R12.2 software and StartCD 51 for repaid installation

The first task in upgrading EBS to R12.2 is to get the software ready. But it is not straight and easy. Here are steps to get started.

1. Create folder /path/to/R122, and add at lease 100GB disk space to /path/to partition.

2. Download ZIP files to /path/to/R122
See 12.2 E-Business Suite Applications Installation Rapid Install Steps To Create the Stage Directories In Preparation For A 12.2 Installation (Doc ID 1596433.1)

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Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.0 Current for Linux x86-64:
V35803-01_1of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 1, 1.2 GB
V35803-01_2of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 1, 1022.8 MB
V35803-01_3of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 1, 1.3 GB
V35804-01_1of2.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 2, 1.2 GB
V35804-01_2of2.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install APPL_TOP - Disk 2, 1.6 GB
V35802-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install AS10.1.2, 711.6 MB
V100060-01_1of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs PROD - Disk 2, 1.6 GB
V100060-01_2of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs PROD - Disk 2, 1.1 GB
V100060-01_3of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs PROD - Disk 2, 1.0 GB
V100061-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Technology one-off Patches, 839.9 MB
V100054-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 2, 3.0 GB
V100055-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 3, 2.8 GB
V100053-01_1of2.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs VISION - Disk 1, 52.0 MB
V100053-01_2of2.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs VISION - Disk 1, 3.4 GB
V100058-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs VISION - Disk 6, 2.0 GB
V100059-01_1of2.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs PROD - Disk 1, 1007.0 MB
V100059-01_2of2.zip EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install DBs PROD - Disk 1, 1.6 GB
V100056-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 4, 2.6 GB
V100057-01.zip  EBS R 12.2.0 for Linux x86-64 Rapid Install Databases VISION - Disk 5, 2.4 GB
V100102-01.zip  Oracle DB 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2.0) EXAMPLES for Linux x86-64, 476.1 MB

If patch file p22066363_R12_GENERIC.zip is downloaded, below three files are not needed:

V100052-01_1of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 Rapid Install Start Here, 725.3 MB
V100052-01_2of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 Rapid Install Start Here, 81.6 MB
V100052-01_3of3.zip EBS R 12.2.0 Rapid Install Start Here, 97.3 MB

Go to https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/database12c-linux-downloads.html
to download Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2.0) for Linux x86-64 (and then rename them to V46095-01_xxxx.zip)
V46095-01_1of2.zip (linuxamd64_12102_database_1of2.zip)
V46095-01_2of2.zip  (linuxamd64_12102_database_2of2.zip)

Then, follow instruction to download four ZIP files for Oracle Coherence 3.7.1.0.0 and one ZIP file for Oracle Web Tier 11.1.1.9.0
V29856-01.zip Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 (11gR1) Generic with Coherence 3.7.1, 1018.5 MB
V27954-01.zip Oracle Coherence 3.7.1.0.0 for C++ for Linux x86-64, 21.1 MB
V27953-01.zip Oracle Coherence 3.7.1.0.0 for the Microsoft .NET Framework, 17.0 MB
V28274-01.zip Oracle Coherence 3.7.1.0.0, 15.7 MB
V75792-01.zip Oracle Web Tier 11.1.1.9.0 Utilities (11g Patch Set 7) - Oracle Fusion Middleware for Linux x86-64, 2.0 GB

Totally, 30 ZIP files.

3. Create folder /path/to/R122/rapidSTARTCD, and download p22066363_R12_GENERIC.zip (Patch 22066363: RAPID INSTALL STARTCD 12.2.0.51, StartCD 51) to this new folder.

4. Unzip p22066363_R12_GENERIC.zip creates folder startCD.
NOTE: Do not manually unzip the other stage files.  After unzipping the startCD, buildStage.sh script should be run to unzip the rest of the installation software.  

5. Build stage area  -- it needs about 45GB to unzip files
$ cd startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin
(or, /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin)
$ ./buildStage.sh

Two actions are necessary.

                      Build Stage Menu
   ------------------------------------------------------
   1.     Create new stage area
   2.     Copy patches to existing stage area

   Enter your choice [4]: 1
… …
Specify the directory containing the zipped installation media: /path/to/stageR122

Verifying stage area...
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/TechInstallMedia is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/TechPatches/DB is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/TechPatches/MiddleTier is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/EBSInstallMedia/AppDB is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/EBSInstallMedia/Apps is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/EBSInstallMedia/AS10.1.2 is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/TechInstallMedia/database is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/TechInstallMedia/ohs11119 is valid.
Directory /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/TechInstallMedia/wls1036_generic is valid.

If all worked, you shall see "Stage area verified."  by the end.

It unzip files to /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD and creates 3 sub-folders EBSInstallMedia, TechInstallMedia, TechPatches

6. Download patch 25525148 p25525148_R12_GENERIC.zip, the consolidated fixes on top of Patch 22066363, to /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD
(If database 19c is used, it needs another patch 29963728. See Oracle E-Business Suite Release Notes, Release 12.2 (Doc ID 1320300.1) ).

$ unzip p25525148_R12_GENERIC.zip
$ cd 25525148
$ ./patchRIStage.sh
Enter the location of the Rapid Install Stage area: /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD

$ cd ../
$ cd startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin
$ ./buildStage.sh
                    Build Stage Menu
   ------------------------------------------------------
   1.     Create new stage area
   2.     Copy patches to existing stage area
   3.     List files in TechPatches directory
   4.     Exit menu
   Enter your choice [4]: 2

… … 

Copying latest one-off patches to stage area...

Finished copying additional patches.

7. Now, Rapid Install CDs are ready, you can go to folder /path/to/stageR122 to tar folder rapidSTARTCD up to a file and copy it to other servers for installation if needed.

8. Test rapidwiz 

Stay at /path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz

$ vi /etc/oraInst.loc

$ export DISPLAY=xx.xx.xxx.xxx:0.0
$ ./rapidwiz -version

Rapid Install Wizard is validating your file system......
Rapid Install Wizard will now launch the Java Interface.....

Oracle E-Business Suite Rapid Install Wizard
Version 12.2.0.51           <= startCD 51
(c) Copyright 2000-2011 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Now, R12.2 software is ready for Rapidwiz.  Rapid Install will validate the system configuration and tell what pre-steps on OS and database are required for the installation.

$ ./rapidwiz -help
Rapid Install Wizard is validating your file system......
CMDDIR=/path/to/stageR122/rapidSTARTCD/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz
Rapid Install Wizard will now launch the Java Interface.....