How to Install FMW 11.1.1.4.0 Standalone Forms/Reports, AKA How to Get to Never Never Land

Hmmm….seems Fusion MW is Peter Panish – a child that doesn’t want to grow up.

Our team is currently using in production the 11.1.1.2.0 FMW (RH 5) install using the Standalone Forms and Reports 32-bit version. Having encountered memory leaks with this version we are now attempting to migrate to 11.1.1.4 64-bit (RH 5).

The documentation to upgrade from 11.1.1.2 to 11.1.1.4 is full of links that take you from one place to another – I am flying over these docs looking for landmarks to get me to where I want to go – Never Never Land. I expect to have lots of fun with little to no consequences when I get there. But alas the following document is giving me fits! Those nasty pirates have been here first.

11.1.1.5.0 seems to be the only ending point (at this writing it doesn’t look to have a standalone Forms Reports install available for 11.1.1.5.0)…what if you need to stop at a different version along the way. AAGH!

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E23104_01/download_readme_ps3/download_readme_ps3.htm#BA BDBHCJ

Following the above documentation, I assume the way to get to Never Never Land is to start with WebLogic 10.1.3.2, install FMW 11.1.1.2.0, verify installation, upgrade Weblogic to 10.1.3.4, install 11.1.1.4.0 patchset. But these steps lead me elsewhere as shown by the following error on starting the WebLogic Node Manager after four successful (no errors reported) product installations.

WARNING: Uncaught exception in server handlerjavax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: FATAL Alert:HANDSHAKE_FAILURE – The handshake handler was unable to negotiate an acceptable set of security parameters. javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: FATAL Alert:HANDSHAKE_FAILURE – The handshake handler was unable to negotiate an acceptable set of security parameters. at com.certicom.tls.interfaceimpl.TLSConnectionImpl.fireException(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.interfaceimpl.TLSConnectionImpl.fireAlertSent(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.handshake.HandshakeHandler.fireAlert(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.handshake.HandshakeHandler.fireAlert(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.handshake.HandshakeHandler.handleHandshakeMessage(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.handshake.HandshakeHandler.handleVersion2HandshakeMessages(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.MessageInterpreter.interpretContent(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.MessageInterpreter.decryptMessage(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.ReadHandler.processRecord(Unknown Source) at com.certicom.tls.record.ReadHandler.readRecord(Unknown Source) Time to talk to the

Go to the Fairies that live in Pixie Hollow to ask for help (AKA entering a Service Request on MOS).

Tinkerbell comes back with a revised install for the 64-bit Version of 11.1.1.4.0 Standalone Forms/Reports:

Please download the following from http://edelivery.oracle.com

• Oracle WebLogic Server 11gR1 (10.3.4)
• Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer 11g (11.1.1.2.0) (4 parts)
• Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer 11g Patch Set 3 (11.1.1.4.0)

Order of installations

• 1. Install 64 bit JDK – jdk-6u21-linux-x64-rpm.bin (at this writing)
• 2. Install WLS 10.3.4
• 3. Install but do not configure FMW 11.1.1.2
• 4. Install FMW 11.1.1.4
• 5. execute config.sh from the OracleHome/bin folder

I ask Tinkerbell why is her list different from the documentation from MOS Note: How to Install Fusion Middleware 11g Forms and Reports Only (Note:854117.1).

She brightly sighs, shrugs her shoulders and winks at me! ================================

JDK Install

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Since we are using a 64-bit OS, we need the Sun JDK 6 64-bit.

The jdk-6u21-linux-x64-rpm.bin can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/widget/jdk6.jsp

Verify the correct version of java is installed.

which java

/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_21/bin/java java -version

In my environment there was a symbolic link for an older version of java 1.4 in /usr/bin/java which I removed. This may not be correct for your system, talk to your system administrator about the best way to install a JDK version for system-wide use.

Also you may run out of OS-level file descriptors if left unset. On Linux I edited /etc/security/limits.conf adding the following entries:

* soft nofile 4096

* hard nofile 4096 # End of file

Again, see your System Administrator especially if you want limit the number of open files by user. The example above allows any logon to have those limits.

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Install WebLogic 10.1.3.4

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This is a typical installation, change the directory if desired.

Install WebLogic. Unzip the file and execute

java -Xmx1024m -jar wls1034_generic.jar

Welcome Screen

Choose Middleware Home Directory

Create a new Middleware Home – /aux/oracle/middleware

Register for Security Updates

Hit Next to bypass (this is not a mandatory step)

Choose Install Type

Select Typical

JDK Selection

Select the 1.6.0_21 version (probably already selected)

Choose Product Installation Directories

WebLogic Server – /aux/oracle/middleware/wlserver_10.3

Installation Summary

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Install Forms Reports 11.1.1.2

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The important thing is to install the software only at this time.

Install Forms Reports. Unzip the files and execute

cd Disk1

./runInstaller

Specify Inventory Directory

screen Directory: /aux/oracle/oraInventory

Group name: dba (If prompted, run the createCentralInventory.sh as directed.)

Welcome Screen

Select Installation Type Select Install ONLY!..….you will configure using config.sh script later. Doing this method also installs all of the components but the configuration step allows you to choose which ones to configure.

Prerequisite Checks

If you receive an error like Checking for openmotif-2.2.3; not found; failed, Install the missing rpm

Specify Security Updates

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Upgrade Forms Reports 11.1.1.4

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Install Forms Reports patchset. Unzip the appropriate file and execute

cd Disk1 ./runInstaller

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Configure Forms Reports 11.1.1.4

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Execute config.sh from the $Oracle_Home/bin folder. This is a configuration tool that can be run as a GUI or command-line.

Other documents that were helpful to our team:

• Upgrading Oracle Middleware 11g; How to Check that the Core Components are Running Successfully? [ID 1086348.1]
• Location Of Different Forms Configuration Files in Fusion Middleware Forms and Reports 11.1.1.1, 11.1.1.2 and 11.1.1.3 Installations [ID 854124.1]
• Maintain FMW 1073776.1

Disable IPV6 for WebCache

We disabled IPV6 because webcache wouldn’t start….see the instructions below.

14.5.3 Disabling IPv6 Support for Oracle Web Cache

By default, IPv6 support is enabled for Oracle Web Cache. You can disable it in the

webcache.xml file, which is located in the following directory:

(UNIX) ORACLE_INSTANCE/config/WebCache/webcache_name
(Windows) ORACLE_INSTANCE\config\WebCache\webcache_name

In the file, change the value of the IPV6 element to “NO”. For example:

<IPV6 ENABLED=”NO”/>

change LD_LIBRARY

If the IPV6 element does not exist in the webcache.xml file, you can add the element to the

file. Add it after the MULTIPORT element, as shown in the following example:

…
<LISTEN IPADDR=”ANY” PORT=”7786″ PORTTYPE=”ADMINISTRATION”/>
<LISTEN IPADDR=”ANY” PORT=”7788″ PORTTYPE=”INVALIDATION”/>
<LISTEN IPADDR=”ANY” PORT=”7787″ PORTTYPE=”STATISTICS”/>
</MULTIPORT>
<IPV6 ENABLED=”NO”/>

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