I have attempted the Beta certification tests of Oracle 11i Applications Technology track.
There are three tests in this track and classroom training is waived of if the tests are taken before May 2007.
The three tests that needs to be passed to obtain the certification are :
1Z0-231 - Implement Oracle Workflow 11i
1Z1-232 - Oracle 11i System Administration
1Z1-233 - 11i Install Patch and Maintain Oracle Applications
The last two tests were in beta phase till 31st January 2007. So I have appeared for those tests on 25th of January and 31st of January. Managed to prepare and appear for these tests before the beta expires.
1Z0-231 : Implement Oracle Workflow 11i is not in beta test and is not available as of today. So I need to wait for this test to become officially available to write it. Also till now I didnt get oppurtunity to work on workflow and implement it. So I will be utilizing the time to prepare for the test and do some hands on. Luckily my current project has workflow implementation with AME (Approval Management Engine). So this test will be useful for me as well as my current implementation experience for the test.
1Z1-232: Oracle 11i System Administration. Wrote this test yesterday on 31st January. Just before the beta version expires. So its still fresh in my mind. There are 103 questions with 180 minutes to complete it. Well as per agreement I cannot reveal much about the questions, but I can say that the questions are good and a person with good hands on can easily pass through. We need to study more on topics like User Management, Forms personalization and Data Security apart from the other topics given in the course contents. As User Management is a new chapter with Oracle moving towards RBAC I felt we need to study more on this new topic and there are quite a few number of questions from this.
1Z1-233 : 11i Install Patch and Maintain Oracle Applications
Wrote this test last week and this is the first Beta test I have appeared from Oracle. So I was not prepared for the plethora of questions that Oracle has bombarded on me. There were 153 questions and 3 hours time to complete all. The test center room was too cold and in between my hands went numb. Well leaving the environment factors and coming to the actual questions felt they were tough. Even though cloning, patching and installing are part of my day to day activities, I do not remember the commands and rely mostly on Metalink.
Now I need to prepare for the workflow test and keep my fingers crossed till the results of the Beta tests are announced. Meanwhile I am planning to appear for Oracle 10g Application server Administration -I test. Though I am not keen on writing it so soon, but i got a 25% discount voucher from my company and it expires in the first week of March. So if I have to save some money, then I better have to pull up my socks and prepare well to appear before the voucher expires.
Backup
Today started taking backup of the Oracle Apps instance to a different mount point.
used the following command,
login as root
#tar cvf backup_20070122.tar /abc/
The tar creation failed with the following error,
tar: 0511-194 Reached end-of-file before expected.
Found out the soft file size for "root" user with
#ulimit -a
file(blocks) 2097151
which means, the maximum file size "root" can create is 2091751*512 = 1070976512 bytes only.
Hence its failed with the above error.
So started the tar command again from the "applmgr" user.
As you see from my previous posts, I have set the SOFT FILE SIZE to "ulimited" for applmgr.
Now the tar backup is going on smoothly.
used the following command,
login as root
#tar cvf backup_20070122.tar /abc/
The tar creation failed with the following error,
tar: 0511-194 Reached end-of-file before expected.
Found out the soft file size for "root" user with
#ulimit -a
file(blocks) 2097151
which means, the maximum file size "root" can create is 2091751*512 = 1070976512 bytes only.
Hence its failed with the above error.
So started the tar command again from the "applmgr" user.
As you see from my previous posts, I have set the SOFT FILE SIZE to "ulimited" for applmgr.
Now the tar backup is going on smoothly.
Day 3 - Oracle Apps Installation on AIX 5.3
When verified the installation screen, it is observed that all the checks were successful except the Apache service couldnt start on port 80.
Metalink NoteID 356080.1 mentions the steps that need to be done to configure Apache on port 80. As per the steps we need to start apache as root.
Next while creating uses got the error,
FRM-40815: Varaible GLOBAL.LLL517 does not exist.
To fix the above problem applied patch 4689213.
Metalink NoteID 356080.1 mentions the steps that need to be done to configure Apache on port 80. As per the steps we need to start apache as root.
Next while creating uses got the error,
FRM-40815: Varaible GLOBAL.LLL517 does not exist.
To fix the above problem applied patch 4689213.
Day 2 - Apps Installation on AIX 5.3
The pre-requisite checks are done as per the instructions given in the doc
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/B10811_02/ch2.htm
1.Find memory on AIX
#lsattr -E -l sys0 -a realmem
realmem 16318464 Amount of usable physical memory in Kbytes False
2.To find the configured SWAP space,
# lsps -a
Our swap size is 512 MB, recomended is 1GB or twice the RAM sizeOn AIX machines it is recommended not to increase SWAP beyond the 2GB
So increased the swap sizesWAP size is increased by using the following commands,"smitty pgsp" Change/show Characteristics -- select hd6 -- Type in enough LPs to bring it up to 2 GB, i.e. 3x the LP count for 512 MB, and press ENTER
3. Ensure that /tmp has atleast 1GB free space
df -k /tmp shows that /tmp size is only 131MB.
/dev/hd3 131072 129700 2% 35 1% /tmp
Increased the /tmp size by adding more space to it using the following command,
#chfs -a size='+100000' /tmp
After this the output of df -k /tmp is as below,
/dev/hd3 524288 522856 1% 35 1% /tmp
So the free space is reached to 520 MB.
4. To ensure that the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command
and expected output is 64.
#getconf HARDWARE_BITMODE
5.Software requirements
a. Verify the OS level, minimum should be AIX 5.2
#oslevel -r 5300-03
b. Verify whether the patchsets are installed or not
#lslpp -l bos.adt.base bos.adt.lib bos.adt.libm bos.perf.perfstat bos.perf.libperfstat bos.perf.proctools
Unix steps to start the installation,
Create Unix users and groups required for the Oracle Apps installation.
On AIX use SMIT to create the users and groups.
After creating the users, the following shell limits need to be set,
Soft File Size -1
Soft CPU time -1
Soft Data segment -1
Soft STACK size -1
Use "smit chuser" to setup the above parameters.
Verify that the maximum number of processes allowed per user is set to 2048 or greater.
#smit chgsys
-----Downloaded GCC compiler from the following link, http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/packages/gcc.html
After installing the GCC compiler got the error to apply 2896876
Initially thought that it might be a AIX patch and searched in the IBM site, later understood that its a Oracle patch and has to be downloaded from Metalink.
unzip not found
so had to extract the patch on the windows and ftp the whole folderexecuted rootpre.sh as instructed in the patch readme.
---------Added on 24/01/2007------------
I have missed the following steps mentioned in Metalink Note ID : 294932.1
a) Execute slibclean :
Before you start the Installation through Rapid Install, run slibclean as a root user on your AIX install machine :
# slibclean
This command, will clean up any unused modules in kernel and library memory which may cause installation or runtime problems.
b) Execute rootpre.sh and preInstaller.sh :
Execute the following scripts to Set the Kernel with the requirements for 9i/11i:
/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/oui/IBM_AIX/aix_preInstall/rootpre.sh
/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/oui/IBM_AIX/aix_preInstall/preInstaller.sh
The scripts must be executed with the root user in the same Xwindow session just before executing RapidWiz.
--------End of Addition 24/01/2007-----------
Now the installation started..............phew.......
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/B10811_02/ch2.htm
1.Find memory on AIX
#lsattr -E -l sys0 -a realmem
realmem 16318464 Amount of usable physical memory in Kbytes False
2.To find the configured SWAP space,
# lsps -a
Our swap size is 512 MB, recomended is 1GB or twice the RAM sizeOn AIX machines it is recommended not to increase SWAP beyond the 2GB
So increased the swap sizesWAP size is increased by using the following commands,"smitty pgsp" Change/show Characteristics -- select hd6 -- Type in enough LPs to bring it up to 2 GB, i.e. 3x the LP count for 512 MB, and press ENTER
3. Ensure that /tmp has atleast 1GB free space
df -k /tmp shows that /tmp size is only 131MB.
/dev/hd3 131072 129700 2% 35 1% /tmp
Increased the /tmp size by adding more space to it using the following command,
#chfs -a size='+100000' /tmp
After this the output of df -k /tmp is as below,
/dev/hd3 524288 522856 1% 35 1% /tmp
So the free space is reached to 520 MB.
4. To ensure that the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command
and expected output is 64.
#getconf HARDWARE_BITMODE
5.Software requirements
a. Verify the OS level, minimum should be AIX 5.2
#oslevel -r 5300-03
b. Verify whether the patchsets are installed or not
#lslpp -l bos.adt.base bos.adt.lib bos.adt.libm bos.perf.perfstat bos.perf.libperfstat bos.perf.proctools
Unix steps to start the installation,
Create Unix users and groups required for the Oracle Apps installation.
On AIX use SMIT to create the users and groups.
After creating the users, the following shell limits need to be set,
Soft File Size -1
Soft CPU time -1
Soft Data segment -1
Soft STACK size -1
Use "smit chuser" to setup the above parameters.
Verify that the maximum number of processes allowed per user is set to 2048 or greater.
#smit chgsys
-----Downloaded GCC compiler from the following link, http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/packages/gcc.html
After installing the GCC compiler got the error to apply 2896876
Initially thought that it might be a AIX patch and searched in the IBM site, later understood that its a Oracle patch and has to be downloaded from Metalink.
unzip not found
so had to extract the patch on the windows and ftp the whole folderexecuted rootpre.sh as instructed in the patch readme.
---------Added on 24/01/2007------------
I have missed the following steps mentioned in Metalink Note ID : 294932.1
a) Execute slibclean :
Before you start the Installation through Rapid Install, run slibclean as a root user on your AIX install machine :
# slibclean
This command, will clean up any unused modules in kernel and library memory which may cause installation or runtime problems.
b) Execute rootpre.sh and preInstaller.sh :
Execute the following scripts to Set the Kernel with the requirements for 9i/11i:
/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/oui/IBM_AIX/aix_preInstall/rootpre.sh
/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/oui/IBM_AIX/aix_preInstall/preInstaller.sh
The scripts must be executed with the root user in the same Xwindow session just before executing RapidWiz.
--------End of Addition 24/01/2007-----------
Now the installation started..............phew.......
Day 1 - Apps Installation on AIX 5.3
Today I started installing Oracle Applications fresh instance installation on AIX 5.3
The machine is a pSeries server and hosted by IBM technical person at the data center.
By the time I am involved, network setup is done and disk partioning is completed.
We have partitioned the disk as 3 mount points of 200GB each.
Hardware specifications
4 CPU - Dual core
16 GB RAM
Mounting CD's
On AIX System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) is used to create a logical mount for the CDROM device and also to mount the CDROM. I have used the steps in given in IBM DB2 installation steps to mount the CDROM.
Console
Monitor, keyboard and mouse are connected directly to the server and hence didnt had to tweak with the DISPLAY settings on the console.
Autostage
After mounting the "Start Here" cd, verified the contents of the cdrom to ensure that the CD is mounted properly, using the command "ls -l /cdrom".
Executed the following command,
perl /cdrom/Disk1/rapidwiz/adautostg.pl
It ask for various questions like
Components to be staged : Since I am doing a single node installation I have choosen Oracle Applications, The other options that are available are :
1 - to choose Oracle Applications
2 - to choose Oracle Applications with NLS
3 - to choose Oracle Database technology stack (RDBMS)
4 - to choose Oracle Applications database (Databases)
5 - to choose Oracle Applications technology stack (Tools)
6 - to choose APPL_TOP
7 - to choose National Language Support (NLS) Languages
stage directory : "Need to give a mountpoint where you would like to stage the CD's. In my case i have given /u03. It creates a folder called stage11i under /u03 and copies all the content over there."
CDROM Mountpoint : "In my case its /cdrom"
After this it verifies for the disk space availability and then starts copying contents into /u03/Stage11i. After completing copying this CD it prompts us to insert the next CD. This way it continue till it completes the staging activity. CD's are prompted in the following order,
1. Start Here CD
2. RDBMS - 1 CD
3. Database - 3 CDs
4. Tools - 1 CD
5. APPL_TOP - 2 CDs
Total time taken for staging is 3 hours.
The machine is a pSeries server and hosted by IBM technical person at the data center.
By the time I am involved, network setup is done and disk partioning is completed.
We have partitioned the disk as 3 mount points of 200GB each.
Hardware specifications
4 CPU - Dual core
16 GB RAM
Mounting CD's
On AIX System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) is used to create a logical mount for the CDROM device and also to mount the CDROM. I have used the steps in given in IBM DB2 installation steps to mount the CDROM.
Console
Monitor, keyboard and mouse are connected directly to the server and hence didnt had to tweak with the DISPLAY settings on the console.
Autostage
After mounting the "Start Here" cd, verified the contents of the cdrom to ensure that the CD is mounted properly, using the command "ls -l /cdrom".
Executed the following command,
perl /cdrom/Disk1/rapidwiz/adautostg.pl
It ask for various questions like
Components to be staged : Since I am doing a single node installation I have choosen Oracle Applications, The other options that are available are :
1 - to choose Oracle Applications
2 - to choose Oracle Applications with NLS
3 - to choose Oracle Database technology stack (RDBMS)
4 - to choose Oracle Applications database (Databases)
5 - to choose Oracle Applications technology stack (Tools)
6 - to choose APPL_TOP
7 - to choose National Language Support (NLS) Languages
stage directory : "Need to give a mountpoint where you would like to stage the CD's. In my case i have given /u03. It creates a folder called stage11i under /u03 and copies all the content over there."
CDROM Mountpoint : "In my case its /cdrom"
After this it verifies for the disk space availability and then starts copying contents into /u03/Stage11i. After completing copying this CD it prompts us to insert the next CD. This way it continue till it completes the staging activity. CD's are prompted in the following order,
1. Start Here CD
2. RDBMS - 1 CD
3. Database - 3 CDs
4. Tools - 1 CD
5. APPL_TOP - 2 CDs
Total time taken for staging is 3 hours.
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