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Oracle Database Preinstallation Requirements
3-2 Oracle Database Installation and Administration Guide
3. Complete preinstallation tasks: "Oracle Database Preinstallation Requirements"
describes preinstallation tasks that you mus
t complete before installing the
product.
4. Install the software: "Installing the Oracle Database Software" describes how to
use the Oracle installation procedure for BS2
000/OSD to install Oracle Database
11g Release 2.
5. Complete postinstallation tasks: "Oracle Database Postinstallation Tasks"
describes recommended and required postinstallation tasks.
6. Multiple software installations: "Installing Multiple Oracle Systems" provides
informations about multiple installat
ions of Oracle software.
7. Remove Oracle Database software: "Removing Oracle Database Software"
describes how to remove Oracle Database software from your system.
3.3 Oracle Database Preinstallation Requirements
This section describes the tasks that you must complete before you start the
installation of Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for BS2000/OSD. It includes information
about the following tasks:
■ Checking Hardware Requirements
■ Checking Software Requirements
■ Checking Network Setup
■ Creating Required Operating System Users and Groups
■ Identify Required Directories in POSIX
■ Identifying or Creating Oracle Base Directory in POSIX
3.3.1 Checking Hardware Requirements
The system must meet the following hardware requirements:
■ Memory Requirements
■ System Architecture
■ Disk Space Requirements
■ Display Requirements
3.3.1.1 Memory Requirements
Oracle Database requires at least 2 GB main memory.
The Address Space Limit for the installation us
er ID should be 512 MB or higher. For
the DBA user IDs, it should be at least 1024 MB.
■ To determine the memory size, enter the following command:
/SHOW-SYSTEM-INFORMATION INFORMATION=*MEMORY-SIZE