1 Hardware and Software Requirements

This chapter describes the hardware and software requirements of the Oracle Healthcare Data Model:

• Supported Platforms

• Hardware Requirements

• Software Requirements

Before you install the Oracle Healthcare Data Model, you must verify that all hardware and software requirements are met.

Supported Platforms

Oracle Healthcare Data Model (11.2.3) is supported on the following platforms. For each platform, the given operating system version or later versions are required:

• Linux x86

  • Oracle Linux 4 Update 7

  • Oracle Linux 5 Update 2

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2

• Linux x86-64

  • Oracle Linux 4 Update 7

  • Oracle Linux 5 Update 2

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2

• Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)

  • Oracle Solaris 10 U6 (5.10-2008.10)

• AIX 5L Based Systems (64-bit)

  • AIX 5L V5.3 TL 09 SP1 ("5300-09-01"), 64 bit kernel

  • AIX 6.1 TL 02 SP1 ("6100-02-01"), 64-bit kernel

  Note:

  There are special considerations when installing Oracle Healthcare Data Model on AIX, see "AIX Platform: Changing the Database Parameter",

• HP-UX Itanium

  • HP-UX 11i V3 patch Bundle Sep/ 2008 (B.11.31.0809.326a) or higher

Hardware Requirements

The Oracle Database installation guide for your platform includes procedures for checking that your installation meets the hardware and operating system requirements for Oracle Database.

Additionally, for a complete installation of the Oracle Healthcare Data Model, the minimum hardware requirement is disk space of at least 10 GB.

Software Requirements

The minimum software requirements for the Oracle Healthcare Data Model are as follows:

• Operating System: For details of supported platforms, see "Supported Platforms".

• Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) Enterprise Edition, including the Oracle Data Mining Option and the Oracle OLAP Option. See "Oracle Database Requirements".

• Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 10g (10.1.3.4.1 or higher within Release 10g). See "Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition". This is optional for Oracle Healthcare Data Model component installation and required for sample report installation.

Note:

The recommended patches and software versions are accurate as of product release. For latest recommendations for database and Oracle OLAP for supported platforms, see http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/olap/collateral/olap_certification.html.

Oracle Database Requirements

Oracle Healthcare Data Model requires Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2) Enterprise Edition.

Tip:

When you install the Database ensure that the database character set is Unicode (AL32UTF8) to support multi-language installations due to the Oracle Healthcare Data Model permitting installation with support for English and several other languages.

Installation of the Oracle Healthcare Data Model component requires the following options to the Database:

• Oracle Partitioning

• Oracle Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)

• Oracle Data Mining

Tip:

To confirm that you have Oracle Data Mining and OLAP options installed, follow the instructions outlined in "Confirming that Oracle Data Mining and OLAP Options are Installed".

Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition

You must have the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition installed before you install the Oracle Healthcare Data Model sample reports (Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition is not required for the installation of the Oracle Healthcare Data Model component).

Oracle Healthcare Data Model Sample Reports are based on Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 10g (10.1.3.4.1). Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 10g, or higher within the 10g release, can be downloaded at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html

Installation instructions are included in the documentation. For more information, see

• Oracle Business Intelligence Infrastructure Installation and Configuration Guide

• System Requirements and Supported Platforms for Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition