https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2) Installation Requirements for

Linux OEL 5 and RHEL 5 [ID 564174.1]

Modified 24-AUG-2010 Type ANNOUNCEMENT Status PUBLISHED

In this Document
What is being announced?
What do you need to do?
Follow Operating System Requirements for OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x
Follow Installation Requirements for OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x
Known Issues
References

Applies to:

Oracle Forms - Version: 10.1.2.0.2 and later [Release: Oracle10g and later ]
Oracle Reports Developer - Version: 10.1.2.0.2 and later [Release: Oracle10g and later]
Oracle Discoverer - Version: 10.1.2.0.2 and later [Release: 10.1.2 and later]
Oracle Fusion Middleware - Version: 10.1.2.0.0 to 10.1.2.3.0 [Release: AS10gR2 to AS10gR2]
Linux x86
Linux x86-64
Oracle Application Server 10g Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.1.2.0.0 to 10.1.2.3.0

What is being announced?

This document provides supplemental instructions and requirements for installing Oracle Application Server
10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) on the Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.x or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
5.x operating systems. It is necessary to then apply Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2, Patch Set 3
(10.1.2.3), to comply with certification provided from the following location:

Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) Certification Information

[http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/ias/files
/as_certification_r2_101202.html]

Oracle has tested this combination and provides this document to list additional requirements,
complementing the Linux Installation Guide and Release Notes:

Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) Release Notes and Installation Guides
[http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14099_19/getstart.htm]

Important:

1 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

As per the footnotes within Table 1 of the OTN Certification Guide, the following
installation types for the Oracle Application Server 10g Infrastructure are not
supported on OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x:

- Identity Management and Metadata Repository (co-located Infrastructure)

- Metadata Repository (non-colocated with a 10.1 DB)

This is because the Oracle Database Server 10g release 1 (10.1) is not certified on
these platforms. If requiring these Infrastructure installation types with an Oracle
Database, the recommendation is to install Oracle Database Server 10g Release 2
(10.2). After this the Metadata Repository Creation Assistant (MRCA) version
10.1.2.0.3 can be run, followed by an Identity Management installation type.
(Alternatively, the MRCA 10.1.4.0.1 and Identity Management 10.1.4.0.1 may be
installed for the non-colocated Infrastructure with Oracle Database 10.2).
Therefore, when using Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) media,
only the middle-tier and Identity Management installation types are
certified/supported.

In addition to initial installation requirements, the Oracle Application Server 10g

Release 2, Patch Set 3 (10.1.2.3) is required to be fully certified on OEL 5.x or
RHEL 5.x.

Oracle Application Server 10g version 10.1.2 may come in various distributions,
including standalone Oracle HTTP Server, Forms & Reports, and Oracle Web
Cache. These are not certified with this document unless the main Certification
Guide (above link) is stating this.

Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 10.1.2.0.0 or 10.1.2.0.1 versions are not
supported with Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.0 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) 5.0. It is recommended that version 10.1.2.0.2 be obtained and installed.

Note:433061.1 How to Obtain Application Server Media, Patchsets, and Patches

What do you need to do?

Follow Operating System Requirements for OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x

1. The following packages (or later versions) must be installed on your Linux x86 or Linux x86-64 system:

binutils-2.16.91.0.5-23.4
gcc-4.1.0-28.4
gcc-c++-4.1.0-28.4
glibc-devel-2.4-31.2
libgcc-4.1.0-28.4

2 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

libstdc++-devel-4.1.0-28.4
libstdc++-4.1.0-28.4
make-3.80-202.2
compat-db 4.1.25-9

Important:

This document was written for RHEL/OEL 5.0. On future 5.x versions, these
packages may be cumulative to newer packages. Consult operating system vendor
documentation for details. On RHEL/OEL 5.3+, it has been found that a default
installation will have all required packages, newer ones which supersede the above
list. See the installation section of this document in order to pass the pre-requisite
check.

The Oracle Application Server 10g is a 32-bit application to be installed on either

Linux x86 or Linux x86-64. There are 32-bit installation requirements on Linux
x86-64 in order allow compatibility with the 32-bit Application Server product.
Please see the Installation Guide for other general platform requirements. This
document does not replace the Installation Guide and Release Notes, as its only
stating the newer and specific operating system version requirements.

On Linux x86-64, ensure 32-bit packages are in place and always use 32-bit shell
emulation with the "linux32 bash" command before running the installer and any
other Oracle Application Server commands or scripts.

2. Ensure that libXp has been installed. The package libXp was not installed in RHEL 5/OEL 5 with default
RPM packages, so it will need to be installed manually. In RHEL 4 this file was provided by the package
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs which is installed with default package installation but this is not the case for
RHEL5/OEL5 and is now provided with a different rpm, the libXp rpm. Install the package libXp by the
command:

# rpm -ivh </path/to/>libXp.<version>.i386.rpm

Note: libXp.so.6 can be found by installing the package /Server/libXp-1.0.0-8.1.el5.i386.rpm under Disk3
of the OEL5 media.

Issue the following to confirm:

% rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE} (%{ARCH})\n" | grep libXp

[ Reference Note:443617.1 ]

3. The following are two requirements and their locations to obtain them from Oracle:

openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL5.i386.rpm

3 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

[http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/dist/files/Enterprise_Linux
/openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL5.i386.rpm]

xorg-x11-libs-compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386.rpm
[http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/dist/files/Enterprise_Linux/xorg-x11-libs-compat-
6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386.rpm]

4. When installing Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) within the OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x
operating systems, you will need to supply a new libdb.so.2 or create a symbolic link as root prior to doing
any installations

# ln -s /usr/lib/libgdbm.so.2.0.0 /usr/lib/libdb.so.2

or

Patch 6078836 provides a libdb.so.2 file

Notes:

On some OEL installs, libgdbm.so.2.0.0 may not exist. You can check the following way:

# cat /etc/enterprise-release
Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Carthage)
# ls /usr/lib/libgdbm.so.2.0.0

If you are missing the 32-bit version, it can be installed using gdbm.i386 0:1.8.0-26.2.1.

If an error occurs stating that libdb.so.2 already exists, it may have been put into place from a
previous installation. Patch 6078836 was supplied to complete a 10.1.3 certification. In this
case, either move the file for backup and create the symbolic link.

Without this patch or symbolic link in place, httpd will give the following error when starting:

httpd: error while loading shared libraries: libdb.so.2:

cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

5. The installation of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) requires the
correct openmotif package to be installed on your OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x box. Without the
correct package, you will run into installation errors for those components that require
openmotif (such as reports and forms). You may download the RPM package from the
following location:

[http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/dist/files/Enterprise_Linux
/openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL5.i386.rpm]

As root, you can install this RPM package by issuing the following command:

4 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

# rpm -i openmotif21-2.1.30-11.EL5.i386.rpm

Follow Installation Requirements for OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x

1. Before installing Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) , apply

Patch:6687768 in order to start the installer. If you do not apply this patch, pre-req
check for the OS Version will fail when you invoke the runInstaller.

Important Update:
This document was originally written for RHEL/OEL 5.0. On RHEL/OEL 5.3+, it has
been found that the original pre-requisite checks are no longer required. The above
patch may also fail due to other changes. It is now recommended to use the following
method to start the Installer:

./runInstaller -ignoreSysPreReqs

2. Follow all other instructions from the Installation Guide and Release Notes. This
Metalink Note is only for specific OEL 5.x and RHEL 5.x requirements.

Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2.0.2) Release Notes and Installation

Guides
[http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14099_19/getstart.htm]

Important:
The Known Issues below are for issues that have been found to occur
during the installation, and require steps to resolve. Depending on your
installation options, review the Known Issues to prevent the errors from
occurring.

3. Apply Patch:5983622, which is the Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2, Patch
Set 3 (10.1.2.3). This is required in order to be fully certified on OEL 5.x or RHEL 5.x.

Reference:
Note:329361.1 Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Support Status and
Alerts
or
Note 415222.1 Steps to Maintain Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2)
(Doc ID )

5 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

Known Issues

1. When performing any Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) installation, a
pop-up error message box may appear indicating "opmn not started". The error
message box appears just before the root.sh phase of the install. From the command
line, issue the command "opmnctl status" and it should show that opmn is up and
running. Hence, you can ignore this pop-up error message and continue with the
installation.

2. Apply Patch:6690831 if you are performing an Oracle Application Server 10g Release
2 (10.1.2) installation which includes Discoverer. Without this fix, the installation will fail
during the OPMN Configuration Assistant phase because it cannot start up the
Discoverer processes.

oraInstall<date_time>.err

No checks to execute for entry point:oracle.business.intelligence.

as_BIServicesPlease check the input file:/tmp/OraInstall<date_time>
/ias_prereq.xml
java.io.FileNotFoundException:
/u01/patch/disco_chromavis04/Disk1/stage/Patches
/oracle.java.javavm.visiorb/3.4.0.0.0c/1/DataFiles/lib.jar
(No such file or directory)
...
Skipping `systeminfo.h': not a file or directory
/u01/oracle/disco/bin/dis51pr: error while loading shared libraries:
libpthread.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

The Discoverer processes fail to start because there is an LD_ASSUME_KERNEL

setting that needs to be removed in opmn.xml for Discoverer. The issue can be fixed
following the below steps:

Download Patch:6690831
Unzip it to a working directory
Run the shell script provided in the patch
After shell script runs successfully, go back to OUI install
and press Retry on the OPMN Configuration Assistant

3. Apply the Patch:6706051 if you are performing an Oracle Application Server 10g
Release 2 (10.1.2) installation which includes Oracle Certification Authority (OCA).
Without this fix, the installation will fail during the Oracle Certification Authority
Configuration Assistant phase. The issue can be fixed following the below steps:

Download Patch:6706051
Unzip it to a working directory

6 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

Run the shell script provided in the patch

Extra step script missed: chmod 700 cminst
After shell script and chmod, go back to OUI install and press
Retry on the Oracle Certification Authority Configuration Assistant

4. Any installation of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2.0.2) on OEL 5.x or
RHEL 5.x in which Reports is getting installed will fail with reports relinking errors

Example output from installActions log:

/usr/lib/libXtst.so.6: undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail@GLIBC_2.4'

/usr/lib/libXtst.so.6: undefined reference to `__fprintf_chk@GLIBC_2.3.4'
/usr/lib/libXtst.so.6: undefined reference to `__sprintf_chk@GLIBC_2.3.4'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [rwrun] Error 1

End output from spawned process.

----------------------------------
Exception thrown from action: make
Exception Name: MakefileException
Exception String: Error in invoking target 'proxy_install runm_install server_install
cgi_install
cli_install conv_install qv_install' of makefile
'/opt/oracle/Forms10gR2/reports/lib/ins_reports.mk'

In order to prevent this, download and apply the required RPM listed below:

[http://oss.oracle.com/projects/compat-oracle/dist/files/Enterprise_Linux/xorg-x11-libs-
compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386.rpm]

As root, you can install this RPM package by issuing the following command

# rpm -i xorg-x11-libs-compat-6.8.2-1.EL.33.0.1.i386.rpm

After the RPM, is installed, you will also need to override the /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6 with
the one from /usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6. As root, issue the commands:

# mv /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6 /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6.ORG

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

Note:
On future OEL 5.x and RHEL 5.x versions, these packages may be
cumulative to newer packages. Consult operating system vendor
documentation for details.

7 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

5. Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese fonts are missing in OEL 5 with update
levels less than 3 (OEL5.3). On this level, the product in Simplified Chinese and
Traditional
Chinese language can not be accomplished without a specific package installed.

Solution:
If you have an OEL5 version with update level 2 or lower, install the following package:

fonts-chinese-3.02-12.el5.noarch.rpm

This is available at the following location:

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

6. While installing on RH 5, the following error results:

Error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3: cannot open shared object
file: No such file or directory.

Solution:

Install compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2

Added Keywords:

Red-Hat Redhat RHEL "Red Hat ES" certified "Oracle Enterprise Linux" OEL compatible
compatibility OAS IAS AS10g AS10GR2 ORACLEAS OAS1012 IAS1012

References

NOTE:329361.1 - Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Support Status and Alerts
NOTE:431578.1 - How to Find Certification Details for Oracle Application Server 10g and Oracle Fusion
Middleware 11g
NOTE:433061.1 - How to Obtain Application Server 10g Media, Patchsets, and Patches
NOTE:947193.1 - Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2 (10.1.2) Install Certifications on Linux
Platforms

Related

8 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM
 https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=...

Products

Middleware > Developer Tools > Database & PLSQL > Oracle Forms
Middleware > Developer Tools > Database & PLSQL > Oracle Reports Developer
Middleware > Business Intelligence > Discoverer > Oracle Discoverer
Middleware > Application Servers > Oracle Application Server > Oracle Fusion Middleware

Keywords

CERTIFICATION; LIBDB.SO.2; INSTALLATION~FAILS

Errors

XP-1; ERROR 1

Back to top

9 of 9 10/28/2010 04:02 PM