4 BRM Prerequisite Software Compatibility
Learn about the software that is compatible with Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management (BRM) 15.0 server and client systems.
Topics in this document:
For hardware and information requirements, see "System Requirements" in BRM Installation Guide.
Note:
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BRM 15.0 server components do not support any 32-bit server operating systems.
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Character Sets: BRM 15.0 supports AL32UTF8 as its default character set. It also continues to support the UTF8 character set for backward compatibility. The Unicode character set AL32UTF8 is recommended for all new BRM 15.0 deployments.
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All BRM clients are supported on Linux in addition to Windows.
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This section is applicably to non-cloud native deployments only. For cloud native deployments, the BRM container images include all required prerequisites.
Windows
This section lists software compatible with BRM clients on Windows.
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Additional BRM Software Requirements
Table 4-1 provides the compatibility information for other applications you need in order to create a complete customer management and billing system for your business.
Note:
Oracle does not provide any of the third-party software mentioned in the table below. You must obtain and install the required third-party software before using the product.Table 4-1 Required Third-Party Software for BRM
| Product | Version | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Kafka Client |
For 15.0.0:
For 15.0.1:
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Not applicable |
| Apache Tomcat |
For 15.0.0:
For 15.0.1:
|
Not applicable |
| Oracle WebLogic Server | 12.2.1.4.0 | Compatible version with Oracle Linux/RHEL 8.x |
| Perl (64-bit) |
For 15.0.0:
For 15.0.1:
|
Not applicable |
About Critical Patch Updates
You should install all critical patch updates as soon as possible. To download critical patch updates, find out about security alerts, and enable email notifications about critical patch updates, see "Critical Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins" on the Oracle website.