EBMentors: Installing R12 (12.1.1) On Windows (32bit)

Requirements and Considerations:
1- Install Cygwin for managing EBS on Windows Environment
2- Install Microsoft VC++ 8.0
3- Microsoft Windows Server 32bit with SP1 or higher - (all editions supported)
4- Do not use compressed drives for installing any of the Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 components.
5- It appears that if the total size of all enviroment variables exceeds 23 KB, some tools may encounter problems. To avoid this issue, ensure that the ORACLE_BASE directory is no larger than 10 bytes (for example, "d:\oracle\").
6- On the drive that's hosting the top level application directory (the APPL_TOP directory), ensure that there are sub-directories named 'tmp' and 'temp' under the top level. For example, if 'D' is the drive then there should be 'D:\tmp' and 'D:\temp' sub-directories.
6- Disk space - 85G is required for fresh install and if you intall vision DB then 233G would be required. Additionally you would require to have the zip download about 40G from eDelivery and 47G for the Stage area. You can delete the zip files after creating the staging area successfully. You also need 1G free temporary space.

My Environment:
- Microsoft Windows Server 32bit with SP2, 4G RAM on VM

Installation Process:
First download the E-Business Suite Media for your OS from Oracle eDelivery. Then Stage it and start the installation from the staged location.
I'll be performing a standard installation with fresh database (without pre-configured VISION database)
A standard installation, involves creating a new system using system-specific configuration parameters. I'll be performing all technology stacks installation only on one system. Please note a new installation includes a fresh Oracle 11g Release 1 (11gR1) database.

1- Start the Rapid Install wizard
Start the wizard from the command line by entering rapidwiz at the prompt.

2- Select a wizard operation

This action sets up a new, fully configured system, with either a fresh database
or a Vision Demo database.

3- Supply Oracle Configuration Manager details

Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM) is a component that is designed to facilitate
support for your Oracle products. Use of Oracle Configuration Manager is optional,
but recommended.

4- Identify configuration file
Because this is a new installation, choose Create a new configuration. If you choose Create a new configuration , Rapid Install saves the configuration parameters you enter on the wizard screens in the Applications database, and in a configuration file (conf_<SID>.txt), which is stored in your system temporary
directory until the installation is completed.

you indicate whether you will be using
previously saved configuration details.

5- Specify Global System Settings

you indicate whether you want to accept the
default port values.

Edit Ports button will open a screen that allows you
to specify the values of any ports you wish.

6- Define Database Node Configuration

indicate the kind of database you
want to install in the new system

7- Select product license type (Fresh Database installation only)

indicate the type of licensing agreement you have purchased from Oracle.

8- Select Country-Specific Functionality (Fresh Database installation only)

country-specific functionality of a localized Applications
product. For example

9- Select Internationalization Settings (Fresh Database installation only)

10- Enter Primary Applications Node Information

top-level directory and subdirectories associated with the Applications
nodes. The UNIX Toolkit directory and Visual Studio directories are specific to Windows.

Clicking the Edit Services button enables you to choose which services are enabled
on this Applications node.

The services define the set of processes that will be started on each Applications
node, and can be activated or deactivated according to the function the node is to
perform.

The Edit Paths button opens a window where you can specify a value for one or
more of the key Applications node directory paths.

11- Review Database and Applications Node Information

At this stage, you have specified details for the database node and the primary
Applications node.

12- Review Pre-Install Checks

Rapid Install performs a series of system tests to validate the configuration
specified.

indicate whether
various pre-install requirements for the installation have been met.

13- Begin the Installation
On the Component Installation Review screen, Rapid Install lists the components it will install, based on the system parameters you entered in the wizard.

Click Next. Rapid Install now displays another alert screen asking you to verify that
you are ready to begin the installation.

Click Yes.

Monitor Installation Progress

Post-Install Review:

After the installation is complete, Rapid Install automatically validates the installed
Applications environment. Tests include database availability, correctly-configured
environment files, and functioning listeners.