Software Requirements

Oracle technology stack components, such as Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware are certified for use with Oracle Virtual Machine (OVM). For further information including a complete list of products and versions certified on OVM, see Oracle VM: Software Certified On OVM (Document ID 464754.1) on My Oracle Support.

Upon release, Oracle Clinical 5.4 and Oracle Remote Data Capture 5.4 are certified for use with the latest CPU certified for release 5.4. For information on the latest certified CPU, see Oracle Health Sciences Applications Supported Technology Stack (Document ID 180430.1) on My Oracle Support > section Oracle Health Sciences Critical Patch Updates (CPU) Notes in the PDF file.

Note:

You must apply the latest CPU certified for release 5.4 after installing Oracle Clinical 5.4.

Note:

After release, Oracle Clinical 5.4 will continually be certified for future CPUs. For the latest technology stack certification detail, see Oracle Health Sciences (Life Sciences/ Pharmaceutical/ Healthcare) Supported Technology Stacks (Document ID 180430.1) on My Oracle Support.

Table 1-1 Oracle Clinical Database Tier Technology Stack

Component Supported Version

Operating System

Oracle Linux 7.6, 7.7, and 8.1 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), 64 bit (US English)

Oracle Solaris SPARC 11.4, 64-bit architecture (US English)

HP-UX Itanium 11.31; 64-bit architecture (US English)

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (US English)

Oracle Database

Oracle Database 19c Release (19.3.0.0) Enterprise Edition, 64-bit

Compiler

For Oracle Linux 7.6. or 7.7: GCC-4.8.5 or later; command to identify compiler is gcc -v

For Oracle Linux 8.1: GCC-8.5.0; command to identify compiler is gcc -v

For Oracle Solaris SPARC 11: Oracle Solaris Studio 12.6 Sun C 5.15; command to identify compiler is cc -V

For HP-UX Itanium: HP-UX 11.31 September 2014 B.11.31.1409 or later; command to identify compiler is ’which cc’ and cc -V

Optional Software

SAS 9.4—Note that if you install the Oracle Clinical database tier on Windows, you must install SAS on Windows.

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun, HP, and Linux, including Exadata

Table 1-2 Oracle Clinical and RDC Onsite Application Tier Technology Stack

Component Supported Version

Operating System

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard and 2019 Standard

Oracle WebLogic Server

Oracle WebLogic Server 12c Release 2 (12.2.1.4)

Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure

Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure 12c Release 2 (12.2.1.4)

Oracle Application Development Framework

Oracle Application Development Framework 12c Release 2 (12.2.1.4)

Note:

Included with Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure.

Oracle Forms and Reports

Oracle Forms and Reports 12c Release 2 (12.2.1.4)

Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK)

Oracle Java Development Kit 1.8 Update 251 or later (JDK 1.8 is also known as JDK 8)

Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8 update 251 or later, also known as JRE 8

Microsoft Visual Studio

Visual C++ in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 (x64 distributed)—Required for Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.2.1.4) and Oracle Forms and Reports 12c (12.2.1.4). Also, can be used to invoke Data Capture API methods from custom clients.

Table 1-3 Oracle Clinical and RDC Onsite Client Tier Technology Stack

Component Supported Version

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 10; 32-bit or 64-bit architecture (US English)

ipad/MacBook Operating Systems

iOS 15.0 (iPad) - for RDC Onsite only

macOS Big Sur Version 11.6 (MacBook) - for RDC Onsite only

Supported Browsers

The following Microsoft browser and operating system combinations are supported:

  • Microsoft Windows 10: Microsoft Edge v96 and Google Chrome v96

Safari versions depend on the operating system:

  • iPad (iOS 15.0): Safari 15.0 for Oracle RDC Onsite only
  • MacBook (macOS Big Sur Version 11.6): Safari 15.0 for Oracle RDC Onsite only

Adobe Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 21 or Adobe Acrobat Reader 2020 (Classic Track)

Required for viewing reports, including Patient Data Reports (PDRs)

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Acrobat Standard DC 21 or Adobe Acrobat 2020 (Classic Track)

Required for creating annotated layouts

Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

JRE 1.8 update 311 or later, also known as JRE 8

For more information, see:

Database Tier Operating System Requirements

To verify that your system fits the requirements listed in Table 1-1, do the following in UNIX or Windows:

UNIX

To verify UNIX operating system details, enter the following command:

uname -a

To verify Linux operating system details, enter the following command:

more /etc/*release*

Windows

To verify Windows operating system details, navigate to the Control Panel, then System and Security, then System.