Oracle VM Templates and Virtual Appliances

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.4 (x86 64-bit), Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 (x86 64-bit), Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.2 (x86 64-bit), Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 (x86 64-bit), Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.4 (x86 64-bit for Oracle Exalogic), Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 (x86 64-bit for Oracle Exalogic), and Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 (x86 64-bit for Oracle Exalogic)

These virtual deployment packages delivers a "quick start" of Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2 or 12.1.3 on Oracle Linux. By using virtual appliances or templates, which are pre-configured for a Vision demo or fresh install database, an E-Business Suite environment can be brought up and running quickly.

Each appliance or template consists of a configuration file, the operating system image, and an application image.  The latest releases includes an "all-in-one" virtual appliance with everything needed for a single node Vision installation, along with separate database and application tier appliances to support multi-node installations.  Sparse middle tier templates are available for all releases which allow you to add additional, lightweight secondary application tiers.

The resulting environments can be used as a starting point and subsequently enhanced and tuned to fit any specialized requirements.

Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 (x86 64-bit)

The 12.2.4 media pack contains the following virtual appliances:

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Single Node Vision Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Vision Demo Database Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Production Database Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Application Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Sparse Application Tier Install
These virtual appliances (which include Oracle Linux 6.5) can be imported into Oracle VM Manager to deploy E-Business Suite Linux 64-bit environments on compatible server-class machines running Oracle VM Server.  Alternatively, they can be imported into Oracle VM VirtualBox in order to create virtual machines on a desktop or laptop.

Review Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Deployment Guide, Release 12.2.4 (Doc ID 1928303.1) before downloading the appliances.

Download the Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.4 Media Pack for x86 (64 bit) from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (see Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Instructions below).

Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 (x86 64-bit)

The 12.2.3 media pack contains the following virtual appliances:

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Single Node Vision Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Vision Demo Database Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Production Database Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Application Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Sparse Application Tier Install
These virtual appliances (which include Oracle Linux 6.5) can be imported into Oracle VM Manager to deploy E-Business Suite Linux 64-bit environments on compatible server-class machines running Oracle VM Server.  Alternatively, they can be imported into Oracle VM VirtualBox in order to create virtual machines on a desktop or laptop.

Review Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Deployment Guide, Release 12.2.3 (Doc ID 1620448.1) before downloading the appliances.

Download the Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.3 Media Pack for x86 (64 bit) from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (see Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Instructions below).

Oracle VM Templates for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 (x86 64-bit)

The 12.2.2 media pack includes the following 5 templates:

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 Vision Demo Database Tier Install (64-bit Linux)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 Production Database Tier Install (64-bit Linux)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 Application Tier Install (64-bit Linux)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 Sparse Application Tier Install (64-bit Linux - Oracle Linux 5.9)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 Sparse Application Tier Install (64-bit Linux - Oracle Linux 6.4)

You will deploy the database template corresponding to your desired instance (a demonstration system or an empty production instance) followed by the primary application tier template.  You can then employ a "sparse middle tier" template to add secondary application tiers. 

The operating system disk image included in the templates is Oracle Linux 5.9 system image unless otherwise specified.

Review Oracle VM Templates for Oracle E-Business Suite Deployment Guide, Release 12.2 (Doc ID 1590941.1) before downloading the templates.

Download the Oracle VM Templates for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.2 Media Pack for x86 (64 bit) from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (see Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Instructions below).

Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 (x86 64-bit)

The 12.1.3 media pack contains the following virtual appliances:

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Single Node Vision Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Vision Demo Database Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Production Database Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Application Tier Install
  • Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Sparse Application Tier Install

These virtual appliances (which include Oracle Linux 6.5) can be imported into Oracle VM Manager to deploy E-Business Suite Linux 64-bit environments on compatible server-class machines running Oracle VM Server.  Alternatively, they can be imported into Oracle VM VirtualBox in order to create virtual machines on a desktop or laptop.

Review Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Deployment Guide, Release 12.1.3 (Doc ID 1906691.1) before downloading the appliances.

Download the Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Media Pack for x86 (64 bit) from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (see Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Instructions below).

Oracle VM Virtual Appliances for Oracle E-Business Suite Deployment Guide, Release 12.1.3 (My Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1906691.1)

Oracle VM Templates for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Vision for Exalogic (x86 64-bit)

Oracle VM Templates for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 contain all the required elements to create a demonstration system on an Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud. You can use these templates to quickly build an EBS 12.1.3 demonstration environment, bypassing the operating system and the traditional software install (via the EBS Rapid Install). The templates contain the following software versions:

  • Operating System: Oracle Linux 5.6 (64-bit)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 (Database Tier)
  • Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 (Application Tier)

The templates have been optimized for performance, including OS kernel settings and E-Business Suite configuration settings tuned specifically for Exalogic.

Review Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Database Tier and Application Tier Templates for Oracle Exalogic (Doc ID 1499132.1) before downloading the templates.

Download the Oracle VM Templates for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.1.3 Vision for Exalogic Media Pack x86 (64 bit) from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (see Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Instructions below)

Oracle VM Template for Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.X Sparse Middle Tier (x86 64-bit and 32-bit) This small Oracle VM template contains Oracle Linux 5.5, and just enough Oracle E-Business Suite code to enable the creation of a secondary application tier instance (web/application/batch servers).

The sparse template requires an Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0 or 12.1 system to be already installed somewhere on the network, with the application tier file system  exported so that it can be mounted on the virtual machine. Please note that this template does not depend on any particular version of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.0 or 12.1: it can be used with any supported version of these releases.

Review Introduction to Oracle VM, Oracle VM Manager and EBS template deployment (Doc ID 1355641.1) before downloading the template.

Download the Oracle VM Template for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.X Sparse Middle Tier Media Pack for x86 (64 bit)  from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (see Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Instructions below).

Reporting Issues

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