Forms / Reports 11g Install Fails At Domain Creation - Install Log Shows " Error: Failed to validate host name. Invalid host "

(Doc ID 1536905.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 17, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Fusion Middleware - Version 11.1.1.2.0 to 11.1.2.1.0 [Release Oracle11g]
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Forms and Reports - 11.1.2.1 (It is suspected same issue will occur on 11.1.1.x and 11.1.2.0)
WLS - 10.3.6
JDK - jdk1.7.0_15
OS - RHEL 6

Symptoms

Forms / Reports 11g installs fails during the Domain Creation phase:

Cause

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