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Oracle® E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes

Release 12 (12.2) for Linux x86-64
November 2022
See Change Record
This document updates the following documentation with Linux x86-64-specific information for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
Release 12 (12.2). Refer to the information contained here and to the appropriate manual when you install or upgrade your
system:
Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install (which is supplemented by Oracle E-Business Suite
Release Notes Document 1320300.1 and Oracle E-Business Suite NLS Release Notes Document 1314621.1)
Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide: Release 11i to Release 12.2
Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide: Release 12.0 and 12.1 to Release 12.2
These documents respectively correspond to the following install/upgrade scenarios:
New Installations of Release 12.2 using the EBS Rapid Install wizard
Upgrades of EBS from versions 11i, 12.0, 12.1 to 12.2 using the EBS Rapid Install wizard
For Linux x86-64 Installation and Upgrade Notes corresponding to the older Release 12.1 version, see My Oracle Support
Knowledge Document 761566.1, Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.1.1) for Linux x86-64.
Specific steps in this document may be conditional depending on the scenario and will be highlighted as such.
This document applies to 64-bit Linux operating systems on the x86-64 hardware architecture.
Note: E-Business Suite Release 12 patches are generally built on Linux x86 (32-bit), and users should pick Linux x86
when choosing platform-specific 12.2 patches to be applied on Linux x86-64 middle tiers. 32-bit E-Business Suite Linux
x86 patches can be applied on 64-bit Linux x86-64 operating systems.
It should be noted that technology components bundled with E-Business Suite Release 12 may be built on Linux x86-64.
For example, Oracle Database patches are built on Linux x86-64 and users should pick Linux x86-64 when choosing
platform-specific Database patches to be applied on the database tier. Fusion Middleware version 11gR1 (11.1.1.x)
patches are also built on Linux x86-64 and should be chosen for platform-specific middleware patches applied on the
application tier - Forms/Reports 10gR2 (10.1.2.3) patches for the application tier are built on Linux x86.
For more information on technology bugs and patches, review My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1594274.1,
Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2: Consolidated List of Patches and Technology Bug Fixes.
For more information on Oracle E-Business Suite on Linux x86-64, see My Oracle Support Knowledge <Document 343917.1>,
Frequently Asked Questions: Oracle E-Business Suite Support on x86-64.
Complete all operating system requirements, software requirements, and other requirements before installing or upgrading
Oracle E-Business Suite.
This document may be updated on a regular basis. Currently, it contains the following sections:
Certification Information
Operating Systems Requirements
Software Requirements
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Other Requirements
Before Installing or Upgrading
Installing or Upgrading
After Installing or Upgrading
Known Issues
Change Record
CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
The latest certification information for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 is available on My Oracle Support's Certification tab:
https://support.oracle.com
OPERATING SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS
Oracle E-Business Suite R12 is supported on Linux 64-bit operating systems running on the x86-64 hardware architecture.
Operating System Supported Versions
The following table lists the supported operating system versions.
Operating System Name Supported Version
Oracle Linux 5 - Update 5 or higher (64-bit)1,3
Oracle Linux 6 - Update 1 or higher (64-bit)1

Oracle Linux 7 - Update 0 or higher (64-bit)
Oracle Linux 8 - Update 2 or higher (64-bit)2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - Update 5 or higher (64-bit)1,3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - Update 1 or higher (64-bit)1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 - Update 0 or higher (64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 - Update 2 or higher (64-bit)2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 - SP2 or higher (64-bit)3
1: Starting with EBS 12.2.6, Oracle Linux/Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 is not certified for Advanced Supply Chain
Planning (APS) products, specifically the 64-bit executables for APS. You must be on OL/RHEL 6 Update 4 (6.4) or higher to
run these APS products.
2
: Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 are certified for new installations and upgrades to 12.2 as well as cloning of an existing EBS 12.2
environment.
3
: Oracle Linux and RHEL version 5 and SLES versions 10 and 11 were previously certified with 12.2 but are no longer actively
supported by the vendors. See Oracle's Lifetime Support Policy page, Red Hat's RHEL Life Cycle page and SUSE's Product
Support lifecycle page for more information. Customers should upgrade to later OS versions for use with EBS 12.2.
4: SLES 12 SP5 and SLES 15 should be used with a specific version of binutils to avoid an issue that causes an underlying
technology component to crash (see the 'Required Packages' and Known Issues sections below).
Note: In-place major OS upgrades (such as from Oracle Linux version 6 to 7) are not certified with Oracle E-Business
Suite. Customers running E-Business Suite who are planning to upgrade to a later major OS version are advised to install
the OS on a separate target environment that meets all requirements listed in this document before cloning their E-
Business Suite instance to it.
Minor OS version in-place upgrades such as from Oracle Linux 7 Update 1 to Oracle Linux 7 Update 2 (or higher) are
certified.
An in-place major OS upgrade for the Oracle Exadata database tier is supported and certified as part of the Exadata
software update process as documented here.
Kernel Requirements
The following table lists the required minimum kernel versions (to determine version, enter: $ uname -r):
Operating System Kernel

2.6.32-
131.0.15.el6,
Oracle Linux 6 2.6.32-
100.34.1.el6uek1
3.10.0-123.el7,
35.3.1.el7uek2
4.18.0-193.el8,
2011.1.2.el8uek3
2.6.32-
131.0.15.el6,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2.6.32-
100.34.1.el6uek1
3.10.0-123.el7,
35.3.1.el7uek2
4.18.0-193.el8,
2011.1.2.el8uek3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 4.4.21-69-default
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 5.3.18-59-default
1: Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) R1 and the Red Hat Compatible kernel (2.6.32-131) are certified. The use of
the UEK R2 (2.6.39) is certified on Oracle Linux 6 Update 2 (6.2) or later. UEK R3 (3.8.13) is certified on Oracle Linux 6 Update
4 (6.4) or later. UEK R4 (4.1.12) is certified on Oracle Linux 6 Update 7 (6.7) or later. See Known Issues section below for
latest kernel updates requiring JDK upgrade.
2: Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) R3, R4, R5 and R6 and the Red Hat Compatible kernel (3.10) are certified.
UEK R4 (4.1.12) is certified on Oracle Linux 7 Update 1 (7.1) or later. UEK R5 (4.14.35) is certified on Oracle Linux 7 Update 5
(7.5) or later. UEK R6 (5.4.17) is certified on Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 (7.7) or later. See Known Issues section below for latest
kernel updates requiring JDK upgrade.
3: Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) R6 (5.4.17) and the Red Hat Compatible kernel (4.18) are certified.
Required Packages
The following table lists the required packages and the minimum required versions for Linux (64-bit). The versions listed below
are associated with the minimum version of the operating system shown - later updates of the operating system may have
newer versions of packages that are also certified for use with E-Business Suite unless noted otherwise.
Note: Refer to your vendor's operating system installation manual or the operating system media for information on
obtaining and applying packages.
Note: Customers on Exadata (Database Machine, Cloud Machine, Cloud Service) should not install the packages listed
below as the system already contains all required packages and settings needed to run the Oracle Database.
The existence of rpms can be checked on Linux with the following command (using libgcc as an example):
$ rpm -qa --qf "%{n}-%{v}-%{r}.%{arch}\n" | grep libgcc
Operating
Required Packages (min versions)
System
Oracle Linux Update 2 (8.2) or higher of Oracle Linux 8 is required

8*
Update 2 (8.2) or higher of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 is required
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 8*
Note: Oracle has released an E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM (available on Oracle Unbreakable
Linux Network or from the Oracle Linux yum server) that includes all required rpms for both the
application and database tiers of an R12 installation on Oracle Linux - see the 'Oracle E-Business Suite
Preinstallation RPM' section below for more details.
Note: The listed minimum package versions below correspond to what is available in Oracle Linux 8
Update 2 (8.2) - some of these in RHEL 8.2 may have a slightly lower version, for example binutils-2.30-
73.el8.x86_64 and redhat-lsb-4.1-47.el8.x86_64. These RHEL versions are also certified with Oracle E-
Business Suite 12.2.
If not using the preinstallation rpm, the following rpms need to be installed from the Oracle Linux 8 or RHEL 8
distribution media on the application tier:
libXrender-0.9.10-7.el8.i686
motif-2.3.4-16.el8.i686
motif-devel-2.3.4-16.el8.i686
Additionally, the following packages must be installed from the Oracle Linux 8 or RHEL 8 distribution media on
both the application and database tiers:
binutils-2.30-73.0.1.el8.x86_64
gcc-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.x86_64
gcc-c++-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.x86_64
gdbm-1.18-1.el8.i686
gdbm-1.18-1.el8.x86_64
glibc-2.28-101.0.1.el8.i686
glibc-2.28-101.0.1.el8.x86_64
glibc-common-2.28-101.0.1.el8.x86_64
glibc-devel-2.28-101.0.1.el8.i686
glibc-devel-2.28-101.0.1.el8.x86_64
libaio-0.3.112-1.el8.i686
libaio-0.3.112-1.el8.x86_64
libaio-devel-0.3.112-1.el8.x86_64
libgcc-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.i686
libgcc-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.x86_64
libgomp-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.x86_64
libnsl-2.28-101.0.1.el8.i686
libnsl-2.28-101.0.1.el8.x86_64
libstdc++-devel-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.i686
libstdc++-devel-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.x86_64
libstdc++-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.i686
libstdc++-8.3.1-5.0.3.el8.x86_64
libXi-1.7.9-7.el8.i686
libXp-1.0.3-3.el8.i686
libXp-1.0.3-3.el8.x86_64
libXtst-1.2.3-7.el8.i686
make-4.2.1-10.el8.x86_64
perl-File-CheckTree-4.42-303.el8.noarch
redhat-lsb-4.1-47.0.1.el8.x86_64
sysstat-11.7.3-2.el8.x86_64
util-linux-2.32.1-22.el8.x86_64
The following RPMs are also required for the database tier:
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.178-7.el8.x86_64
libaio-devel-0.3.112-1.el8.i686
xorg-x11-utils-7.5-28.el8.x86_64
Alternatively on the database tier, users can install the following preinstallation rpm (available on Oracle
Unbreakable Linux Network or from the Oracle Linux yum server) on Oracle Linux:
oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-2.el8.x86_64
The E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM includes all the above required rpms and dependencies for running
the application and database tiers on Oracle Linux - see the 'Oracle E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM'
section below for more details.
Oracle Linux GA (7.0) or higher of Oracle Linux 7 is required

7*
GA (7.0) or higher of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 is required
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 7*
If not using the preinstallation rpm, the following 32-bit packages (or versions of packages) for both Oracle
Linux 7 and RHEL 7 should be installed on the application tier:
compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-144.0.2.el7.i686
xorg-x11-libs-compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386
The above packages are available on the 'addons' repository of the Oracle Linux yum server.
Additionally, the following rpms need to be installed from the Oracle Linux 7 or RHEL 7 distribution media on
the application tier:
libXrender-0.9.8-2.1.el7.i686
motif-2.3.4-14.el7_5.i6861
motif-devel-2.3.4-14.el7_5.i686
If not using the preinstallation rpm, the following packages must be installed from the Oracle Linux 7 or RHEL
7 distribution media on both the application and database tiers:
binutils-2.23.52.0.1-16.el7.x86_642
compat-libcap1-1.10-7.el7.x86_64
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-71.el7.i686
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-71.el7.x86_64
gcc-4.8.2-16.el7.x86_64
gcc-c++-4.8.2-16.el7.x86_64
gdbm-1.10-8.el7.i686
gdbm-1.10-8.el7.x86_64
glibc-2.17-55.el7.i686
glibc-2.17-55.el7.x86_64
glibc-common-2.17-55.el7.x86_64
glibc-devel-2.17-55.el7.i686
glibc-devel-2.17-55.el7.x86_64
libaio-0.3.109-12.el7.i686
libaio-0.3.109-12.el7.x86_64
libgcc-4.8.2-16.el7.i686
libgcc-4.8.2-16.el7.x86_64
libgomp-4.8.2-16.el7.x86_64
libstdc++-devel-4.8.2-16.el7.i686
libstdc++-devel-4.8.2-16.el7.x86_64
libstdc++-4.8.2-16.el7.i686
libstdc++-4.8.2-16.el7.x86_64
libXi-1.7.2-2.1.el7.i686
libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el7.i686
libXp-1.0.2-2.1.el7.x86_64
libXtst-1.2.2-2.1.el7.i686
make-3.82-21.el7.x86_64
perl-File-CheckTree-4.42-3.el7.noarch
redhat-lsb-4.1-24.0.1.el7.x86_64
sysstat-10.1.5-4.el7.x86_64
util-linux-2.23.2-16.el7.x86_64
Additionally, the following RPMs are required for the database tier:
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.158-3.el7.x86_64
xorg-x11-utils-7.5-13.1.el7.x86_64
oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall.x86_64 (for startCD versions prior to 51 which included 11gR2)

oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall.x86_64 (for startCD versions 51 or higher)
Note:
1: The motif packages listed replace the previous requirement for the openmotif21 package. See
the 'Other Requirements' section below for further instructions regarding the Motif libraries
required for use with Oracle Forms and Reports.
2: Customers may need to upgrade to version binutils-2.27-28.base.el7_5.1 or higher due to the
issue documented below.
Oracle Linux GA (6.1) or higher of Oracle Linux 6 is required

6*
GA (6.1) or higher of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 is required
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 6*
If not using the preinstallation rpm, the following 32-bit packages (or versions of packages) for both Oracle
Linux 6 and RHEL 6 should be installed on the application tier:
openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL6.i686 (32-bit)1
xorg-x11-libs-compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386 (32-bit)
The above packages are available on the 'addons' repository of the Oracle Linux yum server.
Additionally, the following rpm needs to be installed from the Oracle Linux 6 or RHEL 6 distribution media on
the application tier:
libXrender-0.9.5-1.el6.i686
If not using the preinstallation rpm, the following packages must be installed from the Oracle Linux 6 or RHEL
6 distribution media on both the application and database tiers:
binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.20.el6.x86_64
compat-libcap1-1.10-1.x86_64
compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-144.el6.i686
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.x86_64
gcc-4.4.5-6.el6.x86_64
gcc-c++-4.4.5-6.el6.x86_64
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6.i686 (32-bit)
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64
glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6.i686 (32-bit)
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64
libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6.i686
libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64
libgomp-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64
libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6.i686
libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64
libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686
libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64
libXi-1.3-3.el6.i686
libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.i686
libXp-1.0.0-15.1.el6.x86_64
libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.el6.i686
make-3.81-19.el6.x86_64
gdbm-1.8.0-36.el6.i686
gdbm-1.8.0-36.el6.x86_64
redhat-lsb-4.0-3.0.1.el6.x86_64
sysstat-9.0.4-11.el6.x86_64
util-linux-ng-2.17.2-6.el6.x86_64
Additionally, the following RPMs are required for the database tier:
elfutils-libelf-devel-0.148.1-el6.x86_64
unixODBC-2.2.14-11.el6.i686
unixODBC-devel-2.2.14-11.el6.i686
xorg-x11-utils-7.4-8.el6.x86_64
oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall.x86_64 (for startCD versions prior to 51 which included 11gR2)

oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall.x86_64 (for startCD versions 51 or higher)
Note:
1:The openmotif package version must be 2.1.30 (for example, openmotif-2.3.3-1 is not
supported).
SUSE Linux
Enterprise SLES 15 Service Pack 3 (15.3) or higher is required. The following rpms (suffix .x86_64.rpm) packages must
Server 15 be installed from the SLES 15 distribution media on both the application and database tiers:
binutils-2.37-150100.7.34.11
gcc-7-3.3.22
gcc-c++-7-3.3.22
glibc-2.31-7.30
glibc-32bit-2.31-7.20
glibc-devel-2.31-7.30
glibc-devel-32bit-2.31-7.20
krb5-1.16.3-3.15.1
libaio1-0.3.109-1.25
libaio1-32bit-0.3.109-1.25
libaio-devel-0.3.109-1.25
libcap1-1.97-1.15
libcap1-32bit-1.97-1.15
libcom_err2-1.43.8-4.26.1
libgcc_s1-10.2.1+git583-1.3.4
libgcc_s1-32bit-10.2.1+git583-1.3.4
libstdc++-devel-7-3.3.22
libXm4-32bit-2.3.4-1.332
libXmu6-32bit-1.1.2-1.30
libXp6-32bit-1.0.3-1.24
libXtst6-32bit-1.2.3-1.24
libXt6-32bit-1.1.5-2.24
lsb-release-3.1-1.16.noarch
make-4.2.1-7.3.2
util-linux-2.36.2-2.29
Additionally, the following RPMs are required for the database tier (running Oracle Database 12cR12):
gcc-7-3.3.22
mksh-56c-1.10
libstdc++6-10.2.1+git583-1.3.4
libstdc++6-32bit-10.2.1+git583-1.3.4
sysstat-12.0.2-3.27.1
xorg-x11-7.6_1-1.22.noarch
xorg-x11-driver-video-7.6_1-9.10
xorg-x11-essentials-7.6_1-1.22.noarch
xorg-x11-fonts-7.6-13.3.1.noarch
xorg-x11-fonts-core-7.6-13.3.1.noarch
xorg-x11-libs-7.6.1-1.16.noarch
xorg-x11-server-1.20.3-22.5.30.1
xorg-x11-server-extra-1.20.3-22.5.30.1
xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.9.0-19.9.1
Note:
1: Older versions of binutils version 2.37 on SLES 15 should not be used as it causes an
underlying technology component to crash (see Known Issues section below).
2: The required rpms listed for the database tier are only needed if performing a fresh
installation of EBS 12.2 on SLES 15 which bundles Oracle Database 12cR1. Customers must
upgrade to 19c after the installation (see 'After Installing or Upgrading' section below), and
comply with all requirements as documented in the Oracle Database 19c installation guide.
SUSE Linux
Enterprise SLES 12 Service Pack 2 (12.2) or higher is required. The following rpms (suffix .x86_64.rpm) packages must
Server 12 be installed from the SLES 12 distribution media on both the application and database tiers:
binutils-2.31-9.26.11
compat-32bit-2009.1.19-2.12
gcc-4.8-6.189
gcc-c++-4.8-6.189
glibc-2.22-49.16
glibc-32bit-2.22-49.16
glibc-devel-2.22-49.16
glibc-devel-32bit-2.22-49.16
krb5-1.12.5-39.1
libaio1-0.3.109-17.15
libaio1-32bit-0.3.109-17.15
libaio-devel-0.3.109-17.15
libcap1-1.10-59.61
libcom_err2-1.42.11-7.1
libgcc_s1-6.2.1+r239768-2.4
libgcc_s1-32bit-6.2.1+r239768-2.4
libstdc++33-3.3.3-11.93
libstdc++33-32bit-3.3.3-11.93
libstdc++-devel-4.8-6.189
libXm4-32bit-2.3.4-4.154
libXmu6-32bit-1.1.2-3.60
libXp6-32bit-1.0.2-3.58
libXtst6-32bit-1.2.2-3.60
libXt6-32bit-1.1.4-3.59
make-4.0-4.1
util-linux-2.28-40.28
Additionally, the following RPMs are required for the database tier (running Oracle Database 12cR1):
gcc48-4.8.5-24.1
mksh-50-2.13
libstdc++48-devel-4.8.5-30.1
libstdc++48-devel-32bit-4.8.5-30.1
libstdc++6-5.2.1+r226025-4.1
libstdc++6-32bit-5.2.1+r226025-4.1
libstdc++-devel-32bit-4.8-6.189
sysstat-10.2.1-6.1
xorg-x11-7.6_1-14.17.noarch
xorg-x11-driver-video-7.6_1-14.30
xorg-x11-essentials-7.6_1-14.17.noarch
xorg-x11-fonts-7.6-29.45.noarch
xorg-x11-fonts-core-7.6-29.45.noarch
xorg-x11-libs-7.6-45.14.noarch
xorg-x11-server-7.6_1.18.3-57.34
xorg-x11-server-extra-7.6_1.15.2-36.21
xorg-x11-Xvnc-1.6.0-12.6
Note:
1: This package can be downloaded from: https://ftp.suse.com/pub/partners/oracle/Misc. Newer

versions of this package (such as binutils-2.37) have also been tested and certified for use with
EBS in conjunction with required EBS patches - see the appropriate 'Before Installing or
Upgrading' or 'After Installing or Upgrading' sections below on SLES 12 requirements. Earlier
versions of binutils-2.37 on SLES 12 SP5 should not be used as it causes an underlying
technology component to crash (see Known Issues section below) - you should use version
binutils-2.37-9.47.1 (or higher) on SLES 12 SP5 which is available at
https://scc.suse.com/patches.
2: This package should be downloaded from:
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/partners/oracle/EBSR12/rpms
3: This package is available from the Legacy channel of the SLES distribution
4: This package is available from the SLES Workstation Extension distribution:
https://www.suse.com/products/workstation-extension/
Footnotes:
*After installing these patches, run the command "ldconfig -v" to create necessary links and cache to the most recent shared
libraries. After running "ldconfig -v", re-create (as root) all symbolic links pointing to system libraries that may have been
done manually.
**The openmotif version must be 2.1.30, and the package name must be in the following format: openmotif21-2.1.30.xxx.
For example, openmotif-2.2.3.10.RHEL4.5 is not supported.
Linux Containers (LXC)
Linux Containers (LXC) is a lightweight virtualization solution that enables running multiple Linux instances that are isolated
from each other on the same host. These LXC instances have processes that have their own private view of the OS with its
own process id (PID) space, file system structure and network interfaces. LXC allows the use of container OS versions that are
different from that of the host - for example, one can run OL 6 or 7 Containers in an Oracle Linux 6.6 host.
For information on features, installing and configuring Linux Containers on Oracle Linux, refer to Chapter 8: Linux Containers in
the Oracle Linux Administrator's Solutions Guide for Release 6 or Oracle Linux 7 Working with LXC.
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2's application tier is certified with LXC with the UEK R3 (QU6) or higher- users must review
associated documentation and meet the following requirements:
Operating Systems requirements - see 'Supported Oracle Linux Container Versions' in the Documentation References
section below
Kernel Requirements - Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 3 Quarterly Update 6 (3.8.13-98) or higher
Host RPM requirements for the following x86_64 lxc userspace packages:
lxc-1.0.7-2.0.8 or higher
lxc-libs-1.0.7-2.0.8 or higher
Check and configure kernel parameters, ulimit settings (in limits.conf) and swap size requirements on the host as
documented in the 'Other Requirements' section of this document
The LXC container running EBS 12.2 must be created with the "--privileged" flag
Install all required RPM packages on the Container following the 'Operating Systems Requirements' section of this
document
Check and configure certain container-specific kernel parameters and ulimit settings (in limits.conf) on the Container as
documented in the 'Other Requirements' section of this document. These values should be equal to or less than the
values set on the host (see Linux documentation in the section below). Specific kernel parameter values to be
configured on the Container are:
kernel.sem
kernel.shmall
kernel.shmmax
kernel.shmmni
kernel.msgmax
kernel.msgmnb
kernel.msgmni
There is a known issue in JDK 7 where it does not recognize LXC cgroup memory and CPU limits - this has been
addressed in an update to JDK 8, though this version of the JDK is not yet certified for EBS 12.2 on the application tier.
In the meantime, you can use the following Java parameters to limit specific resources (number of garbage collection
and compiler threads, memory heap) for an EBS environment running in an LXC:
-XX:ParallelGCThreads
-XX:CICompilerCount
-Xmx
You should review EBS documentation on how to set these parameters for application tier OACORE and other Java
services through the WLS console.
You may see excessive usage of CPUs when running EBS maintenance tools such as ADOP in an LXC as it inherits the
total number of CPUs from the parent container. This may be limited by setting the lxc.cgroup.cpuset.cpus parameter to
the CPU cores to be assigned for the processes in the LXC. For example, to restrict a container to the first 3 cores,
enter:
# lxc-cgroup -n <container name> cpuset.cpus 0,2
You should review the Oracle Linux Containers section on 'Controllng Container Resources' for more information.
Linux Containers Documentation References:
Oracle Linux 7: Oracle Linux 7 Working with LXC
Supported Oracle Linux Container Versions

Configuring ulimit Settings for an Oracle Linux Container
Configuring Kernel Parameter Settings for Oracle Linux Containers
Controlling Container Resources
Oracle Linux 6: Oracle Linux Administrator's Solutions Guide for Release 6
Supported Oracle Linux Container Versions

Configuring ulimit Settings for an Oracle Linux Container
Configuring Kernel Parameter Settings for Oracle Linux Containers
Controlling Container Resources
SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux)
SELinux is a security enhancement to Linux allowing system administrators finer control over access to system resources by
users and applications.
Starting with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux version 6, SELinux is enabled by default during OS installation with a
mode of 'enforcing'. The status of SELinux in a system can be checked by running the 'sestatus' command - other modes are:
'disabled' where SELinux is disabled completely

'permissive' where warnings are logged to a file but not strictly enfored
The file /etc/selinux/config is the main SELinux configuration file that sets the mode and policy of SELinux in a system, while
warnings are logged to /var/log/messages. Check and review vendor-specific documentation for further details on SELinux
administration and maintenance.
Release 12.2 has been tested with SELinux on RHEL/Oracle Linux 6 with the use of the 'enforcing' mode enabled and the
default 'targeted' policy. Users who find unforeseen issues with the 'enforcing' mode and specific policies should file an Oracle
Support Service Request with details including the SELinux message and their use case. The use of the 'permissive' mode is
certified and can be used as an alternative.
CIS (Center for Internet Security) and STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guide) Benchmarks
The CIS benchmark is a set of consensus-based guidelines for security configurations for both cloud and on-premise
environments. STIG is a benchmark of security standards and requirements set by the Defense Information Systems Agency
(DISA). These benchmarks ensure compliance with security requirements for operating system environments.
CIS and STIG benchmarks have been tested with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 by cloning an existing environment to a CIS or
STIG environment with the following requirements:
Install the Oracle E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM on the target envrionment.
Open ports required for the Oracle Database using the following command for CIS:
# iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport <Port> -j ACCEPT
For STIG, use the following to open the ports required:
# firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-rich-rule='rule family=ipv4 source address=<required-cidr-block> port por
Restart the iptables or firewalld service to ensure that the port is open.
Ensure that the subnet level firewall communication is enabled for that required port.
Users who find unforeseen issues with the use of CIS and STIG images should file an Oracle Support Service Request with
details.
Java Requirements
A number of Java Development Kits (JDK) and Java Runtime Environments (JRE) are included with Oracle E-Business Suite
version 12.2, the associated Oracle Database (11gR2), and the bundled Application Server components (10gR2 Forms/Reports,
WebLogic Server 11gR1).
The E-Business Suite's use of the Java runtime environment for application tier (WLS) processing is with JDK version 6 bundled
in the "<FMW_HOME>/jrockit64" directory for startCD 46 and JDK version 7 in "<COMMON_TOP>/util/jdk64" for startCD 47
and higher. For more information regarding the use of Java, refer to My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1530033.1,
Using the Latest JDK 7.0 Update with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.
The full list of Java versions on the application and database tiers that come with 12.2 are as follows:
StartCD StartCD Version

StartCD Version StartCD Version
Application Tier Location Version 12.2.0.47 to
12.2.0.50* 12.2.0.51
12.2.0.46* 12.2.0.49*
<AS 10.1.2 Oracle Home>/jdk 1.6.0_31 (32-bit) 1.7.0_25 (32-bit) 1.7.0_25 (32-bit) 1.7.0_85 (32-bit)
<FMW_HOME>/jrockit32 1.6.0_29 (32-bit) N/A N/A N/A

<FMW_HOME>/jrockit64 1.6.0_29 (64-bit) N/A N/A N/A
<COMMON_TOP>/util/jdk32 N/A 1.7.0_25 (32-bit) 1.7.0_25 (32-bit) 1.7.0_85 (32-bit)
<COMMON_TOP>/util/jdk64 N/A 1.7.0_25 (64-bit) 1.7.0_25 (64-bit) 1.7.0_85 (64-bit)
<FMW_HOME>/webtier/jdk 1.6.0_29 (64-bit) 1.6.0_29 (64-bit) 1.6.0_35 (64-bit) 1.7.0_80 (64-bit)
StartCD Version
StartCD Version StartCD Version
Database Tier Location 12.2.0.47 to 12.2.0.50*
12.2.0.46* (11gR2) 12.2.0.51 (12cR1)
(11gR2)
<Oracle Home>/jdk 1.5.0_30 (64-bit) 1.5.0_30 (64-bit) 1.6.0_75 (64-bit)
<Oracle Home>/appsutil/jre 1.6.0_17 (64-bit) 1.7.0_17 (64-bit) 1.7.0_17 (64-bit)
Note: It is highly recommended to use the latest startCD version when installing or upgrading to 12.2 in order to obtain
the newest set of patches and other technologies required to successfully install and run E-Business Suite. Review the
'Current Version of startCD ' section of the My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1320300.1, Oracle E-Business Suite
Release Notes, Release 12.2 for more information.
Note: Check the Oracle Java website for any updates to the JDK requirements for Linux x86-64 (64-bit):
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/overview/index.html
Review the need to upgrade the above listed Java versions for particular Linux x86-64 systems if necessary. Review My
Oracle Support Knowledge Document 418664.1, Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 for
requirements and instructions.
Note: Oracle Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8 users should upgrade their JDK versions to officially certified
versions (1.7.0_67 or later and 1.7.0_231 or later respectively) as noted here. Customers are advised to review and follow
the instructions posted in the documents below to upgrade to the latest available JDK versions either prior to a clone or
after a fresh install:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 418664.1, Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release
12
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1530033.1, Using the Latest JDK 7.0 Update with Oracle E-Business Suite
Release 12.2
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
The following maintenance tools must be installed on all machines, and their locations specified both in the PATH of the
account that runs Rapid Install and in the PATH of the accounts that will own the database tier and application tier file
systems.
ar
gcc
g++
ksh
ld
linux32
make
X Display Server
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
The following are other requirements for Linux x86-64 (64-bit).
Swap Space
It is recommended that the swap space on the system be 16 GB or more. To determine the size of the configured swap space,
enter the following command:
# grep SwapTotal /proc/meminfo
If necessary, see the operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.
Patching Oracle E-Business Suite
Note: When querying for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 patches on My Oracle Support and selecting Linux x86-64 in
the Platform dropdown list, it will re-direct you to a Linux x86 patch. This patch may be applied to 64-bit Linux operating
systems.
Patching Fusion Middleware in Oracle E-Business Suite
When applying OPatch patches to Fusion Middleware, users must run opatch with the '-jdk <$FMW_HOME/webtier/jdk>'
option due to a bug with opatch. For example,
$ echo $ORACLE_HOME
/d1/oracle/P122/at1/FMW_Home/webtier
$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
$ ./opatch lsinventory -jdk $ORACLE_HOME/jdk
Kernel Settings
Edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file to configure your kernel settings to the minimum values shown below. After editing the file, use
the "sysctl -p" command or restart the system to invoke the new settings.
Note: If the current value for any parameter is higher than the value listed in the following table, then do not change the
value of that parameter.
The following table lists the kernel settings that should be set for the OS:
Parameter Value
kernel.semmsl 2561
kernel.semmns 320001
kernel.semopm 1001
kernel.semmni 1421
kernel.shmall 20971524
kernel.shmmax Half the size of the physical memory (in bytes), and at least 42949672952
kernel.shmmni 4096
kernel.msgmax 8192
kernel.msgmnb 65535
kernel.msgmni 2878
fs.file-max 6815744
fs.aio-max-nr 1048576
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range 9000 655003
net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle 05
net.core.rmem_default 262144
net.core.rmem_max 4194304
net.core.wmem_default 262144
net.core.wmem_max 1048576
1: set using the following entry in the /etc/sysctl.conf file
kernel.sem = 256 32000 100 142
2: If running the database tier separately, the kernel parameter on the server hosting the Database must be the higher of half
the size of the physical memory (in bytes) and 4294967295
3: The values recommended for the local port range may need to be adjusted according to the specific needs of the user's
environment in order to avoid port conflicts.
4: The listed value is the minimum requirement - we recommend an actual setting that is at least equal to the sum of all the
SGAs on the system, divided by the page size.

5: The value of this parameter is recommended to be 0 (disabled, which is the default value) for most modern systems. This
parameter can also be omitted from the sysctl.conf file for this default value to be in effect. This resolves an issue previously
documented with Forms potentially hanging on Windows when switching between desktop applications.
On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), ensure that you set the following kernel parameter to the gid of the group used as
the dba group. For example, on a system using a group named dba with the dba:!:104:oracle entry in the /etc/group file, the
hugetlb_shm_group kernel parameter should be set to the following value:
vm.hugetlb_shm_group = 104
Domain Name System (DNS) Resolver Parameters
Two Domain Name System (DNS) resolver parameters (timeout and attempts) are set by default to low values when the
operating system is installed. These low values may cause network connections to an Oracle database to fail. If this happens,
add or update the following entries to these minimum settings in the /etc/resolv.conf file on each server node:
options attempts:5
options timeout:15
Verifying Host Names

Use the following to verify host name settings:
For Oracle Linux 6, 7, and 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and 8:
1. Verify that the /etc/hosts file is formatted as follows:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

[ip_address] [node_name].[domain_name] [node_name]
2. For Oracle Linux/RHEL 6, verify that the /etc/sysconfig/network file is formatted as follows:
HOSTNAME=[node_name].[domain_name]
or as follows:
HOSTNAME=[node_name]
NISDOMAIN=[domain_name]
For Oracle Linux/RHEL 7 and 8, verify that the entry in /etc/hostname is as follows:
[node_name].[domain_name]
and use the hostnamectl command to change it if necessary.
3. If the /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/network file exists, remove it.
4. If you changed any files in the previous steps, restart the system.
For SUSE Linux SLES 12 and 15:
1. Verify that the /etc/hosts file is formatted as follows:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

[ip_address] [node_name].[domain_name] [node_name]
2. If you changed any files in the previous step, restart the system.
Modify ulimit settings in limits.conf
Open the /etc/security/limits.conf file and change the existing ulimit settings for "hard" and "soft" parameters as follows.
Restart the system after making changes.
Note: If the current value for any parameter is higher than the value listed below, do not change the value of that
parameter as the following are suggested minimum values.
* hard nofile 65536

* soft nofile 4096
* hard nproc 16384
* soft nproc 2047
* hard stack 16384
* soft stack 10240
Threading Model in Linux must be NPTL
There are two threading models implemented in Linux - LinuxThreads (an older implementation which is not supported
starting in glibc 2.4) and the modern NPTL (Native POSIX Threads Library). In order to install and run the E-Business Suite on
Linux, the NPTL model must be the configured threading implementation for the operating system. This can be checked with
the command:
# getconf GNU_LIBPTHREAD_VERSION
NPTL 2.3.4
Create required link to Motif library (Oracle Linux 7 and 8, RHEL 7 and 8, and SLES 12 and 15 only)
Perform the following command (as root on your system) to create a required link to the Motif library for Oracle Forms and
Reports:
# cd /usr/lib
# ln -s libXm.so.4.0.4 libXm.so.2
Oracle E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM (available for Oracle Linux 6, 7 and 8)
The Oracle E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM (oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall) for Oracle Linux 6, 7 and 8 is available on
the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN, which requires a support contract) or from the Oracle Linux yum server (under
the 'Add-ons' channel) for these Oracle Linux operating systems. It is recommended that this x86_64 rpm be installed on top
of a 'minimal' install of Oracle Linux to provide just the necessary packages to install and run Oracle E-Business Suite.
As with the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPMs, the Oracle E-Business Suite Preinstallation RPM provides all required Linux
packages for both the EBS application and database tiers, while configuring the environments with particular kernel and other
values to meet most of the requirements published in this document.
Note: Customers on Exadata (Database Machine, Cloud Machine, Cloud Service) should not install the E-Business Suite
Preinstallation RPM as the system already contains all required packages and settings needed to run the Oracle Database.
This preinstallation rpm will significantly reduce the preparation time of the environment prior to installing, upgrading or
cloning an E-Business Suite R12 instance by performing the following tasks:
downloading and installing all software package versions and dependencies required for installing E-Business Suite R12
creating the users oracle and applmgr for use as owners of the database and application tiers respectively, while setting
hard and soft shell resource limits in /etc/security/limits.d/oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall.conf
updating kernel parameters in /etc/sysctl.conf to recommended values
sets DNS resolver parameters in /etc/resolv.conf to minimum recommended values
sets 'numa=off' in the kernel commandline
disables 'Transparent Huge Pages (THP)' for Oracle Linux 6, 7 and 8 if it is enabled
The following are steps needed to install the rpm using public-yum, with sample output from an Oracle Linux 6 installation:
1. As an authorized user (such as root), retrieve the file that configures repository locations:
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d
# wget https://yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ol6.repo
For Oracle Linux 7, replace 'public-yum-ol6.repo' in the command above with 'public-yum-ol7.repo'.
For Oracle Linux 8, review the documentation on DNF and repository configurations, perform the following
commands to install the preinstallation rpm using the DNF utility, and then skip to Step 4:
# dnf install oraclelinux-release -y

# dnf config-manager --set-enabled ol8_addons
# dnf install oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall.x86_64
2. Using a text editor for Oracle Linux 6 or 7, change the field 'enabled=0' to 'enabled=1' for the repositories
corresponding to the machine's operating system while also enabling the 'addons' channel. Here's an example of
a repo file's entries:
[ol6_latest]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Latest ($basearch)
baseurl=https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/latest/$basearch/
gpgkey=https://yum.oracle.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-ol6
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
[ol6_addons]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Add ons ($basearch)
baseurl=https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/addons/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
[ol6_UEK_latest]
name=Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Oracle Linux $releasever ($basearch)
baseurl=https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/UEK/latest/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
3. For Oracle Linux 6 or 7, update all packages and then install the preinstallation rpm by running the following
yum commands:
# yum update
# yum install oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall.x86_64 0:1.0-3.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libstdc++-devel for package: oracle-ebs-server-R12-
preinstall-1.0-3.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libXp(x86-32) for package: oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall-
1.0-3.el6.x86_64
..
..
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install 176 Package(s)
Upgrade 11 Package(s)
Total download size: 168 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
..
..
Dependency Updated:
db4.x86_64 0:4.7.25-18.el6_4
db4-utils.x86_64 0:4.7.25-18.el6_4
glib2.x86_64 0:2.26.1-3.el6
glibc.x86_64 0:2.12-1.132.el6
glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.132.el6
libblkid.x86_64 0:2.17.2-12.14.el6
libgcc.x86_64 0:4.4.7-4.el6
libstdc++.x86_64 0:4.4.7-4.el6
libuuid.x86_64 0:2.17.2-12.14.el6
nss-softokn-freebl.x86_64 0:3.14.3-9.el6
util-linux-ng.x86_64 0:2.17.2-12.14.el6
Complete!
Versions listed above are an example - actual versions may be different based on updates to the packages.
Detailed log and backup files are available under /var/log/oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall.
4. While the above installation of the preinstallation rpm includes all required packages and sets kernel
parameters and other system values, it is still necessary to perform a few additional steps prior to using this
environment for an E-Business Suite installation:
4a. Ensure that swap space meets the requirements as documented in the 'Swap Space' section.
4b. Ensure that the hostname settings meet the requirements as documented in the ' Verifying
Host Names' section.
4c. Check threading model as documented in the 'Threading Model in Linux must be NPTL' section.
4d. Check for OPMN port conflict.
4e. Check /etc/services for size as documented below.
5. Users can now either clone an existing E-Business Suite environment to the new Linux system or install the E-
Business Suite using the Rapid Install by using the rapidwiz utility after correctly downloading and staging the E-
Business Suite media as documented in Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install:
$ cd /u01/StageR122/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin
$ buildStage.sh
$ cd ..
$ ./rapidwiz
Users should review the Installation Guide for further details, as well as Release Update Pack (RUP) READMEs as
applicable.
BEFORE INSTALLING OR UPGRADING
Note: If the Release 12.2 installation or upgrade is performed with the Rapid Install wizard (either a new R12 installation
or upgrade from 11i, 12.0 or 12.1 to 12.2), it is highly recommended to use the latest startCD version and any additional
bundle patches in order to obtain the newest set of patches and other technologies required to successfully install and
run E-Business Suite. Review the 'Current Version of startCD ' section of the My Oracle Support Knowledge Document
1320300.1, Oracle E-Business Suite Release Notes, Release 12.2 for more information.
Note: Customers installing 12.2 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 with startCD version 51 should apply the
consolidated bundle Patch 32947483 to address a WebTier prereqs checks issue. Customers should follow the README
instructions in the patch to recreate the 12.2 staging directory prior to running Rapid Install.
Note: Customers installing 12.2 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 with startCD version 51 should apply Patch
33560075 on top of the consolidated bundle Patch 32947483. Customers should follow the README instructions in the
patch to recreate the 12.2 staging directory prior to running Rapid Install.
Note: You should review the Known Issues section to implement any required actions if necessary.
Complete all operating system requirements, software requirements, and other requirements before installing or upgrading
Oracle E-Business Suite.
Upgrade Oracle Database (Oracle Linux 7, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 8, RHEL 8, SLES 12 and 15 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating systems must first upgrade the Oracle Database
on the source 12.2 environment to 11gR2 (11.2.0.4) on Oracle Linux/RHEL 7 and SLES 12, to 12c (12.1.0.2) or 19c on Oracle
Linux/RHEL 7 and 8 and SLES 12, or to 19c on SLES 15 following the respective documents:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1623879.1, Interoperability Notes Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0) (Oracle Linux/RHEL 7 and SLES 12 only)
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1926201.1, Interoperability Notes Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with
Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0)
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2552181.1, Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with
Oracle Database 19c
Customers who are performing a fresh install of the E-Business Suite on these operating systems using Rapid Install may need
to upgrade these technology components after the installation of EBS 12.2 (see section below in 'After Installing or
Upgrading').
Upgrade Oracle Web Tier (Oracle Linux 7 and RHEL 7 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems (who installed with a startCD version of 49 or ealier) who are cloning to the above
operating systems must first upgrade the Oracle Web Tier to 11.1.1.7 (11gR1 PS6) or higher on the source 12.2 environment
following the document:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1590356.1, Upgrading Oracle Fusion Middleware WebTier of Oracle E-Business
Suite Release 12.2 to the latest 11gR1 (11.1.1.x) PatchSet
Note (for upgrades to Web Tier 11.1.1.7 only):

1. When installing Web Tier 11.1.1.7, apply Patch 19854840 and follow the patch README to start the installer
2. Apply Patch 21081177 as a post install step (to fix the issue with OHS start up failing with missing library libpcre.so.0)
3. Apply Patch 19458142 as a post-upgrade step
4. Run preclone to update files in the <COMMON_TOP> directory
Customers who installed 12.2 starting with startCD 50 or later do not have to upgrade Oracle Web Tier prior to a clone as
startCD 50 delivers version 11.1.1.7.
Customers who are performing a fresh install of the E-Business Suite on these operating systems using Rapid Install may need
to upgrade these technology components after the installation of EBS 12.2 (see section below in 'After Installing or
Upgrading').
Upgrade JDK (Oracle Linux 7, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 8, RHEL 8 and SLES 12 and 15 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating systems must review and follow the instructions
posted in the documents below to upgrade to the latest available JDK versions:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 418664.1, Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
Release 12.2
Customers wishing to clone to SLES 12 and who installed their existing environments with a startCD prior to version 51 should
also upgrade to the latest available JDK versions if necessary.
Apply EBS Patches (Oracle Linux 7, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating systems must first apply the following patches on
the source 12.2 environment:
Patch 19671435:R12.WIP.C1
Patch 19863797:R12.ENG.D1
AD-TXK Delta 6 RUP (or higher) following My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1617461.1, Applying the Latest AD
and TXK Release Update Packs to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2
E-Business Suite Release 12.2 RUP 3 (12.2.3) or higher
1:These
two patches are only required if the existing EBS 12.2 system is 12.2 RUP 4 (12.2.4) or earlier as these patches
are included in 12.2 RUP 5 (12.2.5).
Apply FMW Patch (Oracle Linux 8, RHEL 8 and SLES 15 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating systems must first apply the following patches on
Patch 32931976 following the associated README file.
Apply Oracle Web Tier Pre-install check patch (Oracle Linux 8, RHEL 8, SLES 12 and 15 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating systems must first apply Patch 33471111 on the
source 12.2 environment with the following steps:
1. Backup the contents of the "prereq" directory under <FMW_Home>/webtier/inventory/Scripts on both the Run and
Patch filesystems of the 12.2 environment.
2. Unzip the patch and copy the "prereq" directory in the patch to replace the above on both the Run and Patch
filesystems of the 12.2 environment.
3. Run adpreclone.pl on the application tier to update files in <COMMON_TOP>, following Section 3.2.1 in My Oracle
Support Knowledge Document 1383621.1, Cloning Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with Rapid Clone.
Without this, cloning to this OS will fail due to incorrect rpm checks for the OS.
Apply EBS Patches (SLES 12 and 15 only)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating system must first apply the following patches on
AD Patch 26558557:R12.AD.C2
AD Patch 33690911:R12.AD.C
Patch 33471453 (SLES 15 only)
1:These
two patches are only required if the existing EBS 12.2 system is 12.2 RUP 4 (12.2.4) or earlier as these patches
are included in 12.2 RUP 5 (12.2.5).
2:This
patch is not required if installing AD-TXK Delta 11 or higher.
Upgrade Advanced Supply Chain Planning/Value Chain Planning products (Oracle Linux 8, RHEL 8)
Customers on existing 12.2 systems who are cloning to the above operating systems must upgrade Value Chain Planning
products to 12.2.6 or higher. This includes Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), Service Parts Planning (SPP), Distribution
Planning (DRP) and Rapid Planning (RP).
You should review all patches and requirements as noted in:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1361221.1, Release 12.2.x Oracle Value Chain Planning Installation Notes -
Known Issues, FAQ and Latest Patch Information
OPMN port conflict
Note: By default, the OPMN service of the Application Server technology stack listens on port 6000 when started up
during Rapid Install. This can conflict with the X11 port used for the graphics console on Linux servers and prevent Rapid
Install from completing.
To address this issue, perform the following steps before installing or upgrading:
Check if the port 6000 is being used ("netstat -a | grep 6000")

If so, you should disable the graphics console login process on the Linux server. This can be accomplished by logging in
as root and issuing the following commands:
Find the process that uses port 6000 by the command "lsof -i TCP:6000".
Use "kill -9" to abort the process found in the previous step
Confirm that nothing is listening at port 6000 ("netstat -a | grep 6000")
Modify /etc/inittab by changing "id:5:initdefault:" to "id:3:initdefault:"
Run "/sbin/init 3" to restart dtlogin
Unset environment variable before installing (SLES 12 only)
Unset the ENV environment variable prior to installing (to avoid failure of the registration of the 10.1.2 Oracle Home during
install):
$ unset ENV
Check /etc/services for size
To avoid a Java stack overflow during the registration of the 10.1.2 Oracle Home while installing 12.2, it is necessary to backup
the /etc/services file, remove commented lines in the file and then restore the file after installing 12.2 if there are a large
number of commented lines (> ~1300) in the file.
INSTALLING OR UPGRADING
Perform the installation or upgrade following the documentation (Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid
Install, Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide: Release 11i to Release 12.2 or Oracle E-Business Suite Upgrade Guide: Release
12.0 and 12.1 to Release 12.2) relevant to the specific installation or upgrade scenario described above.
Ignore Web Server Install Pre-requisite check failure in startCD 49 or earlier (Oracle Linux 7 and RHEL 7 only)
While installing EBS 12.2 and its required technology components (Fusion Middleware and Database) using startCD 49 or
earlier on the above operating systems, Rapid Install may report pre-requisite check failures such as:
Check Name:CertifiedVersions
Check Description:This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the Oracle software is certified on the
current O/S or not.
Expected result: One of redhat-6,oracle-6,oracle-5.6,oracle-5.7,oracle-5.8,enterprise-5.4,enterprise-
4,enterprise-5,redhat-5.4,redhat-4,redhat-5,SuSE-10,SuSE-11
Actual Result: oracle-7.0
Check complete. The overall result of this check is: Failed <<<<
This error can be ignored as the issue will be addressed after the Web Tier is upgraded to 11.1.1.7 (11gR1 PS6) as a post-
install step (see below).
Starting with startCD 50, this error will not be seen.
Ignore link error during Web Server Install in startCD 49 or earlier (Oracle Linux 7 and RHEL 7 only)
While installing EBS 12.2 and its required technology components (Fusion Middleware and Database) using startCD 49 or
earlier on the above operating systems, users may see link errors such as:
Error in invoking target 'install' of makefile

'/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/webcache/lib/ins_calypso.mk'.......
/usr/bin/ld: libwebcache.a(wxsmdms.o): undefined reference to symbol 'yodSensorInvalidate'[[/usr/bin/ld: note:
'yodSensorInvalidate' is defined in DSO
/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/lib/libdms2.so so try adding it to the linker command line
/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/lib/libdms2.so: could not read symbols: Invalid operation
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status ]]
These errors can be ignored as the issue will be addressed after the Web Tier is upgraded to 11.1.1.7 (11gR1 PS6) as a post-
Starting with startCD 50, this error will not be seen.
Ignore HTTP server check failure in post Rapid Install checks (Oracle Linux 7 and RHEL 7 only)
During post-install checks, the HTTP server checks might fail with the following errors:
/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/ohs/bin/apachectl startssl: execing httpd
httpd.worker: Syntax error on line 1042 of
/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/instances/EBS_web_PROD_OHS1/config/OHS/EBS_web_PROD/httpd.conf: Syntax error

on line 30 of
/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/instances/EBS_web_PROD_OHS1/config/OHS/EBS_web_PROD/oracle_apache.conf:
Syntax error on line 19 of
/d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier/instances/EBS_web_PROD_OHS1/config/OHS/EBS_web_PROD/security2.conf: Cannot
load /d1/oracle/PROD/fs1/FMW_Home/webtier
/ohs/modules/mod_security2.so into server: libpcre.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
directory
These errors can be ignored as the issue will be addressed after the Web Tier is upgraded to 11.1.1.7 (11gR1 PS6) as a post-
AFTER INSTALLING OR UPGRADING
Perform the following steps after installing or upgrading to Release 12.2 and before allowing users to access the system.
Upgrade Oracle Web Tier (Oracle Linux 7 and RHEL 7 only)
Customers who have performed a fresh installation of EBS 12.2 on OL/RHEL 7 using startCD 49 or earlier must upgrade the
Oracle Web Tier to 11.1.1.7 (11gR1 PS6) or higher following:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1590356.1, Upgrading Oracle Fusion Middleware WebTier of Oracle E-Business
Suite Release 12.2 to the latest 11gR1 (11.1.1.x) PatchSet
The Web Tier should be upgraded after applying the latest 12.2 Release Update Pack (12.2.3 or higher) to the newly installed
12.2.0 environment.
Note (for upgrades to Web Tier 11.1.1.7 only):

1. When installing Web Tier 11.1.1.7, apply Patch 19854840 and follow the patch README to start the installer. If an error
window pops up ("Error in invoking target 'install' of makefile '<FMW_HOME>/webtier/webcache/lib/ins_calypso.mk'" ),

click 'Continue' and ignore the error. This will be addressed during the application of the Patch 19458142 below.
2. Apply the following patches as a post install step for Web Tier:
- Patch 21081177 (to fix the issue with OHS start up failing with missing library libpcre.so.0)
- Patch 19458142
Customers who are cloning an existing EBS environment (installed with startCD 49 or earlier) to a new OL/RHEL 7 system
must upgrade Oracle Web Tier prior to performing the clone (as noted above in the 'Before Installing or Upgrading' section).
Beginning with startCD 50, this Web Tier upgrade step is not necessary as the Oracle Web Tier version delivered with EBS
Rapid Install is version 11.1.1.7.
Upgrade JDK (Oracle Linux 7, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only)
Customers who have performed a fresh installation of EBS 12.2 must review and follow the instructions posted in the
doucments below to upgrade to the latest available JDK versions:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 418664.1, Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
Release 12.2
Starting with startCD 47, this upgrade step is not necessary as the JDK version delivered with EBS is JDK 7 - it should be noted
that the version of JDK 7 provided may still require an upgrade due to the minimum versions certified for the OS.
Apply AS 10g Forms Patch (Oracle Linux 7, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only)
Apply the Forms Patch 30427122 in order for Oracle Forms Builder and Compiler to work correctly with later Motif versions.
Apply EBS Patches (Oracle Linux 7, RHEL 7, Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only)
Customers who have performed a fresh installation of EBS 12.2 must now apply the following patches on the new 12.2
environment:
Patch 32612626:R12.AD.C for Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only
1:These
two patches are not required if installing 12.2 RUP 5 (12.2.5) or higher as they are included in that RUP.
Apply EBS Patches and upgrade Oracle Database (SLES 12 and 15 only)
Customers who have performed a fresh installation of EBS 12.2 must now apply the following patches on the new 12.2
environment:
AD Patch 26558557:R12.AD.C1
AD Patch 33690911:R12.AD.C
Patch 33471453 (SLES 15 only)
1:This
patch is not required if installing AD-TXK Delta 11 or higher.
Customers who have performed a fresh installation of EBS 12.2 on SLES 15 must now upgrade the Oracle Database to 19c on
the new 12.2 environment following the document:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2552181.1, Interoperability Notes: Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 with
Oracle Database 19c
Upgrade Advanced Supply Chain Planning/Value Chain Planning products (Oracle Linux 8, RHEL 8)
Customers who have performed a fresh installation of EBS 12.2 must upgrade Value Chain Planning products to 12.2.6 or
higher. This includes Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), Service Parts Planning (SPP), Distribution Planning (DRP) and
Rapid Planning (RP).
You should review all patches and requirements as noted in:
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1361221.1, Release 12.2.x Oracle Value Chain Planning Installation Notes -
Known Issues, FAQ and Latest Patch Information
Deactivate unsupported products (SLES 15)
After cloning or migrating an existing Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 installation to the target SLES 15 environment, follow these
steps:
Download Patch 33488563 and follow the patch README to run the script to deactivate EBS products not supported on
SLES 15
This patch will need to be downloaded and re-run after the application of an EBS Release Update Pack (RUP).
The following relink error after the application of the patch can be ignored:
"Relink of module "WPCFSQ" failed.
LD_LIBRARY_PATH Environment Variable
Dynamic libraries are used as part of the relinking and execution processes. The LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable is
used by Oracle E-Business Suite to locate the required dynamic libraries at runtime - this variable is set by the Rapid Install
wizard during the installation of EBS as well as by the Rapid Clone script (adcfgclone) when configuring the target system.
If you need to change these values, use the Edit Parameters function of the OAM AutoConfig tool (by logging in as 'System
Administrator' responsibility, clicking on 'System Administrator', selecting 'AutoConfig' under 'Oracle Applications Manager', and
clicking on the 'Environments' tab):
On each application tier server node:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set in three places:
$APPL_TOP/admin/adovars.env
$ORA_CONFIG_HOME/10.1.2/[CONTEXT_NAME].env, in the 10.1.2 Oracle home directory
In the AutoConfig interface, this corresponds to:
Location Parameter
adovars LD_LIBRARY_PATH
tools_home (10.1.2) LD_LIBRARY_PATH
On the database server node:
LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set in $ORACLE_HOME/[CONTEXT_NAME].env which corresponds in the AutoConfig

interface to:
Location Parameter
db_home LD_LIBRARY_PATH
After making these changes, run AutoConfig (adautocfg.sh) to implement the changes on the application and database tiers.
Note: See AutoConfig in Oracle E-Business Suite Maintenance Utilities for more information on AutoConfig.
KNOWN ISSUES
The following are known issues for this release:
Certain binutils versions cause sqlplus failure after relink/clone
Certain binutils versions (such as 2.26 and 2.27-27 in RHEL/OL 7) introduced a regression that causes the following failure
with a relinked sqlplus (after a clone operation, for example):
[oracle@apps lib]$ sqlplus <APPS LOGIN>/<APPS PASSWORD>

sqlplus: error while loading shared libraries: libclntsh.so.10.1: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
This was fixed starting in version 2.27-28 in RHEL/OL 7 - customers should upgrade to at least this version of binutils if the
above failure is encountered.
Latest UEK and Red Hat kernel upgrades can cause Oracle Reports to fail
Upgrading to the latest UEK R4 (4.1.12-94.3.8.el6uek or later) and Red Hat kernel (2.6.32-696.3.2.el6 or later) can cause
Oracle Reports to fail with a "Segmentation fault (core dumped)" error. Users should also upgrade the JDK in the 10.1.2
(Forms/Reports) Oracle Home to the latest JDK 7 (Update 151 or later) in order to avoid this failure by following the
appropriate instructions in:
Release 12.2
Rapid Install may fail during application of FMW patch (startCD 50 or higher only)
12.2 Rapid Install can fail during the application of FMW Patch 7695070 with the following error:
<s_base>/fs2/FMW_Home/webtier/jdk/bin/java is not a valid executable for this platform. OPatch cannot proceed!
This issue is due to the XAUTHORITY env variable pointing to something other than the .Xauthority file (which must be present
in the home directory) for the applmgr user. In addition, entries in the .Xauthority file must have correct values for variables
such as DISPLAY (corresponding to the value used when invoking Rapid Install).
Advanced Supply Chain Planning product (MSO) may crash when increasing number of threads for optimization
The 64-bit Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning executable MSONWL64.exe may crash when increasing the number of
threads for optimization on a system with insufficient memory (bug 7259631). The following error is observed when this
occurs:
**** glibc detected *** MSONWL64.exe: corrupted double-linked list:
0x00002aaaac0008b0 ****
Patching Application Server Oracle Homes using OPatch (Oracle Linux 6 and RHEL 6 only)
After an installation or clone of Release 12, you will need to set the OPATCH_PLATFORM_ID to '226' prior to applying patches
to the 10.1.2 Application Server Oracle Home. For example, in the "ksh" shell:
$ OPATCH_PLATFORM_ID=226; export OPATCH_PLATFORM_ID
This step is needed to avoid an OPatch Config Assistant failure.
Errors in log files when starting Admin Server during multi-node shared file installation
Customers who have installed the modules package (environment-modules) may see errors during multi-node shared file
installations in log files such as:
Starting WLS Admin Server...

sh: module: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
sh: error importing function definition for 'module'
Customers can avoid this by either unsetting the 'module' environment variable in the shell where they're installing 12.2, or by
uninstalling the environment-modules rpm if they're not using the features of the modules package.
Errors on XFS file system for large disks mounted with 64-bit inode (inode64) option
The use of the XFS file system, the default local filesystem on Oracle Linux/RHEL 7, for larger disks (greater than around 1TB)
with the inode64 mount option may result in errors when using EBS such as:
Preparing to launch Oracle Universal Installer from..

Please wait ...Error occurred during initialization of VM
java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object
This is due to the use of 32-bit executables in EBS which can result in the accessing of inode numbers on the file system that
are greater than the 2^32 limit of the 32-bit userspace. It is recommended to use the 32-bit inode option (the default for XFS)
or other local filesystems such as ext4 if this problem is encountered.
Warning and error messages during relink with adadmin (Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only)
During relinking with adadmin, you may see the following messages regarding particular environment variables that can result
in failure:
Processing 32 environment variables...

<s_base>/fs2/EBSapps/appl/ad/12.0.0/bin/adrelinknew.sh:
line 1372: unset: `module%%': not a valid identifier
line 1372: unset: `switchml%%': not a valid identifier
grep: Unmatched [, [^, [:, [., or [=
line 1372: unset: `[': not a valid identifier
line 1372: unset: `"${MODULES_USE_COMPAT_VERSION:-0}"': not a valid identifier
line 1372: unset: `_moduleraw%%': not a valid identifier
/bin/sh: _module_raw: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file

/bin/sh: error importing function definition for `_module_raw'
/bin/sh: ml: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
/bin/sh: error importing function definition for `ml'
Unset the environment variables prior to running adadmin's relink operation to avoid these messages:
$ unset -f module
$ unset -f switchml
$ unset -f _moduleraw
$ unset -f ml
You may see other environment variables which cause similar issues - if so, you should unset those variables prior to relinking
using the command:
$ unset -f <variable name>
Kernel name length can cause clone to fail
In a Linux environment with a kernel name longer than 34 characters, the following failures can occur during a clone of an
existing EBS 12.2 environment or the use of ADOP in the fs_clone phase:
*** Error in `<s_base>/fs1/EBSapps/10.1.2/oui/bin/runInstaller': free(): invalid next size (normal): 0x089b3948 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x7969d)[0xf7e0269d]
/lib/libc.so.6(+0x6714c)[0xf7df014c]
/lib/libc.so.6(fopen+0x2b)[0xf7df018b]
<s_base>/fs1/EBSapps/10.1.2/oui/bin/runInstaller[0x80542d7]
<s_base>/fs1/EBSapps/10.1.2/oui/bin/runInstaller[0x804bb13]
This is due to a bug with the 10.1.0.6 OU installer in the 10.1.2 Oracle Home - the solution is to upgrade the component using
the following instructions:
1. Source the Run file system using the command:
$ . ./EBSapps.env run
2. Backup <10.1.2 home>/oui/bin/runInstaller using the command:
$ cp $ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin/runInstaller $ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin/runInstaller_b4_6640752
3. Download the 10.2.0.4 version of the Patch 6640752 for Linux x86 named p6640752_10204_Linux-x86.zip.
4. Extract runInstaller from the patch:
$ unzip p6640752_10204_Linux-x86.zip cd/Disk1/install/runInstaller
5. Copy runInstaller from the patch to 10.1.2 home:
$ cp cd/Disk1/install/runInstaller $ORACLE_HOME/oui/bin
6. Copy prereq.jar to OraPrereq.jar
$ cp $ORACLE_HOME/oui/jlib/prereq.jar $ORACLE_HOME/oui/jlib/OraPrereq.jar
AWR snapshots not generated due to issue with modprobe locking and ksplice
AWR snapshots may hang due to an issue with modprobe locking in a Linux environment with ksplice enabled. If you are using
ksplice, you should ensure that the uptrack-offline rpm has been upgraded to the latest available using the command:
$ yum upgrade uptrack-offline
For more information on this issue, see My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2716549.1.
OPMN, fs_clone crash with early versions of binutils 2.37 (SLES 12 SP5 and SLES 15 only)
Utilities such as opmn and fs_clone do not start on on these SLES versions due to a database client component
(libclntsh.so.11.1) crashing with early versions of the binutls-2.37 package. You should upgrade this package to binutils-2.37-
9.47.1 (or higher) on SLES 12 SP5 (available at https://scc.suse.com/patches) and binutils-2.37-150100.7.34.1 on SLES 15 SP3
or higher (available at https://scc.suse.com/packages).
Advanced Supply Chain Planning enablement to use 64-bit executables (Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 only)
The use of 32-bit versions of Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) products may cause the error message "MSCNSP
Program was terminated by signal 11". You should use and enable 64-bit versions of ASCP on Linux x86-64 by setting the
following profile options in your Oracle E-Business Suite environment:
MSC: "Enable 64 bit snapshot" to "Enable"

MSC: "64-bit Planner Platform" to "Linux 64-bit"
CHANGE RECORD
The following sections were changed in this document.
Date Summary of Changes

18-
Nov- 12.2.12 release
2022
17-Jun-
Added SLES 15 certification
2022
05-
Update for SLES 11 desupport; update on binutils-2.37 issue on SLES 12 SP5; clarified support for min packages
May-
based on RHEL vs OL 8 distro versions.
2022
01-
Mar- Clarified UEK R6 support on OL 7; documented known issue with SLES 12 SP5.
2022
25-Jan- updated OL/RHEL 5 due to desupport, updated binutils requirement and patch for SLES 12, updated repo info for
2022 OL/RHEL 6 and 7 packages previously available on oss
10-
Nov- 12.2.11 release
2021
22- Release of ebs preinstallation rpm for OL8; update for SLES 12 patches
Sep-
2021
23-Jul-
Added kernel name length problem and workaround to Known Issues
2021
08-Jul-
Lowered SLES 12 requirement to 12.2.3 or later
2021
15-Jun-
Update for required Forms MLR Patch 30427122 per Motif requirements and Forms Builder/Compiler
2021
28-
May- Update for Oracle Linux and RHEL 8 certification
2021
10-
May- Update to clarify in-place OS upgrade support for Exadata database tier
2021
01-
Dec- Updated section on Oracle Linux Containers, added known issues with LXC
2020
25-
Sep- 12.2.10 Release; hostname definition fix (to /etc/hostname in OL/RHEL 7)
2020
22-Jul-
New preinstall rpm and motif updates
2020
07-
Feb- Added UEK R5, changes to rpm requirements per MOS comments
2020
16-
Aug- 12.2.9 release
2019
22-Jul-
Added Known Issues section for XFS issue with 64-bit inode
2019
09-Jul-
Updated binutils for SLES 12
2019
30-Jan-
Reviewed for PI info
2019
16-
Nov- Added AD patch for SLES 12 in Before Installing or Upgrading section
2018
15-
Nov- SLES 12 certification changes
2018
05-Oct-
12.2.8 release
2018
24-
Aug- Updated with official binutils version that fixed sqlplus error
2018
18-
May- Added requirement for updated binutils if on OL/RHEL 7.5 to avoid sqlplus errors during clone and other operations
2018
08-
Sep- 12.2.7 release
2017
25-
Aug- Added Known Issues with latest UEK and RH kernel updates requiring JDK upgrade in 10gR2 iAS Oracle Home
2017
10-
Aug- Added clarification that in-place Linux OS ugprades are not certified for EBS
2017
29-Jun-
Removed SLES 10 info
2017
20-Jun-
Further clarification for Exadata
2017
12-Jun-
Clarified non use of preinstallation rpm on Exadata; inclusion of UEK R4 for LXC
2017
09-
Added requirement to install FMW patch 22614829 for SLES 11 SP 2 rpm check failure prior to clone, removed
Nov-
known issues section on Rapid Clone error due to this, clarified preinstallation package only for Oracle Linux.
2016
22-
12.2.6 specific changes - APS not certified for OL/RHEL 5; updated rpm section (with 12cR1 specific info and DB
Aug-
preinstall rpm); SLES 10 out of support
2016
19-Jul-
Added UEK R4
2016
05-
May- Updates for OL 7 preinstallation rpm
2016
18-
Feb- Changes needed for startCD 51 repackaging: SLES 10 not certifed for new installs; updated SELinux section
2016
30-
Nov- Included instructions to apply patch 22133404 if using startCD 50 on RHEL/SLES
2015
16-
Cleanup associated with Web Tier 11.1.1.9 certification with 12.2; added perl-File-CheckTree rpm in OL/RHEL 7 due
Nov-
to bug 21944566
2015
22-Oct-
Certification of LXC addition; removed MSO, MSR, MSC, PON and WPS from Unsupported Products section
2015
16-Oct-
Changes pertaining to 12.2.5 RUP (startCD 50), including requirements to upgrade DB and Web Tier as necessary.
2015
03-
Added libXtst to list of rpms for OL 5, 6 and 7 to ensure this is present (as it does not appear to be in the min install
Sep-
of the OS) and is needed for RI
2015
07- Added unixODBC issue on OL5 with preinstallation rpm in that section; added clarification to ignore popup window
Aug- error message while upgrading to WebTier 11.1.1.7; added SELinux caveat; Removed references to soflink libXtst
2015 since 12.2 does not use JDK 1.4.2
17-Jun-
Updates for Oracle Linux and RHEL 7 certification
2015
23-Apr-
Fixes for SLES 11
2015
15-Jan-
Typo fixes.
2015
17- Added Known Issue of use of Modules causing errors in log files
July-
2014
04-Jun-
Changes for latest startCD release, updated Java Requirements section.
2014
clarified need for rwrun.conf file generation; fixed typo for NISDOMAIN and X11R6; added libXrender rpm; added
17-Apr- ebs preinstallation rpm; added UEK R3; cleaned up Java Requirements section; added new sysctl parameter check
2014 (net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle) to the default value of 0 and removed the XP Forms hang issue from the Known Issues
section
23-
Edit Required Packages footnote regarding ldconfig command. Qualify the bitness for xorg-x11-utils-7.4-8 package
Dec-
for RHEL/OL6.
2013
13-
Dec- Changes for 12.2.3 release and startCD 47 (changes in JDK bundled). Updated redhat-lsb requirements.
2013
07-
Fixed the SLES 11 ftp site for the additional compat library, and the version number for it; fixed libXi for EL 5 rpm
Nov-
name
2013
01-
Removed the section 'Patch AS 10g (10.1.2) Oracle Home' as the patch is already now included in the 12.2
Nov-
shiphome; fixed /var/tmp/.oracle typo
2013
24-Oct-
rpm name corrections for RHEL/OL 6
2013
19-
Sep- Initial release for 12.2 GA
2013
My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1330701.1 by Oracle E-Business Suite Development
Copyright © 2013, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
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These documents respectively correspond to the following install/upgrade scenarios:

OPERATING SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

Operating System Supported Versions

The following table lists the supported operating system versions.

Operating System Name Supported Version

Oracle Linux 5 - Update 5 or higher (64-bit)1,3

Oracle Linux 6 - Update 1 or higher (64-bit)1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - Update 5 or higher (64-bit)1,3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 - Update 1 or higher (64-bit)1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 - SP2 or higher (64-bit)3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 - SP2 or higher (64-bit)3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 - SP2 or higher (64-bit)4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 - SP3 or higher (64-bit)4

Operating System Kernel

$ rpm -qa --qf "%{n}-%{v}-%{r}.%{arch}\n" | grep libgcc

Oracle Linux Update 2 (8.2) or higher of Oracle Linux 8 is required

Oracle Linux GA (7.0) or higher of Oracle Linux 7 is required

oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall.x86_64 (for startCD versions prior to 51 which included 11gR2)

issue documented below.

Oracle Linux GA (6.1) or higher of Oracle Linux 6 is required

oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall.x86_64 (for startCD versions prior to 51 which included 11gR2)

1: This package can be downloaded from: https://ftp.suse.com/pub/partners/oracle/Misc. Newer

Linux Containers (LXC)

# lxc-cgroup -n <container name> cpuset.cpus 0,2

Linux Containers Documentation References:

Oracle Linux 7: Oracle Linux 7 Working with LXC

Supported Oracle Linux Container Versions

Oracle Linux 6: Oracle Linux Administrator's Solutions Guide for Release 6

Supported Oracle Linux Container Versions

SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux)

'disabled' where SELinux is disabled completely

For STIG, use the following to open the ports required:

# firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-rich-rule='rule family=ipv4 source address=<required-cidr-block> port por

StartCD StartCD Version

<FMW_HOME>/jrockit32 1.6.0_29 (32-bit) N/A N/A N/A

The following are other requirements for Linux x86-64 (64-bit).

# grep SwapTotal /proc/meminfo

Patching Oracle E-Business Suite

Patching Fusion Middleware in Oracle E-Business Suite

1: set using the following entry in the /etc/sysctl.conf file

kernel.sem = 256 32000 100 142

SGAs on the system, divided by the page size.

Domain Name System (DNS) Resolver Parameters

Verifying Host Names

Use the following to verify host name settings:

1. Verify that the /etc/hosts file is formatted as follows:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

and use the hostnamectl command to change it if necessary.

3. If the /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/network file exists, remove it.

For SUSE Linux SLES 12 and 15:

1. Verify that the /etc/hosts file is formatted as follows:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

Modify ulimit settings in limits.conf

* hard nofile 65536

Threading Model in Linux must be NPTL

# dnf install oraclelinux-release -y

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