Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
• Changes in this Release for Oracle Database
  • New Features
  • Deprecated Features
  • Other Changes
• Oracle Database Installation Checklist
  • Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Installation on Linux
  • Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Oracle User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Storage Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database
  • Deployment Checklist for Oracle Database
• Checking and Configuring the Server for Oracle Database
  • Logging In to a Remote System Using X Window System
  • Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration
  • Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration
  • Preventing Installation Errors Caused by Terminal Output Commands
• Automatically Configuring Oracle Linux with Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM
  • About the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM
  • Overview of Oracle Linux Configuration with Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM
  • Installing the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM Using ULN
  • Installing Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM During an Oracle Linux Installation
  • Installing Oracle Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM Using the Oracle Linux yum Server
  • Configure Additional Operating System Features
• Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database on Linux
  • Guidelines for Linux Operating System Installation
  • Completing a Minimal or Default Linux Installation
  • About Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
  • Reviewing Operating System and Software Upgrade Best Practices
  • Restrictions for HugePages and Transparent HugePages Configurations
  • Setting and Disabling Transparent HugePages on UEK Kernels
  • Configuring HugePages on Linux
  • About Installation Fixup Scripts
  • Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux
  • Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux
  • Setting Clock Source for VMs on Linux x86-64
  • Confirming Host Name Resolution
  • Using Automatic SSH Configuration During Installation
  • Verifying the Disk Input Output Scheduler on Linux 8 and Later Systems
  • Verifying the Disk Input Output Scheduler on Linux 7 Systems
• Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • About Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • General Guidelines for Operating System Packages
  • Supported Oracle Linux 10 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 7 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for x86-64
  • Installing Operating System Packages
• Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • About Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
• Operating System Requirements for IBM: Linux on System z
  • About Operating System Requirements for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Using Oracle RPM Checker on IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
• Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database
  • Required Operating System Groups and Users
  • Oracle Installations with Standard and Job Role Separation Groups and Users
  • Creating Operating System Privileges Groups
  • Creating Operating System Oracle Installation User Accounts
  • Configuring Software Owner User Environments
  • Checking Resource Limits for Oracle Software Installation Users
  • Creating Oracle Database Vault User Accounts
• Configuring Networks for Oracle Database
  • About Oracle Database Network Configuration Options
  • About Assigning Global Database Names During Installation
  • Network Configuration for Computers Completed After Installation
  • Network Configuration for Multihome Computers
  • Setting the ORACLE_HOSTNAME Environment Variable
  • Network Configuration for Computers with Multiple Aliases
• Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database
  • About Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM
  • File System Options for Oracle Database
  • Guidelines for Placing Oracle Database Files On a File System or Logical Volume
  • About NFS Storage for Data Files
  • About Direct NFS Client Mounts to NFS Storage Devices
• Configuring File System Storage for Oracle Database
  • Deploying Oracle Direct NFS for Oracle Database
  • Enabling and Disabling Direct NFS Client Control of NFS
• Deploying the Oracle Memory Speed File System
  • About Oracle Memory Speed
  • Requirements and Guidelines for Oracle Memory Speed
  • Setting-Up Hardware and Operating System Components for OMS
  • Setting-Up the Oracle Memory Speed File System
  • Deploying Oracle Database with Oracle Memory Speed
  • Migrating Oracle Database to Oracle Memory Speed
  • omsfscmds Command Reference
• Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • About Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Page
  • Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Using Oracle ASMLIB
  • Deinstalling Oracle ASMLIB On Oracle Database
  • Creating Directories for Oracle Database Files
  • Migrating from Oracle ASM Filter Driver to Oracle ASMLib for Oracle Restart
  • Deconfiguring Oracle ASM Filter Driver
• Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • About Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Page
  • About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
  • Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server with a New Database Installation
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server for an Existing Database
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Using a Software-Only Installation
  • Testing the Oracle Automatic Storage Management Installation
  • Relinking Oracle Restart and Oracle ASM Binaries
  • Configuring Oracle ASM Disk Groups Manually using Oracle ASMCA
  • Enabling Oracle ACFS on Oracle Restart Configurations
  • Applying Patches During an Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation or Upgrade
  • Patching and Switching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Homes
  • Changing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure Base Path
• Installing Oracle Database
  • About Installing Oracle Database
  • About Image-Based Oracle Database Installation
  • About Deploying Oracle Database Using Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning
  • Downloading Oracle Software
  • About Character Set Selection During Installation
  • About Automatic Memory Management Installation Options
  • Running the Installer in a Different Language
  • Installing the Oracle Database Software
  • Installing Oracle Database Using RPM Packages
  • Installing Standard Edition High Availability
• Oracle Database Postinstallation Tasks
  • Downloading Release Update Patches
  • Unlocking and Resetting Oracle Database User Passwords
  • Creating a Backup of the root.sh Script
  • Setting Language and Locale Preferences for Client Connections
  • Recompile Invalid Objects in the Database
  • About Installing Oracle Autonomous Health Framework
  • About Changes in Default SGA Permissions for Oracle Database
  • Checking Installed Oracle Database Contents and Directory Location
  • Enabling and Disabling Oracle Database Options After Installation
  • Starting Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Express
  • Creating a Fast Recovery Area
• Cloning Oracle Database
  • Cloning an Oracle Home
  • Cloning an Oracle Database Home
• Removing Oracle Database Software
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Oracle Deinstallation (Deinstall)
  • Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database
  • Downgrading Oracle Restart
  • Removing an RPM-based Oracle Database Installation
  • Deinstalling Previous Release Grid Home
• Completing Preinstallation Tasks Manually
  • Configuring Kernel Parameters for Linux
  • Configuring Default Thread Limits Value for SUSE Linux
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Manually
• Response Files
  • Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
  • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using the ConfigToolAllCommands Script
  • Running Configuration Assistants Using Response Files
• Optimal Flexible Architecture
  • About the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard
  • About Multiple Oracle Homes Support
  • About the Oracle Inventory Directory and Installation
  • Oracle Base Directory Naming Convention
  • Oracle Home Directory Naming Convention
  • Optimal Flexible Architecture File Path Examples
• Configuring Read-Only Oracle Homes
  • About Read-Only Oracle Homes
  • About Oracle Base Homes
  • About Oracle Base Config
  • About orabasetab
  • Enabling a Read-Only Oracle Home
  • Copying demo Directories to Oracle Base Home
  • Determining if an Oracle Home is Read-Only
  • File Path and Directory Changes in Read-Only Oracle Homes
• Oracle Memory Speed CLI Commands
  • About Oracle Memory Speed CLI Commands
  • mkfs and forcemkfs Command Reference
  • mount, unmount and lsmount Command Reference
  • df Command Reference
  • cp Command Reference
  • ls and lls Command Reference
  • rm Command Reference
  • cd and pwd Command Reference
  • lsom and lsof Command Reference
  • Daemon Control Command Reference
  • Diagnostics and Tracing
• Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers
  • About Managing Ports
  • Oracle Database Component Port Numbers and Protocols