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Oracle® Life Sciences Data Hub Installation Guide
Release 2.3

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1 Before You Begin

This section includes the following topics:

See also:

1.1 Check for the Most Recent Information

Oracle LSH documentation is updated periodically. Therefore, it is critical that you check that you have the most current information before you begin the installation process.

To be sure you have the most recent version of the release notes, this installation guide, and all other Oracle LSH user documentation, download it from oracle.com; see "Finding Oracle Documentation".

Refer to the Change Record to track updates to this Oracle LSH 2.3 installation guide.

1.2 Get Your Company ID from Oracle

When you install the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub (Oracle LSH Release 2.3) , you will need to enter a parameter value for Company ID. The company ID serves as part of the primary key for all the Oracle LSH objects you define in this instance of Oracle LSH. If your company ever merges with another company and your Oracle LSH data and meta-data are merged with the other company's, the company ID distinguishes the objects created in each original company and prevents duplicate object primary keys.

In order to ensure that you have a unique number relative to other Oracle LSH customers, Oracle recommends that you use a number assigned to you by Oracle. Company IDs are tracked in an Oracle bug that is not publicly viewable. Contact Oracle Support or ask your consultant to reserve a range of ten numbers for your company. You can use these numbers for:

  • Your company ID. If you have multiple instances of Oracle LSH, Oracle recommends using a different company ID for each instance.

  • The tech type ID of any adapters your company may create.

1.3 Assemble the Software

Note:

It is important to get the technology stack products from the Oracle LSH 2.3 media pack because, although newer versions of the technology stack products may have become available, they may not be compatible with Oracle LSH.

1.3.1 Get the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub 2.3 Media Pack

Oracle LSH 2.3 and its technology stack are contained on the Oracle Health Sciences Life Sciences Warehouse 2.3 media pack for various platforms.

To receive a physical media pack with all the required DVDs, contact Oracle Support. To expedite your request you can either call Oracle Support directly or open a Service Request (SR) selecting problem category: Version Update Request.

To download the media pack from eDelivery:

  1. Go to the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud, http://edelivery.oracle.com and sign in.

  2. From the Select a Product Pack drop-down list, select Health Sciences.

  3. From the Platform drop-down list, select the appropriate operating system.

  4. Click Go.

  5. Select Oracle Health Sciences Life Sciences Warehouse 2.3 Media Pack for Your_Operating_System and click Continue.

  6. Download the software. See "Set Up a Staging Area".

    Note:

    Most patches are not included in the media pack. You can download them from My Oracle Support using the patch number given in this guide and in documents referred to by this guide, using instructions in "Finding Patches on My Oracle Support".

1.3.2 Set Up a Staging Area

Creating a staging area is recommended but not required.

To set up the staging area successfully, create a directory for each disk in the media pack and then download and expand all the files that comprise a single disk in the media pack to the same location.

1.4 Assemble the Documentation

Installing Oracle LSH is a complex process because it includes installing, upgrading, and patching a number of other products. This book guides you through the whole process, but refers you to the documentation for these other products along the way.

Oracle recommends that you gather all the documentation you will need and read it before you begin the process of installing Oracle LSH.

1.4.1 Books

The books you need to install the technology stack are included in the media pack.

You can also find PDF and HTML copies online; see "Finding Oracle Documentation".

You need the following books:

  • Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Installation Guide Release 2.3 (this book)

  • Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub System Administrator's Guide Release 2.3 (E22745-02)

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.1 Documentation Library (B53825-01) which includes:

    • Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance Utilities (E13676-03)

    • Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance Procedures (E13675-03)

    • Oracle E-Business Suite Patching Procedures (E12148-04)

    • Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide - Configuration (E12893-04)

    • Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide - Maintenance (E12894-04)

    • Oracle E-Business Suite System Administrator's Guide - Security (E12843-05)

    • Oracle® Applications Upgrade Guide Release 11i to 12.1.1 (E16342)

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install Release 12 (E12842-04)

  • Oracle Warehouse Builder Installation and Administration Guide 11g Release 2 (11.2) (E17130-03)

  • Oracle Warehouse Builder Release Notes 11g Release 2 (11.2) (E10585-08)

  • Oracle Thesaurus Management System Release 4.6.1 Installation Guide (A83780-11)

  • Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Installation Guide Release 10.1.3.4 (E12690-01)

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Installation Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) (E10539-01)

  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Upgrade Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence 11g Release 1 (11.1.1) (E16452-01)

In addition, if you plan to integrate Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub with any of the systems listed in Chapter 6, "Integrating Other Systems," you need the installation guide and user documentation for those systems.

The rest of the Oracle LSH user documentation is also included. However, you should check online for the most current versions; see "Finding Oracle Health Sciences Documentation". For a list of the user documentation, see "Related Documents".

1.4.2 My Oracle Support Articles

The My Oracle Support Web site, formerly known as MetaLink, contains links to the most recent patches and updates for Oracle products. This section lists all the My Oracle Support articles listed in subsequent sections of this guide so that you can copy all of them to one place. See "Searching for Knowledge Articles by ID".

They are organized by the chapter where they are first required.

1.4.2.1 System Requirements and Technology

Chapter 2, "System Requirements and Technology Stack" references the following My Oracle Support articles:

  • 180430.1, Oracle Life Sciences Applications Supported Technology Stacks

1.4.2.2 Installing Oracle Applications and Oracle Database

Chapter 3, "Installing and Patching Oracle Applications and Oracle Database" references the following My Oracle Support articles:

  • 1138053.1, Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub and Oracle Clinical Development Analytics Known Install and Configuration Issues

  • 1058763.1, Interoperability Notes Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0)

  • 406982.1, Cloning Oracle Applications Release 12 with Rapid Clone

  • 403537.1, Secure Configuration Guide for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

1.4.2.3 Installing the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub

Chapter 5, "Installing the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub" references the following My Oracle Support articles:

  • 387859.1, Using AutoConfig to Manage System Configurations in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

  • 164871.1, Configuring the Workflow Notification Mailer in Oracle Applications Manager 11i

1.4.2.4 Upgrading to Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Release 2.3

Chapter 7, "Upgrading to Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub Release 2.3" references the following My Oracle Support article:

  • 1161683.1, Oracle Warehouse Builder 11.2 Release Notes

1.4.2.5 Other Oracle LSH-Related Documents

The following related documents are available on My Oracle Support. See "Searching for Knowledge Articles by ID"

  • Oracle Life Science Data Hub (LSH) Summary of Patches Available (1376925.1)

  • Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2, and 2.3 Installation Verification Tests (1063225.1)