Getting Started Guide

8 Preparing Nodes for Oracle Installation

To install and configure the http daemon, configure the machine that will

host the repository for all other machines to use the DVD image locally.

Create the file /etc/yum.repos.d/local.repo and enter the following:

[local]

name=Local Repository

baseurl=file:///media/myISO/Server

gpgcheck=0

enabled=0

Install the Apache service daemon using the following command which

temporarily enables the local repository for dependency resolution:

yum -y install httpd --enablerepo=local

After the Apache service daemon is installed, start the service and set it to

start up for us next time we reboot. Run the following commands as root:

• service httpd start

• chkconfig httpd on

To use Apache to serve out the repository, copy the contents of the DVD

into a published web directory. Run the following commands as root (make

sure to switch myISO with the name of your ISO) command:

•

mkdir /var/www/html/myISO

• cp -R /media/myISO/* /var/www/html/myISO

NOTE: The command createrepo is used for creating custom

repositories, but it is not required as the DVD already holds the repository

information.

• This step is only necessary if you are running SELinux on the server

that hosts the repository. Run the following command as root to

restore the appropriate SELinux context to the copied files:

restorecon -Rvv /var/www/html/.

• The final step is to gather the DNS name or IP of the server that is

hosting the repository. The DNS name or IP of the hosting server will

be used to configure your yum repository repo file on the client server.

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