Configuring Linux for the Installation of Oracle Database 10g
Purpose
In this lesson, you learn how to configure Linux and prepare for the installation of Oracle Database 10g.
Topics
This lesson covers the following topics:
Overview
Prerequisites
Checking the Hardware Requirements
Configuring the Kernel and Creating the oracle User
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Overview
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The lesson prepares the Linux operating system for the installation of Oracle Database 10g.
Prerequisites
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Before starting this lesson, you should have:
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Installed an Oracle Database 10g certified version of Linux on a platform certified for that version of Linux. To see the latest certification information, use Metalink and select Certify & Availability. You can also use OTN.
Checking the Hardware Requirements
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The system on which you install Linux must meet the following requirements:
512 MB of physical random access memory (RAM)
1 GB of swap space (or twice the size of RAM)
Swap space between one and two times the size of RAM (on systems with 2 GB or more of RAM)
400 MB of disk space in the /tmp directory
2.1 GB of disk space for the Oracle software and Sample Schema Database
Configuring the Kernel and Creating the oracle User
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To configure the system, follow these steps (written for Bourne, Korn, and bash shells):
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Open a terminal window and log in as the root user.
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The following local UNIX groups and user must exist on the system:
Groups: oinstall and dba User: oracle
Optionally, the oper group can be created.
Group: oper
We now create the three groups oinstall, dba, and oper:
With specified values for these parameters in the /etc/sysctl.conf file, the values persist when you reboot the system.
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The kernel changes made previously take effect with each reboot.
Issue this command to set the kernel parameters:
/sbin/sysctl -p
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Log in as operating system user oracle. You must install the software from an X Window System workstation, an X terminal, or a PC or other system with X server software installed.
Installing Oracle Database 10g on Linux
Purpose
In this lesson, you learn how to install Oracle Database 10g on Linux.