1 Preparing to Install Oracle Data Service Integrator

Before you install Oracle Data Service Integrator, verify that your system meets minimum requirements. This chapter provides information about supported platforms, system hardware and software requirements, and installation prerequisites. It also provides an overview of the Oracle Data Service Integrator components that get installed.

The following sections are included:

Section 1.1, "Installation Overview"
Section 1.2, "Verifying Certification and System Requirements"
Section 1.3, "Understanding Oracle Data Service Integrator Install Versions"
Section 1.4, "Understanding the Oracle Data Service Integrator Installation Topologies"

Note:

Oracle Data Service Integrator was originally known as Liquid Data and AquaLogic Data Services Platform (ALDSP). Some instances of the original names remain in the product, installation path, and components.

1.1 Installation Overview

This section provides an overview of the tasks required to install Oracle Data Service Integrator.

Task 1: Prepare to Install

Check the supported platforms and databases, and verify that you have the installation prerequisites in place. For more information, see Section 1.2, "Verifying Certification and System Requirements."
Uninstall any previous versions of Oracle Data Service Integrator. For details see Chapter 5, "Deinstalling Oracle Data Service Integrator."

Note:

The uninstall option does not remove any Oracle Data Service Integrator or other Oracle WebLogic Server projects that you have created.
Add an entry for the JDK bin directory (for example, JDK170_40/bin) to your PATH environment variable. Java is a required software for running Oracle Data Service Integrator. The current release of Oracle Data Service Integrator requires the JDK version JDK170_40 or later.
Install WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.3) with JRF or WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.3) with JRF and JDBC. Oracle Data Service Integrator IDE runs as a WebLogic Server plugin and requires one of these WebLogic Server products to be installed.

Install WebLogic Server into the directory in which you are installing Oracle Data Service Integrator. Installing either of these WebLogic Server products will create an Oracle Middleware home (<ORACLE_HOME>). An (<ORACLE_HOME>) is required for installing Oracle Data Service Integrator.

For more information about WebLogic Server and downloads, see this URL:

http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/cloud-app-foundation/weblogic/enterprise-edition/overview/index.html
Install Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) version 12.1.3 (or later) if you will be using Eclipse to model dataspaces. The Developer installation of Oracle Data Service Integrator installs Eclipse plugins.

For more information about OEPE and downloads, see this URL:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/eclipse/overview/index.html

Task 2: Install Oracle Data Service Integrator

You can install Oracle Data Service Integrator in either of the following modes on Windows, Linux, or UNIX systems:

Oracle Universal Installer—Features an easy-to-use graphical installer application. For more information about using Oracle Universal Installer, see Chapter 2, "Installing Oracle Data Service Integrator Using Oracle Universal Installer."
Silent mode—Reads an installer response file to determine the install options. For more information about using Silent mode, see Chapter 3, "Installing Oracle Data Service Integrator Using Silent Mode."

Task 3: Perform Post-installation Tasks

After installation, you can verify that the installation was successful and perform post-installation tasks for integration with WebLogic Server and Eclipse. For more information, see Chapter 4, "Post-Installation Tasks."

If you will be using Oracle Data Service Integrator with WebLogic Server, you can install either the Developer or the Runtime version of the product, then create a preconfigured sample domain. See Section 4.2, "Creating a Sample Domain in WebLogic Server."
If you will be using Oracle Data Service Integrator with Oracle Eclipse, you must install the Developer version of the product, and then complete some post-installation tasks. See Section 4.3, "Post-Installation Tasks for Oracle Eclipse."

1.2 Verifying Certification and System Requirements

The certification matrix and system requirements documents should be used in conjunction with each other to verify that your environment meets the necessary requirements for installation.

Step 1 Verify Your Environment Meets Certification Requirements

Make sure that you are installing your product on a supported hardware or software configuration. For more information, see the certification document for your release on the Oracle Fusion Middleware Supported System Configurations page.

Oracle has tested and verified the performance of your product on all certified systems and environments; whenever new certifications occur, they are added to the proper certification document right away. New certifications can occur at any time, and for this reason the certification documents are kept outside of the documentation libraries and are available on Oracle Technology Network.

Step 2 Using the System Requirements Document to Verify Certification

The Oracle Fusion Middleware System Requirements and Specifications document should be used to verify that the requirements of the certification are met. For example, if the certification document indicates that your product is certified for installation on 64-Bit Oracle Linux 5, this document should be used to verify that your Oracle Linux 5 system has met the required minimum specifications, like disk space, available memory, specific platform packages and patches, and other operating system-specific items. System requirements can be updated at any time, and for this reason the system requirement documents are kept outside of the documentation libraries and are available on Oracle Technology Network.

1.3 Understanding Oracle Data Service Integrator Install Versions

You can install either the Development version or the Runtime version of Oracle Data Service Integrator.

Runtime version allows you to import, export, deploy, and administer Oracle Data Service Integrator deployment JARs.
Development version provides all of the functionality as the Runtime version and also includes plugins for Oracle Eclipse. You can use the Eclipse environment to create and modify dataspaces and artifacts in data services.

1.4 Understanding the Oracle Data Service Integrator Installation Topologies

The following sections describe the topologies into which you can install Oracle Data Service Integrator.

Single (Managed) Server Mode
Multiple Managed Servers in a Cluster

1.4.1 Single (Managed) Server Mode

In this scenario, the WebLogic domain contains Machine 1, which contains the Administration Server, the Node Manager and Managed Server 1. Oracle Data Service Integrator is deployed in the Managed Server.

This scenario is illustrated in Figure 1-1. The elements in the illustration are described in Table 1-1.

Figure 1-1 Single (Managed) Server Mode

Description of "Figure 1-1 Single (Managed) Server Mode"

1.4.2 Multiple Managed Servers in a Cluster

In this scenario, the WebLogic Domain contains Machine 1 and Machine 2. Machine 1 contains the Administration Server, the Node Manager and Managed Server 1 within Cluster 1. Oracle Data Service Integrator is deployed in the Managed Server.

Machine 2 contains a Node Manager and Oracle Data Service Integrator deployed on Managed Server 2. Managed Server 2 is also contained in Cluster 1. The cluster is under the control of the Administration Server on Machine 1.

This scenario is illustrated in Figure 1-2. The elements in the illustration are described in Table 1-1.

Figure 1-2 Multiple Managed Servers in a Cluster

Description of "Figure 1-2 Multiple Managed Servers in a Cluster"

Table 1-1 Description of the Elements in the Oracle Data Service Integrator Installation Topology

Element	Description and Links to Additional Documentation
WebLogic Domain	A logically related group of Java components (in this case, the administration Server, Managed Servers, and other related software components). For more information, see "What is an Oracle WebLogic Server Domain" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Administration Server	The central control entity of a domain which maintains the domain's configuration objects and distributes configuration changes to Managed Servers. For more information, see "What is the Administration Server" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Node Manager	A Java utility that runs as a separate process from Oracle WebLogic Server and allows you to perform common operations for a Managed Server, regardless of its location with respect to its Administration Server, and for system components For more information, see "What Is Node Manager" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Cluster	A collection of multiple WebLogic Server instances running simultaneously and working together. For more information, see "Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Machine	Logical representation of the computer that hosts one or more WebLogic Server instances (servers). Machines are also the logical glue between WebLogic Managed Servers and the Node Manager; in order to start or stop a Managed Server with Node Manager, the Managed Server must be associated with a machine.
Managed Server	Host for your applications, application components, Web services, and their associated resources. For more information, see "Understanding Managed Servers and Managed Server Clusters" in Understanding Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Oracle Data Service Integrator	Oracle Data Service Integrator is deployed on the Managed Servers.