2 Oracle Business Intelligence Requirements

Log in as the root user.

To determine which distribution and version of Linux is installed, enter the following command:

# cat /etc/issue
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 6) 

To check that Update 6 is installed:

# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 6)

To determine whether any other package is installed, enter a command similar to the following:

# rpm -q package_name

If a package is missing, download it and install it using the following command:

# rpm -i package_name

When installing a package, make sure you are using the correct architecture and optimization rpm file. To check the architecture of an rpm file, run the following command:

# rpm -q package_name --queryformat "%{arch}\n"

In the following example, the glibc rpm file is suitable for an Intel architecture

# rpm -q glibc --queryformat "%{arch}\n" 
ia64

Log in as the root user.

To determine which distribution and version of Linux is installed, enter the following command:

# cat /etc/issue
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 1)

To check that Update 1 or later is installed:

# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 1)

To determine whether any other package is installed, enter a command similar to the following:

# rpm -q package_name

If a package is missing, download it and install it using the following command:

# rpm -i package_name

When installing a package, make sure you are using the correct architecture and optimization rpm file. To check the architecture of an rpm file, run the following command:

# rpm -q package_name --queryformat "%{arch}\n"

In the following example, the glibc rpm file is suitable for an Intel architecture

# rpm -q glibc --queryformat "%{arch}\n" 
ia64

Log in as the root user.

To determine which distribution and version of Linux is installed, enter the following command:

# cat /etc/issue
Welcome to SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (ia64) - Kernel \r (\l)

To check if the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with service pack 2 or later is installed, entering the following command:

# cat /etc/SuSE-release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (ia64)
VERSION=9
PATCHLEVEL=2

To determine the kernel version, enter the following command:

# uname -r
2.6.5-7.244

To determine whether any other package is installed, enter a command similar to the following:

# rpm -q package_name

If a package is missing, download it and install it using the following command:

# rpm -i package_name

When installing a package, make sure you are using the correct architecture and optimization rpm file. To check the architecture of an rpm file, run the following command:

# rpm -q package_name --queryformat "%{arch}\n"

In the following example, the glibc rpm file is suitable for an Intel architecture

# rpm -q glibc --queryformat "%{arch}\n" 
ia64

Create the following symbolic link for the Perl executable if it does not already exist:

# ln -sf /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/perl

Create the following symbolic link for the fuser executable if it does not already exist:

# ln -sf /bin/fuser /sbin/fuser

If the orarun package was installed on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server system, complete the following steps as the oracle user to reset the environment:

1. Enter the following commands:

   prompt> cd /etc/profile.d 
   prompt> mv oracle.csh oracle.csh.bak
   prompt> mv oracle.sh oracle.sh.bak
   prompt> mv alljava.sh alljava.sh.bak
   prompt> mv alljava.csh alljava.csh.bak
   
   

2. Use any text editor to comment out the following line from the $HOME/.profile file:

   . ./.oracle
   
   

3. Log out of the oracle user account.

4. Log into the oracle user account for the changes to take effect.

If any Java packages are installed on the system, unset the Java environment variables, for example JAVA_HOME.

Check the /etc/services file to make sure that the following port ranges are available on the system:

• ports 3060-3129 required for Oracle Internet Directory

• ports 3130-3199 required for Oracle Internet Directory (SSL)

• ports 1812-1829 required for Oracle Enterprise Manager (console)

• ports 1830-1849 required for Oracle Enterprise Manager (agent)

• ports 1850-1869 required for Oracle Enterprise Manager (RMI)

If necessary, remove entries from the /etc/services file and restart the system. To remove the entries, you can use the perl script included in the utils/3167528/ directory of CD-ROM Disk 1 and in the application_server/utils/3167528/ directory on the DVD-ROM. Run the script as the root user. This script is also available as patch 3167528. This patch is available from:

http://metalink.oracle.com

If these ports are not available, the associated configuration assistants will fail during the installation.

If you use Network Information Service (NIS):

1. Make sure that the following line exists in the /etc/yp.conf file:

   hostname.domainname broadcast 
   
   

2. Make sure that the following line exists in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file:

   hosts: files nis dns 
   
   

Make sure that the localhost entry in the /etc/hosts file is an IPv4 entry. If the IP entry for localhost is IPv6 format, installation cannot succeed. The following example shows an IPv6 entry:

# special IPv6 addresses
::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
::1             ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback

To correct this example /etc/hosts file, comment the localhost entry as follows:

# special IPv6 addresses
# ::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
::1             ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback

To comment the entries, you can use the perl script included in the utils/4015045/ directory of CD-ROM Disk 1 and in the application_server/utils/4015045/ directory on the DVD-ROM. Run the script as the root user. This script is also available as patch 4015045. This patch is available from:

http://metalink.oracle.com