Oracle® Database

Release Notes

12c Release 1 (12.1) for HP-UX Itanium

E52119-03

February 2015

This document contains information that was not included in the platform-specific or product-specific documentation for this release. This document supplements Oracle Database Readme.

This document may be updated after it is released. You can check for updates to this document and view other Oracle documentation at

http://docs.oracle.com/en/database/database.html

This document contains the following topics:

- Certification Information

- Latest Upgrade Information

- Unsupported Products

- Content Specific to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.1)

- Content Specific to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)

- Documentation Accessibility

1 Certification Information

The latest certification information for Oracle Database 12c is available on My Oracle Support at

https://support.oracle.com

2 Latest Upgrade Information

For late-breaking updates and best practices about preupgrade, postupgrade, compatibility, and interoperability discussions, refer to Note 1462240.1 on My Oracle Support that links to the "Upgrade Companion" page at

https://support.oracle.com

3 Unsupported Products

In addition to the items listed in Section 2, "Features Not Available or Restricted in Oracle Database 12c" in Oracle Database Readme, the following products or features are not supported:

- Oracle ACFS replication and tagging

- Oracle ACFS security and encryption

- Oracle Workload Manager

Database Smart Flash Cache Support

Database Smart Flash Cache is supported on Oracle Solaris and Oracle Linux only.

Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System (Oracle ACFS) and Oracle Automatic Storage Management Dynamic Volume Manager (Oracle ADVM) Support

For the latest information about supported platforms and releases, see the Note 1369107.1 on My Oracle Support at

https://support.oracle.com

ASMLIB Support

ASMLIB is not supported on HP-UX.

Oracle ASM Filter Driver Support

Oracle Automatic Storage Management Filter Driver (Oracle ASMFD) is supported on Linux only.

4 Content Specific to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.1)

The following content is specific to release 12.1.0.1:

- Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Issues for Release 12.1.0.1

- Other Known Issues for Release 12.1.0.1

4.1 Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Issues for Release 12.1.0.1

Review the following section for information about issues that affect Oracle Database installation, configuration, and upgrade:

- Authentication Issue with Autoupdates Feature

4.1.1 Authentication Issue with Autoupdates Feature

If you choose to download the software updates or apply patches during the database installation, the following error message appears:

[INS-32103] Connection to My Oracle Support could not be established

Workaround:

Perform the following steps:

1. Exit Oracle Universal Installer.

2. Download and install JDK version 1.6.0.20 or higher from the HP website to a tmp directory on your system, such as /tmp/java6.

3. Run Oracle Universal Installer as follows:

$ runInstaller -jreLoc /tmp/java6/jre

Alternatively, unselect the software updates download, complete the installation, and then manually apply the required patches.

This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 17756734.

4.2 Other Known Issues for Release 12.1.0.1

There are no other known issues at the time of this release.

5 Content Specific to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)

The following content is specific to release 12.1.0.2:

- Preinstallation Requirements for Release 12.1.0.2

- Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Issues for Release 12.1.0.2

- Other Known Issues for Release 12.1.0.2

5.1 Preinstallation Requirements for Release 12.1.0.2

Refer to the installation guides for the preinstallation requirements.

5.2 Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Issues for Release 12.1.0.2

Review the following section for information about issues that affect Oracle Database installation, configuration, and upgrade:

- Authentication Issue with Autoupdates Feature

- Updating a List of Node Fails During a Database Upgrade

- Database Startup Fails with No Space on Device Error

5.2.1 Authentication Issue with Autoupdates Feature

If you choose to download the software updates or apply patches during the database installation, the following error message appears:

[INS-32103] Connection to My Oracle Support could not be established

Workaround:

Perform the following steps:

1. Exit Oracle Universal Installer.

2. Download and install JDK version 1.6.0.20 or higher from the HP website to a tmp directory on your system, such as /tmp/java6.

3. Run Oracle Universal Installer as follows:

$ runInstaller -jreLoc /tmp/java6/jre

Alternatively, unselect the software updates download, complete the installation, and then manually apply the required patches.

This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 17756734.

5.2.2 Updating a List of Node Fails During a Database Upgrade

When upgrading an Oracle Database release 10.2.0.5 or release 11.1.0.7 to release 12.1.0.2, updating a list of nodes fails with the following error:

[Invalid characters found in path '/u01/app/oraInventory"'  for
'inventory_loc' in file '/var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc'.Please enter correct
path for central inventory location. :failed]

Workaround:

Manually run the failed command to update the node list.

This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 19045709.

5.2.3 Database Startup Fails with No Space on Device Error

The database startup fails with the no space on device error if semmns is not large enough to accommodate all Oracle processes of all the instances.

Workaround:

Set the semmsl parameter to 4096, which is twice its default value, using the following command:

# kctune semmsl=4096

Note:
System restart is not necessary for these changes.

This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 19950794.

5.3 Other Known Issues for Release 12.1.0.2

The following section contains information about issues related to Oracle Database 12c and associated products:

- Adding Nodes with Uppercase or Mixed Case Node Names Fails

5.3.1 Adding Nodes with Uppercase or Mixed Case Node Names Fails

Adding a node with an uppercase or a mixed node name in the Service Guard cluster fails with the following error:

Unable to get node number for the following nodes:
NODE_NAME1:The node number cannot be obtained.
Node_name2:The node number cannot be obtained.

Workaround:

Exit Oracle Universal Installer and use lowercase node names to add nodes.

This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 19146994.

6 Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

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E52119-03

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