Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install

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Preface

Getting Started

How Rapid Install Works

      Installing New Systems

      Managing Distributed Installations

      Upgrading a Release 11

      Installing a New Technology Stack

Installed Components and System Requirements

      Technology Stack Components

      System Software, Patch Level, and Networking Requirements

      CPU Requirements

      Memory Requirements

      Disk Space Requirements

Before You Install

      Review Associated Documentation

      Create Operating System Accounts

      For UNIX users

      Single-user UNIX installations

      Multi-user UNIX installations

      For Windows users

      Setting Up the Stage Area

      Installation Software Delivery Format

      Creating the Stage Area Directory

      Stage Area Directory Structure

Starting Rapid Install

      Special Startup Options

      Using an Alias For the Host Machine

      Restarting the Installation

      Installing a New Technology Stack

Gathering Configuration Information

      Navigating in the Wizard

What To Do Next

Performing an Installation

Standard Installation

Express Installation

What To Do Next

Performing an Upgrade

How an Upgrade Works

Creating the Upgrade File System

Configuring and Starting Server Processes

What To Do Next

Installing Technology Stack Components

Upgrading an Existing Technology Stack

Database and Applications Tier Procedures

Finishing Tasks

Required Tasks for All New Installations

      Log in to Oracle E-Business Suite

      Change Default Passwords

      Configure Database Initialization Parameters

      Apply Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.3) Patches and Redeploy Forms EAR File

      Apply Security Patches and Review Best Practices

      Update PL/SQL Log and Out Directory

      Implement Product and Country-Specific Functionality

      Check Client Software For Use With Forms Applet

      Set Up Printers

      Understand System Administration Tasks

      Understand Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance Tasks

Conditional Tasks for New Installations

      Resize the Database

      Configure Parallel Concurrent Processing

      Configure Forms Socket Mode

      Set Up National Language Support (NLS)

      Set Up Unicode Character Sets

      Complete Workflow Notification Mailer Configuration

      Set Up and Implement Oracle Embedded Data Warehouse (EDW)

      Set Up and Implement Discoverer End User Layer (EUL)

      Set Up Demand Planning

      Convert to a Public Sector, Education, or Not-for-Profit System

      Convert Database to Multiple Organizations

Back Up Oracle E-Business Suite

Configuration Details

Rapid Install Configuration Parameters

      Database Parameters

      Applications Node Parameters

      Global System Settings

      Log Files

Requirements for a New Production Database

Vision Demonstration Database Requirements

Index