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Oracle® Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration
10g Release 3 (10.3.0.1)

Part Number E13695-02
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1 Upgrade Prerequisites

Complete the following basic steps to prepare your network and host computers for deployment:

  1. Download the most up-to-date documentation from the Oracle Technology Network in the Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10g Release 3 (10.3.0.1) documentation set. Read the release notes for additional information on compatibility issues, known problems, and workarounds that might affect how you proceed with your deployment.

  2. Retrieve the Configuration Worksheets for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10.3.0.1 you completed during your previous install, or organize the information you need for the upgrade process by completing a new worksheet, available in the Oracle Technology Network in the Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10g Release 3 (10.3.0.1) documentation set.

  3. Provision host computers for your deployment and install prerequisite software. For details, see Software Requirements.

Software Requirements

The following sections list the software requirements for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.

For the most current platform support information, see the BEA AquaLogic User Interaction spreadsheet on the Oracle Product Supported Configurations page at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13196_01/platform/suppconfigs/index.html.

For more information on recommended configurations based on the size of your implementation, see the section about provisioning computers in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Deployment Planning Guide for Oracle WebCenter Interaction.

For client requirements for using Oracle WebCenter Collaboration's Bulk Upload feature, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.

Caution:

IPv6 is not supported. You should verify that IPv6 is not enabled prior to upgrading this product.

Requirements for Microsoft Windows Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • Microsoft Windows 2003 SP2 on x86

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2005 SP2 (32- and 64-bit in default or failover cluster configuration)

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x or Microsoft SQL Server from 2000 to 2005, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

    • VMWare ESX 3 and above

Requirements for RedHat Linux Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4.0 update 5 and above on x86

    • RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 5.2 on x86

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • VMWare ESX 3 and above

Requirements for Oracle Enterprise Linux Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.7 or 5.2

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • Oracle VM

Requirements for Novell SuSE Linux Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • SuSE Enterprise Linux SLES 9 or 10 on x86

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • VMWare ESX 3 and above

Requirements for Sun Solaris Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • Solaris 9** or 10 on 64–bit SPARC

      Solaris 9 requires the following patch: 111711-15 (32-bit Shared library patch for C++) or 111712-15 (64-bit Shared library patch for C++).

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • IBM DB2 UDB 9.5

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • Solaris 10 Containers (Zones)

Requirements for IBM AIX Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • IBM AIX 5.3 on 64-bit POWER

      IBM AIX requires the following patches: AIX 5.3 Service pack 5300-05–06 and July 2007 IBM C++ Runtime Environment Component for AIX.

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • IBM DB2 UDB 9.5

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x or Microsoft SQL Server from 2000 to 2005, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • IBM Dynamic Logical Partitioning (LPAR)

Requirements for HP-UX Environments

This section lists the requirements for Microsoft Windows environments.

  • Operating System:

    • HP-UX 11i v2 or v3 on 64-bit Itanium

  • Application Servers:

    • Oracle Embedded Application Server 4.0

    • Oracle WebLogic Server 10gR3 (10.3.0) with Oracle JRockit

  • Databases:

    • Oracle 9i Database (9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.3) or Oracle Database 10gR2 (10.2.0.x and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

    • Oracle 11g (11.1.0.6 and above) in default or Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) configuration

      On Oracle Database 11g, customers must add the following parameter to the bottom of the init$ORACLE_SID.ora file: _optimizer_group_by_placement=false

      Note:

      If you are upgrading Oracle Database from 10.1.x to 10.2.x or Microsoft SQL Server from 2000 to 2005, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
  • Virtualization Systems:

    • None

Additional Requirements

This section lists additional requirements such as portal and web browser support and requirements for plug-ins.

  • Portal:

    • Oracle WebCenter Interaction 10.3.0.1

  • Web Browsers:

    • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and 3.0

    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0

    • Apple Safari 2.0 or 3.0 (Windows only)

  • Microsoft Office (for Collaboration Office Tools Add-In and WebDAV functionality):

    • Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Microsoft Vista

  • Required Software for Microsoft Exchange Integration:

    • Microsoft .NET 2.0

    • Microsoft Web Services Enhancement 2.0

  • Groupware Servers:

    • Lotus Notes 5.0.11

    • Microsoft Exchange 2000 (SP3 and higher)

    • Microsoft Exchange 2003

  • Microsoft Project:

    • Microsoft Project 2003 or 2007