2 Pricing Design Center System Requirements

This chapter describes the software and hardware requirements for installing Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center (PDC) 11.2.

Software Requirements

PDC is an application that is deployed in an Oracle WebLogic Server domain. You must install and connect all required software for optimal performance.

Supported Operating Systems

Table 2-1 lists operating systems supported for PDC.

Note:

PDC 11.2 patch set server components do not support any 32-bit server operating systems.

Table 2-1 PDC Operating Systems Requirements

Product	Version
Oracle Linux, x86-64 (64bit) Important: To protect from security vulnerabilities, ensure you apply the latest Critical Patch Updates. See PDC is certified on OL 5 and 6 and you should regularly apply the latest patch set for OL 5 and 6 to ensure that your running OL has the latest security fixes.	6 UL6+ 7 UL2+
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, x86-64 (64bit) Important: To protect from security vulnerabilities, ensure you apply the latest Critical Patch Updates. See PDC is certified on RHEL 5 and 6 and you should regularly apply the latest patch set for RHEL 5 and 6 to ensure that your running RHEL has the latest security fixes.	6 UL6+ 7 UL2+
Oracle Solaris for SPARC (64bit)	10 Update 4+ 11 Update 3+

Product

Version

Oracle Linux, x86-64 (64bit)

Important: To protect from security vulnerabilities, ensure you apply the latest Critical Patch Updates. See

PDC is certified on OL 5 and 6 and you should regularly apply the latest patch set for OL 5 and 6 to ensure that your running OL has the latest security fixes.

6 UL6+

7 UL2+

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, x86-64 (64bit)

Important: To protect from security vulnerabilities, ensure you apply the latest Critical Patch Updates. See

PDC is certified on RHEL 5 and 6 and you should regularly apply the latest patch set for RHEL 5 and 6 to ensure that your running RHEL has the latest security fixes.

6 UL6+

7 UL2+

Oracle Solaris for SPARC (64bit)

10 Update 4+

11 Update 3+

Additional Software Requirements

Table 2-2 lists software required for running PDC.

Table 2-2 PDC Software Requirements

Product	Version	Disk Space
Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition	12.2.1.3.0 with the following patches: 26626168 27010571	1 GB
Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Application Development Framework	12.2.1.3.0	1 GB
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition	12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2.0) 12c Release 2 (12.2.0.1.0)	1.2 GB
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) on Linux x86 or x86-64 or Solaris SPARC (64bit)	For PDC 11.2: 7.5 with Patch Set 21 (27603295) For PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1: 7.5 with Patch Set 22 (28377280)	BRM server: 300 MB BRM database: 2 to 5 GB per 10,000 customers per year. This requirement varies greatly with the number of accounts and the amount of activity.
BRM Elastic Charging Engine (ECE)	For PDC 11.2: 11.3 with Patch Set 8 (28133198) For PDC 11.2 Patch Set 1: 11.3 with Patch Set 9 (28738541)	N/A
Internet Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Mozilla Firefox 38 or 52	N/A
Java Important: To protect from security vulnerabilities, ensure that you apply the latest critical patch updates. See "About Critical Patch Updates". PDC is certified on JDK8 and you should regularly apply the latest patch set for JDK8 to ensure that JDK contains the latest security fixes.	JDK 1.8.0_172 (with heap size of minimum 500 MB)	N/A

The PDC Installer checks for all required software and displays errors if it detects any missing or unavailable components.

Note:

For details on how to download a required software component, see the appropriate section of this guide.

About Critical Patch Updates

You should install all Critical Patch Updates as soon as possible. To download Critical Patch Updates, find out about security alerts, and enable email notifications about Critical Patch Updates, see the Security topic on Oracle Help Center:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/whatsnew/index.html

Hardware Requirements

The number and configuration of the computers that you employ for your PDC installation depend on the scale and the kind of deployment you have planned according to your networks.

Table 2-3 provides the minimal hardware requirement for PDC installed on a single managed server in a WebLogic Server domain.

Table 2-3 PDC Minimum Hardware Requirements

Component	Requirement
Hard disk	1.5 GB of free disk space Note: A minimum of 1.5 GB should be free in the Oracle WebLogic Server domain home.
Processor	Oracle recommends using twin cores, each running at 1.5 GHz CPU.
Memory	A minimum of 4 GB physical memory and 4 GB swap. If you plan to have the database installed on the same server as PDC, the minimum memory requirements increase to 6 GB physical memory and 6 GB swap.

Component

Requirement

Hard disk

1.5 GB of free disk space

Note: A minimum of 1.5 GB should be free in the Oracle WebLogic Server domain home.

Processor

Oracle recommends using twin cores, each running at 1.5 GHz CPU.

Memory

A minimum of 4 GB physical memory and 4 GB swap.

If you plan to have the database installed on the same server as PDC, the minimum memory requirements increase to 6 GB physical memory and 6 GB swap.

Information Requirements

This section describes the information that you will be required to provide during the PDC installation procedure. You define some of these configuration values when you install and configure Oracle Database and WebLogic Server.

Important:

Oracle recommends that you print the tables and record the values for future reference.

If you are installing PDC 11.2 on an existing PDC installation, use the values that you provided during the PDC 11.1 installation.

PDC Installation Details

Table 2-4 lists the PDC installation details that are required if you are installing PDC 11.2 on an existing PDC installation.

Table 2-4 PDC Installation Details

Field	Description	Value
Name	The name of the PDC 11.1 installation.	-
Path	The path to the PDC 11.1 installation directory.	-

Pricing Design Center WebLogic Server Connection Information

Table 2-5 lists the details for the WebLogic Server domain (the domain on which you deploy PDC) that are required during the PDC software installation.

Table 2-5 Pricing Design Center WebLogic Server Connection Information

Field	Description	Value
Host Name	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the WebLogic Server domain is configured.	-
Port Number	The port number assigned to the WebLogic Server domain administration server.	-
User Name	The WebLogic Server domain administrator user name.	-
Password	The WebLogic Server domain administrator user password.	-
WebLogic Home	The path of the directory in which the WebLogic Server software is installed. For example, MW_home/wlserver, where MW_home is the directory in which the Oracle Middleware components are installed.	-
KeyStore Location	(For upgrade only) The path to the client-side keystore file generated from the exported public certificate using the keytool utility.	-

PDC Database Connection Information

Table 2-6 lists PDC database details that are required if you want to create the PDC user during the PDC software installation.

Table 2-6 PDC Database Connection Information

Field	Description	Value
Host Name	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the PDC database is configured.	-
Port Number	The port number assigned to the PDC database service.	-
User Name	The PDC database user name. This user should be the SYSDBA user or should have the following capabilities on the PDC database: grant create user, grant any role, grant any privilege, select any table to username, and grant dba to username.	-
Password	The database user password.	-
Service Name	The name of the PDC database service.	-

PDC Schema Information

Table 2-7 lists the tablespace details that are required if you want to create the PDC schema user during the PDC software installation.

Table 2-7 PDC Schema Information for New User

Field	Description	Value
User Name	The name of the PDC schema user.	-
Password	The password of the PDC schema user.	-
PDC Tablespace	The name of the tablespace for the PDC schema. This field is case-sensitive.	-
Temp Tablespace	The name of the temporary tablespace for the PDC schema. This field is case-sensitive.	-

Table 2-8 lists the tablespace details that are required if you want to use the existing PDC schema user for the PDC software installation.

Table 2-8 PDC Schema Information for Existing User

Field	Description	Value
Host Name	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the PDC database is configured.	-
Port Number	The port number assigned to the PDC database service.	-
Service Name	The name of the PDC database service.	-
User Name	The name of the PDC schema user.	-
Password	The password of the PDC schema user.	-

PDC User Information

Table 2-9 lists the PDC user details that are required.

Table 2-9 PDC User Information

Field	Description	Value
User Name	The name of the PDC user.	-
Password	The password of the PDC user.	-

Keystore Credentials Information

Table 2-10 lists keystore credentials details that are required if you are installing PDC 11.2 on an existing PDC installation.

Table 2-10 Keystore Credentials Information

Field	Description	Value
Key Password	The password PDC uses for accessing the PDC alias key in the keystores (PDC_home/apps/conf/pdc.jks, where PDC_home is the directory in which PDC is installed, and BRM_Integration_Pack_home/apps/conf/pdc.jks, BRM_Integration_Pack_home is the directory in which BRM Integration Pack is installed).	-
Keystore Password	The password used for accessing the keystore.	-

BRM Integration Pack Installation Details

Table 2-11 lists the BRM Integration Pack installation details that are required if you are installing PDC 11.2 on an existing PDC installation.

Table 2-11 BRM Integration Pack Installation Details

Field	Description	Value
Name	The name of the PDC 11.1 BRM Integration Pack installation.	-
Path	The path to the PDC 11.1 BRM Integration Pack directory.	-

BRM Server Information

Table 2-12 lists the BRM server details that are required during the PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Table 2-12 BRM Server Information

Field	Description	Value
BRM	The path to the directory in which BRM is installed. The path is defined in the $PIN_HOME environment variable.	-
BRM Pipeline	The path to the directory in which Pipeline Manager is installed. The path is defined in the $IFW_HOME environment variable.	-
Perl Home	The path to the directory in which the Perl libraries for BRM are installed.	-

BRM Pipeline Manager Database Information

Table 2-13 lists the Pipeline Manager database details that are required during the PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Table 2-13 BRM Pipeline Database Information

Field	Description	Value
Host Name	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the BRM pipeline database is configured.	-
Port Number	The port number assigned to the BRM pipeline database service.	-
User Name	The BRM pipeline database schema user name.	-
Password	The BRM pipeline database schema user password.	-
Service Name	The name of the BRM pipeline database service.	-

Transformation Cross-Reference Database Information

Table 2-14 lists transformation cross-reference database details that are required if you want to create the transformation cross-reference schema user during the PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Table 2-14 Transformation Cross-Reference Database Information

Field	Description	Value
Hostname	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the transformation cross-reference database is configured.	-
Port number	The port number assigned to the transformation cross-reference database service.	-
User name	The transformation cross-reference database user name. This user should be the SYSDBA user or should have the following capabilities on the PDC database: grant create user, grant any role, grant any privilege, select any table to username, and grant dba to username.	-
Password	The transformation cross-reference database user password.	-
Service Name	The name of the transformation cross-reference database service.	-

Transformation Cross-Reference Schema Information

Table 2-15 lists the tablespace details that are required if you want to create the transformation cross-reference schema user during the PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Table 2-15 Transformation Cross-Reference Schema Information for New User

Field	Description	Value
User Name	The name of the transformation cross-reference schema user.	-
Password	The password of the transformation cross-reference schema user.	-
PDC Tablespace	The name of the PDC tablespace for the transformation cross-reference schema. This field is case-sensitive.	-
Temp Tablespace	The name of the temporary tablespace for the transformation cross-reference schema. This field is case-sensitive.	-

Table 2-16 lists the tablespace details that are required if you want to use the existing transformation cross-reference schema user during the PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Table 2-16 Transformation Cross-Reference Schema Information for Existing User

Field	Description	Value
Hostname	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the transformation cross-reference database is configured.	-
Port number	The port number assigned to the transformation cross-reference database service.	-
Service Name	The name of the transformation cross-reference database service.	-
User Name	The name of the transformation cross-reference schema user.	-
Password	The password of the transformation cross-reference schema user.	-

Migration Cross-Reference Database Information

Table 2-17 lists the migration cross-reference database details that are required if you want to create the migration cross-reference schema user during the PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Note:

The migration cross-reference database details are required only if you want to migrate pricing and setup components from the BRM database to the PDC database.

Table 2-17 Migration Cross-Reference Database Information

Field	Description	Value
Host Name	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the migration cross-reference database is configured.	-
Port Number	The port number assigned to the migration cross-reference database service.	-
User Name	The migration cross-reference database user name.	-
Password	The migration cross-reference database user password.	-
Service Name	The name of the migration cross-reference database service.	-

Migration Cross-Reference Schema Information

Table 2-18 lists the tablespace details that are required if you want to create the migration cross-reference schema user during PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Note:

The migration cross-reference schema details are required only if you want to migrate price lists from the BRM database to the PDC database.

Table 2-18 Migration Cross-Reference Schema Information for New User

Field	Description	Value
User Name	The name of the migration cross-reference schema user.	-
Password	The password of the migration cross-reference schema user.	-
PDC Tablespace	The name of the PDC tablespace for the migration cross-reference schema. This field is case-sensitive.	-
Temp Tablespace	The name of the temporary tablespace for the migration cross-reference schema. This field is case-sensitive.	-

Table 2-19 lists the tablespace details that are required if you want to use the existing migration cross-reference schema user during PDC BRM Integration Pack installation.

Note:

The migration cross-reference schema details are required only if you want to migrate price lists from the BRM database to the PDC database.

Table 2-19 Migration Cross-Reference Schema Information for Existing User

Field	Description	Value
Host Name	The IP address or the host name of the machine on which the migration cross-reference database is configured.	-
Port Number	The port number assigned to the migration cross-reference database service.	-
Service Name	The name of the migration cross-reference database service.	-
User Name	The name of the migration cross-reference schema user.	-
Password	The password of the migration cross-reference schema user.	-

Migration User Information

Table 2-20 lists the migration user details that are required if you are installing PDC 11.2 on an existing PDC installation.

Table 2-20 Migration User Information

Field	Description	Value
User Name	The name of the migration user.	-
Password	The password of the migration user.	-