# Oracle EBS 12.2 Installation Checklist (Rapid Install on Oracle Linux)

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## Short answer

A step checklist for a fresh Oracle EBS 12.2 install on Oracle Linux: media download, stage area, OS preparation, Rapid Install, post-install patching and hardening.

## Category

oracle

## Erp

Oracle E-Business Suite

## Audience

- EBS DBA
- Apps DBA
- Linux administrator
- EBS trainee

## Tool

**Kind:** checklist

**Groups:**

#### 1. Media and stage area

**Items:**

**Text:** Download the EBS 12.2 Rapid Install media for Linux x86-64 from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (edelivery.oracle.com) with a licensed account

**Critical:** true

Download the latest startCD patch listed in the installation notes and use it to build the stage

Build the stage area with buildStage.sh (under startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/bin) and verify all zip files unpacked

Keep the stage on a file system with enough free space and readable by the install users

#### 2. Operating system preparation

**Items:**

**Text:** OS release and update level are certified for EBS 12.2 on the My Oracle Support Certifications tab

**Critical:** true

**Text:** Follow Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.2) for Linux x86-64 (Doc ID 1330701.1) for packages, kernel parameters and limits

**Critical:** true

Use the Oracle-provided EBS preinstall package for your Oracle Linux release where the notes list one, then verify every required package anyway

Kernel parameters and ulimits set as the notes specify for the install users

Host name resolves to a fully qualified domain name in /etc/hosts and DNS

OS users and groups created: a single user, or separate database (oracle) and applications (applmgr) owners for a multi-user install

oraInventory location decided and writable

#### 3. Sizing

**Items:**

**Text:** Disk space for the application tier file systems fs1, fs2 and fs_ne plus the database and growth

**Critical:** true

Memory and swap meet the installation notes for the number of nodes and expected users

Vision demo database needs much more space than a fresh database; size for the option you install

#### 4. Run Rapid Install

**Items:**

Start rapidwiz from the stage area as the correct user with a working X display or VNC

**Text:** Choose fresh install or Vision demo, and single node or multi-node layout

**Critical:** true

Select the port pool and record the resulting ports for the firewall team

Set base directories for database and application tiers; decide on a shared application tier file system for multi-node

Save the configuration file so the install can be repeated or extended to other nodes

Review the post-install validation checks in rapidwiz and the install logs

#### 5. Post-install patching

**Items:**

Log in at http(s)://host:port/OA_HTML/AppsLogin and confirm forms and OA Framework pages open

**Text:** Run ETCC and apply required database and middleware fixes

**Critical:** true

**Text:** Apply the latest AD and TXK Delta packs, then the target 12.2.x RUP with adop, as Rapid Install delivers the 12.2.0 base level

**Critical:** true

Run adop phase=fs_clone after the patching cycles to synchronise the file systems

#### 6. Hardening and handover

**Items:**

**Text:** Change default application and database passwords (SYSADMIN, APPS and others) using AFPASSWD

**Critical:** true

Configure the workflow mailer SMTP server

Set up database and application tier backups and test a restore

Record versions, ports, users and directory layout in the system handover document

**Scoring Note:** Rapid Install installs the 12.2.0 base. The system is not ready for use until AD/TXK Delta and a current RUP are applied.

## Content

**Intro:** This checklist walks through a fresh Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 installation on Oracle Linux with Rapid Install, from downloading media to the post-install patching that brings the 12.2.0 base to a current code level. Use it for a fresh, Vision or lab install.

**Sections:**

#### How to use it

**Body:** Read the Oracle E-Business Suite Installation Guide: Using Rapid Install for 12.2 and the Linux x86-64 installation notes (Doc ID 1330701.1) alongside this list. The notes carry the exact package list, kernel parameters and OS-specific fixes, which change with each Oracle Linux update. Work the groups in order, tick items as you go and export the list as part of your build record. Critical items are the ones that typically force a reinstall when missed.

**Bullets:**

- Media and stage first, then OS
- Size disks for fs1, fs2 and fs_ne
- Patch to a current RUP before handing over

#### Where things live after install

**Body:** A 12.2 application tier has two complete file systems, fs1 and fs2, used alternately as run and patch file systems by online patching, plus a non-editioned file system, fs_ne, for logs and data that do not change with editions. Environment files under the base directory set the run or patch environment; source the run environment for day-to-day work. Service control scripts such as adstrtal.sh, adstpall.sh and admanagedsrvctl.sh live in $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME. The login page is /OA_HTML/AppsLogin on the web entry host and port.

#### Lab installs and VirtualBox

**Body:** For learning or demos, Oracle has published Vision demo environments for 12.2.x as Oracle VM VirtualBox appliances, which avoid running Rapid Install yourself. They need a large host with plenty of memory and disk, and are licensed for the purposes Oracle states with the download. A Rapid Install on your own Oracle Linux VM teaches more about the stack but takes longer. Either way, a lab instance still needs default passwords changed if it is reachable on a shared network.

#### Common mistakes

**Body:** Typical failures come from an uncertified OS update, missing 32-bit or development packages, a host name that does not resolve fully qualified, too little space in the stage or base directories, and running rapidwiz as the wrong user. After a successful install, the most common mistake is stopping at 12.2.0: the base level must be patched with AD/TXK Delta and a current RUP before it is supportable for real use.

**Cta:** Once your new EBS instance is running, we can add a private AI assistant on the same servers so users can ask questions about EBS data and setup documents.

**Faq:**

#### How do I download Oracle EBS 12.2?

**Answer:** EBS 12.2 Rapid Install media is downloaded from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (edelivery.oracle.com) with an account entitled to the licence. Download the Linux x86-64 media pack and the latest startCD patch named in the installation notes, then build the stage area with buildStage.sh.

#### Can Oracle EBS 12.2 be installed on Oracle Linux 8?

**Answer:** Oracle certifies EBS 12.2 on Oracle Linux 8 for supported code levels. Check the Certifications tab on My Oracle Support for the exact OS update and EBS level, and follow the Linux x86-64 installation notes (Doc ID 1330701.1) for the packages and any additional patches required on that release.

#### What does Rapid Install install for 12.2?

**Answer:** Rapid Install lays down the database, the dual application tier file systems fs1 and fs2 plus fs_ne, the WebLogic and Oracle HTTP Server components and the 12.2.0 base code level. You then apply AD and TXK Delta packs and a 12.2.x RUP with adop to reach a current release.

#### Can I install Oracle EBS 12.2 on VirtualBox?

**Answer:** Yes. You can run Rapid Install inside an Oracle Linux guest on VirtualBox, or use the Vision demo VirtualBox appliances Oracle has published for 12.2.x. Either needs a host with substantial memory and disk. Check the licensing terms that come with the download before using it.

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