Overview of Oracle E-Business Suite

An integrated suite of applications for e-business

Applications Technology

Financials

HRMS

CRM

Supply Chain

Manufacturing

Projects                      Public Sector

Stored in an Oracle Database and a File System

Business

Data

Product

Files

Oracle E-Business Suite Home Page

HTML Interface

Forms Interface

Concurrent Processing

A key feature of Oracle Applications, Concurrent programs:

• Run in the background
• Typically report on, or update, large volumes of data
• May carry out long-running tasks
• Run on the Concurrent Processing server
• Can run simultaneously with online programs as well as other concurrent programs

Oracle Applications System Overview

Desktop                   Application                     Database

Web Browser

Web Services

Forms Services

Concurrent Processing Server

Database

Server

Oracle Applications Technology Stack

Oracle Applications

Oracle Applications Products

Applications Technology Stack

Oracle Developer 10g        Oracle Application Server 10g

Database Server

Oracle 10g Release 2

Installing Oracle Applications

Rapid Install installs and configures the following technology stack components, including:

• Oracle RDBMS
• Oracle Application Server (including Oracle HTTP Server)
• Oracle Developer, which includes:

–   Oracle Forms

• Oracle Applications file system
• Oracle Applications database

Preparing For Your Installation

Overview of Rapid Install

Oracle Application Server

1. 1. ORACLE_HOME Oracle Application Server
   2. ORACLE_HOME

H:\RAPIDWIZ>RapidWiz.cmd -servername <myhost>

Starting Rapid Install

Oracle10g

Web Server

Oracle Forms

[Other

Components]

Restarting an Installation Run

If the installation run terminates before successful completion, you can restart it by running the Rapid Install wizard again:

• • • UNIX example:

$ cd rapidwiz

$ rapidwiz -restart

• • • Windows example: H:\>cd rapidwiz

H:\RAPIDWIZ>RapidWiz.cmd -restart

Rapid Install Log Files

Rapid Install saves the log files associated with the installation. They are located as follows:

• • • Database tier log files are stored in the

<APPS_BASE>/db/tech_st/10.2.0/appsutil/

log/<CONTEXT_NAME>/<timestamp>.log directory on the database tier node

• • • Application tier log files are store in the

<APPS_BASE>/inst/apps/<CONTEXT_NAME>/logs/

<timestamp>.log directory on the application tier node

Performing an Installation

Simplest Installation

Rapid Install

Oracle Database Server

Concurrent Processing Server

Web Services

Forms Services

Web Services Forms Services

More Typical Installation

Rapid Install

Oracle Database Server

Concurrent Processing Server

Standard Installation Steps

Running the Rapid Install Wizard

Step 1:       Start the Rapid Install Wizard

Step 2 :     Select a Wizard Operation

Step 3 :     Oracle Configuration Manager

Step 4 :     Configuration Choice

Step 5 :     Global System Settings

Step 6 :     Database Node Configuration

Step 7 :     Database Directory

Step 8 :     Select Licensing Type

Step 9 :     License Additional Products

Step 10:     License Products

Standard Installation Steps

Running the Rapid Install Wizard

Step 11:     Select Country-Specific Functionality

Step 12:     Select Internationalization Settings

Step 13:     Primary Applications Node Configuration

Step 14:     Primary Applications Node Services

Step 15:     Primary Applications Node Directories

Step 16:     Review Node Information

Step 17:     Additional Applications Node

Step 18:     Shared Applications Node

Step 19:     Review Additional Applications Nodes

Step 20:     Review Pre-Install Tests

Standard Installation Steps

Running the Rapid Install Wizard

Step 21:     Review Setup Portion

Step 22:     Start the Installation

Step 23:     Monitor Status Indicators and Prompts

Step 24:     Review Post-Installation Tests

Step 25:     Review Components Installed

Step 1: Start the Rapid Install Wizard

Step 2: Select a Wizard Operation

Step 3: Oracle Configuration Manager

Step 3: Oracle Configuration Manager

Step 4: Configuration Choice

Step 5: Global System Settings

Step 5: Global System Settings

Step 6: Database Node Configuration

Step 6: Database Node Configuration

Step 7: Specify Database Directory

Step 8: Select Licensing Type

Step 9: License Additional Products

Step 10: License Products

Step 11: Select Country-Specific Functionality

Step 11: Select Country-Specific Functionality

Step 12: Select Internationalization Settings

Step 12: Select Internationalization Settings

Step 13: Primary Applications Node Configuration

(UNIX)

Step 13: Primary Applications Node Configuration

(Windows)

Step 14: Specify Primary Applications Node

Services

Step 14: Specify Primary Applications Node

Services

Step 14: Specify Primary Applications Node

Services

Step 15: Specify Primary Applications Node

Directories

Step 16: Review Information for All Nodes

Step 17: Configure Additional Applications Node

Step 18: Configure Shared Applications Node

Step 19: Review Additional Applications Nodes

Step 20: Review Pre-Install Tests

Step 20: Review Pre-Install Tests

Step 20 Review Pre-Install Tests

The parameters that Rapid Install validates include:

• • • Port Availability
    • OS User and Group
    • Port Uniqueness
    • File Systems
    • File Space
    • Host/Domain

Step 21: Review Setup Portion

Step 22: Start the Installation

Step 23: Monitor Status Indicators and Prompts

Restart the Installation (If Required)

Step 24: Review Post-Installation Tests