1. Setup hardware

2. Install OS. Linux 5.1 or greater, current version is 6.1

3. Create users - assign the ID"s you want if you are partcular about ths

4. Check the host file

It should look like this: (You will need to fix it as it won't be correct):

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost  
[ip_address] [node_name].[domain_name] [node_name]    

4. Run Oracle-validated to install the required packages and modify configuration files for theOracle installation

5. Install the following packages that are not included in the oracle-validated

http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/files/Enterprise_Linux

• openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL5.i3861
• xorg-x11-libs-compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386

To fix this problem, users are required to replace the following line under the Linux section of the $AD_TOP/bin/adrelinknew.sh:

To fix this problem, users are required to replace the following line under the Linux section of the $AD_TOP/bin/adrelinknew.sh:

replace:

CPP_LDFLAGS=' -L$(ORACLE_HOME)/lib -L$(ORACLE_HOME)/lib/stubs -lclntsh'

with

CPP_LDFLAGS=' -L$(ORACLE_HOME)/lib -L$(ORACLE_HOME)/lib/stubs -lclntsh -Wl,--noinhibit-exec'

-- Ready for the Software

1. Check for the oraInst.loc file n /etc. if it's not there create it.

If oraInst.loc does not exist, create it in the /etc directory. The contents should point to where you want the oracle inventory file.

cd /etc

vi oraInst.loc

add the following line and save the file:

inventory_loc=/u01/oracle/oraInventory
      

1. Download the R12.1.1 dvd's

2. Download and add the latest Start CD (June 25, 2011)

p8639046_R12_GENERIC.zip

3. Unzip the diisks

4. MD5 checksum the disks

5. Download and apply OS Library Patch 6078836 for HTTP server.

The patch is for 32bit, but can be applied to 64bit. Apply the patch per note: NOTE:761566.1 - Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.1.1) for Linux x86-64

6. Link to Motif library in Oracle Application Server 10.1.2 (OEL 5 and RHEL 5 only)

You have to have installed the packages here

# unlink /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6
(lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root       16 Jun 25 19:41 libXtst.so.6 -> libXtst.so.6.1.0) 

# ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1 /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6

5. Run Rapdwiz from an xterm wndow to install the software

cd /data/software/R12/startCD/Disk1/rapidwid

./rapidwiz

if the installation doesn't finish and you need to restart it

rapidwiz -restart

5. Update java

SELECT profile_option_value       
FROM fnd_profile_option_values          
WHERE application_id,profile_option_id)         
IN (SELECT application_id,profile_option_id      
FROM fnd_profile_options WHERE profile_option_name='FND_SQLNET_ACCESS')

UPDATE fnd_profile_option_values 
SET profile_option_value='ALLOW_RESTRICTED' 
WHERE (application_id,profile_option_id)
IN (SELECT application_id,profile_option_id FROM fnd_profile_options
WHERE profile_option_name='FND_SQLNET_ACCESS');

Download the MD5 checksum

MD5 Checksums for R12.1.1 Rapid Install Media [ID 802195.1]

download the md5 for R12.1.1 - Linux 64-bit

and the md5 for the start CD most recent 6/25/2011

R12.1.1 startCD - Version 12.1.1.11

assuming you saved the downloaded software in /data/software/StageR12

cd /data/software/StageR12

$> md5sum --check md5sum_Linux64.txt > md5sum_result.txt

Check the log for errors. Redownload any missing or corrupt disks

grep FAILED md5sum_result.txt

Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.1.1) for Linux x86-64 [ID 761566.1]

Oracle Applications Documentation Resources, Release 12.1 Document 790942.11.

Oracle Applications Release Notes, Release 12.1.1 [ID 798258.1]

Document 437878.1, "Upgrading OracleAS 10g Forms and Reports in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12",