11.5.10.2 Prerequisites

Oracle Applications Installation Update Notes, Release 11i (11.5.10.2) [ID 316806.1]

Oracle® Applications Installation Update Notes
Release 11i (11.5.10.2) for Linux x86, Solaris SPARC, Microsoft Windows, HP-UX PA-RISC, HP-Tru64, IBM AIX

Required Packages and Patches

The following table lists the packages and individual patches required for each operating system. Unless otherwise noted, the packages and patches must be installed manually.

Additional Information:
See the installation instructions (software and hardware requirements section) for information on the RDBMS-specific version for your platform. See also the vendor's operating system installation manual or the operating system media for information on obtaining and applying patches.

Operating System Required Patches

Oracle Enterprise Linux 4*

Quarterly Update 4 or higher (Recommended Version)

* compat-db-4.1.25-9
* compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-47.3
* compat-gcc-32-c++-3.2.3-47.3
* compat-oracle-rhel4-1.0-5 (from Oracle patch 4198954)
* compat-libcwait-2.1-1 (from Oracle patch 4198954)
* compat-libgcc-296-2.96-132.7.2
* compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2
* compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3
* xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37
* xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-1.EL.13.37
* openmotif-2.2.3-10.RHEL4.5

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5*

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5* (base and Advanced Platform)


Update 1 (OEL 5.1) or higher is required

Update 1 (RHEL 5.1) or higher is required.

The following packages are not part of the OEL 5 or RHEL 5 distribution media and must be installed manually:

* compat-libstdc++-egcs-1.1.2-11
* compat-libcwait-2.1-11
* compat-oracle-el5-1.0-51
* openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL51
* binutils-2.152

The following packages must be installed from the OEL 5 or RHEL 5 distribution media:

* libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5
* compat-libgcc-296-2.96-138
* compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61
* compat-db-4.2.52-5.1

Note :

1: Download from http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/files/Enterprise_Linux/ (for both OEL 5 and RHEL 5)
2: GNU linker (ld) version 2.15 is required for relinking the modules in Advanced Planning & Scheduling (MSC, MSO, MSR) - download binutils-2.15 from http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/files/Enterprise_Linux/
(for both OEL 5 and RHEL 5)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 2.1

* pdksh-5.s.14-13 (Oracle Discoverer)
* openmotif-2.1.30-x

* Note: In accordance with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Errata Support Policy, the 7 year life-cycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 2.1 has ended effective June 1, 2009. For instructions on migrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 or 3 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, see My Oracle Support Document 303237.1.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3* Quarterly Update 1 or higher (Minimum required version)

Note: See Certifications on My Oracle Support for information on specific Quarterly Updates requirements.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3* Quarterly Update 4 (Recommended version)

Note: From the Package Group Selection screen, select Legacy Software Development. The following components will be installed automatically:

* compat-db-4.0.14-5.1
* compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.128
* compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.128
* compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.128
* compat-libstdc++-devel-7.3-2.96.128
* setarch-1.3-1
* pdksh-5.2.14-21 (Oracle Discoverer)

The following required component must be installed manually:

* openmotif-2.1.30-x

Note: Available on Disk 3 of Quarterly Update 4 media.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4* Legacy Software Development package and X Software Development package

Note: Select these packages from the Package Group Selection screen. If the operating system is already installed, use System Settings > Add/Remove Applications to install these two packages.

The following components will be installed automatically:

* compat-db-4.1.25-9
* compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-47.3
* compat-gcc-32-c++-3.2.3-47.3
* compat-oracle-rhel4-1.0-5 (from Oracle patch 4198954)
* compat-libcwait-2.1-1 (from Oracle patch 4198954)
* compat-libgcc-296-2.96-132.7.2
* compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2
* compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3
* xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.1-23.EL
* xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.1-23.EL

The following required component must be installed manually:

* openmotif-2.1.30-x

Note: For information on downloading the openmotif component, see the instructions at the following URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2 005-412.html
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 The following required components must be installed manually:

* openmotif-2.1.30-x
* gcc 2.95.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3

Note:

* Download "openmotif-2.1.30-x" from:

http://support.novell.com/techcenter/search/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId&# 061;70bbf5fc1e287442b21b3c602acd7f71html

* Download the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3 from: http://download.novell.com/directed
* gcc 2.95.3 is included in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 operating system CDs named as gcc_old package
* Install glibc-devel during the installation of the operating system by selecting the "C/C++ Compiler and Tools" option. If the operating system is already installed, manually select the package when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Service Pack 3.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 The following required components must be installed manually:

* openmotif-2.1.30-x
* gcc 2.95.3
* orarun-1.8-109

Note:

* /suse/s390/openmotif21-libs-2.1.30MLI4-119.1.s390.rpm is available in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 CD2
* gcc 2.95.3 is included in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 operating system CDs named as gcc_old package
* orarun-1.8-109 can be downloaded from http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/sles-9/

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher is required. The following components must also be installed manually:

* db1-1.85-991
* gcc 2.95.3 1
* gdbm-devel-1.8.3-243.22
* binutils-2.153

Additionally, the following must be installed manually from the SLES 10 distribution media if not already on the system:

* openmotif21-libs-2.1.30MLI4-143.2
* orarun-1.9-21.2 (for SLES 10 SP1) / orarun-1.9-21.24 (for SLES 10 SP2)

Note :

1: Download from the Novell site: ftp://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/ebiz11i
2: Install from SLES 10 distribution media if not already installed as part of "C/C++ Compiler & Tools" Development package
3: GNU linker (ld) version 2.15 is required for relinking the modules in Advanced Planning & Scheduling (MSC, MSO, MSR) - install it from the Novell site: ftp://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/ebiz11i

Solaris 8 (5.8), 9 (5.9)

J2SE Solaris Recommended Patch Cluster, dated 7/05/05 or later

HP-UX PA-RISC 11.11
PHCO_25452, PHNE_25084, PHNE_25642, PHSS_24638 (C++), GOLDQPK11i-December 01, C++ Compiler C.03.27 (or higher) or HP C/aC++ Developer's Bundle**

HP-UX PA-RISC 11.23, 11.31 C++ Compiler A.03.60 (or higher) or HP C/aC++ Developer's Bundle**

HP-UX Itanium 11.23, 11.31 None

IBM AIX 5L (5.2, 5.3)

Visual Age C++ 6.0.0.5 (or higher)3 and Oct. 2003 PTF, or IBM XL 7.0 C/C++1,2,3 runtime libraries , or IBM XL 8.0 C/C++1,2 runtime libraries. For other minimum software versions and patches required to support Oracle Products on IBM pSeries, see

My Oracle Support Document 282036.1.

For installations on 32-bit kernel AIX 5.3 Technology Level (TL) 6 with Service Pack 4 and below, please install the APAR IZ05077 or use the 64-bit kernel.
IBM AIX 6 (6.1) Service Pack 1 (AIX 6100-00-01) or higher. IBM XL 8.0 C/C++ (at least at the November 2007 PTF level - 8.0.0.17) runtime libraries. APAR IZ10223 ('Olson Timezone settings is not working for 64-bit Applications') for base level AIX (6100-00).
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. See also General Requirements for Windows.
Windows Server 2003 None. See General Requirements for Windows.