Owner's Manual

Deployment Guide 31
Installing Oracle Database 10g
Perform the following steps to install Oracle Database 10g:
1
Log in as root .
2 As user root , mount the Oracle Database 10g CD1 CD.
3 Log in as oracle .
4 As user oracle , type /mnt/cdrom/runInstaller to start the Oracle Universal Installer.
5 Ty p e startx to start the X Window System.
6 Open a terminal window and type:
xhost +
7
In the Welcome window, click Next .
8 In the Specify File Locations window, verify that the complete Oracle home path is
/opt/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1 and click Next .
9 In the Select a Product to Install window, click Oracle Database 10 g 10.1.0.3.0 and click Next .
10 In the Select Installation Type window, click Enterprise Edition and click Next .
11 In the Select Database Configuration window, click Do not create a starter database and click Next .
12 Click Install in the Summary window.
13 When prompted, insert CD2.
14 When prompted, open a terminal window and run root.sh .
A brief progress window appears, followed by the
End of Installation window.
15 Click Exit and confirm by clicking Yes .
Applying the 10.1.0.5 Patchset
1 Download the 10.1.0.5 patchset from Oracle Metalink (p4505133_10105_LINUX.ZIP).
2 Copy the patchset to the folder /oracle_cds/10.1.0.5 in one of the nodes.
3 Unzip the patchset.
Patching the Database to 10.1.0.5 Patchset
1 Log in as oracle .
2 Type the following command to start the Oracle installer:
$/oracle_cds/10.1.0.5/Disk1/runInstaller
3
In the Welcome window, click Next .
4 In the Specify File Locations window, ensure that the source path points to the products.xml file
of the 10.1.0.5 staging area.