Lost some time figuring out why my ODI demo environment as described in http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E14571_01/integrate.1111/e12641/install.htm woudn’t start. It turns out there are several versions on OTN. (Thanks Wilco for helping me!). You need the on from the companion disc for 11g:
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So you installed everything, try to run the ODI studio and you get:
“Unable to launch the Java Virtual Machine”…
The problem is, that ODI studio needs a 32 bit version Java Virtual Machine.
So install a 32 bit JDK.
you still will get a
you first need to edit odi.conf file:
Go to $ODI_HOME\oracledi\client\odi\bin folder
and open odi.conf file:
edit the line SetJavaHome C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_24 to your 32 bit javahome:
et voila:
Why is this happening?
You have to realize that ODI Studio is a client component, developed for a “normal” client. 'Ideally' Client components have no place on server……..
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After starting the insatller you might need to define the JDK home:
Let’s start with a developers installation
Enter a new location in your default ORACLE home:
Connect to you repository DB: (The one you made with the RCU)
Enter the SUPERVISOR password:
And we are ready:
add the icon to you taskbar:
And start the studio:
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Be sure you download the 64 bit version:
X86 means 32 bits!
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Download and unzip the RCU (Repository Creation Utility)
Navigate to ..\ofm_rcu_win_11.1.1.5.0_disk1_1of1\rcuHome\BIN and start RCU.BAT
Enter the database creditential, remember the password is CaSe sensitive.
Check the ODI, set the prefix to DEV
Set the password and try to remember them somehow!
Set the custom variables:
and write them down!!
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What if you forgot to set the character set during install. Just do “ALTER DATABASE CHARACTER SET AL32UTF8; “ and you are ready to go.
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If you install a new DB for the ODI respository, be sure the chararter set is: AL32UTF8
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