Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Intended Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

1 Installation Overview

• 1.1 Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Components
• 1.2 Installation Roadmap
• 1.3 Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Directory Structure

2 Installing Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer

• 2.1 Preparing to Install
  • 2.1.1 System Requirements and Certification
  • 2.1.2 Oracle Fusion Middleware Support of 64-bit JDK
  • 2.1.3 Install Oracle Database
  • 2.1.4 Create Schemas for Oracle Portal and Oracle Discoverer
  • 2.1.5 Install Oracle WebLogic Server and Create the Middleware Home
  • 2.1.6 Installing Oracle Internet Directory
  • 2.1.7 Upgrading Oracle Web Agent (OWA) for Oracle Portal
• 2.2 Install and Configure Java Access Bridge (Windows Only)
• 2.3 Installing on DHCP Hosts
  • 2.3.1 For UNIX Platforms
  • 2.3.2 For Windows x86 Platforms
  • 2.3.3 Installing a Loopback Adapter (Windows Only)
  • 2.3.4 Removing a Loopback Adapter (Windows Only)
• 2.4 Installing on a Non-Networked Computer
• 2.5 Installing on a Multihomed Computer
• 2.6 Installing Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports on Separate Servers
• 2.7 Installing in a Middleware Home Where Oracle SOA Suite or Oracle Identity Management Already Exist
• 2.8 Installation Instructions
  • 2.8.1 Installation Types
  • 2.8.2 Installation Log Files
  • 2.8.3 Starting the Installer
  • 2.8.4 Inventory Screens (UNIX Only)
  • 2.8.5 Installation Instructions for "Install and Configure" Install Type
  • 2.8.6 Installation Instructions for "Install Only" Install Type
  • 2.8.7 Manual Configuration for Oracle Discoverer (Windows Only)
• 2.9 Verifying the Installation
  • 2.9.1 Verifying the Installation Logs
  • 2.9.2 Verifying the Domain Server Logs
  • 2.9.3 Verifying OPMN Status
  • 2.9.4 Checking Browser URLs

3 Deinstalling Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer

• 3.1 Deinstallation Options
• 3.2 Deinstallation Instructions
  • 3.2.1 Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 3.2.2 Removing the Oracle Portal and Oracle Discoverer Schemas
    • 3.2.2.1 Starting RCU
    • 3.2.2.2 Instructions for Dropping the Oracle Portal and Oracle Discoverer Schemas
  • 3.2.3 Removing Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer
    • 3.2.3.1 Starting the Deinstaller
    • 3.2.3.2 Removing Your Oracle Instances
    • 3.2.3.3 Removing Your Oracle Home
    • 3.2.3.4 Removing the Oracle Common Home
  • 3.2.4 Removing Oracle WebLogic Server
  • 3.2.5 Removing Oracle JDeveloper
  • 3.2.6 Removing the Program Groups (Windows Only)
• 3.3 Reinstallation

A Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Installation Screens

• A.1 Specify Inventory Directory Screen (UNIX Only)
• A.2 Inventory Location Confirmation Screen (UNIX Only)
• A.3 Welcome Screen
• A.4 Configuration Tool Welcome Screen
• A.5 Select Installation Type Screen
• A.6 Prerequisite Checks Screen
• A.7 Select Domain Screen
• A.8 Specify Security Updates Screen
• A.9 Specify Installation Location Screen
  • A.9.1 Install and Configure Option
  • A.9.2 Install Only - Do Not Configure Option
  • A.9.3 Configuration Tool Option
• A.10 Configure Components Screen
• A.11 Configure Ports Screen
• A.12 Specify Proxy Details Screen
• A.13 Specify Schema Screen
• A.14 Specify Portlet Schema Screen
• A.15 Specify Application OID Screen
• A.16 Installation Summary Screen
• A.17 Installation Summary Screen (Install Only Option)
• A.18 Installation Progress Screen
• A.19 Configuration Progress Screen
• A.20 Install Completed Screen

B Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Deinstallation Screens

• B.1 Welcome Screen
• B.2 Select Deinstallation Type Screen
• B.3 Deinstall Oracle Home Screen
• B.4 Specify WebLogic Domain Detail Screen
• B.5 Select Managed Instance Screen
• B.6 Specify AS Instance Location Screen
• B.7 Deinstallation Summary (Managed Instance)
• B.8 Deinstallation Summary (Unmanaged Instance)
• B.9 Deinstall Progress Screen
• B.10 Deinstall Complete Screen

C Silent Installation

• C.1 What is a Silent Installation?
• C.2 Creating Response Files
  • C.2.1 Contents of the deinstall.rsp File
  • C.2.2 Contents of the configure_only.rsp File
  • C.2.3 Contents of the install_only.rsp File
  • C.2.4 Contents of the install_and_configure.rsp File
  • C.2.5 Securing Your Silent Installation
• C.3 Pre-Installation Tasks
  • C.3.1 UNIX Users: Creating the oraInst.loc File
  • C.3.2 Windows Users: Creating the Registry Key
• C.4 Silent Installation Instructions
  • C.4.1 Sample Commands
  • C.4.2 Sample Output
• C.5 Silent De-Installation

D Troubleshooting

• D.1 General Troubleshooting Tips
• D.2 Troubleshooting Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation
  • D.2.1 Installation Log Files
  • D.2.2 Configuration Log Files
• D.3 Associating Oracle Reports When Extending a Domain
• D.4 Errors Accessing the Discoverer Plus and Discoverer Viewer URLs
• D.5 Need More Help?

Index