Well, so much for updating the blog on a daily basis for the install. Things have been moving fast for me in the past couple weeks, but fortunately there really isn't much to the Linux/Oracle DB install.
I started getting in to the database end of the install and started finding that it took a lot of effort to get 10g patched and capable of running on Linux. After a while I decided that I would install 11g instead since that is what I would actually be installing out in the field.
Installing 11g on Linux is about as easy as it gets... well, for Linux, that is. Of course before you install 11g you'll want to patch Linux using up2date. If you don't have an up2date account, well then I can't help you. next you will extract and run the Oracle installer.
The 11g installer makes things so easy you'll be wondering what steps you skipped when you're done. The very few things you need to do are explained in detail. You'll have to run a couple of scripts of course, and 11g will attempt to download and install any rpms that it needs. There is a list that you'll have to do manually there as well.
I was installing on a 64-bit server, and interestingly enough it required three 32-bit RPMs. To get RPMs for a different architecture, just use the --arch:i386 argument when you run up2date.
After you're finished with all that, you just have to check patches and what-not, and here Oracle 11g shines again. In the new Oracle 11g EM, there is a link for patches and updates. That will go out and find anything you might need to get up to date. Chances are all that was taken care of during the installation, but it's not a bad idea to go ahead and look one more time.
That's all there is to Linux/Oracle DB - seriously. Of course the hard part would be installing E1 on that system but unfortunately I didn't get to that. If I get the chance to do the actual Linux/Oracle install at the client, you can be sure that I'll talk about it a lot!
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Oracle Database on Oracle Enterprise Linux
This week I'll be installing Oracle 10g on OE Linux in preparation for an upcoming client in Florida. I'm really looking forward to getting this under my belt for many reasons. First, it opens up a whole new set of clients I can consult for. That set may be extremely small, but there it is anyway. Second, the experience will make me very marketable, if you know what I mean.
Today all I have had time for is the installation of OE Linux and starting the download of Oracle 10g. The installation of Linux was very straightforward - just pop in the CD and let 'er rip! It's quite easy to step through all the options and since the installer is graphical pretty much anyone can get it done easily.
I installed Linux on a Dell 64-bit Intel server, so I had the installer format the hard drive. I accepted the defaults until I got to the Network Devices screens where I had to manually type in my TCP/IP information. I then selected my location and typed in a root password before selecting the "Software Development" customization option.
In Package Group Selection, I went through and picked some of the items to make it backward compatible and also the tools. It went through the actual installation of the OS then asked for a reboot when it was done.
After the restart and accepting the license agreement, I elected to disable the firewall and SELinux. I wasn't going to need those for what I was doing. I also skipped over Kdump, then set the time and created a user. The sound card test came up next and finally a request to add more installation CDs if I wanted to. I declined both of those and allowed the computer to reboot once again.
Once the system was back up, I enabled VNC on the machine so I didn't have to stand in the cold server room, then began downloading Oracle 10g from edelivery.oracle.com.
Now I just have to wait a few hours for it to finish and I can get started on the database! Tune in tomorrow for the exciting continuation of the install!
Today all I have had time for is the installation of OE Linux and starting the download of Oracle 10g. The installation of Linux was very straightforward - just pop in the CD and let 'er rip! It's quite easy to step through all the options and since the installer is graphical pretty much anyone can get it done easily.
I installed Linux on a Dell 64-bit Intel server, so I had the installer format the hard drive. I accepted the defaults until I got to the Network Devices screens where I had to manually type in my TCP/IP information. I then selected my location and typed in a root password before selecting the "Software Development" customization option.
In Package Group Selection, I went through and picked some of the items to make it backward compatible and also the tools. It went through the actual installation of the OS then asked for a reboot when it was done.
After the restart and accepting the license agreement, I elected to disable the firewall and SELinux. I wasn't going to need those for what I was doing. I also skipped over Kdump, then set the time and created a user. The sound card test came up next and finally a request to add more installation CDs if I wanted to. I declined both of those and allowed the computer to reboot once again.
Once the system was back up, I enabled VNC on the machine so I didn't have to stand in the cold server room, then began downloading Oracle 10g from edelivery.oracle.com.
Now I just have to wait a few hours for it to finish and I can get started on the database! Tune in tomorrow for the exciting continuation of the install!
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