Oracle EBS R12.2.4 Installation on Linux

Single node multi user installation steps with Web-logic database configuration.
This is a step by step detailed article for Installing Oracle EBS R12.2.4.0.0 on OEL5.8(64-bit). I have used oracle virtual box for Installing Linux.

Note:- I am not explain here how to install OVM on OEL OS...

Virtual Machine configuration:

CPU    = 2 core

RAM   = 16 GB

HDD   =  1 TB

Software's Required

1) Oracle Virtual Box

2) Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.8 (64-bit)

3) Oracle E-Business suite R12.2.4.0.0 for LinuxX86-64-bit

Installation Steps

1. Hardware requirements
2. Create virtual machine and Install operating system
3. Operating System pre-requisites
4. Prepare Stage Area
5. Install Oracle EBS R12.2.4.0.0 software
6. Verify Installation

Directory structure 

Base Directory:- /u01
Stage Area:- /u01/Stage
DB_User:- Oracle
Apps_User:- Applmgr
Group:- dba
Weblogic user_id/Password:- weblogic/patna@123
Database_ID:- PROD
Inventory location:- /u01/db/oraInventory

Step:-1

First we need to download Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4.0.0 Media Pack for Linux x86-64-bit

Download software Link :- 

 https://edelivery.oracle.com/EPD/Search/handle_go

Oracle E-Business Suite (12.2.4) v1, Linux x86-64

Readme  View Digest

Select	Name	Part Number	Size (Bytes)
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Supplemental Documentation - REVIEW FIRST	V46139-01	7.7M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 Supplemental Media	V46140-01	380M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 Rapid Install Start Here (Part 1 of 3)	V46243-01 Part 1 of 3	3.1G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 Rapid Install Start Here (Part 2 of 3)	V46243-01 Part 2 of 3	81M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 Rapid Install Start Here (Part 3 of 3)	V46243-01 Part 3 of 3	97M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 2 (Part 1 of 5)	V35231-01 Part 1 of 5	933M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 2 (Part 2 of 5)	V35231-01 Part 2 of 5	628M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 2 (Part 3 of 5)	V35231-01 Part 3 of 5	587M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 2 (Part 4 of 5)	V35231-01 Part 4 of 5	457M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 2 (Part 5 of 5)	V35231-01 Part 5 of 5	108M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 1 (Part 1 of 2)	V35230-01 Part 1 of 2	1.3G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.0 - Disk 1 (Part 2 of 2)	V35230-01 Part 2 of 2	1.1G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 6	V35812-01	2.3G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 5	V35811-01	2.6G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 4	V35810-01	2.8G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 3	V35809-01	2.9G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 2	V35808-01	2.9G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 1	V35807-01	3.2G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases PROD - Disk 2 (Part 1 of 3)	V35806-01 Part 1 of 3	1.4G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases PROD - Disk 2 (Part 2 of 3)	V35806-01 Part 2 of 3	1.1G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases PROD - Disk 2 (Part 3 of 3)	V35806-01 Part 3 of 3	1.0G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases PROD - Disk 1 (Part 1 of 2)	V35805-01 Part 1 of 2	1.4G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases PROD - Disk 1 (Part 2 of 2)	V35805-01 Part 2 of 2	1.3G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install AS10.1.2	V35802-01	711M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 2 (Part 1 of 2)	V35804-01 Part 1 of 2	1.2G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 2 (Part 2 of 2)	V35804-01 Part 2 of 2	1.6G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 1 (Part 1 of 3)	V35803-01 Part 1 of 3	1.2G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 1 (Part 2 of 3)	V35803-01 Part 2 of 3	1.0G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 1 (Part 3 of 3)	V35803-01 Part 3 of 3	1.4G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Technology one-off Patches	V35813-01	730M
Download	Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6) Generic and Coherence	V29856-01	1.0G
Download	Oracle Fusion Middleware Web Tier Utilities 11g Patch Set 5 (11.1.1.6.0) for Linux x86-64	V29764-01	1.6G
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 1 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 1 of 9	402M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 2 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 2 of 9	498M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 3 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 3 of 9	485M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 4 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 4 of 9	520M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 5 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 5 of 9	573M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 6 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 6 of 9	564M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 7 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 7 of 9	498M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 8 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 8 of 9	544M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Update Pack for Linux x86-64 (Part 9 of 9)	V46241-01 Part 9 of 9	97M
Download	Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Documentation Library	V46499-01	663M
Download	Oracle Database Lite 10g Release 3 (10.3.0.3.0) for Linux x86	V20223-01	518M
Download	Oracle Data Integrator 11g (11.1.1.6.0) for Generic (Part 1 of 2)	V29762-01 Part 1 of 2	2.0G
Download	Oracle Data Integrator 11g (11.1.1.6.0) for Generic (Part 2 of 2)	V29762-01 Part 2 of 2	520M
Download	Oracle SOA Suite 11g Patch Set 5 (11.1.1.6.0) (Part 1 of 2)	V29672-01 Part 1 of 2	1.6G
Download	Oracle SOA Suite 11g Patch Set 5 (11.1.1.6.0) (Part 2 of 2)	V29672-01 Part 2 of 2	1.2G

Step:-2

 Operating System pre-requisites:

 configure kernel parameters (Edit /etc/sysctl.conf file):

#All below kernel parameters are related to oracle EBS - R12.2#################kernel.msgmnb = 65536

kernel.msgmax = 65536

kernel.shmall = 268435456

kernel.shmmax = 429496729

kernel.shmmni = 4096

kernel.sem = 256 32000 100 142

fs.file-max = 327679

net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 10000 65000

net.core.rmem_default = 262144

net.core.wmem_default = 262144

net.core.rmem_max = 262144

net.core.wmem_max = 4194304

:wq

[root@erpnode2 Server]# sysctl -p

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0

net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 2

net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0

kernel.sysrq = 0

kernel.core_uses_pid = 1

net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1

kernel.msgmnb = 65536

kernel.msgmax = 65536

kernel.shmall = 268435456

kernel.shmmax = 429496729

kernel.shmmni = 4096

kernel.sem = 256 32000 100 142

fs.file-max = 327679

net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 10000 65000

net.core.rmem_default = 262144

net.core.wmem_default = 262144

net.core.rmem_max = 262144

net.core.wmem_max = 4194304

[root@apps Server]# tail -8 /etc/security/limits.conf 

#ftp             hard    nproc           0

#@student        -       maxlogins       4

# End of file

*       hard    nofile 65536

*       soft    nofile 4096

*       hard    nproc  16384

*       soft    nproc  2047

[root@apps Server]#

 Make sure all OS packages exists on the system

If packages are selected as listed with OS Installation then you need to Install only listed below rpm's:      

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh glibc-2.5-65.x86_64.rpm

warning: glibc-2.5-65.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

        package glibc-2.5-65.x86_64 is already installed

[root@apps Server]# ls -l libstdc++-devel-*

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2962660 Jun 14  2011 libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-51.el5.i386.rpm

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2943747 Jun 14  2011 libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-51.el5.x86_64.rpm

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh devel-4.1.2-51.el5.x86_64.rpm

error: open of devel-4.1.2-51.el5.x86_64.rpm failed: No such file or directory

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-51.el5.x86_64.rpm

warning: libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-51.el5.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

        package libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-51.el5.x86_64 is already installed

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.i386.rpm

warning: libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:libXp                  ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.x86_64.rpm

warning: libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:libXp                  ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# ls -lrt sysstat-7*

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 191268 Jul 26  2011 sysstat-7.0.2-11.el5.x86_64.rpm

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh sysstat-7.0.2-11.el5.x86_64.rpm

warning: sysstat-7.0.2-11.el5.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:sysstat                ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# ls -l libaio-devel-*

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11790 Nov 17  2010 libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.i386.rpm

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11675 Nov 17  2010 libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.x86_64.rpm

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.i386.rpm

warning: libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:libaio-devel           ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.x86_64.rpm

warning: libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:libaio-devel           ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.x86_64.rpm

warning: unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

        package unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.x86_64 is already installed

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm

warning: unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:unixODBC-devel         ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm

warning: unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

        package unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.i386 is already installed

[root@apps Server]# rpm -ivh unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.x86_64.rpm

warning: unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 1e5e0159

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:unixODBC-devel         ########################################### [100%]

[root@apps Server]# 

 The following packages should exists on system for a successful Installation.

openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL5.i3861

xorg-x11-libs-compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386

The following packages must be installed from the Oracle Linux 5 or RHEL 5 distribution media:

compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-138.i386

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.i386

gcc-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64

gcc-c++-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64

glibc-2.5-49.i686 (32-bit)

glibc-2.5-49.x86_64

glibc-common-2.5-49.x86_64

glibc-devel-2.5-49.i386 (32-bit)

glibc-devel-2.5-49.x86_64

libgcc-4.1.2-48.el5.i386

libgcc-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64

libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-48.el5.i386

libstdc++-devel-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64

libstdc++-4.1.2-48.el5.i386

libstdc++-4.1.2-48.el5.x86_64

libXi-1.0.1-4.1.i386

libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.i386

libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.x86_64

libaio-0.3.106-5.i386

libaio-0.3.106-5.x86_64

libgomp-4.4.0-6.el5.x86_64

make-3.81-3.el5.x86_64

gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.i386

gdbm-1.8.0-26.2.1.x86_64

redhat-lsb-3.1-12.3.EL.0.2.x86_64 (on Red Hat/Oracle Linux 5 Update 7 or 5.7 only)

sysstat-7.0.2-3.el5.x86_64

util-linux-2.13-0.52.el5_4.1.x86_64

Additionally, the following RPMs are required for the database tier (running Oracle Database 11gR2):

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61.x86_64

elfutils-libelf-0.137-3.el5.x86_64

elfutils-libelf-devel-0.137-3.el5.x86_64

elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.137-3.el5.x86_64

libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.i386

libaio-devel-0.3.106-5.x86_64

unixODBC-2.2.11-7.1.i386

unixODBC-devel-2.2.11-7.1.i386

swap memory should be 16GB or more (20GB is configured)

[root@apps ~]# grep SwapTotal /proc/meminfo

SwapTotal:      20482864 kB

[root@erpnode2 ~]# 

Verify /etc/hosts file. It should be configured with fully qualified domain name

[root@apps ~]# cat /etc/hosts

# Do not remove the following line, or various programs

# that require network functionality will fail.

127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain localhost

192.168.1.144          apps.weblogic.com   apps

 Verify that the /etc/sysconfig/network file is formatted as follows:

[root@apps Server]# more /etc/sysconfig/network

NETWORKING=yes

NETWORKING_IPV6=no

HOSTNAME=apps.weblogic.com

As per the documentation its recommended to use 4GB Memory for database Tier and 6GB for Application Tier (0 -10 users). So if you are performing a single node Installation in PRODUCTION then min. of 10g RAM is recommended.

Table Displays Recommended hardware requirements based on number of users:

Step:-3

create OS group, user:

[root@apps ~]# groupadd dba

[root@apps ~]# useradd  -g dba oracle

[root@apps ~]# useradd  -g dba applmgr

Step:-4

Create the Directory structure as following:

[root@apps ~]# mkdir /u01/db

[root@apps ~]# chown -R oralce:dba /u01/db

 We need to copy the all above zip files into /u01/Stage/ and change the permission to oracle:dba and change the mode(chmod 775 /u01/zipfiles)

Step:-5

Create the oraInventory Directory as following:

[root@apps ~]# mkdir /u01/db/oraInventory

[root@apps ~]# chown -R oralce:dba /u01/db/ oraInventory

[root@apps ~]# chmod -R 775 /u01/db/ oraInventory

goto /etc and edit the oraInst.loc file and set the oraInventory location as following:

[root@apps etc]# vi oraInst.loc

inventory_loc=/u01/db/oraInventory

[root@apps etc]# cat oraInst.loc

inventory_loc=/u01/db/oraInventory

Step:-6

Create Stage Area

Goto the zip files location through root user and unzip the following zip file only

[root@apps Stage]#unzip V35215-01_1of3.zip

after unzip the above zip file, you need to follow the below steps:

[root@apps bin]# pwd

/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin

[root@apps bin]# sh buildStage.sh

Build Stage Menu

——————————————————

1.     Create new stage area

2.     Copy new patches to current stage area.

3.     Display existing files in stage TechPatches.

4.     Exit menu

Enter your choice [4]: 1

Rapid Install Platform Menu

——————————————————

1.    Oracle Solaris SPARC (64-bit)

2.    Linux x86-64

3.    IBM AIX on Power Systems (64-bit)

4.    HP-UX Itanium

5.    Exit Menu

Enter your choice [5]: 2

/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jre/Linux_x64/1.6.0/bin/java -classpath /u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/emocmutl.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/ewt-3_4_22.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/share-1_1_18.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/jnls.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/ACC.JAR:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/netcfg.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/ojdbc14.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/OraInstaller.jar:/u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin/../jlib/java oracle.apps.ad.rapidwiz.util.StageBuilder /u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin

Please enter the directory containing the zipped installation media:

/u01/Stage

Unzipping V29856-01.zip

Unzipping V35803-01_1of3.zip

Unzipping V35231-01_2of5.zip

Unzipping V35804-01_1of2.zip

 After unzip all the files Stage is shown below:

Verifying stage area…

Directory /u01/Stage/TechInstallMedia is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/TechPatches/DB is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/TechPatches/MiddleTier is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/EBSInstallMedia/AppDB is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/EBSInstallMedia/Apps is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/EBSInstallMedia/AS10.1.2 is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/TechInstallMedia/database is valid

Directory /u01/Stage/TechInstallMedia/ohs11116 is valid

Directory /u01/TechInstallMedia/wls1036_generic is valid

Stage area verified.

Press enter to continue…

Build Stage Menu

——————————————————

1.     Create new stage area

2.     Copy new patches to current stage area.

3.     Display existing files in stage TechPatches.

4.     Exit menu

Enter your choice [4]: 4

Step:-7

Installation Part

Installation star through root user 

Go to stage location & run rapidwiz as follow 

[root@apps ~]# cd /u01/Stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz

[root@apps rapidwiz]# ./rapidwiz

Click Next

Click Next 

Click Next 

Click Yes

Click Next

Enter the Database configurations and Click Next

Select suite licensing and Click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Select the Language and character set as following

Enter the Application configurations and Click Next as following

Enter the Weblogic username & password as following: (password like patna123)

Click Next

After Validate the system configurations Click Next 

Rapid Install wizard will now install Oracle E-Business Suite. It will take 3-4 hours time to Install.

After Validate the complete Installation Click Next

Installation has completed successfully….

Click in Finish button

Access applications R12.2.4 home page:-

Example

http://<host name>.<domain name>:<HTTP port>/OA_HTML/AppsLogin

For example:-
http://apps.weblogic.com:8000/OA_HTML/AppsLogin

Login username/password to access the applications

username/Password=sysadmin/sysadmin

Access weblogic console home page as following

URL:-

http://<host name>.<domain name>:<HTTP port>/console

For example:-

http://apps.weblogic.com:7001/console

username=weblogic

password=patna123

Now, we see the servers details as following

Here we can see following Mange servers in web-logic:

1.forms-c4ws_server1

2.forms_server1

3.oacore_server1

4.osfm_server1

Reference from oracle note:

Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.2) for Linux x86-64 (Doc ID 1330701.1)