Installing Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 and 2.1, Red Hat 9, and on Red Hat Fedora Core 1
The following procedure is a step-by-step guide (Cookbook) with tips and information for installing Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Linux. Oracle10g is the easiest Oracle on Linux installation so far. I will keep continuing to update this guide with more information.
This guide shows how I installed:
- Oracle 10g (10.1.0) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3 (RHELAS3)
- Oracle 10g (10.1.0) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 2.1 (RHELAS2.1)
- Oracle 10g (10.1.0) on Red Hat 9 (RH9)
- Oracle 10g (10.1.0) on Red Hat Fedora Core 1 (FC1)
These instructions will also work for Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 and 3.
Oracle Database 10g on other Linux Distributions
People recommended this installation guide also for:
WhiteBox Linux 3
- Works exactly like on RHELAS3.
- Some files/packages were not included with Mandrake 10 which can be retrieved from:
ftp://ftp.rediris.es/sites/carroll.cac.psu.edu/mandrake-devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/setarch-1.3-1mdk.i586.rpm
ftp://194.199.20.114/linux/contrib/openmotif/linux-rpm/openmotif-2.1.30-1_ICS.i386.rpm
Validation/Certification
At the time of this writing, Oracle10g (10.1.0) is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3, and on UnitedLinux 1.0. For Validations/Certifications, check Oracle's Certification Matrices.
This article covers the following subjects and steps:
* Downloading Oracle10g Software and Burning Oracle10g CDs
* Checking Memory and Swap Space
* Checking /tmp Space
* Checking Software Packages (RPMs)
Checking the kernel RPM
Checking glibc RPMs
Checking gcc, make, and binutils RPMs
Checking the openmotif RPM
Checking the setarch RPM
Checking the redhat-release RPM
* Checking Kernel Parameters
* Sizing Disk Space for Oracle10g
* Creating Oracle User Accounts
* Setting Shell Limits for the Oracle User
* Creating Oracle Directories
Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA)
* Setting Oracle Environments
* Installing Oracle10g
Installing Oracle10g on a Remote Linux Server
Starting Oracle Universal Installer
Using Oracle Universal Installer
Updates after Running Oracle Universal Installer
* Oracle Post-installation Tasks
Startup and Shutdown of the Oracle10g Database
Shutdown of other Oracle 10g Background Processes
* Tips and Hints for Oracle10g on Linux
* Oracle10g/Linux Errors and Problems
* References
