Step by Step R12.2.6 EBS installation on Virtual Box

Oracle recently release VM template for R12.2.6 on Software delivery cloud. In this blogpost , we would be checking step by step how to build R12.2.6  with Virtual box on the Desktop or Laptop

1)  First install VirtualBox on the Desktop or Laptop. Check below post on how to do the installation

Step by Step instructions for Oracle Virtual Box Installation

2)  Now download the R12.2.6 VM appliance

To download the VM Virtual Appliance for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6:
Go to https://edelivery.oracle.com/, and click the Sign In button.
You are now signed in to the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud.

On the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud page, perform the following tasks:
Filter Products By: Select the “Linux/OVM/VMs” check box.
Search by: Select “Release” from the drop-down list.
In the text field, enter “Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.6”.

Click the Continue button.

The Download Queue region displays the selected “Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.6” media pack and the platform information.

Click the Continue button again.
This retrieves the “Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.6” media pack.

Click the Continue button again, and accept the Oracle Standard Terms and Restrictions. You must do so before you can download the desired media pack.
The File Download window appears with your selected “Oracle VM Virtual Appliance for Oracle E-Business Suite (12.2.6) for x86 64 bit” media pack.

Download the package and thus the zip files which contain the associated appliance.

The Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.6.0.0 for x86 64bit is packaged in 19 files requiring 69.4 GB, so may take some considerable time to download depending upon your network / internet connection.

V861124-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (1 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861124-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (1 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861125-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (2 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861125-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (2 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861126-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (3 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861126-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (3 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861127-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (4 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861127-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (4 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861128-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (5 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861128-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (5 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861129-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (6 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861129-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (6 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861130-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (7 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861130-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (7 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861131-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (8 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861131-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (8 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861132-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (9 of 10) (Part 1 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861132-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (9 of 10) (Part 2 of 2) Linux x86-64
V861133-01 Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.6 Single Node Vision Install X86 (64 bit) – (10 of 10) (Part 1 of 1) Linux x86-64

You can Use Download Manager to download the file or wget option

The virtual appliance delivers the full software stack, including the Oracle Linux 6.9 (64-bit) operating system, Oracle E-Business Suite, and additional required technology components. The embedded technology components are listed below:

Component	Version
RDBMS Oracle Home	12.1.0.2
Application Code Level	Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.6 Release Update Pack (My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2114016.1) + AD and TXK Delta 8 (My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 2159750.1)
Oracle Forms and Reports	10.1.2.3
WebLogic Server	10.3.6
Web Tier	11.1.1.9
JDK	JDK 1.7 build 1.7.0_121-b15
Java Plugin	J2SE 1.7
Critical Patch Update (CPU)	October 2016

3)  Reconstructing and Staging the Downloaded Appliance

Now we need to Unzip these 19 Zips and Concatenate the 19 files to create the final file

a) Unzip all the 19 files

You will need additional 75G space for storing the Unzipped files

For Unix, we can use below command also to unzip

for i in *.zip
do
unzip $i
done

b) Assemble the 19 files

Assemble the files using the command below on Windows

type Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.00 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.01 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.02 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.03 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.04 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.05 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.06 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.07 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.08 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.09 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.10 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.11 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.12 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.13 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.14 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.15 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.16 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.17 Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.18 > Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova

On Unix, following can be used

cat Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.00 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.01 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.02 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.03 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.04 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.05 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.06 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.07 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.08 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.09 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.10 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.11 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.12 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.13 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.14 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.15 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.16 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.17 \
Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova.18 > Oracle-E-Business-Suite-12.2.6_VISION_INSTALL.ova

You will need additional 75G space for creating the final file

Now  we are ready with the Final ova to import into Virtual Box

Check below post to read further steps

Step by Step R12.2.6 EBS installation on Virtual Box Part -2

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