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Quick Installation Guide
11g Release 2 (11.2) for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit)
E24335-02
May 2012
This guide describes how to quickly install Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) on IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit). It includes information about the following topics:
This guide describes how to install Oracle Database by using the default installation options.
Tasks Described in This Guide
The procedures in this guide describe how to:
Configure your system to support Oracle Database
Install Oracle Database on a local file system by using the Typical Installation option
Configure a general-purpose Oracle Database installation that uses the local file system for database file storage
Results of a Successful Installation
After you successfully install Oracle Database:
The database that you created and the default Oracle Net listener process run on the system.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control run on the system and can be accessed by using a Web browser.
Tasks Not Described in This Guide
This guide covers the Basic Installation scenario and does not describe how to complete the following tasks:
Using the Advanced Installation option to install the software
Installing the software on a system that has an existing Oracle software installation
Installing Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) on a cluster
Enabling Enterprise Manager e-mail notifications or automated backups
Using alternative storage options such as Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Installing and configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure
Where to Get Additional Installation Information
For more information about installing Oracle Database, including information about the tasks not described in this guide, refer to the following guides:
To install the software on a single system, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide.
To perform an Oracle Real Application Clusters installation, then refer to Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Guide and Oracle Real Application Clusters Installation Guide. These guides describe how to install Oracle Clusterware and Oracle Real Application Clusters. Oracle clusterware is a prerequisite for Oracle Real Application Clusters installations.
All these guides are available on the product disc. To access them, use a Web browser to open the welcome.htm file located in the top-level directory of the media. Platform-specific documentation is available in PDF and HTML formats in the Documentation section.
Before you install the Oracle software, you must complete several tasks as the root user. To log in as the root user, complete one of the following procedures:
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Note: 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 |
Following are the steps for installing the software from an X Window System workstation or X terminal:
Start a local terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm).
If you are not installing the software on the local system, then enter the following command to enable the remote host to display X applications on the local X server:
$ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name
For example:
$ xhost somehost.us.example.com
If you are not installing the software on the local system, then use the ssh, rlogin, or telnet command to connect to the system where you want to install the software:
$ telnet fully_qualified_remote_host_name
If you are not logged in as the root user, then enter the following command to switch user to root:
$ su - root password: #
Following are the steps for installing the software from a PC or other system with X server software:
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Note: If necessary, refer to your X server documentation, or contact your X server vendor or system administrator for more information about completing this procedure. Depending on the X server software that you are using, you may have to complete the tasks in a different order. |
Start the X server software.
Configure the security settings of the X server software to permit remote hosts to display X applications on the local system.
Connect to the remote system where you want to install the software and start a terminal session on that system, for example, an X terminal (xterm).
If you are not logged in as the root user on the remote system, then enter the following command to switch user to root:
$ su - root password: #
The system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:
The following are the memory requirements for installing Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
Minimum: 1 GB of RAM
Recommended: 2 GB of RAM or more
To determine the physical RAM size, enter the following command:
# /usr/sbin/lsattr -E -l sys0 -a realmem
If the size of the RAM is less than the required size, then you must install more memory before continuing.
The following table describes the relationship between installed RAM and the configured swap space requirement:
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Note: On AIX systems, with 1 GB or more of memory, Oracle recommends that you set the paging space to an initial setting of half the size of RAM plus 4 GB, with an upper limit of 32 GB. During installation, to optimize paging, monitor the paging space use in a separate window. Use the commandchps to increase or decrease the paging space size. The output of chps should indicate paging space use of less than 25 percent on a healthy system. Refer to Oracle Database Administrator's Reference for Linux and UNIX-Based Operating Systems for more information about configuring paging space. |
| Available RAM | Swap Space Required |
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| Between 1 GB and 2 GB | 1.5 times the size of the RAM |
| Between 2 GB and 16 GB | Equal to the size of the RAM |
| More than 16 GB | 16 GB |
To determine the size of the configured swap space, enter the following command:
# /usr/sbin/lsps -a
If necessary, refer to the operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.
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IMPORTANT:
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To determine whether the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command:
# /usr/bin/getconf HARDWARE_BITMODE
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Note: This command displays the processor type. Verify that the processor architecture matches the Oracle software release that you want to install. If you do not see the expected output, then you cannot install the software on this system. |
The expected output of this command is 64. If you do not see the expected output, then you cannot install the software on this system.
To determine if the system is started in 64-bit mode, enter the following command:
# bootinfo -K
The result of this command must be 64, indicating that the 64-bit kernel is enabled.
For AIX, Oracle Database 11g supports 64-bit kernel and does not provide support for 32-bit kernel applications.
The following are the disk space requirements for installing Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
At least 1 GB of space in the /tmp directory
To determine the amount of disk space available in the /tmp directory, enter the following command:
# df -k /tmp
If there is less than the required amount of free disk space available in the /tmp directory, then complete one of the following steps:
Delete unnecessary files from the /tmp directory to meet the disk space requirement.
Set the TMP and TMPDIR environment variables when setting the oracle user's environment.
Extend the file system that contains the /tmp directory. If necessary, contact the system administrator for information about extending file systems.
To determine the amount of free disk space on the system, enter the following command:
# df -k
The following table describes the disk space requirements for software files for each installation type:
| Installation Type | Requirement for Software Files (GB) |
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| Enterprise Edition | 7.51 |
| Standard Edition | 7.07 |
The following table describes the disk space for data files for each installation type:
| Installation Type | Disk Space for Data Files (GB) |
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| Enterprise Edition | 1.75 |
| Standard Edition | 1.73 |
Additional disk space, either on a file system or in an Oracle Automatic Storage Management disk group, is required for the fast recovery area if you choose to configure automated backups.
Ensure that the system is started with run level 2.
Depending on the products that you intend to install, verify that the following software are installed on the system.
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Note:
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The following, or later versions, of the operating systems are required for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
AIX 5L V5.3 TL 09 SP1 ("5300-09-01"), 64 bit kernel
AIX 6.1 TL 02 SP1 ("6100-02-01), 64-bit kernel
AIX 7.1 TL 0 SP1 ("7100-00-01"), 64-bit kernel
The following operating system filesets are required for AIX 5L:
bos.adt.base
bos.adt.lib
bos.adt.libm
bos.perf.libperfstat 5.3.9.0 or later
bos.perf.perfstat
bos.perf.proctools
xlC.aix50.rte.10.1.0.0 or later
gpfs.base 3.2.1.8 or later
The following operating system filesets are required for AIX 6.1:
bos.adt.base
bos.adt.lib
bos.adt.libm
bos.perf.libperfstat 6.1.2.1 or later
bos.perf.perfstat
bos.perf.proctools
xlC.aix61.rte.10.1.0.0 or later
xlC.rte.10.1.0.0 or later
gpfs.base 3.2.1.8 or later
The following operating system filesets are required for AIX 7.1:
bos.adt.base
bos.adt.lib
bos.adt.libm
bos.perf.libperfstat
bos.perf.perfstat
bos.perf.proctools
xlC.aix61.rte:10.1.0.0 or later
xlC.rte.10.1.0.0 or later
gpfs.base 3.3.0.11 or later
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Note:
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To determine the distribution and version of AIX installed, enter the following command:
# oslevel -s
For AIX 5L: If the operating system version is lower than AIX 5.3 Technology Level 9 SP 1, then upgrade your operating system to this or a later, level.
For AIX 6.1: If the operating system version is lower than AIX 6.1 Technology Level 2 SP 1, then upgrade your operating system to this or a later, level.
For AIX 7.1: If the operating system version is lower than AIX 7.1 Technology Level 0 SP 1, then upgrade your operating system to this or a later, level.
AIX maintenance packages are available from the following Web site:
To determine whether the required filesets are installed and committed, enter a command similar to the following:
# lslpp -l bos.adt.base bos.adt.lib bos.adt.libm bos.perf.perfstat \ bos.perf.libperfstat bos.perf.proctools
To determine the supported kernel mode, enter a command similar to the following:
# getconf KERNEL_BITMODE
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Note:
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The following is the minimum compiler requirement for Pro*C/C++, Oracle Call Interface, Oracle C++ Call Interface, and Oracle XML Developer's Kit (XDK) with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2):
IBM XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition for AIX, V9.0 April 2008 PTF:
You can download this software from the following link:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019055
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Note: Even if you do not install the IBM XL C/C++ compiler, you require the compiler for AIX Runtime Environment Component. The run-time environment file sets can be downloaded with no license requirements. The minimum recommended run-time environment for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 is available at the following URL:IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V10.1 Runtime Environment
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The following, or later, patches are required for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2) for AIX Based Systems:
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Note:
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| Installation Type or Product | Requirement |
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| All installations | Authorized Problem Analysis Reports (APARs) for AIX 5L:
If you are using the minimum operating system TL level for AIX 5L listed above, then install all AIX 5L V5.3 Authorized Problem Analysis Reports (APARs) for AIX 5L V5.3 TL 09 SP1, and the following AIX fixes:
These 5.3 fixes are present in the following TL levels:
Authorized Problem Analysis Reports (APARs) for AIX 6L: If you are using the minimum operating system TL level for AIX 6L listed above, then install all AIX 6L 6.1 Authorized Problem Analysis Reports (APARs) for AIX 6.1 TL 02 SP1, and the following AIX fixes:
These 6.1 fixes are present in the following TL levels:
Authorized Problem Analysis Reports (APARs) for AIX 7L: If you are using the minimum operating system TL level for AIX 7.1 listed above, then install all AIX 7L 7.1 Authorized Problem Analysis Reports (APARs) for AIX 7.1 TL 0 SP1, and the following AIX fixes:
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The following procedure describes how to check these requirements:
To determine whether an APAR is installed, enter a command similar to the following:
# /usr/sbin/instfix -i -k "IZ42940 IZ49516 IZ52331 IZ41855 IZ52319"
If an APAR is not installed, then download it from the following Web site and install it:
If you require a CSD for WebSphere MQ, then refer to the following Web site for download and installation information:
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Downloads/Software/WebSphere/WebSphere_MQ
Depending on the components you want to use, you must ensure that the following software are installed:
Use JDK 6 (Java 6 64-bit 6.0.0.50 IZ30726 (SR2)) or JDK 5 (Java 5 64-bit 5.0.0.250 IZ55274 (SR10)) with the JNDI extension with the Oracle Java Database Connectivity and Oracle Call Interface drivers. However, these are not mandatory for the database installation. Note that JDK 1.5 is installed with this release.
Oracle ODBC driver on AIX is certified with ODBC Driver Manager 2.2.12. You can download and install the Driver Manager from the following link:
ODBC Driver Manager is not required to install Oracle Database.
To use ODBC, install gcc 3.4.5.
Oracle Messaging Gateway supports the integration of Oracle Streams Advanced Queuing (AQ) with the following software:
Tibco Rendezvous 7.2
IBM WebSphere MQ for AIX V6.0.2.3
mqm.Client.Bnd mqm.Server.Bnd
IBM WebSphere MQ for AIX V7.0.1.3
If you require a CSD for WebSphere MQ, then refer to the following Web site for download and installation information:
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Downloads/Software/WebSphere/WebSphere_MQ
Web browsers must support JavaScript, and the HTML 4.0 and CSS 1.0 standards. The following browsers meet these requirements for Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control:
Netscape Navigator 8.1
Netscape Navigator 9.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 SP1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox 2.0
Firefox 3.0.7
Firefox 3.5
Firefox 3.6
Safari 3.0.4
Safari 3.1
Safari 3.2
Safari 4.0.x
Google Chrome 3.0
Google Chrome 4.0
The following products are certified for use with:
Pro* COBOL
IBM COBOL for AIX Version 3.1
Micro Focus Server Express 5.1
Pro* FORTRAN
IBM XL Fortran Enterprise Edition for AIX, V11.1 April 2008 PTF
Ada
OC Systems PowerAda 5.5
For more information about OC Systems and PowerAda, refer to the following URL:
The following local operating system groups and users are required if you are installing Oracle Database:
The Oracle Inventory group (oinstall)
The OSDBA group (dba)
The Oracle software owner (oracle)
To determine whether these groups and users exist, and if necessary, to create them, follow these steps:
To determine whether the oinstall group exists, enter the following command:
# more /etc/oraInst.loc
If the output of this command shows the oinstall group name, then the group exists.
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Note: In Oracle documentation, Oracle Inventory group is calledoinstall. However, it is not mandatory to use the same name, you can enter a different name for the group. |
If the oraInst.loc file exists, then the output from this command is similar to the following:
inventory_loc=/u01/app/oraInventory inst_group=oinstall
The inst_group parameter shows the name of the Oracle Inventory group, for example oinstall.
To determine whether the dba group exists, enter the following command:
# grep dba /etc/group
If the output from this commands shows the dba group name, then the group exists.
If necessary, use the following procedure to create the oinstall and dba groups:
Enter the following command:
# smit security
Choose the appropriate menu items to create the oinstall and dba groups.
Press F10 to exit.
To determine whether the oracle user exists and belongs to the correct groups, enter the following command:
# id oracle
If the oracle user exists, then this command displays information about the groups to which the user belongs. The output should be similar to the following, indicating that oinstall (for example) is the primary group and dba is a secondary group:
uid=440(oracle) gid=200(oinstall) groups=201(dba),202(oper)
If the oracle user does not exist or to create the oracle user, then use the following procedure:
Enter the following command:
# smit security
Choose the appropriate menu items to create the oracle user, specifying the following information:
In the Primary GROUP field, specify the Oracle Inventory group, for example oinstall.
In the Group SET field, specify the OSDBA group and if required, the OSOPER group. For example dba.
Press F10 to exit.
If the oracle user exists, but its primary group is not oinstall or it is not a member of the dba group, then use the following procedure to modify the oracle user:
Enter the following command:
# smit security
Choose the appropriate menu items to modify the oracle user, specifying the following information:
In the Primary GROUP field, specify the Oracle Inventory group, for example oinstall.
In the Group SET field, specify the OSDBA group and if required, the OSOPER group. For example dba.
Press F10 to exit.
Set the password for the oracle user:
# passwd oracle
This section contains the following topics:
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Note: The parameter and shell limit values shown in this section are recommended values only. For production database systems, Oracle recommends that you tune these values to optimize the performance of the system. See your operating system documentation for more information about tuning kernel parameters. |
Oracle recommends that you set shell limits and system configuration parameters as described in this section.
For AIX, it is the ulimit settings that determine process memory related resource limits. Verify that the shell limits shown in the following table are set to the values shown.
| Shell Limit (As Shown in smit) | Recommended Value |
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| Soft FILE size | -1 (Unlimited) |
| Soft CPU time | -1 (Unlimited)
Note: This is the default value. |
| Soft DATA segment | -1 (Unlimited) |
| Soft STACK size | -1 (Unlimited) |
| Soft Real Memory size | -1 (Unlimited) |
| Processes (per user) | -1 (Unlimited)
Note: This limit is available only in AIX 6.1 or later. Refer to "Configure System Configuration Parameters" for information on configuration of processes per user limits. |
To view the current value specified for these shell limits, and to change them if necessary:
Enter the following command:
# smit chuser
In the User NAME field, enter the user name of the Oracle software owner, for example oracle.
Scroll down the list and verify that the value shown for the soft limits listed in the previous table is -1.
If necessary, edit the existing value.
When you have finished making changes, press F10 to exit.
Verify that the kernel parameters shown in the following table are set to values greater than or equal to the minimum value shown.
| Parameter | Recommended Value |
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maxuprocs | 16384 |
ncargs | 128 |
The following procedure describes how to verify and set the values.
To verify that the maximum number of processes allowed per user is set to 16384 or greater, use the following steps:
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Note: For production systems, this value should be at least 128 plus the sum of thePROCESSES and PARALLEL_MAX_SERVERS initialization parameters for each database running on the system. |
Enter the following command:
# smit chgsys
Verify that the value shown for Maximum number of PROCESSES allowed per user is greater than or equal to 16384.
If necessary, edit the existing value.
When you have finished making changes, press F10 to exit.
To verify that long commands can be executed from shell, use the following steps:
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Note: Oracle recommends that you set thencargs system attribute to a value greater than or equal to 128. The ncargs attribute determines the maximum number of values that can be passed as command line arguments. |
Enter the following command:
# smit chgsys
Verify that the value shown for ARG/ENV list size in 4K byte blocks is greater than or equal to 128.
If necessary, edit the existing value.
When you have finished making changes, press F10 to exit.
On AIX 5, run the rootpre.sh script to enable the AIO (Asynchronous Input Output) device drivers. On AIX 6, the AIO device drivers are enabled by default. For both AIX 5 and AIX 6, increase the number of aioserver processes from the default value. The recommended value for aio_maxreqs is 64k (65536). Confirm this value for both AIX 5 and AIX 6.
Confirm the aio_maxreqs value using the procedure for your release:
AIX 6.1:
# ioo –o aio_maxreqs aio_maxreqs = 65536
On AIX 5.3:
# lsattr -El aio0 -a maxreqs maxreqs 65536 Maximum number of REQUESTS True
When performing an asynchronous I/O to a file system, note that each asynchronous I/O operation is tied to an asynchronous I/O server. Thus, the number of asynchronous I/O servers limits the number of concurrent asynchronous I/O operations in the system.
The initial number of servers that are started during a system restart is determined by the minservers parameter. As concurrent asynchronous I/O operations occur, additional asynchronous I/O servers are started, up to a maximum of the value set in the maxservers parameter.
On AIX 5.3, if you are using Oracle Database with data files on a file system then increase the default values for minservers and maxservers, as the default values for these parameters are too small. Increase the minservers and maxservers values based on I/O kprocs for each processor.
In general, to set the number of asynchronous I/O servers, complete the following procedure:
Adjust the initial value of maxservers to 10 times the number of disks that are to be used concurrently but no more than 80.
Monitor the performance effects on the system during periods of high I/O activity. If all AIO server processes are started, then increase the maxservers value. Also, continue to monitor the system performance during peak I/O activity to determine if there was a benefit from the additional AIO servers. Too many asynchronous I/O servers increase memory and processor overload of additional processes, but this disadvantage is small.
To monitor the number of AIO server processes that have started, enter the following:
# ps -ek|grep -v grep|grep –v posix_aioserver|grep -c aioserver
Create directories with names similar to the following, and specify the correct owner, group, and permissions for them:
The Oracle base directory
An optional Oracle data file directory
The Oracle base directory must have 3 GB of free disk space, or 4 GB of free disk space if you choose not to create a separate Oracle data file directory.
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Note: If you do not want to create a separate Oracle data file directory, then you can install the data files in a subdirectory of the Oracle base directory. However, this is not recommended for production databases. |
To create the Oracle base directory:
Enter the following command to display information about all mounted file systems:
# df -k
This command displays information about all the file systems mounted on the system, including:
The physical device name
The total amount, used amount, and available amount of disk space
The mount point directory for that file system
From the display, identify either one or two file systems that meet the disk space requirements mentioned earlier in this section.
Note the name of the mount point directory for each file system that you identified.
Enter commands similar to the following to create the recommended subdirectories in the mount point directory that you identified and set the appropriate owner, group, and permissions on them:
# mkdir -p /mount_point/app/ # chown -R oracle:oinstall/mount_point/app/ # chmod -R 775 /mount_point/app/
For example:
# mkdir -p /u01/app/
# chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app/
# chmod -R 775 /u01/app/
You run Oracle Universal Installer from the oracle account. However, before you start Oracle Universal Installer, you must configure the environment of the oracle user. To configure the environment, you must:
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Caution: Use shell programs supported by your operating system vendor. If you use a shell program that is not supported by your operating system, then you can encounter errors during installation. |
Set the default file mode creation mask (umask) to 022 in the shell startup file.
Set the DISPLAY environment variable.
To set the oracle user's environment:
Start a new terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm).
Enter the following command to ensure that X Window applications can display on this system:
$ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name
For example:
$ xhost somehost.us.example.com
If you are not logged in to the system where you want to install the software, then log in to that system as the oracle user.
If you are not logged in as the oracle user, then switch user to oracle:
$ su - oracle
To determine the default shell for the oracle user, enter the following command:
$ echo $SHELL
To run the shell startup script, enter the following commands:
Bash shell:
$ . ./.bash_profile
Bourne or Korn shell:
$ . ./.profile
C shell:
% source ./.login
If you are not installing the software on the local computer, then run the following command on the remote system to set the DISPLAY variable:
Bourne, Bash or Korn shell:
$ export DISPLAY=local_host:0.0
C shell:
% setenv DISPLAY local_host:0.0
In this example, local_host is the host name or IP address of the local computer that you want to use to display Oracle Universal Installer.
Run the following command on the remote system to check if the shell and the DISPLAY environmental variable are set correctly:
echo $SHELL echo $DISPLAY
Now to enable X applications, run the following commands on the local computer:
$ xhost + fully_qualified_remote_host_name
To verify that X applications display is set properly, run a X11 based program that comes with the operating system such as xclock:
$ xclock
In this example, you can find xclock at /usr/X11R6/bin/xclocks. If the DISPLAY variable is set properly, then you can see xclock on your computer screen.
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See Also: PC-X Server or operating system vendor documents for further assistance |
If you determined that the /tmp directory has less than 1 GB of free disk space, then identify a file system with at least 1 GB of free space and set the TMP and TMPDIR environment variables to specify a temporary directory on this file system:
To determine the free disk space on each mounted file system use the following command:
# df -k /tmp
If necessary, enter commands similar to the following to create a temporary directory on the file system that you identified, and set the appropriate permissions on the directory:
su - root $ mkdir /mount_point/tmp $ chmod a+wr /mount_point/tmp #exit
Enter commands similar to the following to set the TMP and TMPDIR environment variables:
Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:
$ TMP=/mount_point/tmp $ TMPDIR=/mount_point/tmp $ export TMP TMPDIR
C shell:
% setenv TMP /mount_point/tmp % setenv TMPDIR /mount_point/tmp
Enter commands similar to the following to set the ORACLE_BASE and ORACLE_SID environment variables:
Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:
$ ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle $ ORACLE_SID=sales $ export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_SID
C shell:
% setenv ORACLE_BASE /u01/app/oracle % setenv ORACLE_SID sales
In this example, /u01/app/oracle is the Oracle base directory that you created or identified earlier and sales is the name of the database (typically no more than five characters).
Enter the following commands to ensure that the ORACLE_HOME and TNS_ADMIN environment variables are not set:
Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:
$ unset ORACLE_HOME $ unset TNS_ADMIN
C shell:
% unsetenv ORACLE_HOME % unsetenv TNS_ADMIN
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Note: If theORACLE_HOME environment variable is set, then Oracle Universal Installer uses the value that it specifies as the default path for the Oracle home directory. However, if you set the ORACLE_BASE environment variable, then Oracle recommends that you unset the ORACLE_HOME environment variable and choose the default path suggested by Oracle Universal Installer. |
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Note: Do not run therootpre.sh script if you have a later release of the Oracle Database software installed on this system. |
Run the rootpre.sh script:
Switch user to root:
$ su - password: #
Complete one of the following steps, depending on the location of the installation files:
If the installation files are on DVD, enter a command similar to the following, where directory_path is the disc mount point directory or the path of the db directory on the DVD:
# /directory_path/rootpre/rootpre.sh
If the installation files are on the hard disk, change the directory to the path where rootpre.sh exists and enter the following command:
# ./rootpre.sh
Exit from the root account:
# exit
On most AIX based systems, the product disc mounts automatically when you insert it into the drive. If the disc does not mount automatically, then follow these steps to mount it:
Switch user to root:
$ su - password:
If necessary, enter a command similar to the following to eject the currently mounted disc, then remove it from the drive:
# umount /dvd
Insert the disc into the disc drive, then enter a command similar to the following to mount it:
# /usr/sbin/mount -rv cdrfs /dev/cd0 /dvd
In this example, /dev/cd0 is the device name of the disc drive and /dvd is the mount point directory.
If Oracle Universal Installer displays the Disk Location dialog box, enter the disc mount point directory path, for example:
/dvd
After configuring the oracle user's environment, start Oracle Universal Installer and install Oracle Database as follows:
To start Oracle Universal Installer, enter the following command:
$ /mount_point/db/runInstaller
If Oracle Universal Installer does not start, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for information about how to troubleshoot X Window display problems.
The following table describes the recommended action for each Oracle Universal Installer screen. Use the following guidelines to complete the installation:
If you need more assistance, or to choose an option that is not a default, then click Help for additional information.
If you encounter errors while installing or linking the software, then refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for information about troubleshootiUhng.
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Note: If you have completed the tasks listed previously, then you can complete the installation by choosing the default values on most screens. |
| Screen | Recommended Action |
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| Configure Security Updates | Enter your e-mail address, preferably your My Oracle Support e-mail address or user name in the Email field.
You can select the I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support check box to receive security updates. Enter your My Oracle Support password in the My Oracle Support Password field. Click Next. |
| Download Software Updates | Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.2), you can use the Software Updates feature to dynamically download and apply latest updates. Select one of the following options and click Next:
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| Apply Software Updates | This screen is displayed if you select to download the software updates or provide the pre-downloaded software downloads location.
If you selected Use My Oracle Support credentials for download in the previous screen, select Download and apply all updates, and then click Next. If you selected Use pre-downloaded software updates in the previous screen, select Apply all updates, and then click Next. |
| Select Installation Option | Select Create and configure a database from the following list of available options, then click Next:
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| System Class | Select Server Class from the following options to install the database, and click Next.
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| Grid Installation Options | Select Single instance database installation for the type of database installation you want to perform, and click Next.
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| Select Install Type | Select Typical Install as the installation type from the following options, and click Next:
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| Typical Install Configuration | Enter the following information according to your requirements:
Oracle base: The Oracle base path appears by default. You can change the path based on your requirement. Software location: In the Software Location section, accept the default value or enter the Oracle home directory path in which you want to install Oracle components. The directory path should not contain spaces. Storage Type: Select File System, or Oracle Automatic Storage Management as the database storage option. Database file location: If you select File System as your storage type, then click Browse and specify a database file location. ASMSNMP Password: If you select Oracle Automatic Storage Management as your Storage Type, then specify the password for the ASMSNMP user. Database edition: Select the database edition that you want to install. OSDBA Group: The OSDBA group is selected by default. You can also select the OSDBA group from the list. Global database name: Specify the Global Database Name using the following syntax: database_name.domain For example, Administrative password: Enter the password for the privileged database account. Confirm Password: Reenter, and confirm the password for the privileged database account. Click Next to continue. |
| Create Inventory | This screen is displayed only during the first installation of Oracle products on a system.
Specify the full path of the Oracle Inventory directory. Ensure that the operating system group selected is |
| Perform Prerequisite Checks | Verify that all the prerequisite checks succeed, and then click Next.
Oracle Universal Installer checks the system to verify that it is configured correctly to run Oracle software. If you have completed all the preinstallation steps in this guide, all the checks should pass. If a check fails, then review the cause of the failure listed for that check on the screen. If possible, rectify the problem and rerun the check. Alternatively, if you are satisfied that your system meets the requirements, then you can select the check box for the failed check to manually verify the requirement. Note: Oracle recommends that you use caution in checking the Ignore All option. If you check this option, then Oracle Universal Installer may not confirm that your system can install Oracle Database successfully. |
| Summary | Review the information displayed on this screen, and then click Install.
Note: Starting with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2), you can save all the installation steps into a response file by clicking Save Response File. Later, this file can be used for a silent installation. |
| Install Product | This screen states the progress of a database installation. After the database is installed, you are prompted to execute some root configuration script for new inventory as the root user. Click Next.
This screen then displays the status information for the configuration assistants that configure the software and create a database. Finally, a message is displayed after the Database Configuration Assistant process is complete. Click OK. Execute the |
| Finish | This screen is shown automatically when all the configuration tools are successful.
Click Close. |
If you plan to use the following products or features, then download and install the products from the Oracle Database Examples media:
Oracle JDBC Development Drivers
Oracle Database Examples
Various Oracle product demonstrations
For information about installing software and various Oracle product demonstrations from the Oracle Database Examples media, refer to Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide.
To become familiar with this release of Oracle Database, it is recommended that you complete the following tasks:
Log in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control using a Web browser.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control is a Web-based application that you can use to manage a single Oracle Database installation. The default URL for Database Control is similar to the following:
http://host.domain:1158/em/
To log in, use the user name SYS and connect as SYSDBA. Use the password that you specified for this user during the Oracle Database 11g installation.
Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit) for information about required and optional postinstallation tasks, depending on the products to use.
Refer to Oracle Database Installation Guide for IBM AIX on POWER Systems (64-Bit) for information about how to use Database Control to learn about the configuration of your installed database.
To learn more about using Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control to administer a database, refer to Oracle Database 2 Day DBA.
This guide, designed for new Oracle DBAs, describes how to use Database Control to manage all aspects of an Oracle Database installation. It also provides information about how to enable e-mail notifications and automated backups, which you might not have configured during the installation.
This section contains information about the following:
Product Licenses
You are welcome to install and evaluate the products included in this media pack for 30 days under the terms of the Trial License Agreement. However, you must purchase a program license to continue using any product after the 30 day evaluation period. See the following section for information about purchasing program licenses.
Purchasing Licenses and Version Updates
You can purchase program licenses and updated versions of Oracle products from the Oracle Store Web site:
Contacting Oracle Support Services
If you have purchased Oracle Product Support, you can call Oracle Support Services for assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For information about purchasing Oracle Product Support or contacting Oracle Support Services, go to the Oracle Support Services Web site:
http://www.oracle.com/support/index.html
Locating Product Documentation
Product documentation includes information about configuring, using, or administering Oracle products on any platform. The product documentation for Oracle Database 11g products is available in both HTML and PDF formats in the following locations:
On the Oracle Database Documentation Library media:
Use a Web browser to view or open the index.htm file in the top-level directory on the media.
From the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Web site:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html
To view PDF documents, download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Web site, if necessary:
For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.
Access to Oracle Support
Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.
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