RCU 11g fails on MS Windows - RCU-6136:Error while trying to execute SQLPlus action

Error :

The Repository Creation Utility (RCU), running on MS Windows, fails when attempting to launch SQLPLUS.  The rcu.log shows the following errors:

NOTIFICATION rcu:
oracle.sysman.assistants.common.dbutil.jdbc.JDBCEngine::connect:
Connecting to database: user:jaltaie, role:SYSDBA,
connectString:(description=(address=(host=localhost)(protocol=tcp)(port=1521))(connect_data=(service_name=ORCLDW.MANAARNET.COM)(server=dedicated)))
2011-08-23 22:56:36.284 NOTIFICATION rcu: oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.action.SQLPlusAction::perform: paramString =
2015-11-23
22:56:36.452 ERROR rcu:
oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.action.SQLPlusAction::perform:
Error initializing SQLPlusEngine:
java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: Error initializing sqlplus.
at oracle.sysman.assistants.common.dbutil.sqlplus.SQLPlusEngine.setDefaultEngineSettings(SQLPlusEngine.java:2113)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.common.dbutil.sqlplus.SQLPlusEngine.initialize(SQLPlusEngine.java:352)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.action.SQLPlusAction.perform(SQLPlusAction.java:200)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.task.AbstractCompTask.execute(AbstractCompTask.java:243)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.task.ActualTask.run(TaskRunner.java:303)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)

2015-11-23 22:56:36.454 ERROR rcu: oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.task.ActualTask::run: RCU Operation Failed
oracle.sysman.assistants.common.task.TaskExecutionException: RCU-6136:Error while trying to execute SQLPlus action.
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.task.AbstractCompTask.execute(AbstractCompTask.java:300)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.task.ActualTask.run(TaskRunner.java:303)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: oracle.sysman.assistants.common.task.ActionFailedException: RCU-6136:Error while trying to execute SQLPlus action.
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.action.SQLPlusAction.perform(SQLPlusAction.java:211)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.task.AbstractCompTask.execute(AbstractCompTask.java:243)
... 2 more
Caused
by: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException:
java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: java.io.IOException: Errorinitializing sqlplus.
at oracle.sysman.assistants.common.dbutil.sqlplus.SQLPlusEngine.setDefaultEngineSettings(SQLPlusEngine.java:2113)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.common.dbutil.sqlplus.SQLPlusEngine.initialize(SQLPlusEngine.java:352)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.rcu.backend.action.SQLPlusAction.perform(SQLPlusAction.java:200)
... 3 more

Solution :

The msvcr71.dll is found under <RCU_HOME>\jdk\bin\

1. Copy <RCU_HOME>\jdk\bin\msvcr71.dll to the RCU_HOME bin directory

2. Launch the RCU program from the RCU_HOME bin directory

RCU_HOME/bin/rcu.bat

You may also need to set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to your RCU home