E-Business 12.1.1 Installation Problem

Question

I am having problems installing Oracle E-Business Suite Application version 12.1.1. I am running Windows 2003 Server. I did the following when I tried to install the Application:
1.     I downloaded the software from Oracle edelivery website.
2.     I unziped the software creating the E:\StageR12
3.     I downloaded and installed Cygwin and Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Edition.
4.     I started the rapidwiz without any flags. When it was performing the check, I had a (!) mark next to Systems Tools complaining that it could not find Gnu Make. Did some research on the net and found out that my Cygwin application was not fully installed; therefore, I downloaded ALL the packages and installed them. Renamed gnumake to make.
5.     Rechecked and this time it was complaining about the Cl.exe not being available. The Cl.exe is the Visual C++ Command Line complier so I searched for it and it exist in E:\VCPlus\VC\bin. So trying to be smart, I copied Cl.exe to the E:\cygwin\bin. I think this copying was a very wrong move?! I probably should have added the E:\VCPlus\VC\bin into the $PATH environment variable and it would have probably found it.
6.     The System Check Passed this time. But in the middle (Step 2 of 5 – about 20%) I had the famous generic error:
RW-50004: Error Code received when running external process. Check log file for details. Running Database Install Driver for VIS instance.
Obviously I have either Abort or Retry. I Retried just to see what happens and the same error popped again?!
7.     At this stage I Aborted the installation and the Wizard went through Validating System Configuration. I had an “X” mark next to all of the items except for two items that had an exclamation mark “!”.
Now my question is this:
1.     Was the copying of the Visual C++ Complier to Cygwin folder and the absence of E:\VCPlus\VC\bin in the PATH that caused such a crash. I admit the copying was a stupid move to say the least
2.     If you need the logs file, please specify where I can find it. I went to E:\Oracle\VIS\inst\apps\VIS_r2d2
and only found a configuration file called conf_VIS.txt. This is obviously a configuration text file and not the installation logs. So my question is this: Where I can find the installation logs? The document 121oaig (Oracle Application Installation Guide) did not mention where to find these logs except how to start/restart your installation and pass the hostname parameters to rapidwiz command.
3.     Now what is the best approach to do next? Should I start the installation all over again but first do a clean up? Please direct me to the clean up document and to do an installation clean up? Is removing the E:\Oracle\VIS folder enough to clean the installation or are there registry keys and DB Services and other sort of things that I need to worry about?
4.     Another approach is to add the E:\VCPlus\VC\bin in the PATH and run rapidwiz -restart? Would this be a good option?
I appreciate the help to this installation and I am kind of surprised that Oracle wrote their application on Linux even though they are a big supporter of JAVA. This is evident since you need the Cygwin and the Visual C++ compiler as a prerequisite to install the Oracle Applications?!
BTW, I have Oracle Database 11g installed on my machine already this is why I assigned it a different port by setting the port pool to three to avoid any conflict with the existing Oracle DB installation.

Answer 1

Hi,
Please check and provide error from log at:-
1. Was the copying of the Visual C++ Complier to Cygwin folder and the absence of E:\VCPlus\VC\bin in the PATH that caused such a crash. I admit the copying was a stupid move to say the leastI also think this is wrong move and copy will not link the libraries. Logs will tell you about it.
For cygwin check below MOS:-
Note 414992.1 Using Cygwin to Maintain E-Business R12 on Windows
2. If you need the logs file, please specify where I can find it. I went to E:\Oracle\VIS\inst\apps\VIS_r2d2 and only found a configuration file called conf_VIS.txt. This is obviously a >configuration text file and not the installation logs. So my question is this: Where I can find the installation logs? The document 121oaig (Oracle Application Installation Guide) did not mention >where to find these logs except how to start/restart your installation and pass the hostname parameters to rapidwiz command.Check for log files from below metalink note:-
How to locate the log files and troubleshoot RapidWiz for R12 [ID 452120.1] -- check first for /tmp ...
paste error here:-
3. Now what is the best approach to do next? Should I start the installation all over again but first do a clean up? Please direct me to the clean up document and to do an installation clean up? Is removing the E:\Oracle\VIS folder enough to clean the installation or are there registry keys and DB Services and other sort of things that I need to worry about?Installation guide:-
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B53825_03/current/acrobat/121oaig.pdf
to cleanup failed env, pls follow below MOS:-
How to Cleanup Windows Environment before Restarting a Failed Installation [ID 156487.1]
I would suggest to:-
1) Clean up exsisting env using MOS i mentioned above.
2) Run MD5 checksup to test your stage area, check bleow MOS:-
MD5 Checksums for R12.1.1 Rapid Install Media [ID 802195.1]
3) Make sure you have all the pre-req tools etc(check guide i mentioned).
4) Start fresh installation.
Thanks,
JD
Edited by: user12001639 on 29 Apr, 2011 5:29 AM