3.5.3 PolyServe MxS Oracle Database Solution Pack Release Notes (August 2008)

Installation and Operation 2
– The Linux Oracle user must be added to the pmxs group in the
/etc/group file on each server in the Oracle cluster. When you are
logged in as user oracle, the output from the id command then
shows pmxs in the list of groups.
For example:
$ id
uid=777(oracle) gid=777(dba) groups=777(dba),11(pmxs)
You should also 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).
Install MxODM
The recommended method for installing Oracle on Matrix Server is with
a shared Oracle Home. As such, only one node in the matrix is used to
install MxODM into the cluster filesystem. However, any node in the
matrix can configure and execute the software.
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.
NOTE: When you perform the installation, all Oracle database Instances
must be shut down on all nodes in the matrix.
To install MxODM 3.5.3, complete these steps:
1. Uninstall the previous version of MxODM. The package must be
uninstalled from the node where you installed it.
# rpm -e odm-<version>
2. Mount the MxODM 3.5.3 CD or go to the location where you have
downloaded the software.