With the release of EBS R12.2.9, we have a new version available for the installation and upgrade. But installing is a long process, which includes downloading the software from E-Delivery and then preparing the environment to unzip the software and then installing it.
In this blog, I will show you how to launch your EBS vision instance within 30 minutes on Oracle Cloud (OCI).
Things Good To Know About EBS 12.2.9
- Oracle E-Business Suite R12.2.9 is currently available on My Oracle Support as Patch 28840850.
- Document for the patch is available on My Oracle Support Note 2495027.1
- It is cumulative i.e. it includes the new updates as well as the updates made available in one-off patches on 11.5.10, 12.0, 12.1.3 and prior 12.2 releases.
- The 12.2.9 patch must be applied on top of Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2.x.
Steps To Launch EBS 12.2.9
1. Register For Free Cloud Account
Firstly you need to Register for a free cloud account in order to Launch an EBS Instance on the Cloud. You can simply follow the below steps:
- Go to the Oracle Cloud Home Page , On the top right click Oracle Cloud Free Tier, click on Start for Free
- Fill out all the mandatory information like Cloud account name, Default data region, Email Address, and Fill your address and all other details.
- Then in Verification Code Tab Provide your Mobile Number and click on Request Code
- On Credit Card detail Tab, Click on Add Payment Method, Click Complete to submit your request for a new Oracle Cloud account.
Also read: Upgrading your EBS base version to R12.2 can be quite a complicated task. Make it simpler with the free diagnostic tool called analyzers for Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2, 12.1, 12.0, and 11i.
2. Generating SSH Keys
The SSH key pair is a combination of a private key and a public key. We keep the private key on your computer and provide the public key every time you launch an instance.
So, We need to generate the SSH keys to connect to the VM you are about to create. You can also use Putty. Simply run the “ssh-keygen” command as below and keep the SSH Key ready to be used while creating the VM.
Check Out: Our previous blog post on EBS Upgrade.
3. Create a Compute Instance Using EBS 12.2.9 Image
Now, we have to create one VM in which we will use Image as Oracle EBS 12.2.9.
1) First, click on Create VM Instance and Provide a name for the VM Instance.
2) Click on “Change Image Source” and select “Oracle EBS 12.2.9”, under Oracle images
3) Then, paste the SSH public keys in the ‘Add SSH Keys Section”
Also Read: Our previous blog post on Oracle Apps DBA R12.
4) Now. Copy the Public IP address, it will be used to connect to the instance via putty.
5) Enter the Public IP Address in the Hostname, then add the SSH Private key under SSH & then Auth. Click on Open.
5) As you can see, your EBS R12.2.9 vision instance is launched now.
6) Now, check for the EBS version in your VM by following the steps:
connect to database–>sqlplus ‘/as sysdba’
SELECT RELEASE_NAME FROM FND_PRODUCT_GROUPS;
This post covered how can you launch an Oracle EBS R12.2.9 vision instance on the oracle cloud in 30 minutes.
Read More: About Oracle EBS 12.2 Upgrade.
Related Further Readings
- [1Z0-238] Oracle EBS R12 Certified Specialist Everything You Must Know About
- 19c Database In Oracle EBS R12: Everything You Must Know
- Steps to Download Oracle EBS R12 Software from edelivery site
- Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.9 Now Available & Its Upgrade Steps
- MOS ID 1581549.1 Best Practices for Minimizing Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Upgrade Downtime
- Oracle EBS R12.2 Upgrade Frequently Asked Questions Part – III
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Vinni says
Can you share how can we open the instance in browser and use the responsibilities. The tutorial explained till connecting through putty. What next, what is the url to connect on browser?
Varsha Sharma Sharma says
Hi Vinni,
You will get the IP address of the instance from the console and the port no. is what you entered while doing post provisioning steps.
Now, to access that URL, you have to update your main system’s host file with the IP address and the hostname of the instance.
After that you can access the URL from chrome or any other browser.
Regards
Varsha
Maciej says
Hello Varsha
I can obtain IP address, but I don’t know how to find the hostname and port number of the created instance.
Can you please explain?
Regards
Maciej
Varsha Sharma Sharma says
Hi,
To know your instance hostname, just type ‘hostname’ in the instance terminal screen, it will show its hostname.
And to know the port value, check the context file, do cat there it will have a entry named port values.
Regards
Varsha
Team K21
Muhammad Ahmad says
I am getting the IP address of the instance and also instance is working fine on putty. But when I am trying to ping the IP address from my command line it is showing “request time out”. So i am also not able to open it in my browser.
Rahul Dangayach says
Hi Muhammad,
If you miss updating the hostname & IP address in the local host’s file, you won’t be able to access the instance via browser. so before accessing the instance via browser /etc/hosts file in the system shd be updated with the hostname & IP address.
request timed out error may be due to firewall issue.
Hope this helps.
Thanks and Regards
Rahul Dangayach
Team K21 Academy
Ali Ahmad says
I have set up the instance successfully in oracle cloud, also got the IP, but when I try to ping to the IP from the command prompt it is showing a request time-out error. Also what port number to be used while entering the URL, what will be the url format?
Rahul Dangayach says
Hi Ali,
In most cases, a “Request Timed Out” message is caused by a firewall blocking the connectivity. Before you can ping, you’ll need to ensure that the target machine has a green status indicator.(Instance shd be up & running)
port number to be used while entering the used is 8000.
The URL format is, “hostname:port number”
example: myapps.exampl.com:8000
Hope this helps.
Thanks and Regards
Rahul Dangayach
Team K21 Academy
phani says
what is the applmgr user account password and oracle (OS) user default password
raja says
Hi Varsha,
Seems like this process is not working anymore. Looks like Oracle has restricted the deployment of free demo instances. It requires us to upgrade the free account.
Thanks,
Raja
Malli says
Hi,
How to access the url without adding host file in local machine.please explain detail