EBS Applications Technology Stack

Comparison

EBS Applications Technology Leadership Team

Oracle Open World

October 2009

Rapid Install Versions

11.5.10 12.0.0 12.0.4 12.1.1

Oracle 10.1.2 AS Forms & Reports

N/A 10.1.2.0.2 10.1.2.2 10.1.2.3

Oracle 10.1.3 AS OC4J

N/A 10.1.3.0.0 10.1.3.0.0 10.1.3.4

Oracle 9i AS

Forms & Reports

1.0.2.2.2

8.0.6 Home

N/A N/A N/A

Oracle 9i AS

Jserv

1.0.2.2.2

8.1.6 Home

N/A N/A N/A

Database 9.2.0.5 10.2.0.2 10.2.0.3 11.1.0.7

R11 Architecture – ComponentsApplication Tier Database Tier

8.0.6 ORACLE_HOME

8.1.7 ORACLE_HOME

APPL_TOP

COMMON_TOP

10gR2 or 11g DB ORACLE_HOME

R12 Architecture – ComponentsApplication Tier Database Tier

10.1.3.x ORACLE_HOME

10.1.2.x ORACLE_HOME

APPL_TOP

COMMON_TOP

10gR2 or 11g DB ORACLE_HOME

INSTANCE_HOME

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Oracle Application Server ( 11.5.10 ) Media installs 9iAS 1.0.2.2.2 Latest patches are iAS Rollup 3 (2674529) and

iAS Rollup 4 (3072811) Uses JServ technology 466890.1 - Script to find Apache, Java, Jinitiator,

Forms version and JVM details for Oracle E-Business Suite 11i

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Oracle Application Server ( 11.5.10 ) Separate 10g AS install can be used for

SSO/OID/Portal/Discoverer/Webcache functionality

233436.1 - Installing Oracle Application Server 10g with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i

mod_plsql is available

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Oracle Application Server ( R12.0.x ) Media installs 10gAS 10.1.3.0 Latest patch is 10gAS 10.1.3.4 (454811.1 -

Upgrading to the Latest OracleAS 10g 10.1.3.x Patch Set in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12)

Uses OC4J technology 468311.1 - Script to find Apache, Java, JRE,

Forms version for Oracle E-Business Suite R12 mod_plsql not available

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Oracle Application Server ( R12.1.x ) Media installs 10gAS 10.1.3.4 Currently 10.1.3.4 is the latest patchset Uses OC4J technology 468311.1 - Script to find Apache, Java, JRE,

Forms version for Oracle E-Business Suite R12 mod_plsql not available

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Oracle Application Server ( for all releases ) Need to apply iAS CPU patches as applicable 362851.1 - Guidelines to setup the JVM in Apps

Ebusiness Suite 11i and R12 601736.1 - Script To Check The Techstack

Component Versions (Forms, Http Server, JDK, Framework, Database, etc)

235307.1 - E-Business Suite Diagnostic Tools FAQ and Troubleshooting Guide for Release 11i and R12

Java Requirements Application Node

R11i Latest certified 1.6.0_02+ for 11i (per certification matrix for

Linux x86) 300482.1 - Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business

Suite Release 11i 401561.1 - Using JDK Version 6 with Oracle E-Business

Suite 11i, Releases 11.5.10 & 11.5.9R12

Latest certified 1.6.0_07+ for 12.1 (per certification matrix for Linux x86)

455492.1 - Using Latest Update of Java 6.0 with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

418664.1 - Overview of Using Java with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

JRE Requirements Client (desktop)

R11i Latest certified - JRE 1.6.0_03 or later Note 285218.1 - Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-

Business Suite 11i

R12.1 Latest certified - JRE 1.6.0_03 or later 389422.1 - Recommended Browsers for Oracle E-

Business Suite Release 12

* Safari and Firefox users, check docs for certification version

JInitiator

JInitiator 761159.1 Oracle Corporation Product Obsolescence Desupport Notice

Error Correction Support (ECS): 31-JAN-2010

Extended Support (ES): 31-JAN-2013

Java Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Tips/Guides 760250.1 - Diagnosing Forms Mouse Focus Problems

Using JRE http://blogs.oracle.com/stevenChan/2009/07/

tips_debugging_sun_jre_forms_focus.html

Updating JRE plug ins 290807.1 - Upgrading Sun JRE (Native Plug-in) with

Oracle Applications 11i for Windows Clients 393931.1 - Upgrading JRE Plugin with Oracle

Applications R12

RDBMS Versions

11.5.10 12.0.0 12.0.4 12.1.1

Min RDBMS 10.2.0.4

11.1.0.7

10.2.0.2 10.2.0.2 10.2.0.3

Max RDBMS 10.2.0.5

11.1.0.7

10.2.0.4

11.1.0.7

10.2.0.4

11.1.0.7

10.2.0.4

11.1.0.7

Rapid Install 9.2.0.5 10.2.0.2 10.2.0.3 11.1.0.7

MetaLink Note

10g,362203.1

11g,452783.1

467778.1 403339.1 761570.1

Database Support 10g R2 database is part of EBS R12 technology stack 10g R2 database is certified to run with EBS R12.1.1 The latest certified 10g R2 database release - 10.2.0.4 with EBS

R12 Premier Support ends for database version 10g R2 on 7/31/2010 Extended support fees waived until 7/31/2011 10g R2 Terminal Patch Set is 10.2.0.5 (Projected to be released

in 2009) Oracle Metalink Note 454616.1 - Export/Import Process for

Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Database Instances Using Oracle Database 10g Release 2

Database Support

Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.7.0) is certified, on all Certified E-Business Suite Platforms, on R12 (12.0.4).

Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.7.0) is part of EBS R12.1.1 technology stack

Premier support for 11.1.0.6 database ends in October 2009 Oracle Metalink Note 735276.1 - Interoperability Notes E-

Business Suite R12 with Oracle Database 11gR1 (11.1.0) Oracle Metalink Note 466649.1 - Using Oracle 11g Release 1

Real Application Clusters and Automatic Storage Management with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12

Oracle Metalink Note: 741818.1 - Export/Import Process for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Database Instances Using Oracle Database 11g Release 1

11g Database – New Features

Access Control List (ACL) : Introduced support for ACL which is a new feature in 11g database

Oracle Advanced Compression Comprehensive set of compression capabilities to help

organizations reduce costs, while maintaining or improving performance.

Reduces the storage footprint of databases through compression of structured data (numbers, characters) as well as unstructured data (documents, spreadsheets, XML and other files).

Provides enhanced compression for database backups and also includes network compression capabilities for faster synchronization of standby databases.

Database Initialization Parameters with EBS

Metalink Note 216205.1 - Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle Applications Release 11i

Metalink Note 396009.1 - Database Initialization Parameters for Oracle Applications Release 12

OID/SSO with R11i

Metalink Note 233436.1 Install OAS Identity Management Infrastructure

10.1.4.0.1 and upgrade to 10.1.4.3 Install EBS SSO 10g Integration Patch 6117031 Register EBS Instance with OID/SSO

Default Registration Manual Registration (Appendix A)

Install applicable EBS Product Family SSO Patches Diagnostic tests are available through the “CRM

HTML Administration” responsibility

OID/SSO with R12

Metalink Note 376811.1 Install OAS Identity Management Infrastructure

10.1.4.0.1 and upgrade to 10.1.4.3 No EBS patching required unless running EBS on

AIX (patch 5855635) Register EBS Instance with OID/SSO

Default Registration Manual Registration (Appendix A)

Diagnostic tests are available through the “CRM HTML Administration” responsibility

OID/SSO Support Dates

Premier Support for SSO+OID 10.1.4.2 ends November 2009

AD Utilities features and enhancements

AutoConfig: Parallel Run Option The “Parallel Run” feature enables AutoConfig to

be executed simultaneously across multiple nodes EBS instance

AutoConfig: Profiler Consolidated HTML report of an AutoConfig run

Source and target location of each template Time consumed to instantiate/execute individual

template scripts Execution report for each template script

AD Utilities features and enhancements

AutoConfig: Enhanced Check Config Tool The Check Config tool (adchkcfg) is used to identify the

potential changes that would take effect on an EBS customer instance during the next AutoConfig run. The tool has been enhanced to report important database updates, generate a text report for database changes, and offer improved readability of reports.

AutoConfig: Support for Oracle Database 11g Features AutoConfig has been enhanced to support the use of Access

Control Lists and other Oracle Database 11g features.

Rapid Install Ability to store base environment configuration in Oracle EBS

database Multiple Domain Support for database and middle tier Read-Only Shared File System Support – appl_top,

common_top, tech stack homes can be deployed on a read-only shared file system

Rapid Clone Added RAC support for ASM and features to expand RAC

system by adding a node to existing RAC cluster

AD Utilities features and enhancements

Applications Object Library features and enhancements

Identity Management Integration User Name Enhancements

User name changes in EBS are automatically synchronized to Oracle ID

On Demand User Creation AOL now supports a mode in which EBS user

account is automatically created for SSO users when they first visit a page in EBS

Automatic Linking Of User Accounts EBS accounts are automatically linked to existing

accounts with the same user name in OID

Applications Object Library features and enhancements

Security New File System Layout

EBS code tree is free of configuration, log and output files and can be mounted in a read-only mode at runtime (when not patching)

Schema Passwords The base product schemas are locked except

during patching

Tasks to complete to ease R12 upgrade

Upgrade database to 10g R2 or 11g R1 Convert tablespaces to OATM model Evaluate impact of R12 on customizations and extensions Introduce BI Publisher and JDeveloper Integrate Discoverer Server Release 10g with EBS 11i Configure Oracle iAS Release 10g for external apps (SSO,

OID, Portal) and integrate with EBS 11i Position for high availability and scalability Evaluate and complete platform change based on ROI