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Tips and Techniques: Install and Configure Oracle9i on Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server
Selection of GNOME and KDE package group selection is helpful.
To select additional RPM packages that are not part of standard Advanced Server
install, the “select individual package” option needs to be chosen.
13. Graphical Interface (X) Configuration – It is suggested to skip this
configuration, if the server being installed is to be used as a database server and is
to be hosted in data centers, with limited accessibility to console. Selection of
appropriate video card is necessary to complete this step, if X needs to be
configured on the system.
14. Boot Floppy Creation: It is always good idea to choose “Create” from the
selection list. The boot floppy created would help during recovery of the system.
- Create
- Skip
15. Monitor Configuration: Appropriate monitor information is selected here.
16. Login Console – Either of these options could be selected.
- Graphical
- Text
At this stage, installation of Advanced Server is completed. Check “Install Tips for
Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1” section for additional requirements or installation
issues.
Reboot the system after setting up all required OS/kernel parameters. The
Advanced Server is now ready for database install.
Install Tips for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1
The previous section, “Installation of Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1”,
outlined steps for installing Red Hat Advanced Server. If the installation still runs
into issues, the following list might be helpful in resolving the same.
• If the loading of driver fails at install time, the latest or certified driver is
procured on a floppy and install is retried with linux dd option.
• If the system has two SCSI controllers, it might attempt to boot from any one
of them. It is suggested to turn off the boot-capability at the firmware, for the
SCSI controller from which boot is not desired.
• If the system has a raid controller, sometime /dev/ida/* may not get displayed
by fdisk. This is an issue with the array drivers. It is recommended to use full
device name with fdisk commands (example fdisk /dev/ida/c0d0).
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