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Quick Installation Guide
11g Release 2 (11.2) for Linux x86-64
E16768-02
September 2010
This guide describes how to quickly install Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) on Linux x86-64 systems. It includes information about the following:
This guide describes how to install Oracle Database by using the default installation options.
Tasks Described in This Guide
The procedures in this guide describe how to:
Configure your system to support Oracle Database
Install Oracle Database on a local file system by using the Typical Installation option
Configure a general-purpose Oracle Database installation that uses the local file system for database file storage
Results of a Successful Installation
After you successfully install Oracle Database:
The database that you created and the default Oracle Net listener process run on the system.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control run on the system and can be accessed by using a Web browser.
Tasks Not Described in This Guide
This guide covers the Typical Installation scenario and does not describe how to complete the following tasks:
Using the Advanced Installation option to install the software
Installing the software on a system that has an existing Oracle software installation
Installing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters on a cluster
Enabling Enterprise Manager e-mail notifications or automated backups
Using alternative storage options such as Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Installing and configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Where to Get Additional Installation Information
For more information about installing Oracle Database, including information about the tasks not described in this guide, refer to one of the following guides:
If you want to install the software on a single system, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux.
If you want to install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server, then refer to the "Oracle Grid Infrastructure" chapter in Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux.
If you want to perform a Oracle Real Application Clusters installation, then refer to Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide for Linux and Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide for Linux and UNIX. These guides describe how to install Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters. Oracle Clusterware is a prerequisite for Oracle Real Application Clusters installations.
All these guides are available on the product disc. To access them, use a Web browser to open the welcome.htm
file located in the top-level directory of the installation media, and then select the Documentation tab.
Before you install the Oracle software, you must complete several tasks as the root
user. To log in as the root
user, complete one of the following procedures:
Note:
You must install the software from an X Window System workstation, an X terminal, or a PC or other system with X server software installedFollowing are the steps for installing the software from an X Window System workstation or X terminal:
Start a local terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm
).
If you are not installing the software on the local system, then enter the following command to enable the remote host to display X applications on the local X server:
$ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name
For example:
$ xhost somehost.us.example.com
If you are not installing the software on the local system, then use the ssh
, rlogin
, or telnet
command to connect to the system where you want to install the software:
$ telnet fully_qualified_remote_host_name
If you are not logged in as the root
user, then enter the following command to switch user to root
:
$ sudo sh password: #
Following are the steps for installing the software from a PC or other system with X server software:
Note:
If necessary, refer to your X server documentation for more information about completing this procedure. Depending on the X server software that you are using, you may need to complete the tasks in a different order.Start the X server software.
Configure the security settings of the X server software to permit remote hosts to display X applications on the local system.
Connect to the remote system where you want to install the software and start a terminal session on that system, for example, an X terminal (xterm
).
If you are not logged in as the root
user on the remote system, then enter the following command to switch user to root
:
$ sudo sh password: #
The system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:
The following are the memory requirements for installing Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
At least 4 GB of RAM
To determine the RAM size, enter the following command:
# grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo
If the size of the RAM is less than the required size, then you must install more memory before continuing.
The following table describes the relationship between installed RAM and the configured swap space requirement:
Note:
On Linux, the HugePages feature allocates non-swappable memory for large page tables using memory-mapped files. If you enable HugePages, then you should deduct the memory allocated to HugePages from the available RAM before calculating swap space.Available RAM | Swap Space Required |
---|---|
Between 4 GB and 8 GB | 2 times the size of RAM |
Between 8 GB and 32 GB | 1.5 times the size of RAM |
More than 32 GB | 32 GB |
To determine whether the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command:
# uname -m
Note:
This command displays the processor type. Verify that the processor architecture matches the Oracle software release that you want to install. If you do not see the expected output, then you cannot install the software on this system.To determine the size of the configured swap space, enter the following command:
# grep SwapTotal /proc/meminfo
If necessary, refer to the operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.
To determine the available RAM and swap space, enter the following command:
# free
Note:
Oracle recommends that you take multiple values for the available RAM and swap space before finalizing a value. This is because the available RAM and swap space keep changing depending on the user interactions with the computer.Automatic Memory Management
Starting with Oracle Database 11g, the Automatic Memory Management feature requires more shared memory (/dev/shm)
and file descriptors. The shared memory should be sized to be at least the greater of MEMORY_MAX_TARGET
and MEMORY_TARGET
for each Oracle instance on that computer.
To determine the amount of shared memory available, enter the following command:
# df -h /dev/shm/
Note:
MEMORY_MAX_TARGET
and MEMORY_TARGET
cannot be used when LOCK_SGA
is enabled or with HugePages on Linux.To determine whether the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command:
# uname -m
Note:
This command displays the processor type. Verify that the processor architecture matches the Oracle software release that you want to install. If you do not see the expected output, then you cannot install the software on this system.The following are the disk space requirements for installing Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
At least 1 GB of disk space in the /tmp
directory
To determine the amount of disk space available in the /tmp
directory, enter the following command:
# df -h /tmp
If there is less than 1 GB of free disk space available in the /tmp
directory, then complete one of the following steps:
Delete unnecessary files from the /tmp
directory to meet the disk space requirement.
Set the TMP
and TMPDIR
environment variables when setting the oracle
user's environment.
See Also:
"Configuring the oracle User's Environment" for more information about settingTMP
and TMPDIR
Extend the file system that contains the /tmp
directory. If necessary, contact the system administrator for information about extending file systems.
To determine the amount of free disk space on the system, enter the following command:
# df -h
The following tables describe the disk space requirements for software files, and data files for each installation type on Linux x86-64:
Installation Type | Requirement for Software Files (GB) |
---|---|
Enterprise Edition | 4.35 |
Standard Edition | 3.73 |
Installation Type | Requirement for Data Files (GB) |
---|---|
Enterprise Edition | 1.68 |
Standard Edition | 1.48 |
Additional disk space, either on a file system or on an Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group is required for the fast recovery area if you choose to configure automated backups.
Depending on the products that you intend to install, verify that the following softwares are installed on the system.
Note:
Oracle Universal Installer performs checks on the system to verify that it meets the listed requirements. To ensure that these checks pass, verify the requirements before you start Oracle Universal Installer.The following or later versions of the operating system are required for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
Asianux Server 3 SP2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), the Security Enhanced Linux (SE Linux) feature is supported for Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Note:
For Asianux Server, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, system requirements are identical by kernel version. Specifically:Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 requirements are the same.
Asianux Server 3, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 requirements are the same.
To determine the distribution and version of Linux installed, enter the following command:
# cat
/proc/version
Note:
Only the distributions and versions listed in the earlier list are supported. Do not install the software on other versions of Linux.The following are the kernel requirements for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
For Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:
2.6.9 or later
For Asianux 3, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:
2.6.18 or later
For SUSE 10:
2.6.16.21 or later
On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11:
2.6.27.19 or later
To determine whether the required kernel is installed, enter the following command:
# uname -r
The following is a sample output displayed by running this command on an Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 system:
2.6.18-128.el5PAE
In this example, the output shows the kernel version (2.6.18
) and errata level (-128.el5PAE
) on the system.
If the kernel version does not meet the requirement specified earlier in this section, then contact the operating system vendor for information about obtaining and installing kernel updates.
The following are the list of packages required for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
Note:
Oracle recommends that you install your Linux operating system with the default software packages (RPMs), unless you specifically intend to perform a minimal installation, and follow the directions for performing such an installation to ensure that you have all required packages for Oracle software.
Oracle recommends that you do not customize RPMs during a default operating system installation. A default installation includes most required packages, and will help you to limit manual checks of package dependencies.
If you did not perform a default Linux installation, you intend to use LDAP, and you want to use the scripts odisrvreg
, oidca
, or schemasync
, then install the Korn shell RPM for your Linux distribution.
You must install the packages (or later versions) listed in the following table. Also, ensure that the list of RPMs and all the prerequisites for these RPMs are installed.
IMPORTANT:
Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2), all the 32-bit packages, except forgcc-32bit-4.3
, listed in the following table are no longer required for installing a database on Linux x86-64. Only the 64-bit packages are required. However, for any Oracle Database 11g release prior to 11.2.0.2, both the 32-bit and 64-bit packages listed in the following table are required.The following or later version of packages for Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 should be installed:
binutils-2.15.92.0.2 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 (32 bit) elfutils-libelf-0.97 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97 expat-1.95.7 gcc-3.4.6 gcc-c++-3.4.6 glibc-2.3.4-2.41 glibc-2.3.4-2.41 (32 bit) glibc-common-2.3.4 glibc-devel-2.3.4 glibc-headers-2.3.4 libaio-0.3.105 libaio-0.3.105 (32 bit) libaio-devel-0.3.105 libaio-devel-0.3.105 (32 bit) libgcc-3.4.6 libgcc-3.4.6 (32-bit) libstdc++-3.4.6 libstdc++-3.4.6 (32 bit) libstdc++-devel 3.4.6 make-3.80 numactl-0.6.4.x86_64 pdksh-5.2.14 sysstat-5.0.5
The following or later version of packages for Asianux 3, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 should be installed:
binutils-2.17.50.0.6 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3 (32 bit) elfutils-libelf-0.125 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.125 gcc-4.1.2 gcc-c++-4.1.2 glibc-2.5-24 glibc-2.5-24 (32 bit) glibc-common-2.5 glibc-devel-2.5 glibc-devel-2.5 (32 bit) glibc-headers-2.5 ksh-20060214 libaio-0.3.106 libaio-0.3.106 (32 bit) libaio-devel-0.3.106 libaio-devel-0.3.106 (32 bit) libgcc-4.1.2 libgcc-4.1.2 (32 bit) libstdc++-4.1.2 libstdc++-4.1.2 (32 bit) libstdc++-devel 4.1.2 make-3.81 numactl-devel-0.9.8.x86_64 sysstat-7.0.2
The following or later version of packages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 should be installed:
binutils-2.16.91.0.5 compat-libstdc++-5.0.7 gcc-4.1.0 gcc-c++-4.1.2 glibc-2.4-31.63 glibc-devel-2.4-31.63 glibc-devel-32bit-2.4-31.63 ksh-93r-12.9 libaio-0.3.104 libaio-32bit-0.3.104 libaio-devel-0.3.104 libaio-devel-32bit-0.3.104 libelf-0.8.5 libgcc-4.1.2 libstdc++-4.1.2 libstdc++-devel-4.1.2 make-3.80 numactl-0.9.6.x86_64 sysstat-8.0.4
The following or later version of packages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 should be installed:
binutils-2.19 gcc-4.3 gcc-32bit-4.3 gcc-c++-4.3 glibc-2.9 glibc-32bit-2.9 glibc-devel-2.9 glibc-devel-32bit-2.9 ksh-93t libaio-0.3.104 libaio-32bit-0.3.104 libaio-devel-0.3.104 libaio-devel-32bit-0.3.104 libstdc++33-3.3.3 libstdc++33-32bit-3.3.3 libstdc++43-4.3.3_20081022 libstdc++43-32bit-4.3.3_20081022 libstdc++43-devel-4.3.3_20081022 libstdc++43-devel-32bit-4.3.3_20081022 libgcc43-4.3.3_20081022 libstdc++-devel-4.3 make-3.81 sysstat-8.1.5
To determine whether the required packages are installed, enter commands similar to the following:
# rpm -q package_name
If a package is not installed, then install it from the Linux distribution media or download the required package version from the Linux vendor's Web site.
Intel C++ Compiler 10.1 or later and the version of GNU C and C++ compilers listed under "Package Requirements" are supported with these products.
Note:
Intel Compiler v10.1 can be used only with the standard template libraries of the gcc versions mentioned in the Package Requirements section, to build Oracle C++ Call Interface (OCCI) applications.Oracle XML Developer's Kit is supported with the same compilers as OCCI.
Depending on the components you want to use, you must ensure that the following software are installed:
You should install ODBC Driver Manager for UNIX. You can download and install the Driver Manager from the following URL:
To use ODBC, you must also install the following additional ODBC RPMs, depending on your operating sytem:
On Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4:
unixODBC-2.2.11 (32-bit) or later
unixODBC-devel-2.2.11 (64-bit) or later
unixODBC-2.2.11 (64-bit) or later
On Asianux Server 3, Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:
unixODBC-2.2.11 (32-bit) or later
unixODBC-devel-2.2.11 (64-bit) or later
unixODBC-2.2.11 (64-bit) or later
On SUSE 10:
unixODBC-32 bit-2.2.11 (32-bit) or later
unixODBC-2.2.11 (64-bit) or later
unixODBC-devel-2.2.11 (64-bit) or later
On SUSE 11:
unixODBC-2.2.12 or later
unixODBC-devel-2.2.12 or later
unixODBC-32bit-2.2.12 (32-bit) or later
Use JDK 6 (Java SE Development Kit 1.6.0_21
) or JDK 5 (1.5.0_24
) with the JNDI extension with the Oracle Java Database Connectivity and Oracle Call Interface drivers. However, these are not mandatory for the database installation. Note that IBM JDK 1.5
is installed with this release.
Install the latest Linux-PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux) library to enable the system administrator to choose how applications authenticate users.
Oracle Messaging Gateway supports the integration of Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing (AQ) with the following software:
IBM WebSphere MQ V6.0, client and server, with corrective service diskette 5 (CSD05) or later:
MQSeriesClient MQSeriesServer MQSeriesRuntime
If you require a CSD for WebSphere MQ, then refer to the following Web site for download and installation information:
Web browsers must support Java Script, and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards. The following Web browsers are supported for Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:
Netscape Navigator 8.1
Netscape Navigator 9.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 SP1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
Firefox 2.0
Firefox 3.0.7
Firefox 3.5
Firefox 3.6
Safari 3.0.4
Safari 3.1
Safari 3.2
Safari 4.0.x
Google Chrome 3.0
Google Chrome 4.0
See Also:
Chapter 2, "Oracle Application Express Installation Requirements" and "Recommended Pre-installation Tasks" in Oracle Application Express Installation GuideThe following local operating system groups and users are required if you are installing Oracle Database:
The Oracle Inventory group (typically, oinstall
)
The OSDBA group (typically, dba
)
The Oracle software owner (typically, oracle
)
The OSOPER group (optional. Typically, oper
)
To determine whether these groups and users already exist, and if necessary, to create them, follow these steps:
To determine whether the oinstall
group exists, enter the following command:
# more /etc/oraInst.loc
If the output of this command shows the oinstall
group name, then the group already exists.
If the oraInst.loc
file exists, then the output from this command is similar to the following:
inventory_loc=/u01/app/oraInventory inst_group=oinstall
The inst_group
parameter shows the name of the Oracle Inventory group, oinstall
.
To determine whether the dba
group exists, enter the following command:
# grep dba /etc/group
If the output from this commands shows the dba
group name, then the group already exists.
If necessary, enter the following commands to create the oinstall
and dba
groups:
# /usr/sbin/groupadd oinstall # /usr/sbin/groupadd dba
To determine whether the oracle
user exists and belongs to the correct groups, enter the following command:
# id oracle
If the oracle
user exists, then this command displays information about the groups to which the user belongs. The output should be similar to the following, indicating that oinstall
is the primary group and dba
is a secondary group:
uid=440(oracle) gid=200(oinstall) groups=201(dba),202(oper)
If necessary, complete one of the following actions:
If the oracle
user exists, but its primary group is not oinstall
or it is not a member of the dba
group, then enter the following command:
# /usr/sbin/usermod -g oinstall -G dba oracle
If the oracle
user does not exist, enter the following command to create it:
# /usr/sbin/useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle
This command creates the oracle
user and specifies oinstall
as the primary group and dba
as the secondary group.
Enter the following command to set the password of the oracle
user:
# passwd oracle
Verify that the kernel parameters shown in the following table are set to values greater than or equal to the minimum value shown. The procedure following the table describes how to verify and set the values.
Note:
The kernel parameter and shell limit values shown in the following section are minimum values only. For production database systems, Oracle recommends that you tune these values to optimize the performance of the system. Refer to the operating system documentation for more information about tuning kernel parameters.Note:
If the current value of any parameter is higher than the value listed in this table, then do not change the value of that parameter.To view the current value specified for these kernel parameters, and to change them if necessary:
Enter commands similar to the following to view the current values of the kernel parameters:
Note:
Make a note of the current values and identify any values that you must change.Parameter | Command |
---|---|
semmsl , semmns , semopm , and semmni |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep sem
This command displays the value of the semaphore parameters in the order listed. |
shmall , shmmax , and shmmni |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep shm |
file-max |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep file-max |
ip_local_port_range |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep ip_local_port_range |
rmem_default |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep rmem_default |
rmem_max |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep rmem_max |
wmem_default |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep wmem_default |
wmem_max |
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep wmem_max |
If the value of any kernel parameter is different from the recommended value, then complete the following steps:
Using any text editor, create or edit the /etc/sysctl.conf
file, and add or edit lines similar to the following:
Note:
Include lines only for the kernel parameter values that you want to change. For the semaphore parameters (kernel.sem
), you must specify all four values. However, if any of the current values are larger than the minimum value, then specify the larger value.fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576 fs.file-max = 6815744 kernel.shmall = 2097152 kernel.shmmax = 536870912 kernel.shmmni = 4096 kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500 net.core.rmem_default = 262144 net.core.rmem_max = 4194304 net.core.wmem_default = 262144 net.core.wmem_max = 1048586
Note:
The minimum value required forshmmax
is 0.5 GB. However, Oracle recommends that you set the value of shmmax
to 2.0 GB for optimum performance of the system.By specifying the values in the /etc/sysctl.conf
file, they persist when you restart the system. However, on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server systems, enter the following command to ensure that the system reads the /etc/sysctl.conf
file when it restarts:
# /sbin/chkconfig boot.sysctl on
Enter the following command to change the current values of the kernel parameters:
# /sbin/sysctl -p
Review the output from this command to verify that the values are correct. If the values are incorrect, edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file, then enter this command again.
Enter the command /sbin/sysctl -a
to confirm that the values are set correctly.
On SUSE systems only, enter the following command to cause the system to read the /etc/sysctl.conf
file when it restarts:
# /sbin/chkconfig boot.sysctl on
On SUSE systems only, you must enter the GID of the oinstall group as the value for the parameter /proc/sys/vm/hugetlb_shm_group
. Doing this grants members of oinstall a group permission to create shared memory segments.
For example, where the oinstall group GID is 501:
# echo 501 > /proc/sys/vm/hugetlb_shm_group
After running this command, use vi
to add the following text to /etc/sysctl.conf
, and enable the boot.sysctl
script to run on system restart:
vm.hugetlb_shm_group=501
Note:
Only one group can be defined as thevm.hugetlb_shm_group
.After updating the values of kernel parameters in the /etc/sysctl.conf
file, either restart the computer, or run the command sysctl -p
to make the changes in the /etc/sysctl.conf
file available in the active kernel memory.
Check Resource Limits for the Oracle Software Installation Users
For each installation software owner, check the resource limits for installation, using the following recommended ranges:
Table 1 Installation Owner Resource Limit Recommended Ranges
Resource Shell Limit | Resource | Soft Limit | Hard Limit |
---|---|---|---|
Open file descriptors |
nofile |
at least 1024 |
at least 65536 |
Number of processes available to a single user |
nproc |
at least 2047 |
at least 16384 |
Size of the stack segment of the process |
stack |
at least 10240 KB |
at least 10240 KB, and at most 32768 KB |
To check resource limits:
Log in as an installation owner.
Check the soft and hard limits for the file descriptor setting. Ensure that the result is in the recommended range. For example:
$ ulimit -Sn 4096 $ ulimit -Hn 65536
Check the soft and hard limits for the number of processes available to a user. Ensure that the result is in the recommended range. For example:
$ ulimit -Su 2047 $ ulimit -Hu 16384
Check the soft limit for the stack setting. Ensure that the result is in the recommended range. For example:
$ ulimit -Ss 10240 $ ulimit -Hs 32768
Repeat this procedure for each Oracle software installation owner.
If necessary, update the resource limits in the /etc/security/limits.conf
configuration file for the installation owner. For example, add the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf
file:
oracle soft nproc 2047 oracle hard nproc 16384 oracle soft nofile 1024 oracle hard nofile 65536 oracle soft stack 10240
Note:
The values mentioned in this example are illustrative and not actual values that need to be added.
When the limits.conf
file is changed, these changes take effect immediately. However, if the grid
or oracle
users are logged in, then these changes will not take effect until you log these users out and log them back in. You must do this before you attempt to use these accounts to install.
Create directories with names similar to the following, and specify the correct owner, group, and permissions for them:
The Oracle base directory
An optional Oracle data file directory
The Oracle base directory must have 3 GB of free disk space, or 4 GB of free disk space if you choose not to create a separate Oracle data file directory.
Note:
If you do not want to create a separate Oracle data file directory, then you can install the data files in a subdirectory of the Oracle base directory. However, this is not recommended for production databases.To create the Oracle base directory:
Enter the following command to display information about all mounted file systems:
# df -k
This command displays information about all the file systems mounted on the system, including:
The physical device name
The total amount, used amount, and available amount of disk space
The mount point directory for that file system
From the display, identify either one or two file systems that meet the disk space requirements mentioned earlier in this section.
Note the name of the mount point directory for each file system that you identified.
Enter commands similar to the following to create the recommended subdirectories in the mount point directory that you identified and set the appropriate owner, group, and permissions on them:
# mkdir -p /mount_point/app/ # chown -R oracle:oinstall /mount_point/app/ # chmod -R 775 /mount_point/app/
For example:
# mkdir -p /u01/app/ # chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app/ # chmod -R 775 /u01/app/
You run Oracle Universal Installer from the oracle
account. However, before you start Oracle Universal Installer, you must configure the environment of the oracle
user. To configure the environment, you must:
Set the default file mode creation mask (umask
) to 022
in the shell startup file.
Set the DISPLAY
environment variable.
To set the oracle
user's environment:
Start a new terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm
).
Enter the following command to ensure that X Window applications can display on this system:
$ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name
For example:
$ xhost somehost.us.example.com
If you are not already logged in to the system where you want to install the software, then log in to that system as the oracle
user.
If you are not logged in as the oracle
user, then switch user to oracle
:
$ su - oracle
To determine the default shell for the oracle
user, enter the following command:
$ echo $SHELL
To run the shell startup script, enter one of the following commands:
Bash shell:
$ . ./.bash_profile
Bourne or Korn shell:
$ . ./.profile
C shell:
% source ./.login
If you are not installing the software on the local computer, then run the following command on the remote machine to set the DISPLAY
variable:
Bourne, Bash or Korn shell:
$ export DISPLAY=local_host:0.0
C shell:
% setenv DISPLAY local_host:0.0
In this example, local_host
is the host name or IP address of the local computer that you want to use to display Oracle Universal Installer.
Run the following command on the remote machine to check if the shell and the DISPLAY environmental variable are set correctly:
echo $SHELL echo $DISPLAY
Now to enable X applications, run the following commands on the local computer:
$ xhost + fully_qualified_remote_host_name
To verify that X applications display is set properly, run a X11 based program that comes with the operating system such as xclock
:
$ xclock
In this example, you can find xclock
at /usr/X11R6/bin/xclocks
. If the DISPLAY
variable is set properly, then you can see xclock
on your computer screen.
See Also:
PC-X Server or operating system vendor documents for further assistanceIf you determined that the /tmp
directory has less than 1 GB of free disk space, then identify a file system with at least 1 GB of free space and set the TMP
and TMPDIR
environment variables to specify a temporary directory on this file system:
To determine the free disk space on each mounted file system use the following command:
# df -h /tmp
If necessary, enter commands similar to the following to create a temporary directory on the file system that you identified, and set the appropriate permissions on the directory:
$ sudo mkdir /mount_point/tmp $ sudo chmod a+wr /mount_point/tmp # exit
Enter commands similar to the following to set the TMP
and TMPDIR
environment variables:
Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:
$ TMP=/mount_point/tmp $ TMPDIR=/mount_point/tmp $ export TMP TMPDIR
C shell:
% setenv TMP /mount_point/tmp % setenv TMPDIR /mount_point/tmp
Enter commands similar to the following to set the ORACLE_BASE
and ORACLE_SID
environment variables:
Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:
$ ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle $ ORACLE_SID=sales $ export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_SID
C shell:
% setenv ORACLE_BASE /u01/app/oracle % setenv ORACLE_SID sales
In this example, /u01/app/oracle
is the Oracle base directory that you created or identified earlier and sales
is the name that you want to call the database (typically no more than five characters).
Enter the following commands to ensure that the ORACLE_HOME
and TNS_ADMIN
environment variables are not set:
Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:
$ unset ORACLE_HOME $ unset TNS_ADMIN
C shell:
% unsetenv ORACLE_HOME % unsetenv TNS_ADMIN
Note:
If theORACLE_HOME
environment variable is set, then Oracle Universal Installer uses the value that it specifies as the default path for the Oracle home directory. However, if you set the ORACLE_BASE
environment variable, then Oracle recommends that you unset the ORACLE_HOME
environment variable and choose the default path suggested by Oracle Universal Installer.On most Linux systems, the disk mounts automatically when you insert it into the installation media. If the disk does not mount automatically, then follow these steps to mount it:
Enter a command similar to the following to eject the currently mounted disc, then remove it from the drive:
Asianux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
$ sudo eject /mnt/dvd
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:
# eject /media/dvd
In these examples, /mnt/dvd
and /media/dvd
are the mount point directories for the disc drive.
Insert the DVD into the disc drive.
To verify that the disc mounted automatically, enter a command similar to the following:
Asianux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
# ls /mnt/dvd
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:
# ls /media/dvd
If this command fails to display the contents of the disc, then enter a command similar to the following:
Asianux, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:
# mount -t iso9660 /dev/dvd /media/dvd
In these examples, /mnt/dvd
and /media/dvd
are the mount point directories for the disc drive.
After configuring the oracle
user's environment, start Oracle Universal Installer and install Oracle Database as follows:
To start Oracle Universal Installer, enter the following command:
$ /mount_point/db/runInstaller
If Oracle Universal Installer does not start, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux for information about how to troubleshoot X Window display problems.
The following table describes the recommended action for each Oracle Universal Installer screen. Use the following guidelines to complete the installation:
If you need more assistance, or if you want to choose an option that is not a default, then click Help for additional information.
If you encounter errors while installing or linking the software, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux for information about troubleshooting.
Note:
If you have completed the tasks listed previously, then you can complete the installation by choosing the default values on most screens.If you plan to use the following products or features, then download and install the products from the Oracle Database Examples media:
Oracle JDBC Development Drivers
Oracle Database Examples
Oracle Context Companion
Various Oracle product demonstrations
For information about installing software and various Oracle product demonstrations from the Oracle Database Examples media, refer to Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide.
To become familiar with this release of Oracle Database, it is recommended that you complete the following tasks:
Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control using a Web browser.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control is a Web-based application that you can use to manage a single Oracle Database installation. The default URL for Database Control is similar to the following:
http://host.domain:1158/em/
To log in, use the user name SYS
and connect as SYSDBA
. Use the password that you specified for this user during the Oracle Database 11g installation.
Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux for information about required and optional postinstallation tasks, depending on the products that you want to use.
Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux for information about how to use Database Control to learn about the configuration of your installed database.
To learn more about using Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control to administer a database, refer to Oracle Database 2 Day DBA.
This guide, designed for new Oracle DBAs, describes how to use Database Control to manage all aspects of an Oracle Database installation. It also provides information about how to enable e-mail notifications and automated backups, which you might not have configured during the installation.
This section contains information about the following:
Product Licenses
You are welcome to install and evaluate the products included in this media pack for 30 days under the terms of the Trial License Agreement. However, you must purchase a program license if you want to continue using any product after the 30 day evaluation period. See the following section for information about purchasing program licenses.
Purchasing Licenses, and Version Updates
You can purchase program licenses, and updated versions of Oracle products from the Oracle Store Web site:
Contacting Oracle Support Services
If you have purchased Oracle Product Support, you can call Oracle Support Services for assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For information about purchasing Oracle Product Support or contacting Oracle Support Services, go to the Oracle Support Services Web site:
Locating Product Documentation
Documentation for Oracle products is available in both HTML and Adobe portable document format (PDF) formats from several locations:
On discs in the media pack:
Platform-specific documentation is available on the product discs. To access this documentation, see the welcome.htm
file located in the top-level directory of the installation media.
Generic product documentation is available in the Oracle Documentation Library.
From the Oracle Technology Network Web site:
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