# Installation and Upgrade Guide

# Installation Prerequisites

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

1. Download the most up-to-date documentation from http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.
2. 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 the top-level directory of the product package.
3. Print the configuration worksheets provided in the Collaboration Installation Worksheet document: Collaboration_Installation_Worksheet.pdf.
4. Determine the values you have assigned for this deployment, and record these values in the Collaboration Installation Worksheet document.
5. Provision host computers for your deployment and install prerequisite software. For details, see Hardware and Software Requirements.

## Hardware and Software Requirements

The following table lists the software requirements for Collaboration. For more information on recommended configurations based on the size of your implementation, see the Deployment Guide for BEA AquaLogic User Interaction G6.

Caution: | IPv6 is not supported. You should verify that IPv6 is not enabled prior to installing this product.
Table 2-1 Hardware and Software Requirements
Component | Requirement
--- | ---
Collaboration Host Computer | Microsoft Windows 2003 SP1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 3 (ES & AS), on x86 SUSE Enterprise Linux 9, on x86 AIX 5.3, on POWER3, POWER4, POWER5 Solaris 8, 9, or 10 on SPARC HPUX 11i v2 (Itanium 32-bit)
Database Server Host Computer | (Windows only) Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3a, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (in 2000 Compatibility Mode) Oracle 9i (9.2.0.4, 9.2.0.5, 9.2.0.6, 9.2.0.7) in default or Oracle RAC configuration Oracle 10g (10.1.0.3 or 10.2.0.x) in default or Oracle RAC configuration
Note: | If you are upgrading Oracle from 10.1.x to 10.2.x or SQL Server from 2000 to 2005, you should perform this upgrade before upgrading Collaboration.
Portal | BEA AquaLogic Interaction 6.1 MP1
Browser | Internet Explorer 6.x, Internet Explorer 7.0 Netscape 7.2, Netscape 8 Safari 2.0 (Mac - Simple Mode only) Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2.0
Groupware Servers | Microsoft Exchange 2000 SP3 (and higher) Microsoft Exchange 2003 Lotus Notes 5.0.11
Required Software for Exchange Integration | Microsoft.NET Microsoft Web Services Enhancement
Microsoft Project | Microsoft Project 2000 Microsoft Project 2003
Microsoft Office (for Collaboration Office Tools Add-in functionality) | Microsoft Office 2000 on Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Office XP on Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Office 2003 on Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Office 2007 on Windows XP SP2