Windows Oracle 12C

This document describes the minimum configuration requirements to install the application and/or data servers on a Microsoft Windows server with Oracle 12C database.

CategoryConfiguration requirements
Operating system
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter.
Server
  • Industry-standard server or virtual machine.
  • Intel Xeon Quad Core X5570 2.93GHz processor or more required to sustain up to 50 concurrent users in a mono-tier architecture.
  • 1 additional core recommended for every 40 sessions.
RAM
  • 2 GB for the OS, 2 to 6 GB per database instance, 60 MB per connected user.
Disk space
  • For Oracle 12C: 5 GB.
  • For Sage X3 (reference folder and software): 4 GB.
  • For the demonstration folder (SEED): 4 GB.
  • For the exploitation folder: Depends on the data managed. A sizing tool is available to calculate the size requirements.
Database software
  • Oracle 12C (64-bit) Version 12.1.0.
  • It is necessary to set up a listener.
  • If a sqlnet.ora file has been defined for the listener, verify that:
    • the SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES parameter value is set to NONE, The NTS value is not supported.
    • The SQLNET.ALLOWED_LOGON_VERSION parameter must be set to value 8, create this parameter if it does not exist already.
Mail server
  • The workflow engine used in Classic mode requires a SMTP/POP3 server accessible from the server.
Publication server
User accounts
  • Oracle Home User must be a builtin account and not a standard Windows User Account.
  • Installing Oracle 12C requires a user account that has administrator rights.
  • This user account can also be used for the software.
  • It is strongly recommended that a domain user is chosen.
  • This user has to satisfy the following obligations:
    • Be able to access and modify the Oracle 12C folder.
    • Open a session as a service.
  • It is recommended to use a domain user account belonging to the local administrators group.
  • In addition, for the actual software users, it is recommended to define a user group and assign the access to the different software folders after installing the software components.
Others
  • A SAFE X3 ADXADMIN administration runtime must be installed on the server.
  • A JDK or Java Runtime Environment (version 7 or later) must be installed.