OCM 12c Preparation - Download the Exam Environment

The exam environment keep changing over the time and I believe that Oracle will soon update the Linux and Database release to the latest.

As Mar/2017, the exam environment in official OCM website is the following:

Exam Environment

• Oracle Linux Release 6.5 64 bit
• Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0  64 bit
• Oracle Grid Infrastructure 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2)
• Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Rel 4

You can find the download links below. Note that for some of them, you will need Oracle Support access.

• Oracle Linux Release 6.5 (64 bits) -> Go to https://edelivery.oracle.com/ and filter until you find "Oracle Linux (6.5.0.0.0) for x86 64 bit". Download the FULL DVD zip, file name is V41362-01.iso.
• Oracle Database 12c Release 12.1.0.2.0 (64-bit) -> After 12.2 release, the 12.1.0.2 is not available anymore on OTN (oracle website) for Linux systems. However you can still download it either from:
  •  https://edelivery.oracle.com/ - For DB installation, look for "Oracle Database (12.1.0.2.0) for Linux x86-64". Download both files,  V46095-01_1of2.zip and V46095-01_2of2.zip. For Grid instalattion, look for "Oracle Database Grid Infrastructure (12.1.0.2.0) for Linux x86-64". Download both files, V46096-01_1of2.zip and V46096-01_2of2.zip.
  • https://support.oracle.com/ - Look for Patch 21419221. Download all files 1 and 2 for DB and 5 and 6 for GRID. File name is p21419221_121020_Linux-x86-64_Xof10.zip.
• 12.1.0.2 GI / DB PSU ->  Go to https://support.oracle.com/ and look for Document 1924126.1 Download the latest "Non Exadata Real Application Clusters (RAC)" 12.1.0.2 Patch. Today it is the "12.1.0.2.170117 Database Proactive Bundle Patch (Jan 2017)". It's mandatory to have at least the 12.1.0.2.GIPSU:160719 applied as it brings the patch 22810422 correction (Linux Add ACFS support for UEKR4).
• Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control Release 1 (12.1.0.4.0) (64-bit) -> Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/enterprise-manager/downloads/index.html and in "Previous Enterprise Manager Release Software", download the Release 4 for x86_64.
• OEM 12.1.0.4 OMS PSU ->  Go to https://support.oracle.com/ and look for Document 822485.1 Download latest OMS PSU. Today it is the "12.1.0.4.160119 Enterprise Manager Base Platform Patch Set Update (PSU)".
• Oracle Documentation
  • Download the offline documentation for Oracle Database 12cR1 at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/documentation/index.html. File name is E50529-01.zip.
  • Download the offline documentation for Enterprise Manager 12.1 at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/enterprise-manager/documentation/index.html. File name is E24628-01.zip.

That's it. My recommendation is to also download Virtualbox to emulate this scenario (I use the 5.1.14 version). Now you are ready to start your studies.

They also mention:

• Mozilla Browser, Text (emacs, gedit) and vi editors
• Shell environment: bash, csh
• Use either CLI or GUI environment and tools when available

All those tools are already present in Oracle Linux 6.5. Make sure you know how to use them.

UPDATE May/2017: If you can't find the environment software to download, now in the official website they say:

Use the latest software available from OTN; it is not necessary to build a practice environment on the exact OS and database software versions used in the OCM exam.  Later releases of Oracle server support nearly all features and functions of earlier ones; for any software version, relevant parameter values, naming differences and obsolete features may be found in the product documentation, which is available from OTN.

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