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Showing posts with label Oracle 12c. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oracle 12c. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

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Oracle Installer fails with [EXCEPTION]:java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException under RedHat 7.4

I recently had a customer with a fresh installed RedHat 7.4 system on which we wanted to install different Oracle Software in graphical mode, like Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.0, Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.3.0 and Oracle Data Integrator 12.2.1.3.0.

Following error occured when we were starting the Oracle Installers, either runInstaller or java -jar fmw_12.2.1.3.0_odi.jar:

export JAVA_HOME=/u00/app/oracle/product/jdk1.8.0_131
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
cd /u00/app/oracle/install
java -jar fmw_12.2.1.3.0_odi.jar
Launcher log file is /tmp/OraInstall2017-09-19_09-12-33AM/launcher2017-09-19_09-12-33AM.log.
Extracting the installer . . . . . . . . Done
Checking if CPU speed is above 300 MHz.   Actual 3191.776 MHz    Passed
Checking monitor: must be configured to display at least 256 colors.   Actual 16777216    Passed
Checking swap space: must be greater than 512 MB.   Actual 8191 MB    Passed
Checking if this platform requires a 64-bit JVM.   Actual 64    Passed (64-bit not required)
Checking temp space: must be greater than 300 MB.   Actual 5139 MB    Passed
Preparing to launch the Oracle Universal Installer from /tmp/OraInstall2017-09-19_09-12-33AM
Log: /tmp/OraInstall2017-09-19_09-12-33AM/install2017-09-19_09-12-33AM.log
java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
        at sun.font.CompositeStrike.getStrikeForSlot(CompositeStrike.java:75)
        at sun.font.CompositeStrike.getFontMetrics(CompositeStrike.java:93)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.initMatrixAndMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:359)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.<init>(FontDesignMetrics.java:350)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.getMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:302)
        at sun.swing.SwingUtilities2.getFontMetrics(SwingUtilities2.java:1113)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.getFontMetrics(JComponent.java:1626)
        at javax.swing.text.GlyphPainter1.sync(GlyphPainter1.java:226)
        at javax.swing.text.GlyphPainter1.getSpan(GlyphPainter1.java:59)
        at javax.swing.text.GlyphView.getPreferredSpan(GlyphView.java:592)
        at javax.swing.text.FlowView$LogicalView.getPreferredSpan(FlowView.java:732)
        at javax.swing.text.FlowView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(FlowView.java:233)
        at javax.swing.text.ParagraphView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(ParagraphView.java:717)
        at javax.swing.text.html.ParagraphView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(ParagraphView.java:157)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.checkRequests(BoxView.java:935)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.getMinimumSpan(BoxView.java:568)
        at javax.swing.text.html.ParagraphView.getMinimumSpan(ParagraphView.java:270)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(BoxView.java:903)
        at javax.swing.text.html.BlockView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(BlockView.java:146)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.checkRequests(BoxView.java:935)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.getMinimumSpan(BoxView.java:568)
        at javax.swing.text.html.BlockView.getMinimumSpan(BlockView.java:378)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(BoxView.java:903)
        at javax.swing.text.html.BlockView.calculateMinorAxisRequirements(BlockView.java:146)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.checkRequests(BoxView.java:935)
        at javax.swing.text.BoxView.getPreferredSpan(BoxView.java:545)
        at javax.swing.text.html.BlockView.getPreferredSpan(BlockView.java:362)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicHTML$Renderer.<init>(BasicHTML.java:383)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicHTML.createHTMLView(BasicHTML.java:67)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicHTML.updateRenderer(BasicHTML.java:207)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicLabelUI.propertyChange(BasicLabelUI.java:417)
        at oracle.bali.ewt.olaf2.OracleLabelUI.propertyChange(OracleLabelUI.java:53)
        at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.fire(PropertyChangeSupport.java:335)
        at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeSupport.java:327)
        at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeSupport.java:263)
        at java.awt.Component.firePropertyChange(Component.java:8428)
        at javax.swing.JLabel.setText(JLabel.java:330)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.ui.common.label.ModifiedJLabel.setText(ModifiedJLabel.java:183)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.ui.screens.WelcomeWindow.jbInit(WelcomeWindow.java:309)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.ui.screens.WelcomeWindow.<init>(WelcomeWindow.java:112)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.action.LaunchWelcomeWindowAction.execute(LaunchWelcomeWindowAction.java:86)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.util.ActionQueue.run(ActionQueue.java:70)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.PresentationModule.prepareAndRunActions(PresentationModule.java:281)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.PresentationModule.launchModule(PresentationModule.java:235)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.InstallEngine.launchModule(InstallEngine.java:580)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.InstallEngine.processAndLaunchModules(InstallEngine.java:522)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.InstallEngine.startOperation(InstallEngine.java:471)
        at oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.main(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:717)
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.InstallEngine.launchModule(InstallEngine.java:580)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.InstallEngine.processAndLaunchModules(InstallEngine.java:522)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.InstallEngine.startOperation(InstallEngine.java:471)
        at oracle.sysman.oio.oioc.OiocOneClickInstaller.main(OiocOneClickInstaller.java:717)
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at sun.reflect.misc.Trampoline.invoke(MethodUtil.java:71)
        at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor28.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
        at sun.reflect.misc.MethodUtil.invoke(MethodUtil.java:275)
        at javax.swing.UIDefaults.getUI(UIDefaults.java:769)
        at javax.swing.UIManager.getUI(UIManager.java:1016)
        at javax.swing.JComboBox.updateUI(JComboBox.java:266)
        at javax.swing.JComboBox.init(JComboBox.java:231)
        at javax.swing.JComboBox.<init>(JComboBox.java:183)
        at oracle.help.DefaultNavigatorPanel$MinimumSizedComboBox.<init>(DefaultNavigatorPanel.java:791)
        at oracle.help.DefaultNavigatorPanel.<init>(DefaultNavigatorPanel.java:106)
        at oracle.help.Help._initHelpSystem(Help.java:1045)
        at oracle.help.Help.<init>(Help.java:243)
        at oracle.help.Help.<init>(Help.java:200)
        at oracle.help.Help.<init>(Help.java:125)
       at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.ui.common.help.WizardHelpManager.configure(WizardHelpManager.java:77)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.action.WizardHelpConfigAction.execute(WizardHelpConfigAction.java:246)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.util.ActionQueue.run(ActionQueue.java:70)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.PresentationModule.prepareAndRunActions(PresentationModule.java:281)
        at oracle.as.install.engine.modules.presentation.PresentationModule.launchModule(PresentationModule.java:235)
        ... 8 more
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
        at sun.font.CompositeStrike.getStrikeForSlot(CompositeStrike.java:75)
        at sun.font.CompositeStrike.getFontMetrics(CompositeStrike.java:93)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.initMatrixAndMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:359)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.<init>(FontDesignMetrics.java:350)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.getMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:302)
        at sun.swing.SwingUtilities2.getFontMetrics(SwingUtilities2.java:1113)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.getFontMetrics(JComponent.java:1626)
        at javax.swing.text.PlainView.calculateLongestLine(PlainView.java:639)
        at javax.swing.text.PlainView.updateMetrics(PlainView.java:209)
        at javax.swing.text.PlainView.updateDamage(PlainView.java:527)
        at javax.swing.text.PlainView.insertUpdate(PlainView.java:451)
        at javax.swing.text.FieldView.insertUpdate(FieldView.java:293)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.insertUpdate(BasicTextUI.java:1610)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler.insertUpdate(BasicTextUI.java:1869)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.fireInsertUpdate(AbstractDocument.java:201)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.handleInsertString(AbstractDocument.java:748)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.insertString(AbstractDocument.java:707)
        at javax.swing.text.PlainDocument.insertString(PlainDocument.java:130)
        at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.replace(AbstractDocument.java:669)
        at javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.setText(JTextComponent.java:1669)
        at javax.swing.JTextField.<init>(JTextField.java:243)
        at javax.swing.JTextField.<init>(JTextField.java:183)
        at com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.PlasticComboBoxUI.<clinit>(PlasticComboBoxUI.java:88)
        ... 33 more
[ERROR]: Installer has encountered an internal Error. Contact Oracle support with details
[EXCEPTION]:java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

All required Linux Packages were present on the new RedHat 7.4 System and the JDK were the correct and certified Version.

The most interesting lines in the above error stack are:

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 0
        at sun.font.CompositeStrike.getStrikeForSlot(CompositeStrike.java:75)
        at sun.font.CompositeStrike.getFontMetrics(CompositeStrike.java:93)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.initMatrixAndMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:359)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.<init>(FontDesignMetrics.java:350)
        at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.getMetrics(FontDesignMetrics.java:302)


RedHat comes with Release 7.4 (either fresh installed or updated) with the so called stix-fonts packages. This will change the default font Utopia to STIX, which is causing than finally the above error stack. This affects only Oracle Software installations in graphical mode, when you are installing your Oracle Software in silent mode you will not hit this Problem.

The solution is really simple, just create under /etc/fonts a file called local.conf with following content:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
<fontconfig>
  <alias>
    <family>serif</family>
    <prefer><family>Utopia</family></prefer>
  </alias>
  <alias>
    <family>sans-serif</family>
    <prefer><family>Utopia</family></prefer>
  </alias>
  <alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer><family>Utopia</family></prefer>
  </alias>
  <alias>
    <family>dialog</family>
    <prefer><family>Utopia</family></prefer>
  </alias>
  <alias>
    <family>dialoginput</family>
    <prefer><family>Utopia</family></prefer>
  </alias>
</fontconfig>

And now you can install your Oracle Software without any problems.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

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Dirk Nachbar,

Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.0 are officially supported on Docker

Since yesterday, Tuesday 20th December 2016, the Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.0 and later are officially supported on Docker :-)

The corresponding My Oracle Support Note 2216342.1 can be found here: https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocContentDisplay?id=2216342.1


In the GitHub Repository of Oracle the related README is also updated to reflect the support for Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.0 and later on Docker.
All required files to build such a supported Oracle Database Instance on Docker can be found here: https://github.com/oracle/docker-images/tree/master/OracleDatabase


Sunday, October 25, 2015

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Several New Oracle Fusion Middleware Components 12.2.1 available

Oracle has been busy releasing several new Release for various Oracle Fusion Middleware Components on Friday 23rd October 2015

Oracle WebLogic Server is now available as Release 12.2.1
Download can be found here: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/weblogic/downloads/index.html

  • There are in general 3 options available for the latest Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1
    • Quick Installer for Developers for Windows, Linux and MAC OS X
    • Generic Installer
    • Fusion Middleware Infrastructure Installer
Oracle Forms & Reports is now also available in the Release 12.2.1
Download can be found here:

  • The latest Oracle Forms & Reports 12c (12.2.1) is available for following Operating Systems:
    • Windows 64bit
    • Linux x86-64
    • Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64bit)
    • Oracle Solaris on Intel (x86-84)
    • HP UX Itanium
    • IBM AIX on Power Systems (64bit)
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) is also released for 12.2.1.0.0
Download can be found here:

Oracle WebCenter has also been release with 12.2.1.
Oracle SOA Suite comes also along in a new release with 12.2.1


Happy Download :-)





Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Dirk Nachbar

Oracle 12.1.0.2.0 for Linux and Solaris available

The long awaited Oracle Database Server 12.1.0.2.0 is available under Oracle Software Delivery Website https://edelivery.oracle.com

Currently the 12.1.0.2.0 is available for:

  • Linux 64bit
  • Solaris SPARC
  • Solaris Intel 64bit

Happy download :-)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

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Dirk Nachbar

Oracle 12c Database (12.1.0.1.0) available for download

The long awaited Oracle 12c Database (12.1.0.1.0) is available for download under http://edelivery.oracle.com



Currently only the Linux Release is available.

Happy downloading to all :-)
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