Step by step instruction on how to install Oracle BPEL Process Manager

1. Install Oracle Database 10.2.0.3 (11g is not supported with 10.2.3.1)

2. Make sure ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set.

3. Create an Oracle instance – BPLDEV (or anything your choice), using Oracle database configuration assistant.

4. Create a TNS Listener.

5. Create the Oracle BPEL Process Manager schema and user in the Oracle Database using the Integration Repository Creation Assistant (IRCA). The .bat/.sh scripts to run IRCA are located in the installation CD under the install/soa_schemas directory.
Run: irca.bat[sh] orabpel

6. Install Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3.1.0), select advance install, and select J2EE and Web Server installation type.
AS instance name: bpldev
Make Configure this as an Administration OC4J instance

7. Create another OC4J instance. (eg. bpeldev)

8. In Administration, uncheck Sever VM if in Windows and add jvm memory.

9. Install Oracle BPEL Process Manager 10.1.3.1 for OracleAS Middle Tier. Important: You must install on the Oracle Application Server middle tier in the same Oracle home as the J2EE Server and install only J2EE Server.

10. Install BPEL Process Manager on bpeldev OC4J.

11. Down load Oracle SOA 10.1.3.3 patch set upgrade from metalink. (Patch #6148874)

12. Note: If you have Oracle database and OAS installed on the same server, update ons.conf port numbers in Oracle database installation’s opmn/conf/ directory.

13. Apply 10.1.3.3 patch. (Or 10.1.3.4 patch #7272722)

14. (Doc ID: 577404.1) Apply database upgrade script to dehydrate schema upgrade_10131_10133_oracle.sql (or upgrade_10131_10134_oracle.sql) located at: OAS_HOME\bpel\system\database\scripts

15. Install jdk 1.5.0_16 and replace jdk directory from OAS with the newly installed jdk.

16. (Doc ID: 369552.1) Update memory setting in opmn.xml file to: -server -Xms2048M -Xmx2048M -Xmn1228M -XX:+AggressiveHeap -XX:MaxPermSize=256M

17. Download CCB/EBS integration pack from Oracle edelivery.

18. Login to BPEL admin as bpeladmin/welcome1