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Dev: New page: = Oracle9i in SLES9 SP2 VE = 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 to do...

2007-09-24T12:06:11Z

New page: = Oracle9i in SLES9 SP2 VE = 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 to do...

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= Oracle9i in SLES9 SP2 VE =

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
to do anything with VE or OpenVZ virtualization, but is frequently asked about.

Installation of other Oracle versions in other VE OS can differ and should be decribed
in separate Wiki pages.

== Inside host system (VE0) ==

First, create and cache SLES9 x8664.
You will need to install gcc, binutils and other packages required by Oracle
either in SLES9 cache or alter directly inside the VE.

Create VE based on latest SLES9 x8664 template:
vzctl create $VEID --ostemplate sles-9-x86_64

Assign some IP address to the VE:
vzctl set $VEID --ipadd $VE_IP_ADDRESS --save

Setup nameserver inside VE (/etc/resolv.conf):
vzctl set $VEID --nameserver $DNS_IP

Set enough resource limits inside VE (in this example ~2GB RAM):
vzctl set $VEID --save --applyconfig vps.2048MB

Set enough disk space for the VE (e.g. to 15GB):
vzctl set $VEID --save --diskspace 15000000

== Inside VE ==

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 VE and do the following:

Run '''yast''' and setup SLES9 repository or SLES9 CDs local repository,
then install following packages:
- glibc-devel-32bit
- pdksh
- libaio
- libaio-devel

Now install "orarun" package from SLES9 SP2 CD2. You can use YaST setup
tool or manual installation instruction to install '''orarun''' package.

After '''orarun''' package is installed enable ''''oracle'''' user:
usermod -s /bin/bash oracle

Specify password for ''''oracle'''' user
passwd oracle

Run '''rcoracle''' script to set kernel parameters. Ignore any errors.
/usr/sbin/rcoracle start

Create link for libdb library:
ln -s /usr/lib/libdb.so.3 /usr/lib/libdb.so.2

Setup graphical access to VE via ssh or via vnc, at your choice:
* For access via ssh:
** Change X11Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to 'yes' inside VE
** Restart sshd inside VE (/etc/init.d/sshd restart)
** Login to VE via ssh with '-X' option (run this command from your host):
ssh -X oracle@$VE_ADDRESS

* For access via VNC, do inside VE:
** Install XFree86, XFree86-Vnc packages inside VE
** Login to VE as 'oracle' (run this command from your host):
ssh oracle@$VE_ADDRESS
** start VNC server:
Xvnc :0 &
** set DISPLAY environment variable:
export DISPLAY=:0
** From your host attach to vnc screen (run this command from your host):
vncviewer $VE_ADDRESS:0

NOTE: this may require to use vncviewer from SLES9 OS, since newer vncviewer's are not compatible with it.

Now, as ''''oracle'''' user inside VE:

Get Oracle 9iR2 (9204) Software from oracle web or use your Oracle Disks.
If you have downloaded SW then gunzip and cpio files.
gunzip $file_name
cpio command: cpio -idmv < file_name

It will create three directory '''Disk1''', '''Disk2''' and '''Disk3'''.

Finally start oracle installer (under '''oracle''' user):
Disk1/runInstaller

and carefully follow installation instructions.

After the installation succeeds oracle automaticaly runs a created by default database instance,
so you can use sqlplus to test it.

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:

* http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/docs/9205_sles9_install.pdf
* http://ivan.kartik.sk/oracle/install_ora9_suse.html
* http://www.nextre.it/oracledocs/oracle9ionsles9amd64.html
* http://www.chmouel.com/blog/2006/12/21/error-loading-native-library-libnjni9so/

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-This small HOWTO is to help people to install Oracle 9i in SLES9-SP2 VE.
+This small HOWTO is to help people to install Oracle 9i in SLES9-SP2 container.
 Installation of Oracle is quite a complicated procedure and actually has little
-to do anything with VE or OpenVZ virtualization, but is frequently asked about.
+to do anything with container or OpenVZ virtualization, but is frequently
-Installation of other Oracle versions in other VE OS can differ and should be decribed
+Installation of other Oracle versions in other container OS can differ and
-in separate Wiki pages.
+should be decribed in separate Wiki pages.
 == Inside host system (CT0) ==
@@ Line 10: / Line 11: @@
 First, create and cache SLES9 x8664.
 You will need to install gcc, binutils and other packages required by Oracle
-either in SLES9 cache or alter directly inside the VE.
+either in SLES9 cache or alter directly inside the container.
-Create VE based on latest SLES9 x8664 template:
+Create a container based on latest SLES9 x86_64 template:
   vzctl create $CTID --ostemplate sles-9-x86_64
-Assign some IP address to the VE:
+Assign some IP address to the container:
-  vzctl set $CTID --ipadd $VE_IP_ADDRESS --save
+  vzctl set $CTID --ipadd $CT_IP_ADDRESS --save
-Setup nameserver inside VE (/etc/resolv.conf):
+Setup nameserver inside the container (/etc/resolv.conf):
   vzctl set $CTID --nameserver $DNS_IP
-Set enough resource limits inside VE (in this example ~2GB RAM):
+Set enough resource limits inside the container (in this example ~2GB RAM):
   vzctl set $CTID --save --applyconfig vps.2048MB
-Set enough disk space for the VE (e.g. to 15GB):
+Set enough disk space for the container (e.g. to 15GB):
   vzctl set $CTID --save --diskspace 15000000
-== Inside VE ==
+== Inside the container ==
 All the following instructions are not OpenVZ/Virtuozzo specific and mostly taken as is from
@@ Line 33: / Line 34: @@
-Login to VE and do the following:
+Login to container and do the following:
 Run '''yast''' and setup SLES9 repository or SLES9 CDs local repository,
@@ Line 57: / Line 58: @@
   ln -s /usr/lib/libdb.so.3 /usr/lib/libdb.so.2
-Setup graphical access to VE via ssh or via vnc, at your choice:
+Setup graphical access to the container via ssh or via vnc, at your choice:
 * For access via ssh:
-** Change X11Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to 'yes' inside VE
+** Change X11Forwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to 'yes' inside the container
-** Restart sshd inside VE (/etc/init.d/sshd restart)
+** Restart sshd inside the container (/etc/init.d/sshd restart)
-** Login to VE via ssh with '-X' option (run this command from your host):
+** Login to the container via ssh with '-X' option (run this command from your
-  ssh -X oracle@$VE_ADDRESS
+host):
-* For access via VNC, do inside VE:
+* For access via VNC, do inside container:
-** Install XFree86, XFree86-Vnc packages inside VE
+** Install XFree86, XFree86-Vnc packages inside the container
-** Login to VE as 'oracle' (run this command from your host):
+** Login to the container as 'oracle' (run this command from your host):
-  ssh oracle@$VE_ADDRESS
+  ssh oracle@$CT_ADDRESS
 ** start VNC server:
   Xvnc :0 &
@@ Line 73: / Line 75: @@
   export DISPLAY=:0
 ** From your host attach to vnc screen (run this command from your host):
-  vncviewer $VE_ADDRESS:0
+  vncviewer $CT_ADDRESS:0
- NOTE: this may require to use vncviewer from SLES9 OS, since newer vncviewer's are not compatible with it.
+{{Note|this may require to use vncviewer from SLES9 OS, since newer
-Now, as ''''oracle'''' user inside VE:
+Now, as ''''oracle'''' user inside the container:
 Get Oracle 9iR2 (9204) Software from oracle web or use your Oracle Disks.

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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
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 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]
+the official [http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/docs/9205_sles9_install.pdf SUSE guide]
@@ Line 98: / Line 96: @@
 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.
 * http://ftp.novell.com/partners/oracle/docs/9205_sles9_install.pdf
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 * http://www.nextre.it/oracledocs/oracle9ionsles9amd64.html
 * http://www.chmouel.com/blog/2006/12/21/error-loading-native-library-libnjni9so/