topic Re: Oracle in Operating System - Linux

Oracle

Mr Possibility — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:51:23 GMT

Hi,

I just want to start oracle training in prep for the Cert. however, I told my boss who said I should start with oracle on windows because oracle on Linux is much more difficult. I felt I love to break the hard nut anyway. But a major challenge is hoew to install oracle on Linux. i need the detailed steps.

Thanks

Re: Oracle

Nobody's Hero — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:59:28 GMT

I cant list all the steps but,

you can start with these steps...
The following symbolic links need to be created:
cd /usr/lib
ln -s /usr/lib/libX11.3 libX11.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXIE.2 libXIE.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXext.3 libXext.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXhp11.3 libXhp11.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXi.3 libXi.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXm.4 libXm.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXp.2 libXp.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXt.3 libXt.sl
ln -s /usr/lib/libXtst.2 libXtst.sl

Also...

Install Java 1.3.1

Tune your kernel for shmem parms as suggested by oracle.

Re: Oracle

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:50:54 GMT

Oracle on NT/Windows is very different.

It doesn't run very well on slow hardware and setup isseus are different.

When you get to the nuts and bolts excercizes with sqlplus it works, but your experience will be more useful if you do it on a Linux box.

Oracle is providing much better install guides for Linux since it is the platform they think will conquer the world(bill gates).

SEP

Re: Oracle

Martin P.J. Zinser — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 12:58:55 GMT

Hi,

http://otn.oracle.com/tech/linux/index.html

should have all the information you need straight from the horses mouth.

Greetings, Martin

Re: Oracle

Mr Possibility — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:05:39 GMT

Thanks for you contribution. What I want to know is this. I have a laptop, 128MB Ram, 20 GB HDD pentium III running windows prof and XP on one patittion and REDhat ver 9 on the second partition. I want to install oracle 9i on linux. can I have the benefit of doing this? All I want is to consolidate my interest in Linux using Oracle as the database. I want to take oracle DBA exam soonest. What is/are your suggestion(s)

Thanks.

Re: Oracle

David Asgeirsson — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:24:42 GMT

Hi,

The first document I looked at said the following for hardware requirements:

Oracle9I Real Application Clusters Quick Installation Guide for Linux x86 Page 2
â ¢ Two or more Intel-based servers, with at least two CPUs of 700 Mhz or faster for each server
â ¢ 512 MB Memory (2 GB or more recommended)
â ¢ Swap space equal to 2 to 3 times physical memory (4 GB recommended)
â ¢ Shared SCSI disks, or fiber-channel (FC) disk array
â ¢ Daisy-chain connection of SCSI or FC host adapters and shared disks
â ¢ One-to-one connection of SCSI or FC adapters and shared disks
â ¢ Multi-port disk
â ¢ Dedicated interconnect network connection
â ¢ Public Networks
â ¢ Servers racked and stacked with all network and shared storage interconnects in place
â ¢ At least three LUNs should be configured on the shared storage for use by the Oracle9i Real Application
Clusters seed database
â ¢ Recommended internal disk partition size for each server and Oracle Database instance (18 GB in size) in
accordance with the following table:
Partition Size
/ 2 GB, ext3
/boot 64 MB, ext3
/home 2 GB, ext3
/opt/oracle Mount point for Oracle executables: 3.5 GB, to a maximum of 7000 GB, ext3
/tmp 1 GB, ext3
/usr 3 GB (3 GB Advanced Server install, 7 GB for all package install, ext3
/var 2148 MB, ext3
Partition Size
swap At least the size of physical memory, 2 or 3

So I don't know the difference between RAC and normal Oracle, but

Re: Oracle

Martin P.J. Zinser — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:20:08 GMT

Hi,

the RAC requirements are not representative of a "normal" Oracle installation. RAC is a real application cluster meant for high availablity environments with (as stated in the reqs ;-) at least two or more servers. Still I feel that 128 MB will be rather strained with Oracle...

Greetings, Martin

Re: Oracle

Olivier Drouin — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 14:41:31 GMT

If you want to install oracle just to make some
personnal test so you can pass your certification you should be alright.
Maybe more RAM...

Re: Oracle

Mr Possibility — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:37:05 GMT

I want to install the oracle to simulate real scenario and for the exam too. You mean Ram upgrade will do the magic? kindly contact me if I need to do some other things

Thanks

Re: Oracle

Martin P.J. Zinser — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:49:25 GMT

Hi,

check

http://www.suse.com/en/business/certifications/certified_software/oracle/docs/920_sles8_install.pdf

page 5 for details. Else your kit should contain the HW requirements.

Greetings, Martin