Pre-Installation Considerations

This chapter covers the following topics:

Hardware and Software Requirements Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager

Hardware Requirements

These requirements apply to most installations, assuming 1000-2500 named users and 50-75 concurrent users. The server specifications are typical, but additional analysis might be required to determine your final configuration.

Software Requirements

The following software must be installed before you can install OPSM:

Server Environment:

For more information on the installation details, see each software's documentation.

End User Environment:

Requirements Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager 2.1

New Users

To install OPSM 2.1.0.0.0, complete these steps:

  1. Install OPSM 2.0.0.0.0.

    For information on how to install OPSM 2.0.0.0.0, see Installing Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager 2.0.

  2. Apply patches to reach release 2.0.0.3.0 and then upgrade to OPSM 2.1.0.0.0.

    For information on this process, see Upgrading Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager from 2.0.0.3.0 to 2.1.0.0.0.

Existing Users

To install OPSM 2.1.0.0.0, your current release must be 1.2.0.18.0, 1.2.0.19.0, or 2.0.0.3.0. No other upgrade paths are supported.

For users on Release 1.2, see:

For users on Release 2.0, see Upgrading Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager from 2.0.0.3.0 to 2.1.0.0.0.

Requirements Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager 2.2

New Users

To install OPSM 2.2.0.0.0, complete these steps:

  1. Install OPSM 2.0.0.0.0.

    For information on how to install OPSM 2.0.0.0.0, see Installing Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager 2.0.

  2. Apply patches to reach release 2.0.0.3.0 and then upgrade to OPSM 2.1.0.0.0.

    For information on this process, see Upgrading Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager from 2.0.0.3.0 to 2.1.0.0.0.

  3. Apply patches to reach release 2.1.0.1.0 and then upgrade to OPSM 2.2.0.0.0.

    For information on this process, see Upgrading Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager from 2.1.0.1.0 to 2.2.0.0.0.

Existing Users

To install OPSM 2.2.0.0.0, your current release must be 2.1.0.1.0. No other upgrade paths are supported.

  1. Upgrade to OPSM 2.1.0.0.0:

  2. Apply patches to reach 2.1.0.1.0 and then upgrade to OPSM 2.2.0.0.0.

    For information on this process, see Upgrading Oracle Pedigree and Serialization Manager from 2.1.0.1.0 to 2.2.0.0.0.