This chapter describes the hardware and software requirements of Oracle Utilities Data Model:
Before you install Oracle Utilities Data Model, you must verify that all hardware and software requirements are met.
Oracle Utilities Data Model is supported on the following platforms. For each platform, the given operating system version or later versions are required:
Linux x86-64
Asianux Server 3 SP2 and higher
Oracle Linux 5 Update 2 and higher
Oracle Linux 5 Update 5 (with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5 (with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris 10 U6 (5.10-2008.10)
Oracle Solaris 11 11/11 SPARC
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 Oracle Utilities Data Model, the minimum hardware requirement is disk space of at least 10 GB.
The minimum hardware requirement for Oracle Utilities Data Model Sample Reports installation is disk space of at least 25 GB.
The minimum software requirements for Oracle Utilities Data Model are as follows:
Operating System: For details of supported platforms, see "Supported Platforms".
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition (11.2.0.3 or later), including the options specified in "Oracle Database Requirements".
Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 11g (11.1.1.7 or later). See "Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition" (this is optional for installing Oracle Utilities Data Model and the Reports, but is required to view and use the reports).
Note:
The recommended patches and software versions are accurate as of product release. For the latest recommendations for database supported platforms, seehttps://support.oracle.com/.Oracle Utilities Data Model requires Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition (11.2.0.3 or later).
Installation of the Oracle Utilities Data Model component requires the following database options:
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".Note:
When you install Oracle Database, ensure that the database character set is Unicode (AL32UTF8) to support multilanguage installations. Oracle Utilities Data Model supports installation in one language, English.After you download and install the database, upgrade to the latest patch. Patches are available from My Oracle Support at the following location:
You must install Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition to view and to use the Oracle Utilities Data Model reports. (Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition is not required for the installation of the Oracle Utilities Data Model component and the installation of Oracle Utilities Data Model Reports is valid without Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition installed).
Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 11.1.1.7 can be downloaded from the "Oracle Business Intelligence 11g downloads" link on Oracle Technology Network at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html
Installation instructions are included in the documentation.