Installation Procedures

How to install Oracle Server?

• Copy Oracle installation disk to /home folder

1. mkdir /home/setup
2. mkdir /home/patch
3. cd /mnt/cdrom
4. cp *.* /home/setup
5. cd
6. umount /mnt/cdrom
7. eject
8. repeat step 3-7 for 3 times (3 cds)
9. cp *.* /home/patch (to copy patch cd to /patch folder)

• Unzip Oracle CD Installation files

1. zcat ship_9204_linux_disk(x).cpio.gz | -idmv (repeat for Disk 1-3)

• To Amend sysctl.conf & limits.conf file

1. vi /etc/sysctl.conf

Append

#To Set Kernel Parameter
kernel.shmmax=1073741824
kernel.shmmi=4096
kernel.shmmall=2097152
kernel.sem=250 32000 100128
fs.file-max=65536
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range=1024 65000

Save File

2. vi /etc/security/limits.conf

Append

#Set Oracle Parameter
oracle soft nfile 65536
oracle hard ofile 65536
oracle soft nproc 16384
oracle hard nproc 16384

Save File

3. Reboot system (init 6)

• To assign full access to jre & run jre

1. cd /home/patch
2. cdmod 777 fre-1_5_0_02-linux-i586-rpm.bin
3. ./jre-1_5_0_02-linux-i586-rpm.bin(Agree - Y)

• To query packages installed

1. rpm -q gcc cpp compat-libstdc++ glibc-devel glibc-headers
   glibc-kernheaders binutils (Should lis all the above packages)

• Create Oracle User accounts

1. cd
2. groupadd dba
3. groupadd oinstall
4. useradd -c “Oracle software owner” -g oinstall -G dba oracle
5. passwd oracle
6. New password -> oracle
7. Retype new password -> oracle

• Create Oracle Directories

1. mkdir /home/opt
2. mkdir/home/opt/oracle
3. mkdir /home/opt/oracle/product
4. mkdir /home/opt/oracle/product/9.2.0.4
5. chown -R oracl.oinstall /home/opt/oracle
6. mkdir /var/opt/oracle
7. chown oracle.dba /var/op/oracle
8. chmod 755 /var/opt/oracle