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Tips and Techniques: Install and Configure Oracle9i on Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server
Oracle Software. After choosing to continue the install, Installer would prompt the
user to run a script as root, to proceed further with interviewing for file locations.
The File Locations screen queries the user for name and location of Oracle home.
The Oracle home is the location where the Oracle9i R2 binaries and configuration
files would be installed. The user is prompted to proceed with the next screen to
browse the list of Available products.
The Available Product screen lists the four options available. The user is advised to
choose the first option, “Oracle9i DB 9.2.0.1.0 “. The user could change product
language also on this screen. With the installation language chosen, the next step is
to choose the Installation type.
The Installation Types screen lets the user choose between the Enterprise Edition,
Standard Edition, Or Custom install. The user is suggested to choose Enterprise
Edition, as this paper focuses on install of Oracle9i R2 for an Enterprise server.
The next screen is for Database Configuration, which allows the user to create the
database of his needs. The user could choose to create database at a later point in
time, by selecting “software only” install option. This paper details only the
“software only” option.
The installer having gathered all the required information, displays the Summary
screen. The user is strongly suggested to review all the selections at this point of
time. It would take approximately 1/2 hour to install the binaries, based on
machine speed.
The installer guides the user to change to CD 2 and 3. It would prompt the user to
run another script as root. Execution of that script completes the install.
When the user exits from the Exit install screen, the Installer automatically launch
OEM console. If the database was created as part of the install, the user could
configure database, listener and other configuration related to the database, at this
point of time. Else, the user is suggested to exit from the OEM console.
If the user chose to defer database creation during OUI install, the user could use
tools like dbca, netca and OEM console to complete the configuration. Alternately,
the user could write scripts to do the same. The following section on “Tuning of
Red Hat Advanced Server for Oracle” the Red Hat Advanced Server would let the
user identify parameters that could be fine tuned for successful operation of
Oracle9i R2 database.
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