10gR2 Sles9 Install

Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.
1)
on
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
( How to Install )
Arun Singh
Novell Inc.
[email protected]
http://www.novell.com/oracle
Introduction
Oracle 10g R2 is latest release and at the time of document creation is only
supported on x86. Novell SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9) certification
is in progress and will be updated on Metalink (http://metalink.oracle.com/). This
document will help you to install Oracle 10g R2 on SLES9. If you encounter any
problem, please post your question to [email protected].
Note: Same instruction will work for SUSE LINUX Professional 9.3 but not
supported by Novell/Oracle in production environment.
Required Software and Reference Documents
Novell
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 and Service Pack 2. You can download
Eval copy from http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver/eval.html
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Documentation
http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles9/index.html
Oracle
• Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) Enterprise/Standard Edition for
Linux x86. File name: 10201_database_linux32.zip
(http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10g/htdocs/10201linuxsoft.html).
• Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Documentation

http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/database10gr2.html
Hardware Requirements
The system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:
Requirement Minimum Value
RAM 1024 MB
Swap space Approx. twice the size of RAM
Disk space in /tmp 400 MB
Disk space for software files 3.5 GB
Disk space for database files 1.2 GB
Installation Steps
1. Install SUSE LINUX Operating System
Follow the Installation instructions provided in the SLES9 install manual.

SLES9 with default packages along with “C/C++ Compiler and Tools” is
sufficient for Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.1) install.
Check whether C/C++ compiler is installed. “gcc --version” will show “gcc
(GCC) 3.3.3 (SUSE LINUX)”. If gcc is not installed, then use YaST setup
tool to install “C/C++ Compiler and Tools”.
2. Install SLES9 Service Pack 2

Please install SLES9 SP2, as it contains latest patches and updated orarun.
Verify SLES9 SP2 is installed by SPident or 'cat /etc/SuSE-release'.
3. Oracle Install prerequisites
SUSE provides orarun packages to automate most of the Oracle pre-install

task. Refer to Oracle installation document for complete list of prerequisites.
orarun :
1. Install orarun package from SLES9 SP2 CD2. You can use YaST setup
tool or manual installation instruction to install orarun packages.
rpm -i /media/cdrom/suse/i586/orarun-1.8-109.15.i586.rpm
Note: For your convenience recent copy of orarun is also available at

http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/sles-9/
2. The account for oracle user is disabled. Enable it, by changing the shell
for the "oracle" user from "/bin/false" to "/bin/bash", either by using YaST
setup tool or by editing the "/etc/passwd" file.
Also, set a new password for user “oracle” i.e. “/usr/bin/passwd oracle”.
You can use SUSE setup tool YaST to accomplish above task.
/sbin/yast2 -> “security and Users” -> ”Edit and create groups”
(Select users tab and set “System Users” filter to see oracle user.)
Following are the screen shots of “oracle” user properties:

2. Change Oracle home directory by editing ORACLE_HOME variable in
“/etc/profile.d/oracle.sh” file.
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/10gR2
3. Default ORACLE_SID set by orarun install is “mydb”. Change it to your

preferred name in “/etc/profile.d/oracle.sh” file.
4. Run “/usr/sbin/rcoracle start “ to set kernel parameters (Ignore any errors).
5. Exist from current session and login as new “oracle” user.
4. Oracle 10g R2 Installation
1. Get Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.1) Software from oracle web

(http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/oracle10
g/htdocs/10201linuxsoft.html) and extract files:
#unzip 10201_database_linux32.zip
2. Make sure you are logged in as “oracle” user.
3. Run Oracle Universal installer : ./runInstaller

If you are installing from CD mounted as /media/cdrom then “cd /tmp &&
/media/cdrom/runInstaller” will be helpful.
Installation will walk you through with self explanatory instructions. Here
are screen-shots from simple Oracle 10g Installation:
5. Oracle Database Start at boot time
Set parameter START_ORACLE_DB="yes" in “/etc/sysconfig/oracle” file.

You can edit file “/etc/sysconfig/oracle” manually or use YaST setup tool
to change oracle specific parameters.
“/sbin/yast2->System->/etc/sysconfig Editor ->Productivity->Databases”

1. Edit /etc/oratab entry corresponding to your database to “Y”.
2. Edit dbstart, dbshut and dbhome scripts to reflect correct location for
ORATAB entry. i.e ORATAB=/etc/oratab
6. Oracle Enterprise Manager
1. Start Oracle dbconsole services if is not started: emctl start dbconsole
2. Use Enterprise Manager web interface (http://localhost:1158/em) to perform

routine database administration and performance tuning tasks.
7. Async I/O : Enable by Default
Unlike previous releases this is enable by default. You can

disable/enable using init.ora parameters. You can check /proc/slabinfo if
kio values are increasing while async i/o is in use.
i.e. cat /proc/slabinfo | grep kio
History:
Date Changes
07/19/05 Initial Document created.
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Required Software and Reference Documents

• Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Documentation

The system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

Requirement Minimum Value

1. Install SUSE LINUX Operating System

Follow the Installation instructions provided in the SLES9 install manual.

2. Install SLES9 Service Pack 2

SUSE provides orarun packages to automate most of the Oracle pre-install

Note: For your convenience recent copy of orarun is also available at

Following are the screen shots of “oracle” user properties:

3. Default ORACLE_SID set by orarun install is “mydb”. Change it to your

4. Run “/usr/sbin/rcoracle start “ to set kernel parameters (Ignore any errors).

5. Exist from current session and login as new “oracle” user.

4. Oracle 10g R2 Installation

1. Get Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.1) Software from oracle web

2. Make sure you are logged in as “oracle” user.

3. Run Oracle Universal installer : ./runInstaller

Set parameter START_ORACLE_DB="yes" in “/etc/sysconfig/oracle” file.

“/sbin/yast2->System->/etc/sysconfig Editor ->Productivity->Databases”

6. Oracle Enterprise Manager

1. Start Oracle dbconsole services if is not started: emctl start dbconsole

2. Use Enterprise Manager web interface (http://localhost:1158/em) to perform

Unlike previous releases this is enable by default. You can

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