Installation guide

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If the CD or DVD is not mounted, issue the following commands (one should
work):
# mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
3. Setup X-Windows access:
# xhost +
4. Log in as the oracle user:
# su - oracle
5. Set the DISPLAY environment variable to your current location:
# export DISPLAY=hostname:0.0
6. From the current directory, launch the installer:
CD:
# mountpoint/runInstaller
DVD:
# mountpoint/repca/runInstaller
7. In the Welcome
screen, click Next.
8. In the Specify File Locations
screen, enter the following:
a. Name
– enter a name for this repca installation, i.e.
repca_10_2_0
b. Destination Path
– enter the fully qualified path of a new Oracle Home for
the Repository Creation Assistant, i.e.
/opt/oracle/product/10.2.0/repca_1
c. Click Next.
9. In the Language Selection
screen, choose any languages that you want to install
for the Repository Creation Assistant. Move the languages to the Selected
Languages box. English and the OS default language are always included. Click
Next.
10. In the Launch Repository Creation Assistant
screen, choose Yes if you want to
run repca immediately after finishing the installation. Otherwise, click No. It is
recommended to click No, so that you can verify pre-installation requirements
before running repca. Click Next when finished.
11. In the Summary
screen, click Install to start the installation.
12. In the Configuration Assistants
screen, the installer will launch the Repository
Creation Assistant, if you chose to run this assistant.
13. In the End of Installation
screen, select Exit to exit the installer.
Before running the Repository Creation Assistant, there are several pre-requisites that
have to be met for the existing database. The full list can be found at:
http://download-
west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14099_19/sol.1012/repca.1012/repca/toc.htm, and all pre-
requisites can be tested for and prepared for manually, using the commands in the
referenced manual. In addition, a shortcut is available for testing requirement
compliance. You can run the prerequisite check tool:
# ORACLE_HOME/repca/prereq/DBPrereqChecker –DBHOST dbhost –DBPORT
dbport –DBNAME dbname –SYSPWD syspassword [-LOGDIR logdir] [-Help]
Where ORACLE_HOME is the Oracle Home directory just installed, the dbhost is the
database hostname, the dbport is the port on which the database port is listening (usually
1521), syspassword is the SYS user password for the database, and logdir is an optional