Downloading and Installing Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool

How do I obtain the Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool?

The Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool is distributed on the Oracle Services Tools Bundle (STB) for Sun Systems and is made available via its download link.

Use the following procedure to download the latest STB:

1. Go to the STB site at: http://www.sun.com/service/stb/index.jsp and click the Software Download and Documentation link in the Resources section.

2. In the drop-down lists, select the appropriate Platform and Language for your download.

3. Review the STB License Agreement and mark the I agree check box to proceed with downloading.

   The Sun Download Center might require you to log in before proceeding.

4. Click install_stb.sh to download the installer.

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How do I run Oracle Services Tools Bundle (STB) for Sun Systems?

Consult the help option for usage; type: ./install_stb.sh -help

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To update with the latest version of STB and the Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool do I have to delete and re-install the existing Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool?

No, STB installer will help you uninstall the existing version if you choose yes to the upgrade option.

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Is there a way to install only the Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool?

No. The Oracle Services Tools Bundle (STB) for Sun Systems no longer supports selective installation of components. The Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool requires Oracle Explorer Data Collector 6.0 or above and an Oracle Serial Number in EEPROM to be present on the system. STB takes care of all prerequisites and installs all components on the system.

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Can Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool be installed on zones?

Yes, Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool can be installed on zones.

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Can Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool be installed directly on a non-global zone?

No, Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool can be installed on non-global zones only via the global zone. If direct installation on non-global zone is attempted, it exits the installation giving out appropriate error message.

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Can Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool be installed on non-global zones that are in 'installed' state?

No, Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool does not install on non-global zones that are in 'installed' state. Installation will exit throwing out relevant warning message.

Since the installation exits prematurely on such 'installed' zones, package would be in partially installed state. User can manually execute 'pkgrm' to clean it up.

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Sometimes, when I try to install Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool 3.1 on a Solaris 10 system, why do I get the following error message:

/var/sadm/pkg/SUNWlwact/install/preinstall: /usr/bin/zonename: not found
/var/sadm/pkg/SUNWlwact/install/preinstall: /usr/sbin/zoneadm: not found
Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .
/var/sadm/pkg/SUNWlwact/install/preinstall: test: unknown operator 0

It is highly likely that you are attempting to install Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool on a Solaris 10 (or higher version) system where the zone related packages SUNWzoneu and SUNWzoner are removed. In such cases, Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool 3.1 installation does not skip installation on non-global zones and thus causes the error.

This issue has been resolved with the LWACT 3.2 release. You can install the latest version of LWACT by downloading and installing STB.