Optional variable. If not set, then the default value is /tmp. Applies to: all installers for all products on all platforms. For the Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer installer, these variables must not be set. For all other installers, there are no restrictions as to whether these variables are set or not set.

3.2 Startup Requirements
The items in Table 5 are checked as the installer is being started:

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Table 5
Category Platforms

Oracle Universal Installer Startup Requirements
Accepted or Minimum Values For a complete list of supported platforms, refer to the System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 document on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/download s/fusion-certification-100350.html

CPU Speed Temp Space Swap Space Monitor

At least 300MHz At least 270MB At least 500MB At least 256 colors

3.3 Special Startup Requirements for Linux x86 or Linux x86-64 Operating Systems
If you are running Oracle Universal Installer on Linux x86 or Linux x86-64 operating systems, refer to Note 468051.1 on My Oracle Support for special information:
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Access and log into My Oracle Support at the following location:
https://support.oracle.com/

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In the Search Knowledge Base field (upper right portion of the page), enter "468051.1" into the field, then click the search icon. Click on the article titled "OUI-15038 Occurs During The Oracle11g Product Specific Prerequisite Checks".

3.4 Installing Release 11.1.1.3.0 on SUSE 11 Operating Systems
If you want to install Release 11.1.1.3.0 or later software on a certified SUSE 11 Linux operating system, you must first install the Release 11.1.1.2.0 software, and then run the Patch Set Installer to update your software to the latest release. However, Release 11.1.1.2.0 is not supported on the SUSE 11 operating system. If you try to install Release 11.1.1.2.0 on a SUSE 11 operating system, you will see the following message:
Warning: Checking operating system certification Expected result: One of enterprise-5.4,enterprise-4,enterprise-5,redhat-5.4,redhat-4,redhat-5,SuSE-10 Actual Result:SuSE-11 Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed Problem: This Oracle software is not certified on the current operating system.

To work around this issue, you can click the Continue button to ignore this warning message, or you can start the installer with the -ignoreSysPrereqs option. For example:
./runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs

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3.5 Installing Release 11.1.1.5.0 on AIX 7.1 Operating Systems
If you want to install any Oracle Fusion Middleware Release 11.1.1.5.0 product on an AIX 7.1 operating system, you will see the following error message:
Checking Operating System Certification: Expected result : One of 5300.08, 6100.02 Actual Result: 7100.00 Check Complete: The overall result of this check is Failed <<<< Problem : This Oracle Software is not certified on the current operating system. Recommendation: Make sure you are installing the software on the correct platform. -Checking recommended operating system patches: Check complete. The overall result of this check is : Not executed

To work around this issue, you can click the Continue button to ignore this warning message, or you can start the installer with the -ignoreSysPrereqs option. For example:
./runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs

4 System Requirements for UNIX Operating Systems
This section contains system requirement information for UNIX systems. The following topics are covered:
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Section 4.1, "System Requirements" Section 4.2, "Open File Limit" Section 4.3, "Installing Oracle Web Tier and Oracle Identity Management on Solaris x86-64 Platforms" Section 4.4, "Installing Oracle HTTP Server on Linux Operating Systems Requires NPTL" Section 4.5, "Applying Solaris Patches in Non-Global Zones"

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4.1 System Requirements
Table 6 lists the platform, operating system, package, and patch information for UNIX operating systems that are either currently supported or were supported in a previous release. In some cases, a particular platform may be de-supported for use with Oracle Fusion Middleware products. While this particular platform’s requirements may remain in this document for legacy purposes, it would no longer be listed in the "System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1" document and would no longer be considered a "certified" platform. The System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 document is located on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certi fication-100350.html

All packages listed are minimum versions.

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Table 6

Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version Operating System Patches Kernel 2.6.9

Platform

Supported Packages gcc-3.4.3-22.1 gcc-c++-3.4.3-22.1 openmotif21-2.1.30-11.RHEL4.4 setarch-1.6-1 pdksh-5.2.14-30 sysstat-5.0.5-1 gnome-libs-1:1.4.1.2.90-44.1 libaio-0.3.105 libaio-devel-0.3.105 libstdc++-3.4.3-22.1 libstdc++-devel-3.4.3-22.1 compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2 compat-db-4.1.25-9 control-center-2.8.0-12 glibc-common-2.3.4-2.9 binutils-2.15.92.0.2-13 make-1:3.80-5 xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.2 openmotif22-2.2.3 (for Oracle Reports Server) openmotif-2.2.3 (for Oracle Reports Server)

Linux x86 Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 4

Linux x86 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 (UL3+) Red Hat Linux 5 (UL3+)

gcc-4.1.0-28.4 gcc-c++-4.1.0-28.4 setarch-1.6-1 sysstat-5.0.5-1 libaio-0.3.106 libaio-devel-0.3.106 libstdc++-4.1.0-28.4 libstdc++-devel-4.1.0-28.4 compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2 compat-db-4.1.25-9 control-center-2.8.0-12 glibc-common-2.3.4-2.9 binutils-2.16.91.0.5-23.4 make-3.80-202.2 openmotif22-2.2.3 (for Oracle Reports Server) openmotif-2.2.3 (for Oracle Reports Server)

Kernel 2.6.18

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version Operating System Patches Kernel 2.6.16.21

Platform

Supported Packages gcc-4.1.0-28.4 glibc-devel-2.4-31.2 gcc-c++-4.1.0-28.4 libaio-0.3.104 libaio-0.3.106 (32 bit) 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-296-2.96-132.7.21 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)

Linux x86 SUSE 10

Linux x86 SUSE 11

binutils-2.19-11.28 gcc-4.3-62.198 gcc-c++-4.3-62.198 glibc-2.9-13.2 glibc-devel-2.9-13.2 libaio-0.3.104-140.22 libaio-0.3.106 (32 bit) 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 (for Oracle Reports)2 openmotif-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif21-libs-2.1.30MLI4-143.92 openmotif-libs-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif-devel-2.3.1-3.132

Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-def ault

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 Red Hat Linux 4 Operating System Patches Kernel 2.6.9

Platform Linux x86-64

Supported Packages binutils-2.15.92.0.2 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 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 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer) openmotif-2.2.3 (64-bit) (for Oracle Reports Server)

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 (UL3+) Red Hat Linux 5 (UL3+) Operating System Patches Kernel 2.6.18

Platform Linux x86-64

Supported Packages binutils-2.17.50.0.6 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 (32-bit) elfutils-libelf-0.125 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.125 gcc-4.1.1 gcc-c++-4.1.1 glibc-2.5-12 glibc-2.5-12 (32-bit) glibc-common-2.5 glibc-devel-2.5 glibc-devel-2.5-12 (32-bit) libaio-0.3.106 libaio-0.3.106 (32-bit) libaio-devel-0.3.106 libgcc-4.1.1 libgcc-4.1.1 (32-bit) libstdc++-4.1.1 libstdc++-4.1.1 (32-bit) libstdc++-devel 4.1.1 make-3.81 sysstat-7.0.0 openmotif22-2.2.3 (64-bit) (for Oracle Reports Server) openmotif-2.2.3 (64-bit) (for Oracle Reports Server) redhat-lsb-3.1-12.3.EL.0.2

Linux x86-64

SUSE 10

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)

Kernel 2.6.16.21

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version SUSE 11 Operating System Patches Kernel 2.6.27.19-5-def ault

Platform Linux x86-64

Supported Packages binutils-2.19-11.28 gcc-4.3-62.198 gcc-c++-4.3-62.198 glibc-2.9-13.2 glibc-devel-32bit-2.9-13.2 libaio-0.3.104-140.22 libaio-devel-0.3.104-140.22 libaio-devel-32bit-0.3.104 libstdc++43-32bit-4.3.3_20081022 libgcc43-4.3.3_20081022-11.18 libstdc++43-4.3.3_20081022-11.18 libstdc++43-devel-4.3.3_20081022-11.18 libstdc++43-devel-32bit-4.3.3_20081022 make-3.81-128.20 sysstat-8.1.5-7.8 Packages required for Oracle Reports: openmotif-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif-devel-32bit-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif22-libs-32bit-2.2.4-138.172 openmotif-libs-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif-devel-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif-libs-32bit-2.3.1-3.132 openmotif21-libs-32bit-2.1.30MLI4-143.22 openmotif22-libs-2.2.4-138.172

Solaris SPARC64

Solaris 9 Update 9

SUNWarc, SUNWbtool, SUNWhea SUNWlibC, SUNWlibm, SUNWlibms SUNWsprot, SUNWtoo, SUNWi1of SUNWi1cs, SUNWi15cs, SUNWxwfnt SUNWsprox Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer only) GCC: package 3.4.2 or higher in /usr/local/packages (for Oracle I/PM). The LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable must also be set to /usr/local/packages/gcc-3.4.2/li b before starting the Oracle I/PM Managed Server.

118558-22 112874-39 112760-053 114370-054

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version Solaris 10 Update 4 Operating System Patches 127111-02 137111-04

Platform Solaris SPARC64

Supported Packages SUNWarc, SUNWbtool, SUNWhea SUNWlibC, SUNWlibm, SUNWlibms SUNWsprot, SUNWtoo, SUNWi1of SUNWi1cs, SUNWi15cs, SUNWxwfnt Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) GCC: package 3.4.2 or higher in /usr/local/packages (for Oracle I/PM). The LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable must also be set to /usr/local/packages/gcc-3.4.2/li b before starting the Oracle I/PM Managed Server.

Solaris x86-64

Solaris 10 Update 6

SUNWarc, SUNWbtool, SUNWhea SUNWlibC, SUNWlibm, SUNWlibms SUNWsprot, SUNWtoo, SUNWi1of SUNWi1cs (ISO8859-1) SUNWi15cs (ISO8859-15) SUNWxwfnt, SUNWcsl GCC: package 3.4.2 or higher in /usr/local/packages (for Oracle I/PM). The LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable must also be set to /usr/local/packages/gcc-3.4.2/li b before starting the Oracle I/PM Managed Server.

120754-06 119964-14 119961 139556-08 127112-025 137112-04

HP-UX Itanium

HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) B.11.23.0703.059a Base Quality Pack Bundle for HP-UX 11i v2, March 2007

PHCO_35524 PHCO_36673 PHKL_35029 PHKL_35478 PHSS_35978 PHSS_35979 PHSS_37201

HP-UX Itanium

HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) B.11.31.0803.318a Base Quality Pack Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3, March 2008

PHKL_36248 PHKL_36249 PHSS_37202 PHSS_37501 PHCO_38050 PHSS_38139

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version Operating System Patches PHCO_35524 PHCO_36673 PHKL_35029 PHKL_35478 PHKL_35767 PHKL_36853 PHSS_35101 PHSS_35102 PHSS_35103 PHSS_35176 PHSS_35978 PHSS_35979 PHSS_37201 HP-UX PA-RISC HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31) Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) B.11.31.0803.318a Base Quality Pack Bundle for HP-UX 11i v3, March 2008 PHKL_36248 PHKL_36249 PHSS_37202 PHSS_37501 PHCO_38050 PHSS_38139 AIX 7100-01 Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) IZ89165s02.101217.epkg.Z (for Oracle Business Intelligence) AIX 6100-02 Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) bos.adt.base bos.adt.lib bos.adt.libm bos.loc.utf.EN_US (for Oracle Business Intelligence) bos.perf.libperfstat 6.1.2.1 or later bos.perf.perfstat bos.perf.proctools rsct.basic.rte rsct.compat.clients.rte xlC.aix61.rte:10.1.0.0 or later gpfs.base 3.2.1.8 or later (Only for RAC)

Platform HP-UX PA-RISC

Supported Packages

HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23) Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) B.11.23.0703.059a Base Quality Pack Bundle for HP-UX 11i v2, March 2007

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Table 6 (Cont.) Supported UNIX Operating Systems
Operating System Version 5300-08 Operating System Patches

Platform AIX

Supported Packages Motif: 2.1.0 (for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports, and Discoverer only) bos.adt.base bos.adt.lib bos.adt.libm bos.perf.libperfstat 5.3.9.0 or later bos.perf.perfstat bos.perf.proctools rsct.basic.rte rsct.compat.clients.rte xlC.aix50.rte:10.1.0.0 or later gpfs.base 3.2.1.8 or later (Only for RAC)

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This package is required for Oracle Discoverer to work properly, but is not available for SUSE 10. To work around this issue, you must install compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2 or higher from any Red Hat Linux or Oracle Enterprise Linux distribution. To obtain openmotif packages for SUSE11, go to the public download location 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 with details about package names, versions, and source. "C 5.5: Patch for S1S8CC C compiler" patch required only if the installed version of Studio 11 does not already include this patch (or a superseded version). Symlink patch required only if the method of installing Solaris 9 Update 9 was via a Solaris Patch Cluster and that version of the Solaris Patch Cluster did not already include this patch (or a superseded version). For additional details about patches 127112 and 137112, see notes 1000642.1 and 1019395.1 on My Oracle Support.

4.2 Open File Limit
In addition to the requirements detailed in Table 6, the Open File Limit should also be checked. The minimum Open File Limit should be 4096. The following examples are for Linux systems. Equivalent commands should be followed for other operating systems. You can see how many files are open with the following command:
/usr/sbin/lsof | wc -l

To check your open file limits, use the commands below. For C-shell:
limit descriptors

For Bash:
ulimit -n

To change the open file limits, login as root and edit the /etc/security/limits.conf file. Look for the following two lines:
* soft * hard nofile nofile 2048 2048

Change the values from 2048 to 4096, then reboot the machine.

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4.3 Installing Oracle Web Tier and Oracle Identity Management on Solaris x86-64 Platforms
If you are installing Oracle Web Tier or Oracle Identity Management on a Solaris x86-64 platform, you must patch all software versions to the most recent version before you configure a domain. Below is a recommended installation procedure; refer to the product documentation (Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Web Tier or Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity Management) for more details.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Install the most recent version of Oracle WebLogic Server. If necessary, run Repository Creation Utility (RCU) to create the database schemas. Perform a software-only installation (do not configure a domain) of the Release 11.1.1.2.0 software. Patch the software to the latest version with the Patch Set Installer. Run the configuration tool to configure a domain.

4.4 Installing Oracle HTTP Server on Linux Operating Systems Requires NPTL
If you are installing Oracle HTTP Server (available with Oracle Web Tier or Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer) on a Linux operating system, the operating system needs to set Native POSIX Threads Library (NPTL) as the default threads-implementation. To check for this, run the following command:
getconf GNU_LIBPTHREAD_VERSION

The expected results should be "NPTL 2.3.4". Failing to have NPTL can result in unexpected behavior for the Oracle HTTP Server, especially if the Multi-Processing Module (MPM) is the Worker MPM.

4.5 Applying Solaris Patches in Non-Global Zones
On Solaris operating systems, the prerequisite patches that are applied in the global zone can be considered applied in the non-global zones. There is only one kernel running on the system, and all zones must be at the same patch level with respect to the kernel and other Solaris system components. Kernel patches can only be applied from the global zone, and they affect the global and all non-global zones equally. To check if a kernel patch is applied in the global zone, use the following command:
showrev -p | grep patch_number

For example, to check if patch 137111-04 is applied:
showrev -p | grep 137111

5 Certified Windows Operating Systems
Refer to the System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 document for the latest information on certified Windows operating systems. This document is available in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certi

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fication-100350.html

6 Oracle WebLogic Server Information
Most Oracle Fusion Middleware products require the presence of Oracle WebLogic Server on your system. The version of Oracle WebLogic Server that is required depends on the version of Oracle Fusion Middleware you are installing. See Table 7 for more information. Oracle WebLogic Server can be obtained from the following URL:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/weblogic/downloads/

Table 7

Required Oracle WebLogic Server Versions
Required Oracle WebLogic Server Version

Oracle Fusion Middleware Version

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.1) Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0) Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.2) Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.3.0) Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.3) Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.4.0) Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.4) Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0) Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.5)

Refer to the System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 document to see if there are additional versions of Oracle WebLogic Server that can be used with your version of Oracle Fusion Middleware. This document is available in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certi fication-100350.html

7 Certified Databases
Refer to the System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11gR1 document on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page for the latest information on certified databases:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certi fication-100350.html

See the Current System Certification tab for Oracle databases, or the Non Oracle DBs Certification tab for third-party databases. This section contains the following topics:
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Section 7.1, "Using RCU 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) with Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.1)" Section 7.2, "Using Oracle Database 11g (11.1.0.7) with Oracle Identity Manager" Section 7.3, "Using Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.1) with OID and Oracle Data Vault" Section 7.4, "Using Oracle Express Edition (XE) Database for Oracle SOA Suite"

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7.1 Using RCU 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) with Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.1)
If you are using the version of RCU that is available in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.1.0) with Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.1), you will receive the following warning message:
The database you are connecting is not a supported version. Enter Database with version equal to or higher than 10.2.0.4.0 in 10g or version equal to higher than 11.1.0.7.0 in 11g. Refer to the certification matrix for supported DB versions.

This warning can be safely ignored and you can proceed with your RCU operations. This warning will not appear in the version of RCU available in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.2.0).

7.2 Using Oracle Database 11g (11.1.0.7) with Oracle Identity Manager
If you are using Oracle Database 11g (11.1.0.7) with Oracle Identity Management 11g, there are certain database patches that must be applied. See "Patch Requirements for Oracle Database 11g (11.1.0.7)" in the "Oracle Identity Manager" chapter of the Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for Linux x86 or Oracle Fusion Middleware Release Notes for Microsoft Windows. Patches for all operating systems (Linux, 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows) are identified.

7.3 Using Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.1) with OID and Oracle Data Vault
If you are using Oracle Database 11g (11.2.0.1) and you choose to configure Oracle Internet Directory (OID) with Oracle Data Vault:
1. 2.

Apply patch 8897382 (see the README file in the patch for instructions). In the ORACLE_HOME/ldap/datasecurity/dbv_oid_command_rules.sql (on UNIX operating systems) or ORACLE_HOME\ldap\datasecurity\dbv_ oid_command_rules.sql (on Windows operating systems) file, find the following code:
/declare . begin . dvsys.dbms_macadm.CREATE_COMMAND_RULE( command => 'CONNECT' ,rule_set_name => 'OID App Access' ,object_owner => 'ODS' ,object_name => '%' ,enabled => 'Y'); . commit; . end;/

Change the following line:
,object_owner => 'ODS'

to:

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,object_owner => '%'

7.4 Using Oracle Express Edition (XE) Database for Oracle SOA Suite
Oracle Database is the recommended database for SOA Suite deployments. Note that Oracle Express Edition (XE) version 10.2.0.1 does not meet the minimum version requirement for supported use, but will generally work in a personal development environment. If you want to use XE you can set the RCU_JDBC_TRIM_BLOCKS environment variable to TRUE *prior* to running RCU. As a reminder as to support level, when running RCU against XE you will receive a warning stating that the database version is not supported by Oracle.

8 Repository Creation Utility (RCU) Requirements
This section contains the following:
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Section 8.1, "RCU Supported Platforms" Section 8.2, "RCU Requirements for Oracle Databases" Section 8.3, "RCU Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Databases" Section 8.4, "RCU Requirements for IBM DB2 Databases"

8.1 RCU Supported Platforms
RCU is available only on 32-bit x86 Linux and 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating system platforms. You can run RCU from these machines to connect to any certified versions of Oracle, IBM DB2, or Microsoft SQL Server database in order to create the schemas required by Fusion Middleware components. The database server can be running on any platform that is supported by its respective database. For Release 11.1.1.4.0, RCU can also be run on 64-bit x86 Linux and 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems. On 64-bit Linux operating systems, you must run the following command before starting RCU:
set linux32 bash

8.2 RCU Requirements for Oracle Databases
This section contains information pertaining to running RCU and creating schemas on Oracle databases. The following topics are covered:
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Section 8.2.1, "General Oracle Database Requirements" Section 8.2.2, "Setting the nls_length_semantics Parameter in your Oracle Database" Section 8.2.3, "Applying Oracle Database Patch 8625762 for Oracle Business Process Management Suite" Section 8.2.4, "Installing Oracle Text for Oracle Portal" Section 8.2.5, "Component-Specific Requirements for Oracle Databases"

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8.2.1 General Oracle Database Requirements
RCU checks for the following on Oracle databases:

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Database version is equal to or higher than 10.2.0.4.0 in 10g or equal to or higher than 11.1.0.7.0 in 11g. Database user has SYSDBA role. If you are creating schemas on an Oracle database, you must have SYSDBA privileges. For example, you can use the default database user SYS with SYSDBA privileges, or you must use a database user that has been granted the role of SYSDBA. If you using a user other than SYS with SYSDBA privileges, you must grant the user permissions as follows:
GRANT execute on sys.dbms_lock to user_name with grant option

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For example, if you have created and are using the user named system, you would use the following command to grant the necessary privileges to system:
GRANT execute on sys.dbms_lock to system with grant option

Refer to your Oracle database documentation for more information about database users and roles.
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Character set is AL32UTF8. If your database does not use the AL32UTF8 character set, you will see the following warning when running RCU:
The database you are connecting is with non-AL32UTF8 character set. Oracle strongly recommends using AL32UTF8 as the database character set.

You can ignore this warning and continue using RCU.
Note:

If you are installing Oracle WebCenter or Oracle Identity Management, you must configure your database to use AL32UTF8 character set encoding. If your database is not already configured to do so, refer to your database documentation for instructions. If you are installing a new database, be sure to configure your database to use AL32UTF8 character set encoding.

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The SHARED_POOL_SIZE is greater than or equal to 147456KB. The SGA_MAX_SIZE is greater than or equal to 147456KB. The DB_BLOCK_SIZE is greater than or equal to 8KB

8.2.2 Setting the nls_length_semantics Parameter in your Oracle Database
Oracle Fusion Middleware only supports schemas in a byte-mode database. The nls_ length_semantics initialization parameter on the database where the schemas reside must be set to BYTE; setting this parameter to CHAR is not supported.

8.2.3 Applying Oracle Database Patch 8625762 for Oracle Business Process Management Suite
If you are installing Oracle Business Process Management Suite (part of Oracle SOA Suite) and you are using an Oracle database, you must apply patch 8625762 to avoid error ORA-03137 and OutOfMemory exception.

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You can obtain the patch by specifying the patch ID in My Oracle Support (formerly MetaLink):
1.

Access and log into My Oracle Support at the following location:
http://support.oracle.com/

2. 3. 4. 5.

Click the Patches & Updates link. Enter the Patch ID or Number, then click Search. A Patch Search Results table appears. Using the Release and Platform columns, find the desired patch, then click the associated Patch ID. In the page that now appears, click the Download button in the right-hand column.

8.2.4 Installing Oracle Text for Oracle Portal
Oracle Text must be installed on your Oracle Database in order for the Oracle Portal schema to be configured. To check if Oracle Text is available on your database, use the following SQL command:
select count(*) from dba_views where owner = 'CTXSYS' and view_name = 'CTX_ VERSION';

The count should be greater than 0. Refer to your Oracle Database documentation for more information about Oracle Text.

8.2.5 Component-Specific Requirements for Oracle Databases
Table 8 lists all of the supported schemas for Oracle databases, along with any component-specific prerequisite information that must be met for RCU to be able to create the schema. When the tablespaces are created, RCU will automatically create them with the necessary tablespace sizes.
Table 8 RCU Component-Specific Requirements for Oracle Databases
Schema Owner Requirement

Component AS Common Schemas Metadata Services Audit Services Enterprise Scheduler Services Oracle Platform Security Services Identity Management Schemas Oracle Internet Directory

prefix_MDS prefix_IAU prefix_ESS prefix_OPSS

None. None. None. None.

prefix_ODS

processes: 500 open_cursors: 500

Oracle Identity Federation Oracle Identity Manager Oracle Access Manager

prefix_OIF prefix_OIM prefix_OAM

None. None. None.

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Table 8 (Cont.) RCU Component-Specific Requirements for Oracle Databases
Component Oracle Adaptive Access Manager Schema Owner Requirement processes: 250 sessions: 250 Oracle Database must be Enterprise Edition. Oracle Adaptive Access Manager (Partition Support)

prefix_OAAM

prefix_OAAM_ PARTN

processes: 500 sessions: 500 Oracle Database must be Enterprise Edition.

Authorization Policy Manager Oracle Data Integrator Schemas Master and Work Repository Business Intelligence Schemas Business Intelligence Platform

prefix_APM

None.

prefix_ODI_REPO

None.

prefix_ BIPLATFORM

None.

Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite Schemas Oracle Information Rights Management Oracle Content Server 11g Complete Oracle Content Server 11g Search Only Oracle Universal Records Management 11g Oracle Imaging and Process Management

prefix_ORAIRM prefix_OCS prefix_ OCSSEARCH prefix_ URMSERVER prefix_IPM

None. None. None. None. None.

WebLogic Communication Services Schemas Presence SIP Infrastructure Subscriber Data Service SIP Infrastructure Location Service

prefix_ ORASDPXDMS prefix_ ORASDPSDS prefix_ORASDPLS

None. None. None.

SOA and BPM Infrastructure Schemas Oracle BAM SOA Infrastructure User Messaging Server (ORASDPM) WebCenter Suite Schemas WebCenter Spaces Discussions

prefix_ORABAM prefix_SOAINFRA prefix_ORASDPM

None. processes: 200 None.

prefix_ WEBCENTER prefix_ DISCUSSIONS

processes: 300 None.

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Table 8 (Cont.) RCU Component-Specific Requirements for Oracle Databases
Component Portlet Producers Schema Owner Requirement The database user, in connection with the target-DB, must have rdbms-implementation equivalent of:
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prefix_PORTLET

Create/Modify User/Schema Create/Modify Table Create/Modify Sequence Create/Modify Index Grant Resource Privilege Grant Connect privilege

Activity Graph and Analytics

prefix_ ACTIVITIES

None.

Portal and Business Intelligence Schemas Oracle Portal Oracle Discoverer

prefix_PORTAL prefix_ DISCOVERER

Portal schema name cannot be longer then 30 characters. None.

Enterprise Performance Management Schemas Registry

prefix_EPM

None.

8.3 RCU Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Databases
This section contains information pertaining to running RCU and creating schemas on Oracle databases. The following topics are covered:
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Section 8.3.1, "General Microsoft SQL Server Database Requirements" Section 8.3.2, "Creating Oracle WebCenter Schemas on Microsoft SQL Server Databases" Section 8.3.3, "Component-Specific Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Databases"

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RCU checks for the following on Microsoft SQL Server databases:
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8.3.2 Creating Oracle WebCenter Schemas on Microsoft SQL Server Databases
If you are creating the schemas in a Microsoft SQL Server database, a database instance must be created prior to running RCU. The MDS schema has some specific requirements; see "Databases Supported by MDS" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for more information. In addition, the MDS schema requires a database with case sensitive collation, while Oracle Content Server 10g requires a database instance with case insensitive collation. If you wish to install Oracle Content Server 10g on a SQL Server database, you will need to create two database instances (one with case sensitive collation and one with case insensitive collation) and run RCU twice: once to install the Oracle Content Server

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10g schemas into the database instance with case insensitive collation, and a second time to install all of the other WebCenter schemas into the database instance with case sensitive collation.

8.3.3 Component-Specific Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Databases
Table 9 lists all of the supported schemas for Microsoft SQL Server databases, along with any component-specific prerequisite information that must be met for RCU to be able to create schema. When the tablespaces are created, RCU will automatically create them with the necessary tablespace sizes.
Table 9 RCU Component-Specific Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server Databases
Schema Owner Requirement

Component AS Common Schemas Metadata Services

prefix_MDS

The read_committed_snapshot option must be turned on. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE mds COLLATE SQL_ Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS

Oracle Data Integrator Schemas Master and Work Repository

prefix_ODI_REPO

None.

Business Intelligence Schemas Business Intelligence Platform

prefix_ BIPLATFORM

None.

Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite Schemas Oracle Information Rights Management Oracle Content Server 11g Complete

prefix_ORAIRM prefix_OCS

None. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE mds COLLATE SQL_ Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS

Oracle Universal Records Management 11g Oracle Imaging and Process Management SOA Infrastructure Schemas

prefix_URMSERVER prefix_IPM

None. None.

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Table 9 (Cont.) RCU Component-Specific Requirements for Microsoft SQL Server
Component SOA Infrastructure Schema Owner Requirement The read_committed_snapshot option must be turned on. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE soainfra COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS User Messaging Service

prefix_SOAINFRA

prefix_ORASDPM

The read_committed_snapshot option must be turned on. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE orasdpm COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS

WebCenter Suite Schemas WebCenter Spaces

prefix_WEBCENTER

The read_committed_snapshot option must be turned on. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE webcenter COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS

Discussions

prefix_ DISCUSSIONS

The read_committed_snapshot option must be turned on. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE discussions COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS

Portlet Producers

prefix_PORTLET

The read_committed_snapshot option must be turned on. Database must be configured to use case sensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE portlet COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS

Activity Graph and Analytics

prefix_ ACTIVITIES

Database must be configured to use case insensitive collation. The following command can be used to set the proper collation: ALTER DATABASE contentserver COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_ AS

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8.4 RCU Requirements for IBM DB2 Databases
This section contains information you need to know about configuring IBM DB2 databases for schema creation. The following topics are covered:
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Section 8.4.1, "Creating Database Operating System Users" Section 8.4.2, "Size Limit for Schema Prefixes (Linux Only)" Section 8.4.3, "Configuring Your DB2 Database" Section 8.4.4, "RCU Supported Schemas for IBM DB2 Databases"

8.4.1 Creating Database Operating System Users
IBM DB2 authenticates its database users using equivalent operating system users. Therefore, prior to running RCU, one operating system user must be created for each schema. The operating system user name must match the schema owner name and must contain only lowercase letters; no all-uppercase or mixed-case names are allowed. For example:
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8.4.2 Size Limit for Schema Prefixes (Linux Only)
IBM DB2 has an eight character limit for schema names. Therefore, the schema names are shortened to a maximum of three characters (plus schema prefix and underscore), making the maximum size of the user defined prefix four characters. For example, on IBM DB2 databases running on a Windows operating system, and all supported Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases, the SOA Infrastructure schema you create might be called DEV_SOAINFRA. However, on an IBM DB2 database running on a Linux operating system, this schema name must be shortened to DEV_ SOA.

8.4.3 Configuring Your DB2 Database
This section contains important configuration information for your IBM DB2 database. Make sure that your database is configured properly before running RCU to create schemas.
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Supported Database Versions Setting the pagesize Setting the Log File Size for Oracle B2B Setting the Lock Timeout Parameter Setting the Registry Variables for the MDS Schema Reducing Lock Escalation Setting the CURR_COMMIT Parameter Increasing the Log File Size

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8.4.3.1 Supported Database Versions Your IBM DB2 database must be version 9.7 or higher. 8.4.3.2 Setting the pagesize If you are creating schemas in an IBM DB2 database, a database instance with a pagesize of 32768 must be created prior to running RCU. Use the following commands:
db2 create database wc automatic storage yes on path using codeset UTF8 pagesize 32768

For more information, see "Creating a Database-Based Metadata Repository" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for more information. 8.4.3.3 Setting the Log File Size for Oracle B2B Because documents created in Oracle B2B are stored in the metadata repository, it is possible that the transaction log for the database can become full. If this occurs often, increase the LOGFILSIZ database configuration parameter to allow a larger log file. A larger log file requires more space but reduces the need for applications to retry the operation. To increase the LOGFILSIZ value to 8,192KB, use the following command:
db2 update database config for soainfra using LOGFILESIZ 8192

8.4.3.4 Setting the Lock Timeout Parameter IBM DB2 does not support row versioning during updates; if one user is updating a row, another user may be blocked when attempting to update a different row and must wait until the first transaction is committed or rolled back by the first user. To facilitate better concurrency, do not specify -1, which sets the lock timeout to infinity. Instead, you should set the lock timeout to a smaller value. For example:
db2 "update db cfg for mds using locktimeout 60"

To query the current lock timeout value on your database, you can use the following command:
db2 "get db cfg for database_name" | grep -i timeout

8.4.3.5 Setting the Registry Variables for the MDS Schema The values for registry variables must be set to the following for the Metadata Services (MDS) component:
db2set DB2_EVALUNCOMMITTED=OFF db2set DB2_SKIPINSERTED=OFF db2set DB2_SKIPDELETED=OFF

8.4.3.6 Reducing Lock Escalation IBM DB2 may escalate a "row lock" to a "table lock" due to memory stress or lock usage; as the result, you may find that a transaction is rolled back as a victim of "deadlock" or lock "timeout". You can increase the size of the MAXLOCKS and LOCKLIST configuration parameters to reduce lock escalation with the following commands:
db2 "update db cfg using locklist locklist_value" db2 "update db cfg using maxlocks maxlocks_value"

To view the current setting of these two parameters:
db2 "get db cfg" | grep -i lock

8.4.3.7 Setting the CURR_COMMIT Parameter Verify the isolation level to be set to Currently Committed (which is the default setting for DB2 9.7 databases):

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db2 "get db cfg" | grep -i commit Currently Committed (CUR_COMMIT) = ON

You can set the Currently Committed isolation by the following command:
db2 'update database config for database_name using CUR_COMMIT ON'

8.4.3.8 Increasing the Log File Size If the database transaction log is often full, increase the database configuration parameter to allow for a larger log file. A larger log file requires more space, but it reduces the need for applications to retry the operation. You should set the log file size to at least 10000 and the number of primary log files to at least 50. Use the following commands:
db2 'update database config for database_name using LOGFILESIZ 10000' db2 'update database config for database_name using LOGPRIMARY 50'

8.4.4 RCU Supported Schemas for IBM DB2 Databases
Not all of the schemas that are supported in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases are supported on IBM DB2 databases. Table 10 shows the schemas that are supported in IBM DB2 databases.
Note: Table 10 lists the schema names for an IBM DB2 database running on a Linux operating system, due to a restriction on the number of characters (including the prefix) in the schema name. For more information, see Section 8.4.2, "Size Limit for Schema Prefixes (Linux Only)".

If you are creating schemas in an IBM DB2 database running on a Windows operating system, the schema names are the same as the ones for a Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle database. See Section 8.4.1, "Creating Database Operating System Users" for important information about creating the operating system users. When the tablespaces are created, RCU will automatically create them with the necessary tablespace sizes.
Table 10 Supported Schemas for IBM DB2 Databases
IBM DB2 Schema Name Operating System User Name

Component AS Common Schemas Metadata Services SOA Infrastructure SOA Infrastructure User Messaging Service WebCenter Suite WebCenter Spaces Portlet Producers Discussions

prefix_MDS

prefix_mds

prefix_SOA prefix_UMS

prefix_soa prefix_ums

prefix_WC prefix_PT prefix_DS

prefix_wc prefix_pt prefix_ds

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Table 10

(Cont.) Supported Schemas for IBM DB2 Databases
IBM DB2 Schema Name Operating System User Name

Component Activity Graph and Analytics Oracle Business Intelligence Schemas Business Intelligence Platform Oracle Data Integrator Schemas Master and Work Repository Oracle Enterprise Content Management Suite Information Rights Management Oracle Content Server 11g Oracle Universal Records Management 11g Oracle Imaging and Process Management

prefix_AG

prefix_ag

prefix_BI

prefix_bi

prefix_ODI

prefix_odi

prefix_IRM prefix_OCS prefix_URM prefix_IPM

prefix_irm prefix_ocs prefix_urm prefix_ipm

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