This chapter covers the following topics:
This document explains what you need to do to install Oracle Rapid Planning.
Make sure that you have the latest version of this document before proceeding.
Minimum Client Hardware Requirements:
1 GB of memory
1.5 GHz (or higher) processor
Minimum Browser Requirements:
Microsoft Internet Explorer, release 7.0 or later
Mozilla Firefox, release 3.0 or later
You do not need to install client software.
The following list is the technology stack on which Oracle Rapid Planning receives rigorous testing. Other variations are possible.
ADF Libraries: Oracle Fusion MiddleWare 11g release 11.1.1.1.0
Java: Release 1.6 update 11 or later
Application Server: Oracle WebLogic Server release 10.3.1 or later
Oracle Rapid Planning 12.1.3.4 needs ADF PS3. Upgrade your Oracle WebLogic Server installation before you upgrade Oracle Rapid Planning.
Database Server: Oracle Database Server 11g
Oracle Value Chain Planning Suite: Oracle VCP release 12.1 or later
Oracle e-Business Suite: Release 11i10, release 12.07 or later, or release 12.1
Oracle JD Edwards: 9.0 or later (requires Oracle Value Chain Planning to Oracle JD Edwards Process Integration Pack)
Oracle Rapid Planning has an administrator application that allows you to perform the following:
Monitor loaded plans.
Close plans.
Start and stop Managed Servers.
Close plans before stopping or restarting the Managed Servers associated with those plans.
For solution architecture, the most important consideration is the size of the implementation:
Small: 0 - 5 concurrent users and with a relatively low volume of data
Medium: 5 - 20 concurrent users
Large: 20 or more concurrent users across multiple time zones, with complex data structures, and with a relatively high volume of data
See also Hardware Requirements for the Servers.
Another consideration is the number of simulation plans that you want to run concurrently. Since each simulation plan needs a Managed Server, you need to provide a suitable number of Managed Servers to meet your processing needs.
Multi-Tier Architecture
An Oracle Rapid Planning implementation consists of the following architectural tiers:
e-Business Suite tier with concurrent manager
Oracle WebLogic domain and the Oracle WebLogic Server for the Oracle Rapid Planning User Interface
Oracle WebLogic domain and the Oracle WebLogic Server for the Oracle Rapid Planning Administrator Utility
Oracle WebLogic domain for the Engine and a suitable number of Managed Servers for the Engine
Common file system or network storage device between the e-Business Suite tier and the Engine Managed Servers
This section provides sample hardware requirements for the servers used in an Oracle Rapid Planning installation, as well as for the Analytical Engine.
These are basic guidelines. Contact your account representative or Oracle Support Services for help to more precisely configure and tune your memory.
The term Managed Server represents a single plan loaded in memory. Multiple users can concurrently view each plan.
Small Implementation:
Engine domain: 10 Managed Servers configured with memory of 500 - 750 MB each
User interface: 2 - 3 GB for its server
Free hard disk space: Minimum 10 GB plus a variable component of 1 GB for each active plan
Medium Implementation:
Engine domain: 20 Managed Servers configured with memory of 1 - 1.5 GB each
User interface: 4 - 6 GB for its server
Free hard disk space: Minimum 10 GB plus a variable component of 2 - 3 GB for each active plan
Large Implementation:
Engine domain: 20 Managed Servers configured with memory of 2 GB or higher each
User interface: 6+ GB for its server
Free hard disk space: Minimum 10 GB, plus a variable component of 2 - 3 GB for each active plan
Multi-Tier Solution:
In a multi-tier solution, the servers and the Analytical Engine may be on different machines.
Size of the supply chain: For example, the number of organizations, items, resources, demands, supplies, bill of material components, and routings.
Number of simulation plans that you plan to run concurrently: Each simulation plan will use up a Managed Server and the requirement for the Managed Server will depend on the size of the supply chain.
Number of concurrent users: Impacts the user interface memory requirements.
Oracle Rapid Planning runs on 64-bit platforms using 64-bit version of the Java virtual machine (JVM) and the -d64 flag.
Database Server
Use the same sizing that you need for your other Oracle Value Chain Planning products.
Application Server
The table below shows the Application Server requirements.
| Entity | Windows Stacks | UNIX Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 8 core 1.6 GHz processor Higher for increased performance |
8 core 1.6 GHz processor Higher for increased performance |
| Memory (depends on number of concurrent users) | See the hardware requirements for small, medium, and large implementations. | See the hardware requirements for small, medium, and large implementations. |
| Disk | See the hardware requirements for small, medium, and large implementations. | See the hardware requirements for small, medium, and large implementations. |
For a web-based solution, the wide-area network requirements vary by implementation.
In general, place these components on a high-speed LAN 1 or 10 Gigabits per second:
e-Business Suite tier
User Interface Server
Database Server
Engine Managed Servers