3 Business Operations Center Requirements

This chapter describes Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Business Operations Center software and hardware requirements.

Software Requirements

Business Operations Center is deployed on an Oracle WebLogic Server domain configured as an Oracle Entitlements Server (OES) client domain. The OES Client domain connects to the following Oracle Identity and Access Management (IAM) components:

  • OES Administration Server for resource authorization

  • Oracle Access Management (OAM) for domain authorization

  • Oracle Identity and Access Management (OIM) is used for user authentication

  • Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) for user directory management

IAM requires an Oracle Enterprise Database for storing authentication and authorization policies, and user information. Use the Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility (RCU) to create the necessary database schemas in your database. See Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility User's Guide for more information on the RCU.

Business Operations Center is supported only on the software and hardware listed in the following sections. You must install and connect all required software components for a secure installation.

Supported Operating Systems

Table 3-1 lists operating systems supported for Business Operations Center.

Table 3-1 Business Operations Center Operating Systems Requirements

Product Version

Oracle Linux, x86-64 (64bit)

6UL3+

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, x86-64 (64bit)

5 UL3+

Oracle Solaris for SPARC (64bit)

10 Update 4+


Additional Software Requirements

Table 3-2 lists software required for running Business Operations Center.

Download required Oracle software from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud:

http://edelivery.oracle.com

or Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/downloads/index.html

or Oracle support Web site:

https://support.oracle.com

Table 3-2 Business Operations Center Software Requirements

Product Version

Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Enterprise Edition

10.3.6

Oracle Database Server

The same version used by the BRM 7.5 installation that Business Operations Center connects to.

See the installation guide for your database host operating system for additional information on database hardware and software requirements at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/nav/portal_11.htm

Oracle Fusion Middleware Repository Creation Utility 11g

11.1.1.9.0

Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) on Linux x86 or x86-64 or Solaris SPARC (64 bit) with Revenue Assurance Manager installed and configured

7.5 Patch Set 15 and later patch sets

Internet Browser

(Windows only) Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

Mozilla Firefox 39

Google Chrome 43

Apple Safari 8.0.6

64bit Java Development Kit (JDK)

1.7.0_80


The Business Operations Center installer validates the JDK version and checks for a running OES Client domain before deploying Business Operations Center. Detected errors, any missing or unavailable components, or any connectivity-related issues are displayed in the Business Operations Center installer.

For production installations, you must install the required software listed in Table 3-2 and perform the required pre-installation procedures listed in "Business Operations Center Pre-Installation Tasks" before running the Business Operations Center installer. Test installations can be done on a basic WebLogic domain but still require a database on which to create the Business Operations Center schema.

Additional Required Third-Party Software

Business Operations Center requires the third-party software listed in Table 3-3. Obtain the required software versions from the listed vendors and ensure that the packages are installed on your Business Operations Center host according to third-party documentation before running the installer.

Table 3-3 Required Third-Party Software

Third-Party Software Version Vendor

Jersey Bundle

  • Supported in 7.5 Patch Set 15:

    2.19

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 17:

    2.22.2

http://jersey.java.net

Log4j2

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 15 through 7.5 Patch Set 19:

    2.3

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 20 through 7.5 Patch Set 22:

    2.8.2

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 23:

    2.12.0

http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/

Jackson

  • Supported in 7.5 Patch Set 15:

    jackson-core-2.6.0.jar

    jackson-core-asl-1.9.13.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-1.9.13.jar

    jackson-mapper-asl-1.9.13.jar

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 17 through 7.5 Patch Set 20:

    jackson-core-2.8.3.jar

    jackson-databind-2.8.3.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-base-2.8.3.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-json-provider-2.8.3.jar

https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Jackson

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 17 through 7.5 Patch Set 20:

    jackson-core-2.8.3.jar

    jackson-databind-2.8.3.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-base-2.8.3.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-json-provider-2.8.3.jar

  • Supported in 7.5 Patch Set 21:

    jackson-core-2.9.5.jar

    jackson-databind-2.9.5.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-base-2.9.5.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-json-provider-2.9.5.jar

    jackson-annotations-2.9.5.jar

  • Supported in 7.5 Patch Set 22:

    jackson-core-2.9.7.jar

    jackson-databind-2.9.7.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-base-2.9.7.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-json-provider-2.9.7.jar

    jackson-annotations-2.9.7.jar

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 23:

    jackson-core-2.9.9.jar

    jackson-databind-2.9.9.3.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-base-2.9.9.jar

    jackson-jaxrs-json-provider-2.9.9.jar

    jackson-annotations-2.9.9.jar

https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson

Quartz Scheduler

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 15 through 7.5 Patch Set 22:

    2.2.2

  • Supported from 7.5 Patch Set 23:

    2.3.1

http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/

     

Hardware Requirements

The number and configuration of the hosts used for your Business Operations Center installation depend on your requirements. For example, large transaction volumes, multiple geographical locations, or fail-over requirements affect the amount of required hardware.

Table 3-4 lists the recommended hardware requirement for a single server production Business Operations Center installation containing all components. See "Preparing to Install" in Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Identity and Access Management for more information on IAM component hardware and sizing.

Table 3-4 Business Operations Center Single Server Minimum Hardware Requirements

Component Requirement

Hard disk

200 GB of free disk space

Note: A minimum of 1.5 GB should be free in the domain home.

Processor

Oracle recommends using 6 or more cores, each running at 1.5 GHz or greater.

Memory

A minimum of 35 GB physical memory and 16 GB swap.

If you plan on installing the required database on the same server, see "Checking the Hardware Requirements" for more information about required memory.

For more information on calculating required memory in your environment, see Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications for Oracle Identity and Access Management at:

http://docs.oracle.com/html/E38978_03/r2_im_requirements.htm


Table 3-5 lists the minimum hardware requirement for each OES Client domain host on which Business Operations Center is deployed.

Table 3-5 Business Operations Center OES Client Domain Server Minimum Hardware Requirements

Component Requirement

Hard disk

30 GB of free disk space

Note: A minimum of 1.5 GB should be free in the domain home.

Processor

Oracle recommends using twin cores, each running at 1.5 GHz or greater.

Memory

A minimum of 8 GB physical memory and 8 GB swap for the OES Client domain server.

For more information on calculating required memory in your environment, see Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications for Oracle Identify and Access Management at:

http://docs.oracle.com/html/E38978_03/r2_im_requirements.htm


About IPv4 and IPv6 Support for Fusion Middleware Products

For information on network considerations, including support for IPv6 addresses, see "Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 for Fusion Middleware Products" in Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications at:

http://docs.oracle.com/html/E18558_01/fusion_requirements.htm#BABICJGA