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Oracle® Content Management SDK Installation and Configuration Guide
Release 10g (9.0.4.1) for Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003/XP Part No. B13614-01 |
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Oracle® Content Management SDK Installation and Configuration Guide
Release 10g (9.0.4.1) for Microsoft Windows NT/2000/2003/XP Part No. B13614-01 |
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This chapter provides information about system hardware and software requirements. It also describes how to prepare your system with the necessary Oracle software. Topics in this chapter include:
For additional information about any of the requirements or pre-installation steps involving Oracle Application Server, or components such as Oracle Internet Directory, see the appropriate guide from those listed under "Related Documents" in the Preface.
See Appendix A, "Planning Your Oracle CM SDK Deployment" for information about Oracle CM SDK deployment options.
The requirements described in Table 2-1 and Table 2-2 are based on using the Oracle Application Server, A. J2EE and Web Cache installation type from the Oracle Application Server, Release 9.0.4 CD.
Table 2-1 Minimum Hardware Requirements for Single-Computer Deployment
| Description | Requirement |
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| Number of computers | 1 |
| Oracle CM SDK users supported | 2 concurrent connected users |
| Number of CPUs | 1 (add 1 CPU if Oracle Text is being used for indexing) |
| Minimum processor type | Intel Pentium III, 500 MHz (or higher) |
| RAM | 1 gigabyte |
| Hard-disk drive space and swap space | 8.5 gigabytes minimum total free hard-disk drive space required, which includes 6 gigabytes of space required by the Oracle database and Oracle Application Server Middle-Tier Install, and 2 gigabytes of swap space |
Table 2-2 Minimum Hardware Requirements for Multiple-Computer Deployment
| Description | Requirements |
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| Number of computers | 2 |
| Oracle CM SDK users supported | 50 concurrent connected users |
| Minimum processor type | Intel Pentium III, 800 MHz (or higher) |
| Computer 1: Middle Tier |
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| Number of CPUs | 1 |
| RAM | 1.5 gigabytes |
| Hard disk drive space and swap space | 4 gigabytes minimum total free hard-disk drive space required, which includes 2 gigabytes of space required by Oracle Application Server Middle-Tier Install, and 2 gigabytes of swap space |
| Computer 2: Database |
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| Number of CPUs | 2 (includes 1 CPU for Oracle Text indexing) |
| RAM, disk, and swap space | See the Oracle Database Server Installation Guide and Release Notes for requirements for the database computer. |
The hardware requirements for multiple-computer deployment support a workgroup of about 50 Oracle CM SDK concurrent connected users accessing all protocols moderately (a concurrent connected user is a user who is authenticated and has performed an operation in the previous hour). The hardware requirements for single-computer deployment can support approximately two Oracle CM SDK concurrent connected users accessing two protocols moderately.
Table 2-1 and Table 2-2 do not include requirements for Oracle Internet Directory. If you want to use Oracle Internet Directory for Oracle CM SDK credential management, Oracle recommends that you install, configure, and run it on a separate computer. However, if your computer is powerful enough, it is possible to run Oracle CM SDK in an Oracle Application Server middle tier Oracle home and Oracle Internet Directory in an Oracle Application Server infrastructure Oracle home on the same computer. See Appendix A, "Planning Your Oracle CM SDK Deployment" for more information.
Oracle CM SDK requires Windows NT Server 4 (Service Pack 6a or higher), Windows 2000 Professional or Server (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows 2003 Server, or Windows XP Professional.
See the Oracle Application Server 10g Installation Guide for additional service pack requirements.
To use an Oracle 10g Database Server, Release 1 (9.2.0.4) or Oracle10g database with Oracle CM SDK release 9.0.4, Oracle recommends that you create a separate Oracle home for Oracle Application Server (Oracle Application Server A, B, or C) on a different computer, and install and configure Oracle CM SDK in this Oracle home (see Chapter 1, "Concepts," in the Oracle Content Management SDK Administrator's Guide for information about integrating with Oracle Application Server). See "Multiple-Computer Deployment" for details.
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Note: Because Oracle CM SDK uses non-standard data types, Oracle CM SDK only supports physical standby databases. Oracle CM SDK does not support logical standby databases. |
If you have an existing Oracle production database that you want to use as the database tier for Oracle CM SDK, be sure that it meets the following requirements:
Oracle 10g Database Server, Release 1 (9.2.0.3 or later) or Oracle10g Database Server; Enterprise or Standard Edition.
Oracle JVM 9.2.0.3 (or above). Required; included as part of Enterprise or Standard Edition Oracle database server. See "Oracle JVM Option (JServer) Requirement" for information about how to confirm that this option exists in an existing database.
Oracle Text 9.2.0.3 (or above). Required; Included as part of Enterprise or Standard Edition. Required for full-text search and retrieval.
Oracle JDBC/OCI Driver for JDK 1.4. In addition, the thin driver is required by the Oracle CM SDK Configuration Assistant.
Initialization parameter values that meet the Initialization Parameter Requirements.
Free space of at least 450 MB in the USERS tablespace (if you plan to use the USERS tablespace to store Oracle CM SDK objects) or enough free space in the custom tablespaces to accommodate the tables and indexes created during configuration. Oracle recommends that you create custom tablespaces for use with production deployments. See Appendix B, "Creating an Oracle Database" for information about minimum free space in each custom tablespace.
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Note: Oracle CM SDK also supports release 9.0.1.4 of Oracle 10g Database Server. |
Configure Oracle9i or Oracle10g Database Server using the parameters shown in Table 2-3. These parameters affect Oracle CM SDK installation and performance.
Table 2-3 Oracle9i Initialization Parameters
| Parameter | Minimum Setting or Space Available |
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aq_tm_processes
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1 |
java_pool_size
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32 MB |
job_queue_processes
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4 |
open_cursors
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300 |
processes
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100 |
session_max_open_files
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50 |
shared_pool_size
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80 MB (83886080 bytes) |
To check the value of the parameters, connect to the database using SQL*Plus and run the following query of the v$parameter view:
SELECT name, value FROM v$parameter WHERE name = 'processes';
SQL*Plus returns the value of the processes parameter. Repeat the command above, replacing the word processes with the appropriate parameter name to check the other parameter values as listed in Table 2-3.
If you need to change any parameters, be aware that initialization parameter settings are managed differently in Oracle9i and Oracle10g than in prior releases. See the Oracle Database Administrator's Guide for your release for specific instructions before changing any settings.
The Oracle CM SDK configuration fails if the Oracle JVM option (also known as JServer) is not installed and running in the database. The easiest way to verify that the Oracle JVM option exists is to connect to the database instance as SYS 'AS SYSDBA' using SQL*Plus and run the following query:
SELECT dbms_registry.status('JAVAVM') FROM dual;
If the result is VALID, then Oracle JVM is installed.
See the Oracle9i Installation Guide or Oracle Database 10g Installation Guide for information about installing the database with this option.
Oracle CM SDK requires an Oracle home, based on Oracle Application Server release 9.0.4.
Oracle CM SDK requires an Oracle home based on Oracle Application Server (9.0.4) software, using one of the following installation types:
A. J2EE and Web Cache
B. Portal and Wireless
C. Business Intelligence and Forms
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Note: Oracle CM SDK is certified for use with Windows XP Professional only with the J2EE and Web Cache installation option of Oracle Application Server. |
Oracle recommends using the J2EE and Web Cache installation option to support the middle tier, because it requires less RAM and hard-disk drive space than the other install types. Unlike the other installation options (B and C), the Oracle Application Server, A. J2EE and Web Cache installation type does not require Oracle Application Server, Infrastructure.
Installation option A allows you to use either Oracle CM SDK or Oracle Internet Directory for credential management. The other installation options (B and C) allow you to use either Oracle CM SDK or Oracle Internet Directory for credential management, but require you to install Oracle Internet Directory for use with other components.
To use Oracle Internet Directory for credential management, you must install and configure Oracle Application Server, Infrastructure. To improve performance, Oracle recommends that you install Oracle Application Server, Infrastructure on a separate computer.
Oracle Application Server, Infrastructure includes a restricted-use Enterprise Edition installation of the Oracle9i or Oracle10g Database Server. During installation and configuration of Oracle Application Server Infrastructure, a database instance is created for the Oracle Application Server Metadata repository, and for Oracle Internet Directory. This should not be used for storing the Oracle CM SDK schema. Install Oracle Application Server, Infrastructure before installing Oracle CM SDK.
See Appendix A, "Planning Your Oracle CM SDK Deployment" for detailed deployment recommendations.
The process for upgrading an existing Oracle Internet File System or Oracle CM SDK to the current version of Oracle CM SDK depends on the release you are upgrading from, and on the release number of the Oracle database. The current version of Oracle CM SDK requires:
Oracle 10g Database Server release 9.0.1.4 or 9.2.0.4 (or later), or Oracle10g Database Server
Oracle Application Server 9.0.4
Each product must be in its own Oracle home. In addition, because of the respective resource requirements of each of these platforms, Oracle CM SDK typically requires multiple-computer deployment for production environments. Table 2-4 summarizes the process for several Oracle Internet File System and Oracle CM SDK releases.
Table 2-4 Overview of Steps for Various Upgrade Paths
| Release Number | Process Summary |
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| Oracle Internet File System 1.1.x | In order to install Oracle CM SDK release 9.0.4, you must first upgrade to Oracle Internet File System 9.0.2.
For instructions, see the installation documentation for Oracle Internet File System 9.0.2. |
| Oracle Internet File System 9.0.1 | In order to install Oracle CM SDK release 9.0.4, you must first upgrade to Oracle Internet File System 9.0.2.
For instructions, see the installation documentation for Oracle Internet File System 9.0.2. |
| Oracle Internet File System 9.0.2 and Oracle CM SDK 9.0.3 |
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To use an existing Oracle database instance, see the "Oracle Database Requirements and Recommendations" to ensure that your instance meets all requirements.
