Preparing to Install the Oracle Tuxedo System

1.1 Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

The Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) product software installer is based on the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). To install the Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) product software on your host, you must know how to use OUI to install Oracle products.

1.2 Modes of Installation

You can use OUI to install Oracle products in any of the three 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.
Console: Use OUI console mode to bypass the graphical user interface and execute the Oracle Installation program with a console interactive interface. This method is intended for UNIX systems with non-graphical consoles.
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.

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1.3 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).

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1.4 Special Instructions for UNIX Users

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

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1.4.1 Providing a UNIX Installer Location with Root Privileges

If you are installing Oracle Products with OUI for the first time, you are prompted to run a shell script from another terminal window before proceeding with the installation.

Note:

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

To successfully run the required shell script:

Leave the OUI window open and open another terminal window.
In the new terminal window, use the substitute user command to log in with root privileges: su -root.
Change directory to the Oracle home into which you are currently installing your Oracle software product.
Run the shell script orainstRoot.sh.
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 when you install Oracle products for the first time with OUI.

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1.4.2 Failed to Connect to Server Error

If you receive an Xlib error or a "Failed to connect to Server" error when you are running OUI on the Solaris operating system, do the following:

Define the following environment variable on the host computer where you are running OUI:
```
%setenv DISPLAY <machine name>:0.0
```
Replace <machine name> with the name of the computer that displays the OUI.
On the computer that displays the OUI, enter the following command, which allows other computers to display information on the computer monitor: %xhost +
Rerun the runInstaller.sh script after you have set the DISPLAY environment variable.

Note:

You can run OUI without specifying the DISPLAY variable by running in silent mode using a response file.

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1.4.3 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.

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1.5 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 Install 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 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.

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1.6 Oracle Internationalization

This section helps you set your OUI (Oracle User Interface ) language.

Installation Dialogs Language

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1.6.1 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. The OUI dialogs are displayed in this language if available. If specific the 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.

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1.7 Oracle Tuxedo Web Distribution

Oracle Tuxedo is available for download from the Oracle corporate Web site.

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

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1.8 Oracle Tuxedo Software Components

Included with the Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) software distribution is the Oracle Jolt product software, which enables Java clients to call Oracle Tuxedo services, and the Oracle SNMP Agent product software, which enables Oracle Tuxedo applications to be managed from a centralized enterprise management console, and Oracle Service Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (Oracle SALT), which provides native Tuxedo Web service.

The Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) distribution contains the following components:

Oracle Tuxedo Server components:
- Oracle Application-to-Transaction Monitor Interface (ATMI) server software
- Oracle Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) C++ server software
- Oracle Jolt server software
- Oracle SNMP Agent software
Oracle Tuxedo Client components:
- Oracle ATMI Workstation (/WS) client software
- Oracle CORBA C++ client software—includes the C++ client Object Request Broker (ORB) and the environmental objects
- Oracle Jolt 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) client software
Oracle Service Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (Oracle SALT):
- Oracle Service Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (Oracle SALT) software

The following figure illustrates the high-level components of Oracle Tuxedo:

Figure 1-1 Oracle Tuxedo Client and Server Components

Oracle Tuxedo Client and Server Components Diagram

1.9 Hardware and Software Prerequisites

The Oracle Tuxedo software must be installed on each server machine that participates in an Oracle Tuxedo application, also known as a Tuxedo domain. A Tuxedo application is a business software program, built upon the Tuxedo system, which is defined and controlled by a single configuration file known as the UBBCONFIG file. The Tuxedo configuration file is described on reference page UBBCONFIG(5) inFile Formats, Data Descriptions, MIBs, and System Processes Reference.

A Tuxedo application consists of many Tuxedo system processes, one or more application client processes, one or more application server processes, and one or more computer machines connected over a network. In a multi-machine Tuxedo application running different releases of the Oracle Tuxedo software, the master machine—designated via the MASTER parameter in the RESOURCES section of the UBBCONFIG file—must run the highest release of the Oracle Tuxedo software in the application. For more information about Tuxedo applications, see “Domains” in Oracle Tuxedo Product Overview.

Note:

Oracle advises against trying to share the Oracle Tuxedo system executables across remote filesystems; this practice has proven to be unreliable in the past.
Before installing Oracle Tuxedo software on a UNIX system, Oracle recommends that you repartition your hard disk device in accordance to File and Database Management and Disk Space Allocation.

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1.10 System Requirements

The system requirements for Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) mentioned in the following table:

Table 1-1 The System Requirements for Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0)

Component	Requirement
Platform*	Any platform identified in Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release Platform Data Sheets.
Hard disk drive	As stated in the data sheet for the target platform in Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release Platform Data Sheets. For additional information about disk space requirements, see File and Database Management and Disk Space Allocation.
Memory	As stated in the data sheet for the target platform in Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release Platform Data Sheets.

1.11 Software Requirements

Java Runtime Environment(JRE) is required to install Oracle Tuxedo 22c using console mode. JRE 1.8 and above are recommended. Ensure that you install the required JRE and set the environment variable JAVA_HOME accordingly before installing Oracle Tuxedo.

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1.12 Interprocess Communication Resources Configuration

Interprocess communication (IPC) is a capability supported by the Windows and UNIX operating systems that allows one process to communicate with another process. On a UNIX system, you use methods native to the UNIX system to adjust the IPC parameters and maximize the performance of an Oracle Tuxedo application. Since most UNIX systems are shipped with default values that are too low for an Oracle Tuxedo application, you need to adjust the IPC parameters, using the methods given in Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release Platform Data Sheets. For the recommended IPC values, see IPC Resource Configuration on a UNIX System.

After installing the Oracle Tuxedo software and creating an application configuration file (UBBCONFIG file), you use thetmloadcf(1) command to calculate and print a list of the minimum IPC resources needed to support the application. If your Oracle Tuxedo application is distributed, the minimum IPC resources must be available on every machine participating in the application. For more information about calculating IPC resources and using the tmloadcf(1)command, see Performing Post-Installation Tasks

Note:

Before installing Oracle Tuxedo software on a UNIX system, Oracle recommends that you adjust the IPC parameters on the target machine in accordance to the information mentioned in the following link, IPC Resource Configuration on a UNIX System

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1.13 Oracle Installation Program

The Oracle Tuxedo 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

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1.13.1 Cancelling Installation

Clicking the “Cancel” or the “close’ window button in GUI mode causes an incomplete Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) installation. In that case, you must re-install Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0).

If you install Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) in a previous Tuxedo product directory, and you want to return to your original configuration, you must re-install your previous Tuxedo version. It is strongly suggested that you install the Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) to a new Oracle Home product directory.

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1.14 Install Types

An install type is a bundle of product software components related by function. Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) offers the following install types:

Full Install - consists of all the Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) server and client components of Tuxedo, SALT, and TSAM Plus agent.
Server Install - consists of all the Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) server components of Tuxedo, SALT, and TSAM Plus agent.
Client Install - consists of all the Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) client components:
- Oracle ATMI Workstation (/WS) client software
- Oracle CORBA C++ client software (C++ client Object Request Broker, or ORB) including environmental objects
- Oracle Jolt 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) client software

In addition to selecting an install type during an Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0) installation, a user can further customize the installation by selecting (adding) or deselecting (deleting) one or more software components from the install type. Customizing is only possible for GUI-mode installation methods described in Installing Oracle Tuxedo Using GUI-Mode Installation.

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1.15 Installation Road Map

You are now ready to begin your installation. To install Oracle Tuxedo 22c Release 1 (22.1.0.0.0), see one of the following sections:

If you are upgrading from Oracle Tuxedo Release (12.2.2.0.0) or earlier software, see Upgrading the Oracle Tuxedo System to Tuxedo 22c Release 1(22.1.0.0.0)

If you want to uninstall your Oracle Tuxedo software, see Uninstalling Oracle Tuxedo

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