FileNet P8 Rendition Engine, Version 5.2            Operating systems:  Windows

Installing Oracle Server and Client software on the local Rendition Engine server

When IBM® FileNet® Rendition Engine and the Oracle relational database are installed on the same server, you must install both Oracle Server 64-bit software and Oracle Instant Client Package software.

IBM FileNet Rendition Engine requires 64-bit Windows 2008 or Windows 2008 R2 servers, and Oracle provides 64-bit database software for 64-bit servers. However, Rendition Engine is a 32-bit application, which requires 32-bit Oracle Client software to communicate with the 64-bit Oracle database. Therefore, when the Oracle database for Rendition Engine is on the Rendition Engine server, the database must be configured as a remote database, even though the database is installed on the same server as Rendition Engine.

To install the Oracle relational database software on the Rendition Engine server:

  1. As an Oracle administrative user, start the Oracle Universal Installer.
  2. Select the Advanced Installation option.
  3. Select either the Standard Edition or the Enterprise Edition option. Rendition Engine is compatible with both editions.

    Do not create a demo database when you are prompted.

  4. As you proceed through the installation, record the following values in the worksheet. This information is required for subsequent installations.
    • Global Database Service Name, ORACLE_SID,, such as REDB
    • Oracle Database Administration Group, such as REDBA
  5. Accept the default values for the remaining prompts.
  6. Verify that the following products, at a minimum, are selected:
    • Oracle Database Server
    • Oracle Net Services
      • Oracle Net Listener
    • Oracle Development Kit
      • Oracle Call Interface (OCI)
    • (Windows servers only) Oracle Windows Interfaces
      • Select all the components that are listed in this section.
    • Oracle Documentation (optional)
  7. Install the current patch set for your version of Oracle, as specified in the IBM FileNet P8 system requirements. Follow the Oracle instructions that accompany the patch set.
  8. Download the Oracle Instant Client Package - Basic from the Oracle website. Follow the Oracle installation instructions that accompany the software.


Last updated: October 2015
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