Preparing to Install the Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager

The following sections provide information that you need to know before installing the Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) product software:

•	Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

•	Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager Web Distribution

•	Hardware and Software Prerequisites

•	Oracle Installation Program

•	Oracle Home Directory

Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

The Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) product software installer is based on the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). To install the Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) product software on your host, you must know how to use OUI to install Oracle products. For more information, see Introduction to Oracle Universal Installer.

Modes of Installation

You can use OUI to install Oracle products in any of the following modes:

•	Interactive:

Use OUI interactive mode to use the graphical user interface to walk through the installation, providing information in the installation dialogs when prompted. This method is most useful when installing a small number of products in different setups on a small number of hosts.

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Silent:

Use OUI silent installation mode to bypass the graphical user interface and supply the necessary information in a response file. This method is most useful when installing the same product multiple times on multiple hosts. By using a response file, you can automate the installation of a product for which you know the installation parameters.

Installation Media

Note:

When you invoke runInstaller.sh (UNIX), you should invoke it from the directory where this command is present, or you must specify the complete path to runInstaller.sh (UNIX).

Special Instructions for UNIX Users

The following sections describe special instructions that apply when you are installing certain products on a UNIX system.

Providing a UNIX Installer Location with Root Privileges

You must have root privileges to perform various UNIX installation operations. For example, you must have root privileges to be able to create the OUI inventory.

If you are installing OUI for the first time, you are prompted to run a shell script from another terminal window before proceeding with the installation. OUI prompts you to run root.sh after installation completes only if the script is required to run as root before configuration assistants are run. Otherwise, you are prompted to run root.sh as root later.

Note:

When running OUI in silent mode, if root.sh is required prior to configuration assistants, OUI skips configuration assistants during the installation. You must run root.sh as root and then run the skipped configuration assistants after the silent installation is complete.

To successfully run the required shell script:

1.	Leave the OUI window open and open another terminal window.

2.	In the new terminal window, use the substitute user command to log in with root privileges: su -root

3.	Change directory to the Oracle home into which you are currently installing your Oracle software product.

4.	Run the shell script ./root.sh.

5.	When the script is finished and you are returned to the command prompt, exit from the new terminal window and return to OUI to continue installation.

Note:

Do not exit the installation to run the shell script. Exiting the installation removes this script.

You are prompted to run the script only the first time you install.

Providing a UNIX Group Name

If you are installing a product on a UNIX system, the Installer also prompts you to provide the name of the group that owns the base directory.

You must choose a UNIX group name that has permissions to update, install, and remove Oracle software. Members of this group must have write permissions for the chosen base directory.

Only users who belong to this group are able to install or remove software on this host.

About Oracle Universal Installer Log Files

When you install or deinstall products using OUI, important information about each installation is saved not only in the inventory, but also in a series of log files, located in the following directory:

$ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs

You can use these log files to troubleshoot installation problems. These files are also crucial for removing and configuring the various software components you install. OUI displays the name and location of the current session log file on the installation page. Each installation or configuration utility provides a separate folder containing the logs inside the $ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs folder.

Note:

The logs used to remove products are different from the installActions<timestamp>.log generated during the install process. The installActions<timestamp>.log is easier to read and can be used to view the operations performed at installation time.

Oracle Internationalization

Installation Dialogs Language

OUI runs in the operating system language. OUI uses the language that Java detects, the system locale value, and sets that to the default language. OUI dialogs are displayed in this language if available. If specific OUI dialogs are not translated in the language of the operating system, these dialogs are shown in English.

OUI displays the translated GUI only if the variable NLS_ENABLED has been set to TRUE in the oraparam.ini file. If the NLS_ENABLED variable is set to FALSE, all text is shown in English.

Note:

The dialogs displayed for internationalization can only be customized parts; some of them are embedded in OUI.

Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager Web Distribution

An evaluation copy of Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager is available for download from the Oracle corporate Web site at http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/index.html.

Platform-specific installer files for the Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager product software are available for download from the Oracle corporate Web site.

Hardware and Software Prerequisites

System Requirements

The system requirements for Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) are given in Table 1‑1.

 

Table 1‑1 The System Requirements for Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2)

Component	Requirement
Platform*	Any platform identified in Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager Supported Platforms.
Hard disk drive	1 GB of disk space minimum
Memory	8 GB of RAM minimum

Software Requirements

Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.8 is required to install Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager. You need to install the required JDK and set the environment variable JAVA_HOME accordingly before installing Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager.

Temporary Storage Space Requirements

The Oracle Installation program uses a temporary directory in which it extracts the files from the archive that are needed to install Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager on the target system. The amount of temporary storage space needed depends upon the target platform.

When you start OUI, it automatically copies specific executable files and link files into the default /tmp directory on the machine. If the machine is set to run cron jobs periodically (along with many other processes that may be running), these jobs attempt to clean up the default temporary directory, thereby deleting some files and causing OUI to fail.

To ensure there is adequate temporary space, you may want to allocate an alternate directory for use as a temporary directory for the installation. If there are any cron jobs or processes that are automatically run on the machines to clean up the temporary directories, ensure you set the TMP or TEMP environment variable to a different location (other than the default location) that is secure on the hard drive (meaning a location on which the cleanup jobs are not run). Also ensure that you have write permissions on this alternative TEMP directory. This must be done before you execute runInstaller.sh.

Note:

Specifying an alternative temporary directory location is not mandatory, and is required only if any cron jobs are set on the computers to clean up the /tmp directory.

Oracle Installation Program

The Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager software is distributed as an installer file, which also contains a copy of the Oracle Installation program. The Oracle Installation program is the Oracle standard tool for installing the Oracle Tuxedo software on UNIX systems.

Cancelling Installation

Clicking the “Cancel” or the “close’ window button in GUI mode causes an incomplete Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) installation. You will have to re-install Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2).

If you installed Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2) in a previous Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager product directory, and you want to return to your original configuration, you must re-install your previous Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager version.

Oracle Home Directory

When you install Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager, you are prompted to specify an Oracle Home directory. The Oracle Home directory is a repository for common files that are used by multiple Oracle products installed on the same machine.

An Oracle Home is the system context where Oracle products run. This context consists of the following:

•	Directory location where the products are installed

•	Corresponding system path setup

•	Program groups associated with the products installed in that home (where applicable)

•	Services running from that home

Choosing an Oracle Home Directory

During the installation of Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2), you are prompted to input a new or choose an existing Oracle Home directory.

Installation Road Map

You are now ready to begin your installation. To install Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager 12c Release 2 (12.2.2), see one of the following sections:

•	Installing Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager Using GUI-Mode Installation

•	Installing Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager Using Silent Installation

If you want to uninstall your Oracle Tuxedo ART Test Manager software, see Performing Post-Installation Tasks.