1 Installation and Deployment Requirements

The Oracle Student Learning (OSL) installer is based on the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). The OUI is a Java-based application with a graphical user interface. For this release, the certified operating system for OUI is Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.3 x86-64 bit.

This chapter lists software required for running the installer and for OSL to function successfully.

1.1 Prerequisite Software for Oracle Student Learning Installer

During the installation, you can choose to upgrade or initialize the Learning Tool Database required by OSL. Before the upgrade or initialization, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

• The Oracle Database 11g is installed on either of the following computers:

  • The computer where the installer is run.

  • A remote computer that is accessible from the computer where the installer is run.

• SQL*Plus is available on the computer where you are running the OSL installer.

  • If Oracle Database (Oracle DB) is installed on the computer, use the SQL*Plus distributed along with Oracle DB.

  • If Oracle DB is not installed on the computer, use the SQL*Plus Instant Client.

    You can download SQL*Plus Instant Client from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN).

1.2 System Requirements for Oracle Student Learning

For the list of requirements for OSL, refer to the OSL Certification Matrix.