Oracle Application Server Installation Guide for Hp Tru64 UNIX
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Oracle® Application Server Installation Guide 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) for hp Tru64 UNIX B25859-01 February 2007 Oracle Application Server Installation Guide 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) for hp Tru64 UNIX B25859-01 Copyright © 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved. Primary Author: Megan Ginter, Divya Shankar Contributors: Maria Cheng, Rupesh Das, Kriti Dutta, Ranjan Dutta, Xinyang Gao, Hiroaki Hiratsuka, Sunil Jain, Yongqing Jiang, Prashanth Joshi, Michael Moon, Sambit Nanda, Edsel delos Reyes, Janelle Simmons, Abhay Singh, Shashidhara Varamballi The Programs (which include both the software and documentation) contain proprietary information; they are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright, patent, and other intellectual and industrial property laws. 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Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................................... xv Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................... xv Documentation Accessibility................................................................................................................... xv Related Documents ................................................................................................................................... xvi Conventions ............................................................................................................................................... xvi 1 Summary of Installation Steps 2 What’s New in the Installation 2.1 OracleAS Metadata Repository Uses Oracle Database 10g .................................................. 2-1 2.2 Support for More High Availability Environments .............................................................. 2-2 2.3 Support for Oracle Internet Directory Replication ................................................................ 2-2 2.4 New Screen for Specifying the staticports.ini File ................................................................. 2-2 2.5 Additional Tool for Deinstallation ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.6 Changed Option Name in Select Configuration Options Screen for J2EE and Web Cache .... ........................................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.7 Recording Feature for Silent Installations ............................................................................... 2-3 2.8 Generating Installation Statistics .............................................................................................. 2-3 2.9 Change in the Default Port Range............................................................................................ 2-4 2.10 New Element for Specifying Port Numbers for CORBA Communication ........................ 2-4 2.11 Cloning OracleAS Forms and Reports Services Instances.................................................... 2-5 3 Compatibility with Earlier Releases 4 Requirements 4.1 Using OracleMetaLink to Obtain the Latest Oracle Application Server Hardware and Software Requirements .............................................................................................................. 4-1 4.2 System Requirements ................................................................................................................. 4-2 4.2.1 Memory Requirements for Running Multiple Instances on the Same Computer ..... 4-5 4.2.2 Installing from the Console or X Windows ..................................................................... 4-5 4.2.3 Tips for Reducing Memory Usage .................................................................................... 4-5 4.3 Software Requirements .............................................................................................................. 4-6 4.3.1 Software Requirements for hp Tru64 UNIX .................................................................... 4-6 4.4 Kernel Parameters....................................................................................................................... 4-8 4.4.1 Kernel Parameter Settings for OracleAS Web Cache ..................................................... 4-8 iii 4.4.2 Kernel Parameter Settings for OracleAS Metadata Repository .................................... 4-8 4.5 Set Shell Limits for the oracle User........................................................................................ 4-10 4.6 Ports ........................................................................................................................................... 4-10 4.6.1 Checking If a Port Is in Use ............................................................................................. 4-11 4.6.2 Using Default Port Numbers .......................................................................................... 4-11 4.6.3 Using Custom Port Numbers (the "Static Ports" Feature) .......................................... 4-11 4.6.3.1 Format of the staticports.ini File.............................................................................. 4-12 4.6.3.2 Error Conditions that Will Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports............................................................................................................ 4-14 4.6.3.3 Ports for Oracle HTTP Server and OracleAS Web Cache.................................... 4-14 4.6.3.4 Examples..................................................................................................................... 4-16 4.6.4 If Port 1521 Is in Use......................................................................................................... 4-17 4.6.4.1 If Port 1521 Is In Use by an Existing Oracle Database.......................................... 4-17 4.6.4.2 If Port 1521 Is In Use by Some Other Application................................................ 4-20 4.7 Operating System Groups ...................................................................................................... 4-20 4.7.1 Create a Group for the Inventory Directory ................................................................. 4-20 4.7.2 Create Groups for Database Administrators................................................................ 4-20 4.8 Operating System User ........................................................................................................... 4-21 4.9 Environment Variables ..........................................................................................................