Installation guide

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should run only Oracle and nothing else. One exception could be a Mail Transfer Agent
(MTA) like sendmail or postfix.
O Do not replace any core components of the Linux system with packages from outside
sources. Oracle is supported and certified only with the original SuSE Linux Enterprise
Server 7, plus SuSE patches and patchsets. This is especially true for key components
like the kernel. You loose certification and support if you use anything but the kernels
SuSE provides. You can compile your own, but you must use the SuSE kernel sources.
 Oracle 9i CD or archive
You either need an Oracle 9i CD or the archive you can download for free from OTN
(http://technet.oracle.com/). The OTN archive is exactly the same version you get from Oracle
on CD, the limitation is the Oracle Technet Evaluation License you have to acknowledge before
getting to the download area. The binaries themselves are not limited in any way.
 Patches/Patchsets for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
See the SuSE Maintenance Web. You must be a SuSE Maintenance customer to have access.
Install the SuSE patches after the operating system installation, and before or after the Oracle
installation, it does not matter for the installation process. When we created this document we
did the installation on a pristine SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 without any additional patches
installed.
 Patches/Patchsets for Oracle 9i
See Oracle Metalink. You must be an Oracle support customer to have access. The Oracle
patches must be installed after the Oracle installation, obviously. You install patchsets using the
Oracle Universal Installer. Each patch and each patchset comes with detailed installation
instructions.
 SuSE Support Website for Oracle: http://www.suse.com/oracle/
Please check the page for Oracle 9i on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7, reachable directly from
the main page location above by clicking on the appropriate icon in the support matrix (direct
URL: http://www.suse.com/en/support/oracle/db/9i_sles7.html) for any latest updates and
additional information.