Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) Installation On Fedora Core 6 (FC6)

In this article I’ll describe the installation of Oracle Application Server 10g Release 3 (10.1.3), Oracle’s J2EE Application Server, on Fedora Core 6 (FC6 X86). The article is based on a server installation with a minimum of 2G swap, secure Linux disabled and the following package groups installed:

• Editors
• Graphical Internet
• Administration Tools
• Base
• X Window System
• System Tools
• Server Configuration Tools
• GNOME Desktop Environment
• Development Libraries
• Development Tools
• Legacy Software Support
• Legacy Software Development

Additional steps may be necessary when starting with a different base OS installation.

• Download Software
• Unpack Files
• Hosts File
• Setup
• Installation
• Post Installation

Download Software

Download the following software:

• Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.3) Software
• openmotif21-2.1.30-14.i386.rpm
• gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-49.i386.rpm

Unpack Files

Unpack the contents of the file:

cpio -idmv < as_linux_x86_101300_disk1.cpio

The installation files unpack into the current directory.

Hosts File

The /etc/hosts file must contain a fully qualified name for the server:

<IP-address>  <fully-qualified-machine-name>  <machine-name>

Setup

Add the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:

*        soft   nproc         2047
*        hard   nproc         16384
*        soft   nofile        2048
*        hard   nofile        65536

Add the following line to the /etc/pam.d/login file, if it does not already exist:

session    required     pam_limits.so

The installation guide for the core application server makes no reference to kernel parameters, suggesting that the default values are adequate.

If installing version 10.1.3.1, you must comment out the ANT_HOME line from the “/etc/ant.conf” file, or rename the file so it is not detected.

The documentation states that the following packages are required for RHEL 4:

# Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 and CentOS 4.x (Update 1)
glibc-2.3.4-2.9
glibc-common-2.3.4-2.9
binutils-2.15.92.0.2-13
compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2
gcc-3.4.3-22.1
gcc-c++-3.4.3-22.1
libstdc++-3.4.3-22.1
libstdc++-devel-3.4.3-22.1
openmotif21-2.1.30-11.RHEL4.4
pdksh-5.2.14-30
setarch-1.6-1
make-3.80-5
gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-44.1
sysstat-5.0.5-1
compat-db-4.1.25-9
control-center-2.8.0-12
xscreensaver-4.18-5.rhel4.2

To install the prerequisite packages in FC5, do the following.

cd /media/disk/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh glibc-2*
rpm -Uvh glibc-common-2*
rpm -Uvh binutils-2*
rpm -Uvh setarch-*
rpm -Uvh make-3*
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-296*
rpm -Uvh compat-db-4*
rpm -Uvh control-center-2*
rpm -Uvh libstdc++*
rpm -Uvh ksh*
rpm -Uvh gcc-4*
rpm -Uvh gcc-c++-4*
rpm -Uvh glib2-devel*
rpm -Uvh libIDL-devel*
rpm -Uvh --force ORBit*
rpm -Uvh --force libpng*
rpm -Uvh gnome-screensaver*
rpm -Uvh sysstat-*
rpm -Uvh --force libXau-devel-* libXp-*

# From download
rpm -Uvh openmotif21-2.1.30-14.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh --nodeps gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-49.i386.rpm

Create the new groups and users:

groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
groupadd oper

useradd -g oinstall -G dba -s /bin/ksh oracle
passwd oracle

Create the directories in which the Oracle software will be installed:

mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.3
chown -R oracle.oinstall /u01

Edit the /etc/redhat-release file replacing the current release information (Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)) with the following:

redhat-4

Login as root and issue the following command:

xhost +<machine-name>

Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the .profile file:

# Oracle Settings
TMP=/tmp; export TMP
TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR

ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/10.1.3/OracleAS_1; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
PATH=/usr/sbin:$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH
PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/dcm/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/opmn/bin; export PATH
PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/Apache/Apache/bin; export PATH

if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
  if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
    #ulimit -p 16384
    ulimit -n 16384
  else
    ulimit -u 16384 -n 16384
  fi
fi

PS1="`hostname`> "
set -o emacs
set filec

Installation

Log into the oracle user. If you are using X emulation then set the DISPLAY environmental variable:

DISPLAY=<machine-name>:0.0; export DISPLAY

Start the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by issuing the following command in the Disk1 directory:

./runInstaller

Ignore the package prerequisite failures.

For a more detailed look at the installation process, click on the links below to see screen shots of each stage.

Post Installation

Edit the /etc/redhat-release file restoring the original release information:

Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)

With the installation complete you can perform any administration tasks using the Enterprise Manager Website (http://<fully-qualified-machine-name>:7777/em). Log in using the username “oc4jadmin” and the password you assigned during the installation.

Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) Installation On Fedora Core 6 (FC6)

In this article I’ll describe the installation of Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) on Fedora Core 6. The article is based on a Fedora Core 6 (FC6 X86) Server Installation with a minimum of 2G swap, secure Linux disabled and the following package groups installed:

• Editors
• Graphical Internet
• Administration Tools
• Base
• X Window System
• System Tools
• Server Configuration Tools
• GNOME Desktop Environment
• Development Libraries
• Development Tools
• Legacy Software Support
• Legacy Software Development

Alternative installations may require more packages to be loaded, in addition to the ones listed below.

• Download Software
• Unpack Files
• Hosts File
• Set Kernel Parameters
• Setup
• Installation
• Post Installation

Download Software

Download the following software:

• Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1) Software
• openmotif21-2.1.30-14.i386.rpm

Unpack Files

Unzip the files:

unzip 10201_database_linux32.zip

You should now have a single directory containing installation files. Depending on the age of the download this may either be named “db/Disk1″ or “database”.

Hosts File

The /etc/hosts file must contain a fully qualified name for the server:

<IP-address>  <fully-qualified-machine-name>  <machine-name>

Set Kernel Parameters

Add the following lines to the /etc/sysctl.conf file:

kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
kernel.shmmni = 4096
# semaphores: semmsl, semmns, semopm, semmni
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
fs.file-max = 65536
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
net.core.rmem_default=262144
net.core.rmem_max=262144
net.core.wmem_default=262144
net.core.wmem_max=262144

Run the following command to change the current kernel parameters:

/sbin/sysctl -p

Add the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:

*               soft    nproc   2047
*               hard    nproc   16384
*               soft    nofile  1024
*               hard    nofile  65536

Add the following line to the /etc/pam.d/login file, if it does not already exist:

session    required     pam_limits.so

Disable secure linux by editing the /etc/selinux/config file, making sure the SELINUX flag is set as follows:

SELINUX=disabled

Alternatively, this alteration can be done using the GUI tool (Desktop > System Settings > Security Level). Click on the SELinux tab and disable the feature.

Setup

Install the following packages:

# From Fedora Core 6 DVD
cd /media/dvd/Fedora/RPMS
rpm -Uvh setarch-*
rpm -Uvh --force tcl-*
rpm -Uvh --force libXau-devel-* libXp-*
rpm -Uvh compat-db-*
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-33*
rpm -Uvh compat-libf2c-34-*
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-34-*
rpm -Uvh libaio-*
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-34-c++-*
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-296*
rpm -Uvh compat-libgcc-296*

# From download
rpm -Uvh openmotif21-2.1.30-14.i386.rpm

Create the new groups and users:

groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
groupadd oper

useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle
passwd oracle

Create the directories in which the Oracle software will be installed:

mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1
chown -R oracle.oinstall /u01

Login as root and issue the following command:

xhost +<machine-name>

Edit the /etc/redhat-release file replacing the current release information (Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)) with the following:

redhat-4

Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the .bash_profile file:

# Oracle Settings
TMP=/tmp; export TMP
TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR

ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/10.2.0/db_1; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=TSH1; export ORACLE_SID
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH; export PATH
PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:/lib:/usr/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/jre:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib; export CLASSPATH

if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
  if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
    ulimit -p 16384
    ulimit -n 65536
  else
    ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
  fi
fi

Installation

Log into the oracle user. If you are using X emulation then set the DISPLAY environmental variable:

DISPLAY=<machine-name>:0.0; export DISPLAY

Start the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) by issuing the following command in the database directory:

./runInstaller

Enter the appropriate ORACLE_HOME and name then continue with the installation.

For a more detailed look at the installation process, click on the links below to see screen shots of each stage.

Post Installation

Edit the /etc/redhat-release file restoring the original release information:

Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)

Finally edit the /etc/oratab file setting the restart flag for each instance to ‘Y’:

TSH1:/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1:Y

For more information see: