Thursday, August 11, 2011

Quick thoughts - Primavera p6 v7 on W2K8 Server x64/Citrix XenApp 5

Oracle's documentation on installing Primavera in a x64 terminal server environment doesn't quite get us all the way there...


Some items I have found that should be better documented for installing on a Citrix server:


1 - You must install a x86 Oracle client - Primavera does not have a x64 client in this version.  This also means you have to configure ODBC from c:\windows\sysWOW64\odbcad32.exe.
2 - On a Windows 2008 x64 server, I had to allow PM.exe and dbconfig.exe within DEP (data execution prevention).  I have not had to do this for any other of the many applications installed on the server.
3 - Since this is a x86 client, it does not seem to like being installed in "Program Files (x86)".  Install it in a folder without the (x86) designation.


Edit:  After figuring these items out, the Primavera installer would still fail when attempting to run dbconfig.exe.  I received the following message:


"Bad public user name or password. Database Server Error: OCI version 11.2.0.1.0 Production is not supported;"


A case was opened with Oracle and they provided 3 dll's that needed to be replaced.  The issue is due to a bug in the installer for V24733 (P6v7 w/SP3) in combination with the 11gR2 client (32-bit).  This has solved the issue.
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6 comments:

  1. JesseSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Tom, This is the same issue I have, what 3 dll's did Oracle provide?

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  2. TomSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    @Jesse

    The names of the dll's are: dbexpoda30.dll DbExpPrC.dll dbexpsda30.dll If you have a support contract with Oracle, they should be able to provide these to you. I would mention that this issue has been reported as part of a bug with installing media pack V24733 (P6v7 w/SP3) in combination with the 11gR2 client (32-bit). Hope this helps

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  3. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 2:58 PM

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  4. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Turning off DEP for PM.exe worked for us. Windows 2008 R2 TS with Oracle 10g 32 bit client.

    Note: Any application (including Primavera) that is installed in c:\program files (x86) with the 10g 32 bit client requires a short path (c:\program~2\oracle\primav~1\pm.exe) to work with the Oracle client. You can get around this by installing Primavera to a path with an 8.3 naming convention.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    This Fabricio Campos (Pelosi´s Mini Me) from Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Here is a tip: if you install P6 Client (flat) and just after the SP3 the problem is solved by itsself.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2013 at 3:50 AM

    ineed ur help for installing p6 v7 in my pc

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