This document provides instructions for creating a Metadata Repository using the Repository Creation Utility (RCU) for various Oracle Fusion Middleware components. It outlines the prerequisites, including an Oracle database version and RCU download location. The steps to install and run the RCU are described, which include selecting components, defining schemas and passwords, managing tablespaces, and acknowledging checks and summaries. Upon completion, a summary is provided.

1. Fusion Middleware
How To Series
Creation Metadata Repository
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2. Metadata Repository
• For several Fusion Middleware
installations we will need the Metadata
Repository to store informations about
the components
• For the creation of the Metadata
Repository schemas the usage of the
Repository Creation Utility is necessary

3. Metadata Repository
• For following Fusion Middleware components
we need the Metadata Repository
• Identity Management
• Enterprise Content Management
• WebLogic Communication Services
• SOA and BPM Infrastructure
• WebCenter Suite
• Portal and Business Intelligence

4. Prerequirements for
the metadata Repository
• In order to create the necessary Metadata
Repository following requirements must
be fullfilled
• Oracle Database 11.1.0.7 or higher
• Depending on the components which
are used the SGA size should be 1.5 GB
• Init.ora parameter sessions and
processes equal 500

5. Necessary Software
• The Repository Creation Utility (RCU)
11.1.1.2.0 can be found under http://
www.oracle.com/technology/software/
products/middleware/htdocs/
fmw_11_download.html for Windows and
Linux Platforms
• A remote usage for the RCU is possible,
therefore the target database can be residing
e.g. on a Solaris server and the RCU can be
used from a Windows Desktop

6. Installation of the RCU
• The Installation of the RCU is pretty simple,
just download the RCU for your platform, copy
it to any location on your machine and unzip it
• The RCU contains a full Oracle Client, so that
no additional software is necessary
• The documentation for the RCU can be
found under http://download.oracle.com/
docs/cd/E15523_01/doc.1111/e14259/
toc.htm

7. Run the RCU
• After the extraction of the RCU utility
change to the directory rcuHome/bin
and startup the RCU utility either
with ./rcu (for Linux) or rcu.bat (for
Windows)

8. Repository Creation
Utility
• Just
acknowledge
the Welcome
Screen

9. Repository Creation
Utility
• Choose the
Option
„Create“

10. Repository Creation
Utility
• Define your
connection to
your target
database
• the connect
must be
done with
SYSDBA
privileges

11. Repository Creation
Utility
• Acknowledge
the pre-
requirement
checks

12. Repository Creation
Utility
• Choose the
components
you need and
define the
schema prefix
• see slide 3

13. Repository Creation
Utility
• Aknowledge
the pre-
requirements
checks

14. Repository Creation
Utility
• Define the
components
schema passwords
• all schemas the
same password
• use the main
auxiliary schema
password
• specify per
schema a
seperate
password

15. Repository Creation
Utility
• Manage the
necessary
tablespace
• use the
button
„Manage
Tablespace“
to define the
location of
the datafiles

16. Repository Creation
Utility
• Aknowledge
the warning,
that the
tablespaces
will be
created

17. Repository Creation
Utility
• Aknowledge
the tablespace
validation
check

18. Repository Creation
Utility
• Aknowledge
the summary
of the RCU

19. Repository Creation
Utility
• Wait until the
creation
process is
finish

20. Repository Creation
Utility
• Completion
summary

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