Preparation Tasks

Review STA Filesystem Structure

TABLE 3‑1 describes the recommended filesystem structure for the STA server. You can configure this during Linux installation.

TABLE 3‑1 Recommended File System Structure

File System	Directories/ Mountpoints	Size	Comments
root	/	32 GB minimum
STA Oracle	/Oracle	32 GB minimum	STA Middleware home. Note: This should be a separate file system. This is where the STA application is installed.
swap	None. Defined as memory.	2X RAM
STA var	/var/log/ tbi	16 GB minimum 50 – 100 GB optimum	The /var/log directory is used for syslog log files and other system logs. All STA logs write to the directory tree rooted at /var/log/tbi and its subdirectories. /var/log/tbi should be a separate volume at this mountpoint. Contents of /var tend to grow.
STA_DB	/dbdata	500 GB – 2 TB	Where STA database files are stored. If possible, place this directory on a volume separate from /root, /swap, and /var. For performance, backup, and maintainability, best practice is to use a separate set of drives for the STA database files. Storage should mirrored or striped, depending on your specific disk drive configuration.

Review Related Documentation

Due to the wide variety of network configuration requirements and options, refer to the following documents for help with installing and configuring the hardware, software, and network. IPv4 and IPv6 network configuration are discussed in detail in these documents.

Use this procedure to download the Linux installer media pack from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website. The media pack is delivered as a compressed ISO image file, which you can extract and write to portable media of your choice.

Note – Before performing this task, you must obtain an Oracle Software Delivery Cloud user ID and password from your Oracle support representative.

Note – You must perform this procedure on a system that has network connectivity, a Web browser, and a method for writing to external media, such as a DVD burner or a USB port to connect a flash drive.

Note – You must only obtain Oracle Linux from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website.

http://edelivery.oracle.com/linux

Note – STA requires the 64-bit Linux version. During STA installation, the installer will check for this requirement.

Note – For Linux version requirements, see “Operating System Requirements”.

Depending on network speed, this may take around an hour.

You will use the media to install Linux on the STA server.