Install eBusiness suite on Oracle Cloud

In this article we will go through steps on how to install eBusiness suite on Oracle Cloud using a marketplace image and provision a Oracle eBS Release 12.2.13 with Oracle Database 19c environment on a single Compute instance (virtual machine, or VM).

We can either install eBusiness suite on Oracle Cloud instance using the demo image, and conduct demonstrations and explore new features with the resulting environment, OR provision using the fresh install image, and tailor the resulting environment to our specific needs. Here will provision demo install image.

Preparation steps

• Log in to your Oracle Cloud OCI Console.
• Navigate to the Oracle Cloud Marketplace and search for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.13 Demo Install Image. Select and launch the instance as shown below
• Note: The software is free of charge and you will only be charged for the compute instance and storage etc.

The launch instance button will take you to the OCI compute instance creation screen. Specify instance name and choose compartment.

Create eBusiness Suite Instance

Select appropriate shape template for the instance as per your need. A shape is a template that determines the number of CPUs, amount of memory, and other resources allocated to an instance.

Choose or create VCN and subnet as per your network requirement. Download or configure your SSH keys and proceed to creation of OCI compute instance for Oracle E-Business Suite Installation.

Update Operating System

We need to update the OS. Connect to instance using putty and private key. Switch from the opc user to the root user, and then perform an operating system update using the following commands

$ sudo -i
# yum update
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y

Enable Instance-Level Firewall

In order to access the applications, you must enable firewall access to port 8000 on your instance. We will also enable 1521 for connecting to database from TOAD/SQL Developer. While still logged on as the root user, use the following commands to enable ports 8000 and 1521

# firewall-cmd --add-port=8000/tcp --add-port=1521/tcp --permanent
# systemctl restart firewalld
To confirm the change, use the following command:
# firewall-cmd --list-all

Update Hostname

Your hostname must be updated to reflect the current VCN network configuration. While still logged on as the root user, perform a required hostname update using the following command:

# /u01/install/scripts/updatehosts.sh

Enable and Change SYSADMIN Password

To ensure your environment is adequately protected, you must change your Oracle E-Business Suite account passwords. While still logged on to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure instance that hosts your Oracle E-Business Suite environment, switch from the opc user to the oracle user using the following command:

$ sudo -i -u oracle

Start the database:

$ /u01/install/APPS/scripts/startdb.sh

Start the application tier processes:

$ /u01/install/APPS/scripts/startapps.sh

Set the environment:

$ . /u01/install/APPS/EBSapps.env run

To log in through the web interface, you must initially set a password of your choice for the SYSADMIN user. After the SYSADMIN user is active with the new password, you can create new users or activate existing locked users. To enable the SYSADMIN user, run the following commands:

$ mkdir -p ~/logs

$ cd ~/logs
$ sh /u01/install/APPS/scripts/enableSYSADMIN.sh

When prompted, enter a new password for the SYSADMIN user. The SYSADMIN user can now connect to Oracle E-Business Suite through the web interface and create new users or activate existing locked users.

Enable HTTP Access and Login to applications

From the OCI console, add a security rule to the security list. Add an entry in host file of pc from where you would run the application.

We have now basic steps to provision a Oracle E-Business Suite instance. Open application in browser and login. Please note you may need to install and configure JDK 1.8.x in order to launch the java forms as we normally do with every Oracle e-business suite application.