12.2 E-Business Suite – How To Clean Up a Rapid Install Failure and Restart a Fresh Install

APPLIES TO:
Oracle Applications Manager – Version 12.2 to 12.2.5 [Release 12.2Cloud to 12.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

GOAL:
How to clean up a failed 12.2 install created using rapidwiz.

SOLUTION:
To resolve the issue test the following steps in a development instance and migrate accordingly:

As there is no rapidwiz -restart option available with 12.2, if the installation fails perform the following steps to clean up a failed installation:

1. Restart the server or make sure to kill ALL oracle and applmgr processes.
2. Backup and then delete the /tmp directory.
3. Backup and then delete the oraInventory directory.
4. Backup and then delete BEA under installation user $HOME.
5. Backup and then delete the install directory- Database / Application Base directory
6. Ensure the correct oraInventory is present and run rapidwiz again to start installation.

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