AIA (2.4) Installation Steps

1. Install Database:

- Oracle 10g:
Install Oracle 10.2.0.3
Install 10.2.0.1
Install patch 10.2.0.3

OR

- Oracle XE

2. Install SOA Suite 10.1.3.1: This is the base software installation of SOA Suite 10g.Every subsequent step will be a patch applied to this base software install. Perform the advanced SOA install

3. Patch SOA Suite – 10.1.3.4
This patch brings the 10.1.3.1 base installation up to version 10.1.3.4.

4. Download Oracle Patch (OPatch) update
This is a patch for the Oracle Patch utility for SOA Suite and must be applied to the SOA Suite home. This is required for MLR #8 listed below.

5. Install Merge Label Request (MLR) #8 Patch number: 8372150: MLR patches are accumulations of bug fixes that have not yet made it into a point release but will be included when such a release is public. One can think of MLRs as a service pack or patch cluster between point releases of the product.

6. Install Oracle Services Registry (Optional for AIA 2.4 installation)
Service registry provides a central place to catalog and categorize all of the services created. The SOA Suite installer does not install the Oracle Service Registry.

7. Install AIA Media Pack Latest version: 2.4

- Product: Oracle Application Integration Architecture
- Pack: Oracle Application Integration Architecture Release 2.4 Media Pack for Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
- Part: V16434-01

Note:

1. Select a new Oracle home for AIA installation

2. Are you using the right version of JDK?.
Each version of Foundation pack is certified with a different version of JDK. Verify the installation guide and metalink notes to check for the most recent version. The last version of Foundation pack was certified on JDK 1.5 update 16

3. Does the DB user have DBA privileges?
The DB user entered during interview screens should have privileges to create a db schema. ‘sys’ user usually has all the required privileges.

4. Is directory browsing enabled on the server?
Check the install guide for information on how to enable directory browsing on your server.

5. Is your ESB working properly?
- Ensure ESB design time and runtime are accessing the following urls.
http://host:port/esb/dtStatus.jsp
http://host:port/esb/rtStatus.jsp
both the pages should return a true.
- Deploy a sample ESB process from ESB Console and execute it to check the results.
- Create a sample ‘system’ from ESB Console.
- Ensure virtual host and port of BPELSystem and DefaultSystem are set appropriately in ESBConsole.

6. Is your BPEL PM working properly?
- Deploy a sample BPEL process and verify the flow eg: LoanFlow demo.
- Verify if you are able to login to BPELConsole and navigate across various pages


Links for troubleshooting:

- Download the latest version of this Installation and Upgrade guide from Metalink Note 809490.1