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Installation Prerequisites

Complete the following basic steps to prepare your network and host computers for deployment:

  1. Read the product release notes for information on compatibility issues, known problems, and workarounds that might affect how you proceed with your deployment. Release notes are located at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13158_01/alui/analytics/docs103/index.html .
  2. Print the configuration worksheets provided in the Oracle WebCenter Analytics Configuration Worksheets document: Configuration_Worksheets_Oracle_WebCenter_Analytics_v10-3.pdf.
  3. Determine the values you have assigned for this deployment, and record these values in the Oracle WebCenter Analytics Configuration Worksheets document.
  4. Provision host computers for your deployment and install prerequisite software. For details, see Hardware and Software Requirements.

 


Hardware and Software Requirements

The following table summarizes the hardware, operating system, and software requirements for Oracle WebCenter Analytics

Caution: IPv6 is not supported. You should verify that IPv6 is not enabled prior to installing Oracle WebCenter Analytics.
Note: For an up-to-date list of supported versions, refer to the Interoperability page in the Support Center.
Table 2-1 Hardware and Software Requirements
Component
Requirement
Oracle WebCenter Analytics Host Computer
Hardware
  • 1.6 GHz^, with 2MB L2 cache
  • 1 GB memory
  • 2 GB disk space
Operating System
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4, Update 3, on x86 or ES 5.2, on x86
  • SUSE Linux 9 and 10 on x86
  • AIX 5.3 Technology Level 5300-05 on POWER3, POWER4, POWER5
  • Solaris 9 and 10 on SPARC
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.2
Database Server Host Computer
Hardware
  • Dual 2.0 GHz^, with 2 MB L2 cache
  • 2 GB memory^
  • Mirrored SCSI drives (either 15K or 10K RPM)z
  • Disk space to accommodate growth of the Oracle WebCenter Analytics database. Growth is directly correlated to the number of events occurring. Events include such things as page views, portlet views, user logins, and discussion posts. Estimate 100 MB of growth per 1 million events. For example, if your portal receives roughly 1 million events per day, you should anticipate growth of 36.5 GB per year.
Software
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2
  • Oracle 9.0.2.7^ in default or Oracle RAC configuration
  • Oracle 10.1.0.3^ in default or Oracle RAC configuration
  • Oracle 10.2.0.x in default or Oracle RAC configuration
  • Oracle 11.1.0.6^ in default or Oracle RAC configuration
Portal Compatibility
Oracle WebCenter Interaction 10.3
Browser
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, 6.0 XP SP2, 7.0 XP SP2, 7.0 Vista
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0^, 3.0
  • Safari 3.0
Oracle WebCenter Collaboration
Oracle WebCenter Collaboration 10.3
Publisher
  • 6.4^, 6.5
Studio
  • 2.2 MP1

Note: Oracle WebCenter Analytics does not include Studio-specific reports. This requirement is for basic compatibility only.

 


Default Ports Used by Oracle WebCenter Analytics

The following table summarizes the default ports that are used by Oracle WebCenter Analytics:

Table 2-2 Default ports used by Oracle WebCenter Analytics
Communication
Description
Portal to Oracle WebCenter Analytics port 31314
Used for data collection.
Portal to Oracle WebCenter Analytics port 11944
Used to display reports.
Oracle WebCenter Analytics to Image Service port 80
Used to embed objects stored in the Image Service into Oracle WebCenter Analytics reports.
Oracle WebCenter Analytics to Portal DB and Oracle WebCenter Collaboration DB. Port used depends on database implementation, for example 1433 (SQLServer) or 1521 (Oracle)
Used to synchronize data from portal or Oracle WebCenter Collaboration.
Oracle WebCenter Analytics to API Services machine port 11905
Used to synchronize data from the portal.


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