Before installing, you must update BDD's configuration file,
bdd.conf, which is located in the
/<installation_src_dir>/installer directory.
bdd.conf
defines the configuration of your BDD cluster and provides the installer with
parameters it requires to run.
Updating it is the most important step of the installation
process. If you don't modify it, or if you modify it incorrectly, the
installer could fail or your cluster could be configured differently than you
intended.
You can edit the file in any text editor. Be sure to save your changes
before closing.
The installer validates
bdd.conf at runtime and fails if it contains any
invalid values. To avoid this, keep the following in mind when updating it:
- The accepted values for some
properties are case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as they appear in
this document.
- All hostnames must be Fully
Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs).
- Any symlinks in paths must
be identical on all nodes. If any are different or don't exist, the
installation may fail.
- Each port setting must have
a unique value.
- Some of the directories
defined in
bdd.conf have location requirements. These are
specified in this document.
bdd.conf is divided into three parts:
- Required settings:
You must update these properties with information specific to your system and
installation, or the installer may fail. See
Required settings.
- Optional settings:
You can update these settings if you want to further customize your
installation, but the defaults will work for most. See
Optional settings.
- Internal settings:
These are intended for use by Oracle Support, only. Don't edit these unless
instructed to do so by a support representative. See
Internal settings.
