Compiere ERP & CRM Installation Instructions

Linux System - Oracle Database

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Compiere ERP & CRM Installation Instructions – Linux System Oracle Database

Compiere ERP & CRM - Installation Instructions – Oracle 3

Prerequisites 3
Database Installation 3

Compiere 3.0 New Installation Instructions 6

Java Installation 6
Download Compiere 6
Complete Server Setup 10
Start Compiere 11

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Compiere ERP & CRM - Installation Instructions – Oracle
Prerequisites
- Database approved Linux Operating System
- Disk Space: > 5 GB (includes database)
- Swap Space: > 1GB
- Recommended: Hardware RAID 10
- Memory: > 512 MB - Recommended: > 1 GB
- TCP/IP connection
- Packages: glibc 2.3.2 and libaio 0.3.96
- Web browser that supports JavaScript and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards

Note: It will ease the installation tremendously, if you have your network set up with DNS server and a domain (actually a must
for non-Windows environments). Check with your system administrator - do NOT use IP addresses, but names!

Database Installation
1. Install Database – this document will use Oracle XE. While Oracle XE is
free to use without any license fee, it is your responsibility to ensure you
have the appropriate version and licenses. For any other Oracle Edition
(Standard One, Standard, Enterprise) please see the appropriate Oracle
documentation.

1) Get the Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Universal) for

Linux x86 package file from the installation CDs or download the
images from the Oracle site
(http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/x
e/index.html) Make sure download the Universal version.

2) Log on with root permissions

3) For Linux operating systems that use Debian execute

dpkg –i oracle-xe-univ-10.2.0.1-1.0.i386.deb
For all other supported Linux operating systems
rpm –ivh oracle-xe-univ-10.2.0.1-1.0.i386.rpm

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 4) Run the command
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure.

5) Specify or accept the values for the

following:
- HTTP port
- Listener port
- Sys and System passwords.
6) Then select whether to start the
database automatically when the
computer starts

7) Launch the Database homepage:

http://host:port/apex -
(i.e., http://localhost:8080/apex)

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 8) Enter a Username of SYSTEM and the
Password entered in step 5.

9) The database Home Page is loaded.

Hint: This confirms the Database
Installation.

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Compiere 3.0 New Installation Instructions
Java Installation
1. Download and install Sun Java 1.5.0 (SDK) – also known as Sun Java JDK, Update 12, or a later version.
Note: The Compiere Server requires the SDK (not just JRE).
Download Compiere

2. Install /Setup Compiere Server (this includes the Client as well)

1) Download the current version of Compiere: Download Compiere. (3.0 or higher)

2) Extract the .zip file. The steps shown assume that you extract to the root directory, resulting in a
COMPIERE_HOME of C:\Compiere2 in Windows or \Compiere2 in Linux.

3) Verify that the bin directory for your database executables is included in the PATH. Also, if using Oracle XE on
Linux, run $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle_env.sh

4) Execute the script $COMPIERE_HOME/RUN_Setup.

Note: if the following window does not display, please ensure that the following are updated.

• Add the folder where you have installed JKD 1.5 at the beginning of the PATH system environment
variable.
• Set the JAVA_HOME system variable to the location of your java installation (e.g., ‘C:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_12’)
• Set the COMPIERE_HOME system variable to the path of your Compiere installation (e.g.,
‘C:\Compiere2’)

5) Select Database Type of

OracleXE.

6) For System Password, enter

the System User password
specified earlier.

7) For Database Password,

enter ‘compiere.’

8) For Server Names, i.e.,

(Application, Database and
Mail) use the DNS name of
the server. Hint: Do not use
localhost (127.0.0.1) or IP
address

9) Enter or update the

Parameters as necessary.

10) Select the Help button, for

information on any field.

11) Select the Components to install. Compiere Core 3.0 is the main component that must always be installed, but
you may choose additional components provided by Compiere or any of our authorized partners.

Note: To install additional components after you have already installed or migrated to the latest Compiere Core version, you
must select the Compiere Core component plus any additional components that you wish to install, and then run Migration.

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 12) Select the Test button to
check the parameters. The
parameters will save once
verified.

13) If an entry is unverifiable, it

will display with a red X.
Correct the entry and re-
select Test/Save.

14) Once all fields are verified,

click the Save button to
proceed.

15) At the prompt enter your company information as appropriate and verify that the common name is the address
of your application server. Once all fields are complete, click ok to continue.

16) Next, read and accept the license agreement.

Note: You might get more than one license agreement, depending on the components that you are installing.

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 17) A default security key will be generated, click ‘Ok’ to proceed.

18) After accepting the license agreement the following window will display:

19) Select Start Server Install.

20) Once the Server install is complete, select Create New Database.

Note: If you already have a Compiere database in your system, you will be presented with a split panel after ‘Start Server
Install”. Click the left panel if you want to replace the existing database with the new database. 

Warning: If you choose to replace the existing database, all data in the existing database will be removed

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 21) Verify that you see a ‘Build Successful’ and ‘***Finished’ message at the end of this step.

LICENSE VALIDATION
If you only intend to use the Open Source Edition of Compiere 3.0, you may skip steps 21 and 22.

For customers with a valid support contract with Compiere, this is a required step to ensure that the features
associated with the support level are enabled. If you are a customer and do not have a web store login,
please contact your system administrator or Compiere Support first. If you are not a customer and would like
to obtain a trial license for the Professional Edition, use the following steps to register with Compiere:

- Go to www.compiere.com/wstore, and click Login.

- If you are a new user, click ‘New User’ and provide the required information.
- Then Login to the web store. If you are a new user you will have to validate your e-mail address by providing
the validation code that was sent to your email inbox.
22) Provide the following information exactly as it was registered in the Compiere Web store and click Check
License to validate your asset information.

- System Name (name provided in the web store registration)

- Registered Email (email address provided in the web store registration)
- Password (web store password)
Tip: During the Next steps, do not click Start Migration; simply Check License and Close the window.
Notice that internet access is required to validate the license information
23) To verify your license, click the “Check License” button.

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 24) Review that your license information has been validated.

25) After Compiere Professional license has been verified, click the “X” to close the window.

Note: If you get the error “You do not have an appropriate license to use this feature” when starting the web UI, then
login to the server and execute utils/RUN_Support to validate again your license and restart the application server. 

26) Close any additional Setup and /or Support windows.

Complete Server Setup

3. Start the Compiere Application Server

1) To start the JBoss based Compiere Application Server execute RUN_Server2 in the
$COMPIERE_HOME/utils directory.

2) There should be no errors. Check the logs in $COMPIERE_HOME/jboss/server/compiere/logs to verify this.

3) Common problems include ports already in use

- 17:41:09,085 ERROR [NamingService] Could not start on port 1099

java.net.BindException: Address already in use: JVM_Bind
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
- There is another program using port 1099; Stop it and restart Run_Server2
or setup Compiere to use another port in RUN_setup.Likely port conflicts:

• 80 - You have some other web server running (or you need privileges under Linux/Unix)
• 8080 - The Oracle Database uses that
• 1099 - Often used by IDEs for debugging

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Start Compiere

4. Start the Compiere Client

1) Start the Swing client by double clicking on the Compiere shortcut in your desktop or by executing
RUN_Compiere2 from the $COMPIERE_HOME directory.

Default users and passwords for the sample Garden World application

- GardenUser/GardenUser - System/System
- GardenAdmin/GardenAdmin - SuperUser/System

2) Alternatively, if you have access to the Professional Edition, you can launch the application from the browser by
using the URL: http://server:port/apps (e.g. http://mycompany.com:80/apps)

Information: For additional information see the Compiere home page http://www.compiere.com.

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