1. Release Notes
  2. System requirements

1 System requirements

Client computers

Parent topic: System requirements

Software for client computers

Component Requirements

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10

Internet browsers

Google® Chrome (latest public version)

Microsoft® Edge (version 88 or later)

Microsoft® Internet Explorer 11

Tools for downloading data

Any or all of the following tools for downloading data:

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Microsoft Excel, for XLS or XLSX.
  • Microsoft Word, for RTF files.
  • SAS System Viewer, for XPT files.
  • Base SAS, for SAS files.
  • A ZIP archive manager.

Parent topic: Client computers

Application server

Parent topic: System requirements

Minimum hardware for the application server

Component Description

Processor

64-bit Intel 6-core 2.8 GHz or higher processor.

Actual requirements are based on the size of the dataset and the expected number of concurrent users.

Memory

6 GB RAM.

Actual requirements are based on the size of the dataset and the expected number of concurrent users.

Disk storage

600 GB for data.

Actual requirements are based on the size of your dataset.

Connectivity

 1 GB recommended.

Parent topic: Application server

Software for the application server

Component Description

Operating system

Oracle Linux 7.6 or later.

Software
  • Oracle Database Client that matches your database version.

    Select either the developer or the full installation option. The installation must include the SQL*Loader (sqlldr) utility.

  • WebLogic 12.2.1.3 (includes ADF runtime) with Java 8.
  • Required only if you plan to use single sign-on:
    • OAM WebGate, OHS version 12.2.1.3.

Parent topic: Application server

Database server

Parent topic: System requirements

Minimum hardware for the database server

Component Description

Processor

64-bit Intel 2-core 2.8 GHz or higher processor.

Actual requirements are based on the size of the dataset and the expected number of concurrent users.

Memory

16 GB RAM.

Actual requirements are based on the size of the dataset and the expected number of concurrent users.

Disk storage

1.2 TB for data.

Actual requirements are based on the size of your dataset.

Connectivity

1 GB recommended.

Parent topic: Database server

Software for the database server

Component Description

Operating system

Oracle Linux 7.6 or higher.

Software

Oracle Database 18c, 19c,

or

Oracle Database 12c

These databases are supported with the following installation options:

  • Block size: 8k
  • Character set: AL32UTF8
  • NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS: BYTE
  • EZ Connect

Parent topic: Database server

Reporting server

Parent topic: System requirements

Software for the reporting server

A reporting server is required if you plan to use Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) with the Oracle Empirica Signal application.

Component Description

Software
  • 64-bit Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) release 12c (12.2.1.4).
  • JDK 8 with Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files.
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Developer Client Tools, 64-bit or 32-bit.

    The client tools are for use only with Microsoft Windows. To download the tools from your OBIEE instance, click the Download BI Desktop Tools link, and then select Oracle BI Client Installer, either 64-bit or 32-bit.

Parent topic: Reporting server