3.5.1 MxDB-Oracle-HiAv Installation and Administration Guide

Chapter 1: Install MxDB-Oracle-HiAv 4

Before starting the installation, be sure to obtain the following

information. The installation procedure will ask for these values if it

cannot locate them in the environment.

• The value of

$ORACLE_HOME (e.g., /u01/app/oracle/product/9204).

• The Oracle user ID (e.g., oracle).

• The Oracle DBA group (e.g., dba).

MxODM can be installed from the product CD or the location where you

have downloaded the software. Type the following command:

# rpm -i <mountpoint>/odm-3.5.1-release.<arch>.rpm

The installation procedure will verify that all of the prerequisites for the

product are met. The verification step will notify you of any problems

that it detects.

If the verification is successful, you will see a message listing the actions

to take place during the installation. When you answer yes, the

installation will proceed.

The installation places the MxODM package in the directory

/opt/polyserve/odm and sets up $ORACLE_HOME/lib/pmxs_odm with the

correct symbolic links for Oracle. This configuration enables all nodes in

the matrix to use the package.

MxODM includes two man pages. A separate RPM containing only the

man pages is provided in the product distribution. If you want other

servers in the cluster to have local copies of the man pages, install the

man pages RPM on those servers.

# rpm -i <mountpoint>/odm-man-3.5.1-release.<arch>.rpm

4. Set Up the .matrixrc File

Set up a .matrixrc file (/root/.matrixrc) for the root user on each node in the

matrix. This file provides authentication information for the

command-line mx utility, which is used by MxDB-Oracle-HiAv. See

Chapter 2, “mx Utility Reference,” in the PolyServe Command Reference for

more information.