1 Hardware and Software Requirements

This chapter describes the hardware and software requirements of Oracle Communications Data Model:

Supported Platforms
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements

Before you install Oracle Communications Data Model, you must verify that all hardware and software requirements are met.

Supported Platforms

Oracle Communications Data Model 11g Release 2 (11.2) is supported on the following platforms. For each platform, the given operating system version or later versions are required:

Linux x86
- Oracle Linux 4 Update 7
- Oracle Linux 5 Update 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
Linux x86-64
- Oracle Linux 4 Update 7
- Oracle Linux 5 Update 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
Solaris SPARC (64-bit)
- Solaris 10 U6 (5.10-2008.10)
AIX 5L Based Systems (64-bit)
- AIX 5L V5.3 TL 09 SP1 ("5300-09-01"), 64 bit kernel
- AIX 6.1 TL 02 SP1 ("6100-02-01"), 64-bit kernel
Note:
There are special considerations when installing Oracle Communications Data Model on AIX, see "AIX Platform: Changing the Database Parameter",
HP-UX Itanium
- HP-UX 11i V3 patch Bundle Sep/ 2008 (B.11.31.0809.326a) or higher

Hardware Requirements

The Oracle Database installation guide for your platform includes procedures for checking that your installation meets the hardware and operating system requirements for Oracle Database.

Additionally, for a complete installation of Oracle Communications Data Model, the minimum hardware requirement is disk space of at least 10 GB.

Software Requirements

The minimum software requirements for Oracle Communications Data Model are as follows:

Operating System: For details of supported platforms, see "Supported Platforms".
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition, including the Oracle Data Mining Option and the Oracle OLAP Option. See "Oracle Database Requirements".
Oracle Warehouse Builder. See "Oracle Warehouse Builder". (Oracle Warehouse Builder is required to use the ETL supplied with Oracle Communications Data Model.)
Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 11.1.1.3 or higher. See "Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition" (this is Optional for Oracle Communications Data Model component installation and required for the sample reports installation).

Note:

The recommended patches and software versions are accurate as of product release. For latest recommendations for database and Oracle OLAP for supported platforms, see http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/olap/collateral/olap_certification.html.

Oracle Database Requirements

Oracle Communications Data Model requires Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition.

Tip:

When you install the Database ensure that the database character set is Unicode (AL32UTF8) to support multi-language installations since Oracle Communications Data Model permits the installation of support for English and one other language.

Installation of the Oracle Communications Data Model component requires the following options to the Database:

Oracle Partitioning
Oracle Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Oracle Data Mining

Tip:

To confirm that you have Oracle Data Mining and OLAP options installed, follow the instructions outlined in "Confirming that Oracle Data Mining and OLAP Options are Installed".

After you download and install the Database, upgrade to the latest patch. Patches are available from My Oracle Support (http://metalink.oracle.com).

Oracle Warehouse Builder

Oracle Communications Data Model requires the version of Oracle Warehouse Builder that comes as with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Enterprise Edition. The ETL provided with Oracle Communications Data Model uses Oracle Warehouse Builder. For instructions on installing and configuring Oracle Warehouse Builder, see Oracle Warehouse Builder Installation and Administration Guide for Windows and Linux.

Tip:

To confirm that you have Oracle Warehouse Builder installed, follow the instructions outlined in "Confirming that the OWBSYS Schema Exists".

Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition

You must have the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition installed before you install the Oracle Communications Data Model sample reports. (Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition is not required for the installation of the Oracle Communications Data Model component.)

Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 11.1.1.3 or higher can be downloaded from Oracle Technology Network at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-enterprise-edition/downloads/bus-intelligence-11g-165436.html

Installation instructions are included in the documentation.