Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 11g Silent Installation on Oracle Linux 6 and 7 (OL6 and OL7) Work In Progress This article demonstrates how to perform a silent installation of Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 11g on Oracle Linux 6 and 7 (OL6 and OL7) using Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) for the repository created by the Repository Creation Utility (RCU).
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This article describes the silent installation of Oracle Forms and Reports on Oracle Linux 6. The article assumes there is already an Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.6) installation present on the machine. Normal WebLogic installations can use either a Java6 or Java7 JDK as both are supported. If your WebLogic installation is for use with Oracle Forms, you must use a Java6 JDK, like JRockit.
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Software
Download the Forms and Reports 11gR2 software from Oracle Technology Network.
- Oracle Fusion Middleware Downloads (ofm_frmrpts_linux_11.1.2.2.0_64_disk1_1of1.zip)
Prerequisites
In addition to any prerequisites performed during the WebLogic 11g installation, the following packages should be installed.
Turning off the firewall and setting SELinux to Permissive reduces the chances of problems during the installation. You can see how to do this here.
The rest of the article assumes all required software is present in the '/u01/software' directory. Adjust as required.
Response Files
Response files provide all the answers to the questions normally asked by the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI).
Create a file called '/u01/software/forms.rsp' with the following contents. Alter the parameters as required.
Create a file called '/u01/software/oraInst.loc' with the following contents.
Installation
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Unzip the software and navigate to the 'Disk1' directory.
Run the installer, referencing the 'forms.rsp' and 'oraInst.loc' files.
Once the installation is complete, create a boot.properties file for the AdminServer and the managed servers.
Your installation is now complete.
Post-Installation
Once the server is started you can access the administrator console using the 'http://hostname:7001/console' URL. Log in using the username and password set during the installation.
The following scripts are useful. They assume a Boot Identity File has been created for the AdminServer and the WLS_FORMS and WLS_REPORTS managed servers.
The basic URLs of importance are shown below. Ports may vary between installations.
- http://localhost:7001/console (Console)
- http://localhost:7001/em (Enterprise Manager)
- http://localhost:9001/forms/frmservlet (Forms Base URL)
- http://localhost:9002/reports/rwservlet (Reports Base URL)
- http://localhost:8888/forms/frmservlet (Base HTTP URL you would normally use to initiate Forms and Reports)
- https://localhost:8890/forms/frmservlet (Base HTTPS URL you would normally use to initiate Forms and Reports)
Before you can start using Forms and Reports Services you will need to do some environment configuration, which is discussed here.
Patch HTTP Server
Make sure all the services associated with Forms and Reports Services have been stopped before you begin patching.
If you have no other patches to apply, you can now start Forms and Reports Services.
Patch ADF
Make sure all the services associated with Forms and Reports Services have been stopped before you begin patching.
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If you have no other patches to apply, you can now start Forms and Reports Services.
For more information see:
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This appendix describes how to install Oracle Database Vault using a response file. It includes the following topics:
B.1 How Response Files Work
You can automate the installation and configuration of Oracle software by specifying a response file when you start Oracle Universal Installer. Oracle Universal Installer uses the values contained in the response file to provide answers to some or all of Oracle Universal Installer prompts.
Typically, Oracle Universal Installer runs in interactive mode, which means that it prompts you to provide information in graphical user interface (GUI) screens. When you use response files to provide this information, you run Oracle Universal Installer at a command prompt using the silent mode.
During a silent mode installation, Oracle Universal Installer does not display any screens. Instead, it displays progress information in the terminal that you used to start it.
You define the settings for a silent mode installation by entering values for the variables listed in the response file. For instance, to specify the Oracle home, you would supply the appropriate value for the
ORACLE_HOME
variable, as in the following example:Another way of specifying the response file's variable settings is to pass them as command line arguments when you run Oracle Universal Installer. For example:
In this command,
directory_path
is the path to the database
directory on the DVD or the path to the Disk1
directory on the hard drive.This method is particularly useful if you do not want to embed sensitive information, such as passwords, in the response file. For example:
Ensure that you enclose the variable and its setting in double quotation marks (' ').
See Also:
Oracle Universal Installer and OPatch User's Guide for more information about response file formatsB.1.1 General Procedure for Using Response Files
The following are the general steps to install and configure Oracle products using Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode:
Note:
You must complete all required preinstallation tasks on a system before running Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode.- Verify that the
oraInst.loc
file exists in the/etc
directory. - Prepare a response file.
- Run Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode.
B.2 Installing Database Vault Using a Response File
Use the following steps to install Database Vault using a response file:
Note:
The oraInst.loc
file should already be present in the /etc directory, by default. This is because Oracle Database Vault is installed into an existing Oracle Database installation.B.2.1 Prepare the Response File
Oracle Database Vault comes with a response file template (
dv.rsp
) that you can edit to customize your installation. You can use this response file for silent mode installations.The
dv.rsp
file is located in the response
directory on the installation media. Use the following steps to copy and modify the response file:- Copy the response file from the
response
directory to a directory on your system.In this example,directory_path
is the path to thedatabase
directory on the installation media.local_directory
is the path to a directory on your disk. - Open the response file in a text editor:The response file contains variables that store information required by Oracle Universal Installer. You need to set these variable values in the file. For example, you need to specify values for the Oracle home location, Database Vault owner name, and other such information required by Oracle Universal Installer.The response file contains two parts. You should edit the variables only in the first part. The second part of the file contains preset variables, which must not be edited. This instruction is also provided in the response file.Some of the variables are mandatory while others are optional. The mandatory variables must be supplied for a successful installation. Each variable is explained within the response file. Examples are also provided within the response file.The following excerpt from the response file shows instructions related to setting the Oracle home variable:Lines starting with a pound sign (#) are comment entries. If you wish to omit an optional variable, you can comment it by adding a pound sign (#) at the beginning of the line. You cannot comment lines containing mandatory variables, like
ORACLE_HOME
.Remember that you can specify sensitive information, such as passwords, at the command line rather than within the response file. 'How Response Files Work' explains this method.See Also:Oracle Universal Installer and OPatch User's Guide for detailed information on creating response files. - Follow the instructions in the file to edit it. Save and close the file.Note:Oracle Universal Installer fails if you do not correctly configure the response file. Refer to the 'Troubleshooting Silent Mode Installation' section for more information about troubleshooting a failed silent mode installation.
- Change the permissions on the file to 700:Caution:A fully specified response file for an Oracle Database Vault installation contains the passwords for database administrative accounts. Ensure that only the Oracle software owner user can view or modify response files or consider deleting them after the installation succeeds.
B.2.2 Run Oracle Universal Installer Using the Response File
Now, you are ready to run Oracle Universal Installer at the command line, specifying the response file you created, to perform the installation. The Oracle Universal Installer executable,
runInstaller
, provides several options. For help information on the full set of these options, run runInstaller
with the -help
option. For example:To run Oracle Universal using a response file:
- Complete the preinstallation tasks listed in Chapter 2, 'Installing Oracle Database Vault as an Option'.See Also:Frequently Asked Questions in the Oracle Database Vault Release Notes for Linux x86-64 for a checklist of the preinstallation requirements
- Log in as the Oracle software owner user (typically
oracle
). - To start Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode, enter a command similar to the following:Note:Do not specify a relative path to the response file. If you specify a relative path, Oracle Universal Installer fails.In this example:
directory_path
is the path to thedatabase
directory on the DVD or the path to theDisk1
directory on the hard disk.-silent
indicates that you want to run Oracle Universal Installer in silent mode.responsefilename
is the full path and file name of the installation response file that you configured.
Note:For more information about other options for therunInstaller
command, enter the following command:
B.3 Troubleshooting Silent Mode Installation
To determine whether a silent mode installation succeeds or fails, refer to the following log file:
The
oraInventory_location
can be found in the /etc/oraInst.loc
file. The inventory_loc
parameter in the oraInst.loc
file specifies the location of the oraInventory
directory.A silent installation fails in the following conditions:
- You do not specify a response file
- You specify an incorrect or incomplete response file
- Oracle Universal Installer encounters an error, such as insufficient disk space
- The Database Vault installation prerequisites have not been met
Oracle Universal Installer or configuration assistant validates the response file at run time. If the validation fails, the silent mode installation or configuration process ends. Oracle Universal Installer treats values for parameters that are of the wrong context, format, or type as if no value was specified in the file.