Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.2) Installation On Fedora Core 4 (FC4)
In this article I'll describe the installation of Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.2) on Fedora Core 4. The article is based on a Fedora Core 4 Server Installation with a minimum of 2G swap, secure Linux disabled and the following package groups installed:
X Window System
GNOME Desktop Environment
KDE Desktop Environment
Editors
Graphical Internet
Text-based Internet
Server Configuration Tools
Windows File Server
Network Servers
Development Tools
X Software Development
Administration Tools
System Tools
Alternative installations may require additional packages to be loaded in addition to the ones listed below.
Download Software
Unpack Files
Hosts File
Set Kernel Parameters
Setup
Installation
Post Installation
Download Software
Download the following software:
Oracle Database 10g (10.1.0.2) Software
Unpack Files
First unzip the files:
gunzip ship.db.cpio.gz
Next unpack the contents of the files:
cpio -idmv < ship.db.cpio
You should now have a single directory (Disk1) containing installation files.
Hosts File
The /etc/hosts file must contain a fully qualified name for the server:
<IP-address> <fully-qualified-machine-name> <machine-name>
Set Kernel Parameters
Add the following lines to the /etc/sysctl.conf file:
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
kernel.shmmni = 4096
# semaphores: semmsl, semmns, semopm, semmni
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
fs.file-max = 65536
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
Run the following command to change the current kernel parameters:
/sbin/sysctl -p
Add the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:
* soft nproc 2047
* hard nproc 16384
* soft nofile 1024
* hard nofile 65536
Add the following line to the /etc/pam.d/login file, if it does not already exist:
session required /lib/security/pam_limits.so
Note by Kent Anderson: In the event that pam_limits.so cannot set privilidged limit settings see Bug 115442.
Setup
Install the following packages:
# From Fedora Core 4 Disk 1
cd /media/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh setarch-1.7-3.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh tcl-8.4.9-3.i386.rpm
# From Fedora Core 4 Disk 2
cd /media/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-31.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh openmotif-2.2.3-10.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh compat-db-4.2.52-2.i386.rpm
# From Fedora Core 4 Disk 3
cd /media/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.fc4.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-47.fc4.i386.rpm
# From Fedora Core 4 Disk 4
cd /media/cdrom/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-32-c++-3.2.3-47.fc4.i386.rpm
Create the new groups and users:
groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
groupadd oper
useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle
passwd oracle
Create the directories in which the Oracle software will be installed:
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1
chown -R oracle.oinstall /u01
Login as root and issue the following command:
xhost +<machine-name>
Edit the /etc/redhat-release file replacing the current release information (Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)) with the following:
redhat-3
Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the .bash_profile file:
if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
ulimit -p 16384
ulimit -n 65536
else
ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
fi
fi
Installation
Log into the oracle user. If you are using X emulation then set the DISPLAY environmental variable:
DISPLAY=<machine-name>:0.0; export DISPLAY
Start the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by issuing the following command in the Disk1 directory:
./runInstaller
During the installation enter the appropriate ORACLE_HOME and name then continue with a "software only" installation.
Post Installation
Create a new instance using the DBCA. If you get the "ORA-27125: unable to create shared memory segment" error when using the DBCA issue the following commands as the oracle user then try again:
chmod +x oracle
Edit the /etc/redhat-release file restoring the original release information:
Fedora Core release 4 (Stentz)
Finally edit the /etc/oratab file setting the restart flag for each instance to 'Y':
TSH1:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1:Y
For more information see:
Oracle Database Installation Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1) for UNIX Systems
Installing Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 and 2.1, Red Hat 9, and on Red Hat Fedora Core 1
Oracle on Linux
Hope this helps. Regards Tim...