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| − | This small HOWTO is to help people to install Oracle 9i in SLES9-SP2 | + | = Oracle9i in SLES9 SP2 VE = |
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| + | This small HOWTO is to help people to install Oracle 9i in SLES9-SP2 VE. | ||
Installation of Oracle is quite a complicated procedure and actually has little | Installation of Oracle is quite a complicated procedure and actually has little | ||
| − | to do anything with | + | to do anything with VE or OpenVZ virtualization, but is frequently asked about. |
| − | asked about. | ||
| − | Installation of other Oracle versions in other | + | Installation of other Oracle versions in other VE OS can differ and should be decribed |
| − | should be decribed in separate Wiki pages. | + | in separate Wiki pages. |
| − | == Inside host system ( | + | == Inside host system (VE0) == |
First, create and cache SLES9 x8664. | First, create and cache SLES9 x8664. | ||
You will need to install gcc, binutils and other packages required by Oracle | You will need to install gcc, binutils and other packages required by Oracle | ||
| − | either in SLES9 cache or alter directly inside the | + | either in SLES9 cache or alter directly inside the VE. |
| − | Create | + | Create VE based on latest SLES9 x8664 template: |
| − | vzctl create $ | + | vzctl create $VEID --ostemplate sles-9-x86_64 |
| − | Assign some IP address to the | + | Assign some IP address to the VE: |
| − | vzctl set $ | + | vzctl set $VEID --ipadd $VE_IP_ADDRESS --save |
| − | Setup nameserver inside | + | Setup nameserver inside VE (/etc/resolv.conf): |
| − | vzctl set $ | + | vzctl set $VEID --nameserver $DNS_IP |
| − | Set enough resource limits inside | + | Set enough resource limits inside VE (in this example ~2GB RAM): |
| − | vzctl set $ | + | vzctl set $VEID --save --applyconfig vps.2048MB |
| − | Set enough disk space for the | + | Set enough disk space for the VE (e.g. to 15GB): |
| − | vzctl set $ | + | vzctl set $VEID --save --diskspace 15000000 |
| − | == Inside | + | == Inside VE == |
All the following instructions are not OpenVZ/Virtuozzo specific and mostly taken as is from | All the following instructions are not OpenVZ/Virtuozzo specific and mostly taken as is from | ||
| − | + | official [http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/docs/9205_sles9_install.pdf SUSE guide] | |
| − | Login to | + | Login to VE and do the following: |
Run '''yast''' and setup SLES9 repository or SLES9 CDs local repository, | Run '''yast''' and setup SLES9 repository or SLES9 CDs local repository, | ||
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ln -s /usr/lib/libdb.so.3 /usr/lib/libdb.so.2 | ln -s /usr/lib/libdb.so.3 /usr/lib/libdb.so.2 | ||
| − | Setup graphical access to | + | Setup graphical access to VE via ssh or via vnc, at your choice: |
* For access via ssh: | * For access via ssh: | ||
| − | ** Change X11Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to 'yes' inside | + | ** Change X11Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to 'yes' inside VE |
| − | ** Restart sshd inside | + | ** Restart sshd inside VE (/etc/init.d/sshd restart) |
| − | ** Login to | + | ** Login to VE via ssh with '-X' option (run this command from your host): |
| − | host): | + | ssh -X oracle@$VE_ADDRESS |
| − | ssh -X oracle@$ | ||
| − | * For access via VNC, do inside | + | * For access via VNC, do inside VE: |
| − | ** Install XFree86, XFree86-Vnc packages inside | + | ** Install XFree86, XFree86-Vnc packages inside VE |
| − | ** Login to | + | ** Login to VE as 'oracle' (run this command from your host): |
| − | ssh oracle@$ | + | ssh oracle@$VE_ADDRESS |
** start VNC server: | ** start VNC server: | ||
Xvnc :0 & | Xvnc :0 & | ||
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export DISPLAY=:0 | export DISPLAY=:0 | ||
** From your host attach to vnc screen (run this command from your host): | ** From your host attach to vnc screen (run this command from your host): | ||
| − | vncviewer $ | + | vncviewer $VE_ADDRESS:0 |
| − | + | NOTE: this may require to use vncviewer from SLES9 OS, since newer vncviewer's are not compatible with it. | |
| − | vncviewer's are not compatible with it. | ||
| − | Now, as ''''oracle'''' user inside | + | Now, as ''''oracle'''' user inside VE: |
Get Oracle 9iR2 (9204) Software from oracle web or use your Oracle Disks. | Get Oracle 9iR2 (9204) Software from oracle web or use your Oracle Disks. | ||
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NOTE: Oracle 9i installation on SLES9 is tricky and requires a lot of steps | NOTE: Oracle 9i installation on SLES9 is tricky and requires a lot of steps | ||
| − | and workarounds described in official papers and in the internet. The following links may be helpful | + | and workarounds described in official papers and in the internet. The following links may be helpful: |
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* http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/docs/9205_sles9_install.pdf | * http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/docs/9205_sles9_install.pdf | ||
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* http://www.nextre.it/oracledocs/oracle9ionsles9amd64.html | * http://www.nextre.it/oracledocs/oracle9ionsles9amd64.html | ||
* http://www.chmouel.com/blog/2006/12/21/error-loading-native-library-libnjni9so/ | * http://www.chmouel.com/blog/2006/12/21/error-loading-native-library-libnjni9so/ | ||
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