Getting Started Guide

10 Preparing Nodes for Oracle Installation
NOTE: Where, o is the operating system version, y is the year, and m is the
month of the tar release.
5 Change directory to Dell-Oracle-Deployment-o-y-m
6 Install the Dell Validated RPM package on all your cluster nodes using the
following command:
# yum localinstall dell-validated* --nogpgcheck
Installing the Dell Oracle Utilities RPM
The Dell Oracle utilities RPM is designed to do the following Dell and Oracle
recommended settings:
• Create Grid Infrastructure directories, set ownership, and permissions.
• Create grid user.
• Create Oracle Database (RDBMS) directories, set ownership, and
permissions.
• Create the Oracle base directories, set ownership, and permissions.
• Set pam limits within (
/etc/pam.d/login ).
•Setup
/etc/profile.
• Set SELinux to Disabled .
• Install the Dell PowerEdge system component drivers if applicable.
• Set kernel parameters.
The process to install the Dell Oracle utilities RPM is as follows:
1
Download the latest Dell Oracle Deployment tar file from
http://en.community.dell.com/dell-
groups/enterprise_solutions/m/oracle_db_gallery/default.aspx
NOTE: The filename will follow the convention: Dell-Oracle-Deployment-OS
version-year-month.tar, for example: Dell-Oracle-Deployment-Lin-2011-07.tar
2 Copy the Dell Oracle Deployment tar file to a working directory of all your
cluster nodes.
3 To go to your working directory, type the following command:
# cd </working/directory/path>
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