To install Forms and Reports 11g on OL6:
Provision a VM Standard2.2 or higher shape.
#1 Install the following prereq
yum install redhat-lsb compat-libcap1 compat-libstdc++-33 libstdc++-devel gcc gcc-c++ ksh libaio-devel libstdc++-devel.i686 glibc-devel.i686 libaio-devel.i686 rpm-build oracle-ebs-server-R12-preinstall install xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-fonts-* xorg-x11-font-utils xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 xdpyinfo compat-libcap1 libstdc++-devel ksh glibc-devel libaio-devel psmisc xclock openmotif22
#2 Install the patch p6078836_101330_LINUX.zip
#3 Create the libXm symlik
ln -s /usr/lib64/libXm.so.4 /usr/lib64/libXm.so.3
#4 Open the firewall for the port 7001, 5155 and 8888
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 7001 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 5155 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 8888 -j ACCEPT service iptables save
Do the same with the subnet access list(s)
#5 Prepare the installation
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/fmw mkdir -p /u01/app/oraInventory chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app
#6 Install the jdk 1.8
yum install jdk-8u231-linux-x64.rpm
It is not confirmed that this version require the JCE extension to be installed. In case of any doubt, install the JCE extension for Java 1.8
#7 Install wls
java -jar wls1036_generic.jar
#8 Run the forms installer.
Specify the software installation only.
#9 Update the jdk with the jce extension for java 1.6 in the directory /u01/app/oracle/product/fmw/Oracle_FRHome1/jdk/jre/lib/security
Cf https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/jce-6-download.html
#10 Shutdown the firewall
Failure to do so will prevent the reports manager service to start with an error REP-50600
service iptables stop
#11 Run the forms configuration
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/config.sh
Specify the deployment installation type.
#12 Restart the firewall
service iptables start
#13 Enable the diagnostics (cf MOS 1242614.1)
If diagnostics are not enable the http://<url>:<8888>/reports/servlet page will return the error “REP-52262: Diagnostic output is disabled”