Installing the application server

1. Export the Oracle Central Designer database user.

   Caution:

   You must perform this step. If the upgrade is not successful, you might need to restore the database to attempt to install again.
   To export a user with the following information:
   • User name—designer
   • Database—db1_dev1
   Use the following command:

   expdp designer/designer@db1_dev1 directory=data_pump_dir schemas=DESIGNER dumpfile=file_to_export.dmp

   Note:

   When you execute this command, you are prompted for the user password.
2. Locate the setup.exe program.
   The setup.exe program is available the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (https://edelivery.oracle.com).
3. Double-click setup.exe.
   The InstallShield Wizard prepares to install the application server.
4. Click Yes.
   A welcome page appears.
5. Click Next.
   The Customer Information page appears.
6. Fill in the fields. You should provide the same values that were entered during the initial installation of the application server.
   • User Name—Your name.
   • Company Name—The name of your company.
   • Company URL—A unique identifier for your company data, typically your company URL (for example, http://www.mycompany.com).

   Note:

   You must enter the company URL that you specified during the original Oracle Central Designer installation.
7. Click Next.
   The Setup Type page appears.
8. Select Update.
9. In the Destination Folder area, specify the destination location for the installation. By default, the installation wizard installs the software in the <PROGRAMFILESDIR>\Oracle\Central Designer\ folder. <PROGRAMFILESDIR> is a system setting that is usually C:\Program Files (x86). If you want to install to another location, click Browse, and select the location. You must choose the location to which the application server was initially installed.

   Note:

   The instructions, paths, and Start Menu navigation in this guide assume you are installing to the default location. Oracle strongly recommends that you install the software to the default location.
10. Click Next.
    The Database Parameters page appears. Because you are upgrading, the Create New Database checkbox is grayed out.
11. Fill in the following fields. You must provide the values that you created when you set the Oracle TNS name (typically set when you create the database) and the database user name and password (set when you created the Oracle Central Designer user in the new database).

    Field	Database
    Database User Name	The user name for the Oracle database user. Note: The password must not contain any of the following characters: @ & ( ) [ or ].
    Database Password	The password for the Central Designer database user.
    Oracle TNS Name	Alias from TNSnames.ora file. This TNS name is used to connect to the Oracle Central Designer database instance.

    Note:

    Do not use Oracle reserved words for user names or passwords.
12. Click Next.
    The Oracle Central Designer Job Service page appears.
13. Enter the TCP/IP port number that the job service will use. The port must be unused. In most cases, you can use the default value.

    Note:

    If you are installing the server as part of a web farm, all of the servers can use the same port number, as long as the port is unused.
14. Optionally, to configure the Oracle Central Designer software to support a web farm, select Make this server part of a web farm. A web farm setup allows you to install the Oracle Central Designer server software on multiple application server computers. The installation is the same for all of the servers, and you must select this option for all servers in the web farm. For more information, see Web farm capabilities.
    After you select the checkbox, the installation checks the database to see if a primary Job Scheduler has been specified. Additional options appear, depending on whether you are installing the first or second (or higher) server.

    • If this installation is the first server in the web farm, the primary Job Scheduler has not been set yet. The installation automatically sets the Job Scheduler service on the server computer as the primary Job Scheduler. If you install additional application servers, you can change the primary Job Scheduler during the installations.
    • If this installation is the second or higher server in the web farm, the primary Job Scheduler service has already been set, and the name of the computer that runs the primary Job Scheduler appears. To change the primary Job Scheduler, select Make this server's Job Scheduler the primary.
15. Specify a password for the Job Service user.

    Note:

    Make sure that the user password meets the requirements listed on the page.
16. Click Next.
    The Network Parameters page appears.
17. In the Web server URL root field, enter the address of the server on its local network (the server address to which requests will come, for example, http://ABCServer or https://ABCServer). If you enabled Transport Layer Security (TLS), use https. Unless you made changes that would cause the server address to have changed, use the address that you entered for the last installation.

    Note:

    When the application server is installed in an environment that includes a hardware networking switch, the URL that you enter for the Web server URL root field must match the URL that the networking switch uses to address the application server.

    As you enter a value in the Web server URL root field, the Public server URL root field is automatically updated with the same value. If you edit the value in the Public server URL root field, the field is no longer updated automatically when the Web server URL root field is updated.

18. Optionally, you can secure (encrypt and prevent tampering of) communications by using Transport Layer Security (TLS). For more information, see Securing communication with Transport Layer Security (TLS).
19. Optionally, if the application server computer is behind a proxy that rewrites the request URLs, in the Public server URL root field, enter the address that the client computer uses to access the application server (the public address of the server computer as seen by the client computer). This address will be added as the address of the server computer during installation of the client applications.
    If the value for the Public server URL root field does not need to be different from the Web server URL root field, make sure that the values in both fields match.
20. Specify the certificate to use to sign web service authorizations:
    1. Click Choose Certificate.
       The Choose Certificate dialog box appears.
    2. Select a certificate.
    3. Click OK.
       The Issued to, Issuer, Expiration, and Friendly name fields are populated.

    Note:

    On each Oracle Central Designer application server, an administrator must install the certificate that is used for signing web service authorizations to the LOCAL_MACHINE\MY store. The Oracle Central Designer installation process grants Full Control to access the certificate private keys to the IIS AppPool\DefaultAppPool user and the NETWORK SERVICE user.

    Note:

    If a user other than the IIS AppPool\DefaultAppPool user is running the DefaultAppPool application pool, you must grant the user Full Control to access the private keys, or the user is unable to sign using the certificates. For more information, see Installing certificates for signing web service authorizations and deployment packages.
21. If the Oracle Central Designer application server is outside the network of the Oracle InForm application server, specify the proxy URL or script used by the Oracle Central Designer application server to communicate with the Oracle InForm server during automated deployment:
    • In the Proxy URL field, enter the web address for the proxy server.
    • In the Proxy Script field, enter the web address for the proxy configuration script.
22. Click Next.
    The Client Installation Configuration page appears.
23. In the Environment Name field, enter the name for your Oracle Central Designer instance.
    The environment name appears on the web page to which you navigate to start the Oracle Central Designer application.
24. Click Next.
    The InForm Deployment pageappears.
25. Specify the certificate to use to sign deployment packages and Oracle InForm web service authorizations:
    1. Click Choose Certificate.
       The Choose Certificate dialog box appears.
    2. Select a certificate.
    3. Click OK.
       The Issued to, Issuer, Expiration, and Friendly name fields are populated.

    Note:

    For studies hosted by Oracle, the certificate must be issued by a trusted commercial Certificate Authority.
26. Click Next.
    The Start Copying Files page appears.
27. Review the installation settings. To change any settings, click Back. If you are satisfied with the settings, click Next.
    The installation begins. The Setup Status page appears, showing the status of the installation. When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete page appears.
28. Click Finish.