4       Pre-installation

This section contains the pre-installation requirements to install the OFS Data Integration Application Pack.

Topics:

·        Hardware and Software Requirements

·        Create the Installation, Download, and Metadata Directories

·        Preparing for Installation

·        Extract the Software

You can use this checklist to have a glance at everything that you will be doing before installing this application. The link provided in each step takes you to a section either within this document or to another referenced document.

Table 6: Pre-installation Checklist

Sl. No.

Pre-installation Activity

1

Install  all the prerequisite hardware and software as per the OFS Analytical Applications Technology Matrix.

·        Configure the Database Instance settings.

·        Install and configure the web application server.

·        Configure the HTTP settings on the web server.

·        Configure the following Operating System and File System settings.

·        Update the Environment Settings as required for the installation in the .profile file.

2

Verify the System Environment using the Environment Check Utility.

3

Create all the necessary directories.

4

Download and Extract the OFS DI Application Pack installer kit.

Hardware and Software Requirements

For a list of all the hardware and software requirements including operating systems, database, web servers, and web application server versions for which this release of the Oracle Financial Services Data Integration Application Pack is qualified,  see the OFSAA Technology Matrix.

NOTE:   

OFS DI Application Pack installation can be performed on both Virtual and Physical servers.

 

OFS DI application pack recommends the following software combinations for deployment.

Table 7: Recommended Software Combination

Operating System

Database

Web Application Server

Web Server

Oracle Linux

Oracle Database

Oracle WebLogic Server/ Apache Tomcat Server

Oracle HTTP Server/ Apache HTTP Server

 

License Information

For details of the third-party software tools used, see the OFSAA Licensing Information User Manual Release 8.1.1.0.0.

Verify the System Environment

To verify your system environment meets the minimum requirements for the installation, a Pre-Install Check utility is available within the Install Kit archive file. This utility can also be obtained separately by contacting Oracle Support.

Though the system environment verification is an integral and automated part of the installation of this software product, Oracle strongly recommends running this utility before beginning the installation as part of your organization's "Installation Readiness Verification Process".

For information about the download and usage of this utility, see the Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure Environment Check Utility Guide.

Create the Installation, Download, and Metadata Directories

To install the OFSDI Application Pack, create the following directories:

·        OFSDI Download Directory (Optional): Create a download directory and copy the OFSDI Application Pack Installer File (archive). This is the directory where the downloaded installer or patches can be copied. Assign 755 permission to this directory.

·        OFSAA Installation Directory (Mandatory): Create an installation directory where the product binaries are installed. Assign 755 user permission to the installation directory. FIC_HOME variable to be set in the .profile pointing to this OFSAA Installation Directory.

·        OFSAA Staging or Metadata Repository Directory (Mandatory): A directory to hold the application metadata artifacts and additionally act as the staging area for the flat files. This directory is also referred to as FTPSHARE. Create a Staging or Metadata Repository Directory to copy data files, save data extracts, and so on.

The directory must exist on the same system as the OFSAA Installation. This directory can be configured on a different mount or under a different user profile. However, the owner of the installation directory must have RWX (775) permissions to this directory.

NOTE:   

Ensure the OFSAA staging directory is not set to the same path as the OFSAA installation directory and is not a subdirectory inside the OFSAA installation directory.

 

·        OFSDI Hive Directory (Mandatory for Big Data Installation): Create a directory for the file system stage area of the Hive server. This is commonly referred to as FTPSHAREH or HIVE_SERVER_FTPDRIVE. Ensure the user permission is set to 775 on the Installation Directory.

Preparing for Installation

This section describes how to download the installer and the mandatory prerequisites you must ensure installing the OFS DI Application Pack.

Download the OFS DI Application Pack Installer and Mandatory Patches

To download the OFS Data Integration Pack Installer Release 8.1.1.0.0, follow these steps:

1.     Log in to the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (OSDC) with a valid Oracle account.

Figure 5: OSDC Login Window

Description of OSDC Login Window follows This illustration shows the OSDC login window. You must have valid credentials to log in.

2.     Enter Oracle Financial Services Data Integration in the search box.

Figure 6: OSDC - Search Results

 Description of OSDC-Search Results follows This illustration shows the search results, when you search for OFS Data Integration.

3.     Download the installer archive and copy (in Binary mode) to the download directory that exists in the OFS DI installation setup.

4.     Log in to My Oracle Support, search for the 33663417 Mandatory Patch in the Patches & Updates Tab and download it.

ATTENTION:   

On the 10th of December 2021, Oracle released Security Alert CVE-2021-44228 in response to the disclosure of a new vulnerability affecting Apache Log4J prior to version 2.15. The application of the 33663417 Mandatory Patch fixes the issue.

For details, see the My Oracle Support Doc ID 2827801.1.

Ensure that you reapply the 33663417 Mandatory Patch whenever you install or upgrade the application or apply an incremental patch.

 

Extract the Software

You must be logged in to the UNIX operating system as a non-root user to perform the following steps. To extract the software, follow these steps:

1.     If you already have an unzip utility to extract the contents of the downloaded archive, skip this step. Download the unzip utility (OS-specific) unzip_<os>.Z and copy it in Binary mode to the directory that is included in your PATH variable.

2.     Uncompress the unzip installer file with the following command:

uncompress unzip_<os>.Z

NOTE:   

If an error message uncompress: not found [No such file or directory] is displayed, contact your UNIX administrator.

 

3.     Assign 751 permission to the file with the following command:

chmod 751 unzip_<OS>

For example: chmod 751 unzip_sparc

4.     Extract the contents of the OFS DI Application Release 8.1.1.0.0 installer archive file in the download directory with the following command:

unzip OFS_DI_8.1.1.0.0_LINUX.zip

5.     Navigate to the download directory and assign 750 permission to the installer directory with the following command:

chmod -R 750 OFS_DI_Pack

Prerequisites for Installation

This installer has Fresh install capabilities and following is the prerequisite to install the OFSDI Application Pack:

·        Oracle Data Integrator Studio Client is installed in the OFSAA instance.

·        ODI_HOME variable is set in the environment.

NOTE:   

The above prerequisite does not require ODI if the following applications are installed:

·        Oracle Financial Services Data Integration with Unity

·        Oracle Financial Services Accounting Hub Cloud Service Integration for Insurance

·        Oracle Financial Services Accounting Hub Cloud Service Integration for Banking

In case DIH is installed along with the above applications, then this note is not applicable.