Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ODI 11g Installation, Upgrade and Update
(Doc ID 1214428.1)
Last updated on SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Applies to:
Oracle Data Integrator - Version 11.1.1.3.0 to 11.1.1.9.99 [Release 11gR1]Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
This document is intended to respond some of the questions you might have while installing Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) 11g.
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In this Document
| Purpose |
| Questions and Answers |
| Oracle Data Integrator 11g for 10g users... |
| 1. Upgrading ODI |
| 2. What are the changes? |
| 3. "agentservice.bat/.sh" has been deprecated. How to achieve the equivalent startup of ODI Agent as Windows Service in ODI 11g? |
| Guidance for downloading, installing and patching ODI 11g... |
| 1. Which ODI 11g versions are available? |
| 2. Where to download ODI 11g, and how to install/patch from previous versions? |
| 3. How to apply ODI 11g interim patches? |
| 4. How to apply ODI PSE on top of 11.1.1.5.0? |
| 5. Where to get the latest version of RCU? |
| 6. How to update from older ODI 11g version to ODI 11.1.1.6? |
| Around Certification... |
| 1. Where to get the certification matrix? |
| 2. On which operating systems is ODI 11g certified? Which JDK should be used? |
| 3. With which version of WebLogic Server (WLS) is ODI 11g certified? |
| 4. Is ODI Studio certified on Unix and Solaris? |
| 5. Is RCU supported on 64-bit operating system? |
| 6. The following error is seen when trying to install ODI Standalone Agent on Exadata machine: |
| 7. Is ODI 11g supported on cluster installations? Can it be installed on multiple nodes to use high availability? |
| 8. ODI 11.1.17 is certified for Oracle Linux5+ . And this is the linux version that is installed in the exalytics. So, is ODI certified for exalytics ? |
| Installation related questions... |
| 1. What privileges are required when creating or upgrading ODI Repositories? |
| 2. What do the "Configure Repositories", and "Skip Repository Configuration" options do? |
| 3. Is there any issue if ODI Master and ODI Work Repository is installed on the same Database User/Schema? Is it necessary to install the Work Repository in the same database as Master Repository? |
| 4. Can RCU be used to create additional Work Repository such as an Execution type Work Repository to attach to the existing Master Repository? |
| 5. How many database schema is needed for one Master and two or more Work Repositories? |
| Installation related issues... |
| 1. Due to the location of JVM, the OUI cannot be run when launching the ODI 11.1.1.5 setup or installer. |
| 2. The command line argument jdkLoc, or the install mode specified is not valid when launching the ODI 11g setup or installer. |
| 3. The OUI Installer does not start when its path contains a space. |
| 4. Impacts of the default "tmp" directory and the script variables: TEMP or TMP. |
| 5. When running the ODI Installer, WLS must already be installed on the same Middleware Home. |
| 6. "Port is not free or not valid' message is received when installing ODI 11g standalone Agent. |
| 7. "java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: ...libmawt.so: libXext.so.6..." message is received when installing ODI 11g standalone Agent on SUSE Linux (Linux x86-64 SLES-11) |
| 8. "Connection Failed... No suitable driver" message when creating the Master Repository. How to add additional JDBC drivers? |
| 9. Trying to install BAM and ODI, but the ODI_HOME/lib directory is missing. |
| 10. Getting File not found Errors when Installing ODI 11.1.1.7.0. |
| Patching related questions... |
| 1. What is the impact of setting the ORACLE_HOME environment variable when running OPatch? |
| 2. Using OPatch to install ODI 11g one-off patches to ODI standalone Agents on Solaris. |
| Patching related issues... |
| 1. Before running PSE or OPatch on ODI 11.1.1.5.0, the installer patch 13651700 must be applied. |
| 2. Running the ODI 11.1.1.5 or 11.1.1.6 UA on a 64-bit machine signals "cannot find [...]\Oracle_ODI1\oui\lib\win32\oraInstaller.dll". |
| ODI Studio related questions... |
| 1. Java considerations for ODI Studio 11.1.1.3 and 11.1.1.5. |
| 2. Java considerations for ODI Studio 11.1.1.6. |
| 3. Are there any issues if running ODI Studio on a 64-bit machine with 32-bit Java? |
| 4. How to configure ODI Studio to use a 32-bit Java on 64-bit operating system? |
| 5. Cannot Launch ODI Studio And No Connection To Repository Option Is Available On Citrix. |
| 6. How to allow multiple Users to have their own Profile, and ODI Studio configurations? |
| References |