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Oracle® Communications Billing and Revenue Management Installation Guide
Release 7.5

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2 BRM Software Compatibility

This chapter lists the software compatible with Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) 7.5 server and client systems.

Note:

Solaris

This section describes the primary software components compatible with an Oracle Solaris implementation.

Operating Systems

Table 2-1 shows the versions of Solaris server and client operating systems compatible with BRM 7.5:

Table 2-1 Server Operating System Versions (Solaris)

Operating System Supported? Notes

Solaris 10

YES

NA


Note:

For BRM 7.5 Patch Set 4 or later patch sets, if BRM is installed on a Solaris server, install the 148198-03 for SPARC patch on that server. You can download the 148198-03 for SPARC patch from http://patchstatus.us.oracle.com/patchstatus/search.php?patchid=148198-03. For information about installing the Oracle Solaris patches, see Oracle Solaris documentation.

The following clients are supported on Solaris:

  • Developer Center

  • Self-Care Manager

Compilers

Table 2-2 shows the supported compilers:

Table 2-2 Supported Compilers (Solaris)

Compiler Supported? Notes

Oracle Solaris Studio 12.2

YES

Certified for use on Solaris platforms only.

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 13.10.3077

YES

Supported for client uninstallers.


Database Servers

Table 2-3 shows the compatible database servers (enterprise):

Table 2-3 Compatible Database Servers (Solaris)

Database Server Version Supported? Notes

Oracle 10g Database

(Oracle Enterprise)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g

YES

Use Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g for high-availability configurations only. For scalability, use a multischema system. See "A BRM Multischema Production System".

BRM 7.5 supports AL32UTF8 as its default character set. It also continues to support the UTF8 character set for BRM installations that are being upgraded to BRM 7.5 from previous versions. The unicode character set AL32UTF8 is recommended for all new BRM 7.5 deployments.

Oracle 11g Database (Oracle 11.1.0.6 and later patch levels)

(Oracle Enterprise)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g R1

YES

NA

Oracle 11g R2 Database

(Enterprise Edition)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g R2

YES

NA

Oracle In-Memory Database (IMDB) Cache 11.2.2.2.0

YES

NA

Oracle Clusterware 11g R1

YES

NA


Web Servers

Table 2-4 shows the compatible Web servers:

Table 2-4 Compatible Web Servers (Solaris)

Web Server Supported?

Apache 2.2.4

YES

Apache 2.2.6

YES

Apache 2.2.8

YES

Apache 2.2.10

YES


Web Browsers

Table 2-5 shows the compatible Web browsers:

Table 2-5 Compatible Web Browsers (Solaris)

Version Supported? Notes

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1

YES

NA


AIX

This section describes the primary software components compatible with a BRM AIX implementation.

Operating System Versions

Table 2-6 shows the operating system compatibility for servers and clients:

Table 2-6 Operating System Versions (AIX)

Operating System Supported? Notes

IBM AIX Version 6.1

YES

AIX 6100-07-01-1141


Note:

The following clients are supported on AIX:
  • Developer Center

  • Self-Care Manager

Compilers

Table 2-7 shows the supported compilers:

Table 2-7 Compilers (AIX)

Compiler Supported? Notes

xlc 11.1 (xlc 11.1.0.3)

YES

XL C/C++ Runtime for AIX 6.1 (6100-07-01-1141)


Database Servers

Table 2-8 shows the compatible database servers:

Table 2-8 Database Servers (AIX)

Compiler Supported? Notes

Oracle 10g Database

(Oracle Enterprise)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g

YES

Use Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g for high-availability configurations only. For scalability, use a multischema system. See "A BRM Multischema Production System".

BRM 7.5 supports AL32UTF8 as its default character set. It also continues to support the UTF8 character set for BRM installations that are being upgraded to BRM 7.5 from previous versions. The unicode character set AL32UTF8 is recommended for all new BRM 7.5 deployments.

Oracle 11g Database (Oracle 11.1.0.6 and later patch levels)

(Oracle Enterprise)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g R1

YES

NA

Oracle 11g R2 Database

(Enterprise Edition)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g R2

YES

NA

Oracle In-Memory Database (IMDB) Cache 11.2.2.3.0

YES

NA

Oracle Clusterware 11g R1

YES

NA


Web Servers

Table 2-9 shows the compatible Web servers:

Table 2-9 Web Servers (AIX)

Web Server Supported?

Apache 2.2.6

YES


Note:

Apache recommends upgrading to 2.2.x.

Web Browsers

Table 2-10 shows the compatible Web browsers.

Table 2-10 Compatible Web Browsers (AIX)

Browser Supported?

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1

YES


Linux

This section describes the primary software components compatible with a BRM Linux implementation.

Operating Systems

Table 2-11 shows operating system compatibility for servers and clients:

Table 2-11 Operating System Versions (Linux)

Operating System Supported? Notes

Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.5, AS release 4 (October Update 5) and higher 4.x updates

YES

NA

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, (RHEL4.5), AS release 4 (Nahant Update 5) and higher 4.x updates

YES

NA

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 and higher 5.x updates

YES

NA

RHEL5 and higher 5.x updates

YES

NA


Note:

The following clients are supported on Linux:
  • Developer Center

  • Self-Care Manager

Compilers

Table 2-12 shows the supported compilers:

Table 2-12 Compilers (Linux)

Compiler Supported? Notes

gcc version 3.4.6

YES

Red Hat 3.4.6-8

gcc version 4.1.x

YES

For Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 and REL5


Database Servers

Table 2-13 shows the compatible database servers:

Table 2-13 Compatible Database Servers (Linux)

Database Server Version Supported? Notes

Oracle 10g Database

(Oracle Enterprise)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g

YES

Use Oracle Real Application Clusters 10g for high-availability configurations only. For scalability, use a multischema system. See "A BRM Multischema Production System".

BRM 7.5 supports AL32UTF8 as its default character set. It also continues to support the UTF8 character set for BRM installations that are being upgraded to BRM 7.5 from previous versions. The unicode character set AL32UTF8 is recommended for all new BRM 7.5 deployments.

Oracle 11g Database (Oracle 11.1.0.6 and later patch levels)

(Oracle Enterprise)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g R1

YES

NA

Oracle 11g R2 Database

(Enterprise Edition)

YES

NA

Oracle Real Application Clusters 11g R2

YES

NA

Oracle In-Memory Database (IMDB) Cache 11.2.2.2.0

YES

NA

Oracle Clusterware 11g R1

YES

NA


Web Servers

Table 2-14 shows the compatible Web servers:

Table 2-14 Web Servers (Linux)

Web Server Supported?

Apache 2.2.4

YES

Apache 2.2.6

YES


Web Browsers

Table 2-15 shows the compatible Web browsers.

Table 2-15 Compatible Web Browsers (Linux)

Browser Supported?

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1

YES


Windows

This section describes the primary software components compatible with a BRM Windows implementation.

Operating Systems

BRM clients run on the following Windows operating systems:

  • Windows XP SP3

  • Windows Vista Business Type (32)

  • Windows 7

Compilers

Table 2-16 shows the supported compilers for client development:

Table 2-16 Supported Compilers (Windows)

Compiler Supported?

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 13.10.3077

YES


Web Browsers

Table 2-17 shows the compatible Web browsers.

Table 2-17 Compatible Web Browsers (Windows)

Browser Supported?

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

YES

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1

YES


Other Compatible Software

Table 2-18 provides the compatibility information for other applications needed to create a complete customer management and billing system for your business:

Table 2-18 Third-Party Software Supported by BRM

Vendor Software Supported? Notes

AES

AES issue date: 29/07/2002

YES

NA

Agentpp

Agentx++ version 1.4.14

YES

NA

Agentpp

Agent++ version 3.5.26

YES

NA

Agentpp

snmp++ version 3.2.20

YES

NA

Apache Foundation

Tomcat version 5.5.27

YES

NA

Apache Foundation

Tomcat version 6.0.18

YES

Servlet/JSP (2.5/2.1) JDK 1.5.0_09

Only supported for Self-Care Manager on Solaris.

Apache Foundation

Tomcat version 7.0.30

YES

Support added in BRM 7.5 Patch Set 3.

Only supported for Web Services Manager and Self-Care Manager.

Apache Foundation

Xerces-C++ 2.7.0

YES

For all platforms.

Apache Foundation

Xalan-C++ 1.10

YES

NA

Apache Foundation

Xalan-Java 2.7.1

YES

NA

Apache Foundation

Xerces-J (Java) 2.6.2

YES

NA

Apache Foundation

Xerces-J (Java) 2.9.1

YES

Only JCA Resource Adapter uses Xerces version 2.9.1.

Borland

JBuilder 2008 Release 2

YES

NA

IBM

Rational Purify 7.0.0.0_0.12

YES

NA

Install Shield

Install Shield Multi-Platform 5.0.2

YES

NA

Install Shield

Install Shield Multi-Platform 5.5

YES

NA

LDAP

Netscape LDAP 5.0

YES

NA

LDAP

Netscape LDAP 5.5

YES

NA

LDAP

Netscape LDAP 6.1

YES

NA

OpenSSL Project

OpenSSL 1.0.0.a

YES

NA

Oracle

Application Integration Architecture for Communications 2.4

YES

NA

Oracle

Application Integration Architecture for Communications 2.5.1

YES

NA

Oracle

Business Intelligence Publisher 10.1.3.4

YES

Only supported for reports.

BRM and BI Publisher invoicing integration is certified only on the OC4J 10.1.3.x application server.

Oracle

Business Intelligence Publisher 10.2.0.5

YES

Only supported for AMP.

Oracle

Java JDK 1.6.0_26

YES

NA

Oracle

Java JRE 1.6.0_26

YES

NA

Oracle

jewt.jar 4.2.3.6

YES

NA

Oracle

Oracle Glassfish Server 3.1

YES

NA

Oracle

Oracle Help for Java 5

YES

NA

Oracle

Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) 4.24

YES

NA

Oracle

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) (Middleware) 10.1.3.4

YES

NA

Oracle

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) 11.1.1.5.0

YES

NA

Oracle

WebLogic Server Version 9.1

YES

WebLogic 9.1 is supported only for Self-Care Manager.

Oracle

WebLogic Server Version 10.3

YES

NA

Paymentech

120 Byte Batch Version 3.0.0 R 4.2

YES

Requires Paymentech Manager.

Paymentech

Online Authorization Version 7.4 R3

YES

Requires Paymentech Manager.

Perl

Perl 5.8.0

YES

NA

RIVERACE

ACE 6.1

YES

NA

Roaming Standard

TAP 3.11.13

YES

NA

Roaming Standard

TAP 3.12

YES

Support added in BRM 7.5 Patch Set 3.

Roaming Standard

RAP 1.4

YES

NA

Roaming Standard

RAP 1.5

YES

Support added in BRM 7.5 Patch Set 2.

Roaming Standard

Cyber 2.5

YES

NA

Rogue Wave

SourcePro C++ 11.1

YES

NA

Rogue Wave

Stingray Studio 7.1

YES

NA

Taxware

Taxware Sales and Use 3.5.4 (32-bit)

YES

Requires Taxware Manager.

Taxware

WorldTax 2.6.2

YES

NA

Vertex Communications Tax Q Series

CTQ 2.00.05

YES

Support continued for CTQ 1.00.13 and CTQ 1.01.06

Vertex Sales Tax Q Series

STQ 4.0.6

YES

Support continued for STQ 3.1.6 and STQ 3.2.21

Webstart

1.6

YES

NA