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Oracle9i (9.2.0.4.0) Installation On Fedora Core 1 Linux
This article is intended as a brief guide to installing Oracle9i (9.2.0.4.0) on Fedora Core1 Linux. For additional information and platform variations read the Installation Guide for UNIX Systems. The article is based on a Fedora Core 1 Server Installation with a minimum of 2G swap and the following package groups installed.
- X Window System
- GNOME Desktop Environment
- Editors
- Graphical Internet
- Text-based Internet
- Server Configuration Tools
- Development Tools
- Administration Tools
- System Tools
Alternative installations may require additional packages to be loaded in addition to the ones listed below.
Download Software
Download Sun's Java Development Kit (JDK 1.3.1).
Download the Oracle installation files from otn.oracle.com.
Download the Oracle 9.2.0.4.0 patchset files from metalink.oracle.com.
Download the following patches (3006854, 3095277) from metalink.oracle.com.
Unpack Files
First unzip the files.
gunzip lnx_920_disk1.cpio.gz gunzip lnx_920_disk2.cpio.gz gunzip lnx_920_disk3.cpio.gz
Next unpack the contents of the files.
cpio -idmv < lnx_920_disk1.cpio cpio -idmv < lnx_920_disk2.cpio cpio -idmv < lnx_920_disk3.cpio mkdir 92040 unzip -d 92040 p3095277_9204_LINUX.zip cd 92040 cpio -idmv < 9204_lnx32_release.cpio
You should now have three directories (Disk1, Disk2 and Disk3) containing installation files and a 92040/Disk1 directory containing the patch installation files.
Set Kernel Parameters
The following table contains minimum kernel settings. If the current settings exceed these figures then do not alter them.
Parameter | Minimum Setting |
---|---|
SEMMNI | 100 |
SEMMNS | 256 |
SEMOPM | 100 |
SEMMSL | 100 |
SHMMAX | 2147483648 |
SHMMIN | 1 |
SHMMNI | 100 |
SHMSEG | 4096 |
SHMVMX | 32767 |
The current semaphore settings can be viewed using the following command.
cat /proc/sys/kernel/sem 250 32000 32 128
The values listed are for the SEMMSL, SEMMNS, SEMOPM, and SEMMNI parameters. The adjusted values can be set using this.
# echo SEMMSL_value SEMMNS_value SEMOPM_value SEMMNI_value > /proc/sys/kernel/sem echo 250 32000 100 128 > /proc/sys/kernel/sem
The shared memory settings can be viewed using the following command.
cat shared_memory_parameter
The values can be set using this.
echo 2147483648 > /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax
Set the File Handles, Sockets and Process limit using this.
echo 65536 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max ulimit -n 65536 echo 1024 65000 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range ulimit -u 16384
The necessary parameter changes can be combined in a script and run during system startup.
echo 250 32000 100 128 > /proc/sys/kernel/sem echo 65536 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max ulimit -n 65536 echo 1024 65000 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range ulimit -u 16384
Alternatively the following lines can be added to the "/etc/sysctl.conf" file.
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648 kernel.shmmni = 128 kernel.shmall = 2097152 kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128 fs.file-max = 65536 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
In addition the following lines can be added to the "/etc/security/limits.conf" file.
oracle soft nofile 65536 oracle hard nofile 65536 oracle soft nproc 16384 oracle hard nproc 16384
Adding lines into these files requires a reboot before they take effect.
Setup
Install the Java development kit.
# Make the bin file executable chmod u+x j2sdk-1_3_1_09-linux-i586.rpm.bin # Run the bin file. Agree to the terms and conditions. ./j2sdk-1_3_1_09-linux-i586.rpm.bin # Install the RPM file. rpm -ivh jdk-1.3.1_09.i586.rpm
Create the new groups and users.
groupadd oinstall groupadd dba groupadd oper groupadd apache useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle passwd oracle useradd -g oinstall -G apache apache passwd apache
Create the directories in which the Oracle software will be installed.
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.1.0 chown -R oracle.oinstall /u01
Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the ".bash_profile" file.
# Oracle 9i ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/9.2.0.1.0; export ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH:/usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09/bin; export PATH ORACLE_OWNER=oracle; export ORACLE_OWNER ORACLE_SID=TSH1; export ORACLE_SID LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/JRE:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib; export CLASSPATH ORACLE_OEM_JAVARUNTIME=/usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09; export ORACLE_OEM_JAVARUNTIME LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1; export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL THREADS_FLAG=native; export THREADS_FLAG TMP=/tmp; export TMP TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR
Save the .bash_profile file and re-login as the oracle user. Make sure the .bash_profile ran correctly by issuing the following command.
set | more
The following setup steps relate to Metalink Note:252217.1 and must be performed as the root user.
Install the following packages.
# From Fedora Core 1 Disk 1 cd /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS rpm -Uvh libpng10-1.0.13-9.i386.rpm # From Fedora Core 1 Disk 2 cd /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS rpm -Uvh gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-35.i386.rpm # From RedHat Core 1 Disk 3 cd /mnt/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-devel-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh compat-db-4.0.14-2.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh sysstat-4.0.7-5.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh openmotif21-2.1.30-8.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh pdksh-5.2.14-23.i386.rpm
Put gcc296 and g++296 first in $PATH variable by creating the following symbolic links.
mv /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/gcc323 mv /usr/bin/g++ /usr/bin/g++323 ln -s /usr/bin/gcc296 /usr/bin/gcc ln -s /usr/bin/g++296 /usr/bin/g++
Make sure the hostname
command returns a fully qualified host name by amending the "/etc/hosts" file if necessary.
hostname
Install the 3006854 patch.
unzip p3006854_9204_LINUX.zip cd 3006854 sh rhel3_pre_install.sh
Installation
Edit the JRE_LOCATION
setting in the "Disk1/install/linux/oraparam.ini" file to point to the java 1.3.1 installation.
JRE_LOCATION=/usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09
Start the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by issuing the following command in the Disk1 directory.
./runInstaller
Continue with the installation, selecting the "Software Only" option. Ignore any installation errors.
With the installation complete start the 9.2.0.4.0 patchset installation. First edit the JRE_LOCATION setting in the "92040/Disk1/oraparam.ini" and "$ORACLE_BASE/oui/oraparam.ini" files to point to the java 1.3.1 installation.
JRE_LOCATION=/usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09
Start the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by issuing the following command in the 92040/Disk1 directory.
./runInstaller
First complete the "Oracle Universal Installer 2.2.0.18.0" installation option, then complete the "Oracle9iR2 Patch Set 3 9.2.0.4.0" installation.
The installation will produce two errors.
- Problems with ins_oemagent.mk.
- "Error in invoking target install of makefile $ORACLE_HOME/ctx/lib/ins_ctx.mk".
Ignore the first error as we will fix this in the post installation step.
When the second error occurs open up a new console, login as the oracle user and edit the $ORACLE_HOME/ctx/lib/env_ctx.mk file. Add a "$(LDLIBFLAG)dl" flag into the line starting with "INSO_LINK =", save it and click the "Retry" button on the OUI error dialog. The amended line looks like this.
INSO_LINK = -L$(CTXLIB) $(LDLIBFLAG)m $(LDLIBFLAG)dl $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_ca $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_fa $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_ex $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_da $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_ut $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_ch $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_fi $(LDLIBFLAG)sc_lo $(LLIBCTXHX) $(LDLIBFLAG)c -Wl,-rpath,$(CTXHOME)lib $(CORELIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(COMPEOBJS)
Post Installation
Open up a console, login as the oracle user and execute these lines.
cd $ORACLE_HOME/network/lib make -f ins_net_client.mk install
Then edit the "$ORACLE_HOME/ctx/lib/ins_ctx.mk" file so that lines 13-14 change from.
# From this ctxhx: $(CTXHXOBJ) $(LINK) $(CTXHXOBJ) $(INSO_LINK) # To this ctxhx: $(CTXHXOBJ) $(LINK) -ldl $(CTXHXOBJ) $(INSO_LINK)
The execute the following command.
make -f $ORACLE_HOME/ctx/lib/ins_ctx.mk install
The agent can now be started using this.
/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.1.0/bin/agentctl start
Before a database instance can be created some of the Oracle tools must be forced to look at an alternative JRE.
mv $ORACLE_HOME/JRE $ORACLE_HOME/JRE_ORIG ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09/jre $ORACLE_HOME/JRE su - root ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09/jre/bin/java /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09/jre/bin/jre ln -s /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09/jre/bin/i386/native_threads/java /usr/java/jdk1.3.1_09/jre/bin/i386/native_threads/jre exit
With this done the DBCA can be started using dbca
from the command line.
Once the instance is created edit the /etc/oratab file setting the restart flag for each instance to 'Y'.
TSH1:/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0.1.0:Y
For more information see:
Hope this helps. Regards Tim...