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

2 Installing Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer

• 2.1 Preparing to Install
  • 2.1.1 Installing and Configuring a Database and Database Schemas
  • 2.1.2 Installing Oracle WebLogic Server
  • 2.1.3 Oracle Fusion Middleware Support of 64-bit JDK
  • 2.1.4 Installing Oracle Internet Directory
  • 2.1.5 Upgrading Oracle Web Agent (OWA) for Oracle Portal
  • 2.1.6 Installing Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports on Separate Servers
  • 2.1.7 Installing in a Middleware Home Where Oracle SOA Suite or Oracle Identity Management Already Exist
• 2.2 Installation Types
• 2.3 Installation Instructions
  • 2.3.1 Installation Log Files
  • 2.3.2 Starting the Installer
  • 2.3.3 Inventory Screens (UNIX Only)
  • 2.3.4 Installing and Configuring the Latest Version of Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer
    • 2.3.4.1 Installation Instructions
    • 2.3.4.2 Patching the Software
    • 2.3.4.3 Configuring Your Components
  • 2.3.5 Manual Configuration for Oracle Discoverer (Windows Only)
• 2.4 Verifying the Installation
  • 2.4.1 Verifying the Installation Logs
  • 2.4.2 Verifying the Domain Server Logs
  • 2.4.3 Verifying OPMN Status
  • 2.4.4 Checking Browser URLs

3 Installing Oracle Discoverer Desktop

• 3.1 Preparing to Install
• 3.2 Installation Instructions
  • 3.2.1 Starting the Installer
  • 3.2.2 Installation Log Files
  • 3.2.3 Installation Screens and Instructions
• 3.3 Starting Your Products

4 Deinstalling Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer

• 4.1 Deinstallation Options
• 4.2 Deinstallation Instructions
  • 4.2.1 Stopping Oracle Fusion Middleware
  • 4.2.2 Removing the Oracle Portal and Oracle Discoverer Schemas
  • 4.2.3 Removing Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer
    • 4.2.3.1 Starting the Deinstaller
    • 4.2.3.2 Removing Your Oracle Instances
    • 4.2.3.3 Removing Your Oracle Home
    • 4.2.3.4 Removing the Oracle Common Home
  • 4.2.4 Manually Removing the Oracle Home Directory
  • 4.2.5 Removing Oracle WebLogic Server
  • 4.2.6 Removing Oracle JDeveloper
  • 4.2.7 Removing the Program Groups (Windows Only)
  • 4.2.8 Rebooting Your System (Windows Only)
• 4.3 Reinstallation

5 Deinstalling Oracle Discoverer Desktop

• 5.1 Deinstallation Instructions
• 5.2 Manually Removing the Oracle Home Directory

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 Installation Complete Screen

B Oracle Discoverer Desktop Installation Screens

• B.1 Welcome Screen
• B.2 Prerequisite Checks Screen
• B.3 Specify Installation Location Screen
• B.4 Select Components Screen
• B.5 Installation Summary Screen
• B.6 Installation Progress Screen
• B.7 Installation Completed Screen

C Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Deinstallation Screens

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

D Oracle Discoverer Desktop Deinstallation Screens

• D.1 Welcome Screen
• D.2 Deinstall Oracle Home Screen
• D.3 Deinstallation Progress Screen
• D.4 Deinstallation Complete Screen

E Silent Installation and Deinstallation

• E.1 About Silent Installation and Deinstallation
• E.2 Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer Response Files
  • E.2.1 Silent Installation Response Files
    • E.2.1.1 Contents of the configure_only.rsp File
    • E.2.1.2 Contents of the install_only.rsp File
    • E.2.1.3 Contents of the install_and_configure.rsp File
  • E.2.2 Silent Deinstallation Response Files
    • E.2.2.1 Contents of the deinstall_managed_instances.rsp File
    • E.2.2.2 Contents of the deinstall_unmanaged_instances.rsp File
    • E.2.2.3 Contents of the deinstall_oh.rsp File

F Troubleshooting

• F.1 General Troubleshooting Tips
• F.2 Installation and Configuration Log Files
  • F.2.1 Installation Log Files
  • F.2.2 Configuration Log Files
• F.3 Granting Access to rwbuilder
• F.4 Errors Accessing the Discoverer Plus and Discoverer Viewer URLs
• F.5 Need More Help?

Index