Oracle Communications Converged Application Server is a carrier-grade, open, standards-based converged Web-telecom application platform based on SIP, REST, and JavaEE.

Identify these installation parameters:

VariableExample
[admin_server]admin.blade.vorpal.net
[oraInventory]/home/oracle/oraInventory
[oracle_home]/opt/oracle/occas/8.1

Downloading OCCAS

For OCCAS 8.1, do not download from eDelivery. Instead, download the patches from My Oracle Support (Support for Oracle Hardware, Software, and Managed Cloud). Patch 35908669 Oracle Communications Converged Application Server 8.1.0.0.0 (Patchset) contains a new installer.

From edelivery.oracle.com search on "Oracle Communications Converged Application Server".

Add the latest version (DLP) your download queue and continue...


GUI Installation

Follow these steps if you are installing remotely or locally on your workstation.

MacOS Tip: If installing locally on an Apple, please review these steps: MacOS Tips

Create a directory to install OCCAS.

sudo mkdir -p [oracle_home]
sudo chown -R oracle:oinstall [oracle_home]

Launch the installer.

java -jar occas_generic.jar


Having problems launching the installer?

Check out Troubleshooting and MacOS Tips for more advice.

If all goes well, you should see an Oracle splash screen and the GUI should come up. Give it some time.

If you've tried everything and still cannot get the GUI installer to run, it is time to move on to: Silent Installation and Configuration.


Installation Inventory Setup

Choose a location for the [oraInventory]. The default location is usually fine.

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Welcome

Click Next to continue...

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Auto Updates

Skip the auto updates. (They do not work.)

Click Next to continue...

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Installation Location

Specify an Oracle Home, [oracle_home].

Click Next to continue...

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Installation Type

Choose Complete Installation.

Click Next to continue...

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Installation Summary

Click the Save Response File button for use in future silent installations.

Click Install to continue...

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Installation Progress

Click Next to continue...

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Installation Complete

Uncheck Automatically Launch the Configuration Wizard. We do not want to run it until after we have applied the patches.

Click Finish.

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Congratulations, you are ready to move on to Patching.