Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 What's New in the Installation

• 1.1 Windows NT No Longer Supported
• 1.2 New Screen for Specifying the staticports.ini File
• 1.3 New Element for Specifying Port Numbers for CORBA Communication
• 1.4 Configuring Forms and Reports Services to Use the Services of an Oracle Application Server Infrastructure
• 1.5 Cloning Forms and Reports Services Instances
• 1.6 Additional Tool for Deinstallation
• 1.7 Recording Feature for Silent Installations
• 1.8 Generating Installation Statistics
• 1.9 Change in the Default Port Range
• 1.10 What's New in Oracle Application Server Forms Services
• 1.11 What's New in Oracle Application Server Reports Services

2 Introduction to Forms and Reports Services

• 2.1 Restrictions with This Installation Type
• 2.2 Available Features with This Installation Type
  • 2.2.1 Oracle Application Server Forms Services
  • 2.2.2 Oracle Application Server Reports Services
  • 2.2.3 Oracle HTTP Server
  • 2.2.4 Oracle Application Server Web Cache
  • 2.2.5 Oracle Application Server Containers for J2EE
  • 2.2.6 Oracle Enterprise Manager
  • 2.2.7 Oracle Process and Management Notification
  • 2.2.8 Distributed Configuration Management

3 Requirements

• 3.1 System Requirements
• 3.2 Windows System Files (wsf.exe)
• 3.3 Ports
  • 3.3.1 About Ephemeral Ports
  • 3.3.2 Checking If a Port Is in Use
  • 3.3.3 Using Default Port Numbers
  • 3.3.4 Using Custom Port Numbers (the Static Ports Feature)
    • 3.3.4.1 Format of the staticports.ini File
    • 3.3.4.2 Error Conditions That Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports
    • 3.3.4.3 Ports for Oracle HTTP Server and OracleAS Web Cache
• 3.4 Operating System User
• 3.5 Environment Variables
  • 3.5.1 Setting Environment Variables
  • 3.5.2 ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID
  • 3.5.3 PATH and CLASSPATH
  • 3.5.4 TEMP
• 3.6 The Hosts File
• 3.7 Network Topics
  • 3.7.1 Installing on DHCP Computers
  • 3.7.2 Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
  • 3.7.3 Installing on Computers With Multiple Aliases
  • 3.7.4 Installing on Non-Networked Computers
  • 3.7.5 Installing on Static IP Computers That You Want to Disconnect from the Network Later
  • 3.7.6 Installing a Loopback Adapter
    • 3.7.6.1 Checking If a Loopback Adapter Is Installed on Your Computer
    • 3.7.6.2 Installing a Loopback Adapter - Windows 2000
    • 3.7.6.3 Installing a Loopback Adapter - Windows 2003 / Windows XP
    • 3.7.6.4 Removing a Loopback Adapter - Windows 2000 / Windows 2003 / Windows XP
  • 3.7.7 Copying CD-ROMs or DVD-ROM to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
  • 3.7.8 Installing from a Remote CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
  • 3.7.9 Installing on Remote Computers
• 3.8 Prerequisite Checks Performed by the Installer

4 Considerations Before Starting the Installation

• 4.1 Oracle Home Directory
• 4.2 Oracle Home Name
• 4.3 Installing Additional Languages
• 4.4 Forms and Reports Services Instances and Instance Names
• 4.5 The ias_admin User
• 4.6 Installer File Locations
• 4.7 Starting Oracle Universal Installer

5 Installation Overview

6 Configuring Forms and Reports Services to Use an Oracle Application Server Infrastructure

• 6.1 Configuring Forms and Reports Services to Use Oracle Identity Management
• 6.2 Configuring Forms and Reports Services to Use OracleAS Metadata Repository
• 6.3 Making the Reports Server Secure
• 6.4 Starting OPMN Services
• 6.5 Testing the Configuration on Oracle Application Server Forms Services
• 6.6 Testing the Configuration on Oracle Application Server Reports Services

7 Postinstallation Tasks

• 7.1 State of Forms and Reports Services Instances After Installation
• 7.2 Testing the Forms and Reports Services Installation
• 7.3 Backup and Recovery
• 7.4 SSL
• 7.5 NLS_LANG Environment Variable
• 7.6 Deployment of Forms and Reports

8 Upgrading 9.0.4 Forms and Reports Services to 10.1.2 Forms and Reports Services

• 8.1 Compatibility Matrix
• 8.2 Upgrading a 9.0.4 Standalone Forms and Reports Services Instance
• 8.3 Completing the Oracle Application Server Forms Services Upgrade
  • 8.3.1 Upgrading Forms *.fmx Files
  • 8.3.2 Upgrading forms90app.ear Deployed in User-defined OC4J Instances
• 8.4 Completing the Oracle Application Server Reports Services Upgrade
  • 8.4.1 Enabling Management of Oracle Application Server Reports Services from Application Server Control Console
  • 8.4.2 Upgrading User-Defined OC4J Instances with Oracle Reports Deployments
• 8.5 Configuring the 10.1.2 Standalone Instance of Forms and Reports Services to Use Oracle Application Server Infrastructure Services

9 Compatibility with Earlier Releases

• 9.1 Compatibility Between Earlier Releases and Release 10g (10.1.2)
• 9.2 Interoperability Issues and Workarounds
  • 9.2.1 Oracle Enterprise Manager for 9.0.3/9.0.4 and 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Uses the Same Port (Port 1810)
  • 9.2.2 dcmctl getState Command from an Oracle Application Server Forms Services Instance Cannot Be Used With 9.0.3/9.0.4 Instances
  • 9.2.3 Oracle Enterprise Manager: No Rollup Metrics for 9.0.3 Middle Tiers

A Troubleshooting

• A.1 Verifying Requirements
• A.2 Resolving Installation Errors
• A.3 Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
  • A.3.1 Configuration Assistant Failure
  • A.3.2 Failure During Component Configuration and Startup
  • A.3.3 Fatal Errors
  • A.3.4 OC4J Instance Configuration Assistant Errors
• A.4 Descriptions of Forms and Reports Services Configuration Assistants

B Deinstallation and Reinstallation

• B.1 Deinstallation of Forms and Reports Services Instances
• B.2 Deinstalling All Oracle Products Manually
• B.3 Reinstallation

C Default Port Numbers

• C.1 Method of Assigning Default Port Numbers
• C.2 Default Port Numbers

D URLs for Components

E Java Access Bridge Installation

• E.1 Introduction
• E.2 Setup for JRE 1.4.2
• E.3 Setup for Oracle Installed Components
  • E.3.1 Installing Java Access Bridge
  • E.3.2 Configuring Oracle Components to Use Java Access Bridge

Index