Before beginning the installation, ensure that you have verified the prerequisites and completed all steps covered in Preparing to Install and Configure Oracle Data Integrator.
Before running the installation program, you must verify the JDK and prerequisite software is installed.
To start the installation program:
Note:
You can also start the installer in silent mode using a saved response file instead of launching the installer screens. For more about silent or command line installation, see Using the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.
When the installation program appears, you are ready to begin the installation.
The installer shows a series of screens where you verify or enter information.
The following table lists the order in which installer screens appear. If you need additional help with an installation screen, click Help.
Table 3-1 Oracle Data Integrator Install Screens
| Screen | Description |
|---|---|
|
Installation Inventory Setup |
On UNIX operating systems, this screen opens if this is the first time you are installing any Oracle product on this host. Specify the location where you want to create your central inventory. Make sure that the operating system group name selected on this screen has write permissions to the central inventory location. For more about the central inventory, see About the Oracle Central Inventory in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer. This screen does not appear on Windows operating systems. |
|
Welcome |
On this screen, review the information to make sure that you have met all the prerequisites, then click Next. |
|
Auto Updates |
On this screen, select to skip automatic updates, select patches, or search for the latest software updates, including important security updates, through your My Oracle Support account. |
|
Installation Location |
Use this screen to specify your Oracle home directory location.
You can click View to verify and ensure that you are installing Oracle Data Integrator in the correct Oracle home. |
|
Installation Type |
To create the topology for Java EE or standalone collocated agents, select Enterprise Installation into an existing Oracle Home directory. To create the topology for standalone agents, select Standalone Installation. ODI Studio is available in all install types. See Configuring Oracle Data Integrator Studio for details. |
|
Prerequisite Checks |
This screen verifies that your system meets the minimum necessary requirements. To view the list of tasks that gets verified, select View Successful Tasks. To view log details, select View Log. If any prerequisite check fails, then an error message appears at the bottom of the screen. Fix the error and click Rerun to try again. To ignore the error or the warning message and continue with the installation, click Skip (not recommended). |
|
Installation Summary |
Use this screen to verify installation options you selected. If you want to save these options to a response file, click Save Response File and enter the response file location and name. The response file collects and stores all the information that you have entered, and enables you to perform a silent installation (from the command line) at a later time. Click Install to begin the installation. |
|
Installation Progress |
This screen shows the installation progress. When the progress bar reaches 100% complete, click Finish to dismiss the installer, or click Next to see a summary. |
|
Installation Complete |
This screen displays the Installation Location and the Feature Sets that are installed. Review this information and click Finish to close the installer. |
After you complete the installation, verify it was successful by completing a series of tasks.
viewInventory script.Review the contents of the installation log files to make sure that the installer did not encounter any problems.
By default, the installer writes logs files to the Oracle_Inventory_Location/logs (on UNIX operating systems) or Oracle_Inventory_Location\logs (on Windows operating systems) directory.
For a description of the log files and where to find them, see Installation Log Files in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.
The contents of your installation vary based on the options you selected during the installation.
For more information about the directory structure after installation, see What Are the Key Oracle Fusion Middleware Directories? in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.
You can view the contents of the Oracle home using the viewInventory script.
For more information, see Viewing the Contents of an Oracle Home in Installing Software with the Oracle Universal Installer.
You can install Oracle Data Integrator in silent mode by using the silent flag.
To install Oracle Data Integrator in silent mode, use the -silent flag on the command line when you start the installer.
For more information about silent or command line installation, see Using the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode.
Example Response Files
The following are response file examples when installing Oracle Data Integrator in Silent mode:
For an Enterprise installation:
[ENGINE] #DO NOT CHANGE THIS. Response File Version=1.0.0.0.0 [GENERIC] #The oracle home location. This can be an existing Oracle Home or a new Oracle Home ORACLE_HOME=/scratch/aganeriw/odi1213enterprise #Set this variable value to the Installation Type selected. e.g. Standalone Installation, Enterprise Installation. INSTALL_TYPE=Enterprise Installation #Type String (URL format) Indicates the OCM Repeater URL which should be of the format [scheme[Http/Https]]://[repeater host]:[repeater port] COLLECTOR_SUPPORTHUB_URL=
For a Standalone Installation:
[ENGINE] #DO NOT CHANGE THIS. Response File Version=1.0.0.0.0 [GENERIC] #The oracle home location. This can be an existing Oracle Home or a new Oracle Home ORACLE_HOME=/scratch/aganeriw/odi1213standalone #Set this variable value to the Installation Type selected. e.g. Standalone Installation, Enterprise Installation. INSTALL_TYPE=Standalone Installation #Provide the My Oracle Support Username. If you wish to ignore Oracle Configuration Manager configuration provide empty string for user name. MYORACLESUPPORT_USERNAME= #Provide the My Oracle Support Password MYORACLESUPPORT_PASSWORD=<SECURE VALUE> #Set this to true if you wish to decline the security updates. Setting this to true and providing empty string for My Oracle Support username will ignore the Oracle Configuration Manager configuration DECLINE_SECURITY_UPDATES=true #Set this to true if My Oracle Support Password is specified SECURITY_UPDATES_VIA_MYORACLESUPPORT=false #Provide the Proxy Host PROXY_HOST= #Provide the Proxy Port PROXY_PORT= #Provide the Proxy Username PROXY_USER= #Provide the Proxy Password PROXY_PWD=<SECURE VALUE> #Type String (URL format) Indicates the OCM Repeater URL which should be of the format [scheme[Http/Https]]://[repeater host]:[repeater port] COLLECTOR_SUPPORTHUB_URL=