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HowISimplifiedOracleDatabase12cand11gInstallationson
OracleLinux6
byGinnyHenningsenupdatedbyMicheleCasey

HowtosimplifytheinstallationofOracleDatabase12cor11gonOracleLinux6byinstallingtheoraclerdbmsserver12cR1
preinstallororaclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPMpackage,whichautomaticallyperformsanumberoftasks,suchas
installingrequiredsoftwarepackages,resolvingpackagedependencies,andmodifyingkernelparameters.

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PublishedSeptember2012(updatedJuly2013)

Introducingtheoraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallandoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPMforOracleLinux
BeforeinstallingOracleDatabase12cor11gonasystem,youneedtopreconfiguretheoperatingenvironmentsincethedatabaserequires
certainsoftwarepackages,packageversions,andtweakstokernelparameters.(BesuretoreviewtheappropriateOracleDatabaseinstallation
guidetofamiliarizeyourselfwithhardware,software,andoperatingsystemrequirements.)
Note:ThisarticleappliestoOracleLinux6.Apreviousarticle,"HowISimplifiedOracleDatabaseInstallationon
OracleLinux,"coveredperformingasimilartaskonversionsofOracleLinux5.
OnOracleLinux,Idiscoveredthatthereisaremarkablyeasywaytoaddresstheseinstallationprerequisites:
First,dependingonyourdatabaseversion,installeithertheRPMpackagecalledoraclerdbmsserver
12cR1preinstallororaclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall.ThisRPMperformsanumberof
preconfigurationsteps,includingthefollowing:

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Automaticallydownloadingandinstallinganyadditionalsoftwarepackagesandspecificpackageversions
neededforinstallingOracleGridInfrastructureandOracleDatabase12cRelease1(12.1)or11gRelease2
(11.2.0.3),withpackagedependenciesresolvedviayumorup2datecapabilities.
Creatingtheuseroracleandthegroupsoinstall(forOraInventory)anddba(forOSDBA),whichareusedduringdatabaseinstallation.(For
securitypurposes,thisuserhasnopasswordbydefaultandcannotloginremotely.Toenableremotelogin,pleasesetapasswordusingthe
passwdtool.)
Modifyingkernelparametersin/etc/sysctl.conftochangesettingsforsharedmemory,semaphores,themaximumnumberoffiledescriptors,
andsoon.
Settinghardandsoftshellresourcelimitsin/etc/security/limits.conf,suchasthelockedinmemoryaddressspace,thenumberofopen
files,thenumberofprocesses,andcorefilesize.
Settingnuma=offinthekernelforx86_64machines.
Notethatoraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallandoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallparsestheexisting
/etc/sysctl.confand/etc/security/limits.conffilesandupdatesvaluesonlyasneededfordatabaseinstallation.Anyprecustomized
settingsnotrelatedtodatabaseinstallationareleftasis.
Theoraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallandoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPMpackagesareaccessiblethroughthe
OracleUnbreakableLinuxNetwork(ULN,whichrequiresasupportcontract),fromtheOracleLinuxdistributionmedia,orfromtheOraclepublic
yumrepository.Thus,whetherornotyoursystemisregisteredwithULNtoaccessOraclepatchesandsupport,youcanuseoraclerdbms
server12cR1preinstallandoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstalltosimplifydatabaseinstallationonOracleLinux.Inaddition,the
Oraclepublicyumrepositorynowincludesallsecurityandbugerrata,ensuringsystemsaresecuredandstablewiththelatestsecurityupdates
andbugfixes.
Installingtheoraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallororaclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPM
TheremainderofthisarticlestepsthroughtheprocedurethatIusedforinstallingoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallonOracleLinux
viatheOraclepublicyumrepository.ThesamestepsoutlinedinthefollowingsectioncanbeusedforeitherversionofthepreinstallRPMpackage.
IstartedwithasystemrunningOracleLinuxRelease6Update4forx86_64,a64bitversionofOracleLinuxthatIdownloadedfromtheOracle
softwaredeliverycloud(requiresregistrationorlogin).First,Isetupayumconfigurationfilethatpointedtothecorrectrepository,andthenI
installedtheoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPMfromthatrepository.
HerearethestepsforpreconfiguringasystemforOracleDatabaseinstallationusingoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall.Remember,
thestepsarethesamewhenusingtheoraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallpackageyousimplyneedtochangethenameoftheRPM
packageduringtheyuminstallationstep.
Asanauthorizeduser(forexample,root),retrievethefilethatconfiguresrepositorylocations:
#cd/etc/yum.repos.d
#wgethttp://publicyum.oracle.com/publicyumol6.repo
Usingatexteditor,modifythefile,changingthefieldenabled=0toenabled=1toreflectrepositoriesthatcorrespondtothemachine'soperating
systemrelease.
Hereisanexcerptofpublicyumold6.repowiththechangedlinesinboldface.
[ol6_latest]
name=OracleLinux$releaseverLatest($basearch)
baseurl=http://publicyum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/latest/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://publicyum.oracle.com/RPMGPGKEYoracleol6

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gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

[ol6_UEK_latest]
name=LatestUnbreakableEnterpriseKernelforOracleLinux$releasever($basearch)
baseurl=http://publicyum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL6/UEK/latest/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://publicyum.oracle.com/RPMGPGKEYoracleol6
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
BecausethetargetsystemisrunningOracleLinuxRelease6Update4forx86_64,whichinstallstheOracleUnbreakableEnterpriseKernelby
default,therearetworepositoriestoenable,[ol6_latest]and[ol6_UEK_latest].
Next,installtheoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPMusingtheyuminstallcommand.IfyouareusingOracleDatabase12c,
thenyouwouldtypeyuminstall.
TheoutputinListing1showshowtheinstallationchecksdependenciesandthendownloadsandinstallstherequiredpackages.
#yuminstalloraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall
Loadedplugins:refreshpackagekit,rhnplugin,security
SettingupInstallProcess
ResolvingDependencies
>Runningtransactioncheck
>Packageoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall.x86_640:1.06.el6willbeinstalled
>ProcessingDependency:gccc++forpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:gccforpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:libaiodevelforpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:libstdc++develforpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:glibcdevelforpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:compatlibstdc++33forpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:kshforpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:compatlibcap1forpackage:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_64
>Runningtransactioncheck
>Packagecompatlibcap1.x86_640:1.101willbeinstalled
>Packagecompatlibstdc++33.x86_640:3.2.369.el6willbeinstalled
>Packagegcc.x86_640:4.4.64.el6willbeinstalled
>ProcessingDependency:cpp=4.4.64.el6forpackage:gcc4.4.64.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:cloogppl>=0.15forpackage:gcc4.4.64.el6.x86_64
>Packagegccc++.x86_640:4.4.64.el6willbeinstalled
>ProcessingDependency:libmpfr.so.1()(64bit)forpackage:gccc++4.4.64.el6.x86_64
>Packageglibcdevel.x86_640:2.121.80.el6_3.4willbeinstalled
>ProcessingDependency:glibcheaders=2.121.80.el6_3.4forpackage:glibcdevel2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:glibcheadersforpackage:glibcdevel2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_64
>Packageksh.x86_640:2010062116.el6willbeinstalled
>Packagelibaiodevel.x86_640:0.3.10710.el6willbeinstalled
>Packagelibstdc++devel.x86_640:4.4.64.el6willbeinstalled
>Runningtransactioncheck
>Packagecloogppl.x86_640:0.15.71.2.el6willbeinstalled
>ProcessingDependency:libppl_c.so.2()(64bit)forpackage:cloogppl0.15.71.2.el6.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:libppl.so.7()(64bit)forpackage:cloogppl0.15.71.2.el6.x86_64

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>Packagecpp.x86_640:4.4.64.el6willbeinstalled
>Packageglibcheaders.x86_640:2.121.80.el6_3.4willbeinstalled
>ProcessingDependency:kernelheaders>=2.2.1forpackage:glibcheaders2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_64
>ProcessingDependency:kernelheadersforpackage:glibcheaders2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_64
>Packagempfr.x86_640:2.4.16.el6willbeinstalled
>Runningtransactioncheck
>Packagekerneluekheaders.x86_640:2.6.32300.32.1.el6uekwillbeinstalled
>Packageppl.x86_640:0.10.211.el6willbeinstalled
>FinishedDependencyResolution

DependenciesResolved

================================================================================
PackageArchVersionRepositorySize
================================================================================
Installing:
oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall
x86_641.06.el6ol6_latest15k
Installingfordependencies:
cloogpplx86_640.15.71.2.el6ol6_latest93k
compatlibcap1x86_641.101ol6_latest17k
compatlibstdc++33x86_643.2.369.el6ol6_latest183k
cppx86_644.4.64.el6ol6_latest3.7M
gccx86_644.4.64.el6ol6_latest10M
gccc++x86_644.4.64.el6ol6_latest4.7M
glibcdevelx86_642.121.80.el6_3.4ol6_latest970k
glibcheadersx86_642.121.80.el6_3.4ol6_latest600k
kerneluekheadersx86_642.6.32300.32.1.el6uekol6_latest713k
kshx86_642010062116.el6ol6_latest684k
libaiodevelx86_640.3.10710.el6ol6_latest13k
libstdc++develx86_644.4.64.el6ol6_latest1.5M
mpfrx86_642.4.16.el6ol6_latest156k
pplx86_640.10.211.el6ol6_latest1.3M

TransactionSummary
================================================================================
Install15Package(s)

Totaldownloadsize:25M
Installedsize:61M
Isthisok[y/N]:DownloadingPackages:

Total710kB/s|25MB00:35
Runningrpm_check_debug
RunningTransactionTest
TransactionTestSucceeded
RunningTransaction

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Installing:mpfr2.4.16.el6.x86_641/15
Installing:libstdc++devel4.4.64.el6.x86_642/15
Installing:cpp4.4.64.el6.x86_643/15
Installing:ppl0.10.211.el6.x86_644/15
Installing:cloogppl0.15.71.2.el6.x86_645/15
Installing:kerneluekheaders2.6.32300.32.1.el6uek.x86_646/15
Installing:glibcheaders2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_647/15
Installing:glibcdevel2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_648/15
Installing:gcc4.4.64.el6.x86_649/15
Installing:gccc++4.4.64.el6.x86_6410/15
Installing:compatlibstdc++333.2.369.el6.x86_6411/15
Installing:libaiodevel0.3.10710.el6.x86_6412/15
Installing:ksh2010062116.el6.x86_6413/15
Installing:compatlibcap11.101.x86_6414/15

Installing:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_6415/15
Verifying:gcc4.4.64.el6.x86_641/15
Verifying:compatlibcap11.101.x86_642/15
Verifying:ksh2010062116.el6.x86_643/15
Verifying:glibcdevel2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_644/15
Verifying:libaiodevel0.3.10710.el6.x86_645/15
Verifying:oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall1.06.el6.x86_646/15
Verifying:gccc++4.4.64.el6.x86_647/15
Verifying:glibcheaders2.121.80.el6_3.4.x86_648/15
Verifying:libstdc++devel4.4.64.el6.x86_649/15
Verifying:compatlibstdc++333.2.369.el6.x86_6410/15
Verifying:mpfr2.4.16.el6.x86_6411/15
Verifying:kerneluekheaders2.6.32300.32.1.el6uek.x86_6412/15
Verifying:cpp4.4.64.el6.x86_6413/15
Verifying:ppl0.10.211.el6.x86_6414/15
Verifying:cloogppl0.15.71.2.el6.x86_6415/15

Installed:
oraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstall.x86_640:1.06.el6

DependencyInstalled:
cloogppl.x86_640:0.15.71.2.el6
compatlibcap1.x86_640:1.101
compatlibstdc++33.x86_640:3.2.369.el6
cpp.x86_640:4.4.64.el6
gcc.x86_640:4.4.64.el6
gccc++.x86_640:4.4.64.el6
glibcdevel.x86_640:2.121.80.el6_3.4
glibcheaders.x86_640:2.121.80.el6_3.4
kerneluekheaders.x86_640:2.6.32300.32.1.el6uek
ksh.x86_640:2010062116.el6

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libaiodevel.x86_640:0.3.10710.el6
libstdc++devel.x86_640:4.4.64.el6
mpfr.x86_640:2.4.16.el6
ppl.x86_640:0.10.211.el6

Complete!
Listing1:Installingtheoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPM
Theyuminstallationlogsmessagesaboutkernelchangesinthefile/var/log/oraclerdbmsserver11gR2
preinstall/results/orakernel.log,anditmakesbackupsofcurrentsystemsettingsinthedirectory/var/log/oraclerdbmsserver
11gR2preinstall/backup.
Atthispoint,thesystemisreadyfortheinstallationofOracleDatabase.Forexample,toinstallOracleDatabase11gRelease2,followthe
directionsinChapter4,"InstallingOracleDatabase,"oftheDatabaseInstallationGuideforLinux."
HerearethestepsIfollowedwhileinstallingOracleDatabase11gRelease2inmytestenvironment.Makesureyoureviewalldocumentationand
followrecommendedbestpracticesbeforeinstallingintoyourproductionenvironment.
Asroot,createaparentdirectoryinafilesystemthathassufficientspacetobethetargetlocationforthedownloadedfiles:
#mkdir/home/OraDB11g
#cd/home/OraDB11g
Theamountofdiskspaceneededinthefilesystemvariesaccordingtothespecificinstallationtype,butroughlytwicethesizeoftheziparchives,
or5GB,isenoughtohousethesoftwareanddatafiles.
Intothistargetdirectory,downloadtheinstallationmediafilesfromtheOracleDatabaseSoftwareDownloadspageonOracleTechnologyNetwork.
Extractthefiles:
#unziplinux.x64_11gR2_database_1of2.zip
#unziplinux.x64_11gR2_database_2of2.zip
Loginastheuseroracle.ChangedirectorytothedatabasedirectoryandenterthefollowingcommandtoruntheOracleUniversalInstaller:
$cd/home/OraDB11g/database
$./runInstaller
TheOracleUniversalInstallerperformsanumberofchecks,verifyingthatthenecessaryOSpackagesandversionsareinstalled.Inaddition,it
checkskernelparameterssetbytheoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallinstallation.Duringthekernelsettingscheck,theinstaller
mightflagafewsettingsas"failed,"andyoushouldinvestigatethesefailures.Insomecases,youstillmightbeabletocontinuewiththedatabase
installation.Ifyoucheckkernelsettingsin/etc/sysctl.conf,you'llseethatoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallhasmodifiedand
addedthenecessarysettingstoensuretheminimumrequirementsaremet,asdefinedinsection2.10.1,"DisplayingandChangingKernel
ParameterValues,"inChapter2,"OracleDatabasePreinstallationRequirements,"oftheOracleDatabaseInstallationGuide11gRelease2(11.2)
forLinux.Belowisthelistofrequirements:
fs.aiomaxnr=1048576
fs.filemax=6815744
kernel.shmall=2097152
kernel.shmmax=4294967295
kernel.shmmni=4096
kernel.sem=25032000100128
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range=900065500
net.core.rmem_default=262144
net.core.rmem_max=4194304
net.core.wmem_default=262144
net.core.wmem_max=1048576
Ifnecessary,youcan(asroot)editthefile/etc/sysctl.conftospecifyasettingmanually,forexample:
#vi/etc/sysctl.conf
#/sbin/sysctlp
TheOracleUniversalInstallerperformsadditionalchecks,suchasverifyingtheglibcversion,sufficientdiskspace,environmentalvariableand
pathsettings,andsufficientphysicalmemoryandswapspace.Generally,installingoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstalltakescareof

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theprerequisitessothatyoucanproceeddirectlywithinstallingthedatabase.
FinalThoughts
Installingtheoraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallandoraclerdbmsserver11gR2preinstallRPMscansavetimewhen
installingOracleDatabase12cand11gonOracleLinux.TheseRPMsaddressmostOracleDatabaseinstallationprerequisitesandgreatly
simplifytheinstallationprocess.
SeeAlso
Herearetheresourcesreferencedearlierinthisdocument:
OracleUnbreakableLinuxNetwork:https://linux.oracle.com
Oraclepublicyumrepository:http://publicyum.oracle.com/
Oraclesoftwaredeliverycloud(requiresregistrationorlogin):https://edelivery.oracle.com/linux
Chapter4,"InstallingOracleDatabase,"oftheDatabaseInstallationGuideforLinux:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e24321/inst_task.htm#BABBBHJH
OracleDatabaseSoftwareDownloadspageonOracleTechnologyNetwork:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise
edition/downloads/index.html
AndherearesomeadditionalresourcesfromtheOracleDatabaseDocumentationLibrary(http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/homepage).Relevant
subsectionsfromtheOracleDatabaseInstallationGuide11gRelease2(11.2)forLinux
(http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e16763/toc.htm)withcurrentlyvalidURLsareasfollows:
"AbouttheOracleRDBMSPreInstallandOracleValidatedRPMs"fromChapter1,"OverviewofOracleDatabaseInstallation":
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e16763/install_overview.htm#BABDBHCJ
Chapter2,"OracleDatabasePreinstallationRequirements":
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e16763/pre_install.htm#BABFDGHJ
"DownloadingOracleSoftware"fromChapter4,"InstallingOracleDatabase,"whichdescribeshowtodownloadinstallationfilesfromtheOracle
TechnologyNetworkWebsite:http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e16763/inst_task.htm#autoId6
Alsoseetheblogentry"OracleRDBMSServer11gR2PreInstallRPMforOracleLinux6hasbeenreleased":
https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/oracle_rdbms_server_11gr2_pre
AbouttheAuthors
GinnyHenningsenhasworkedforthelast15yearsasafreelancewriterdevelopingtechnicalcollateralanddocumentationforhightech
companies.Priortothat,GinnyworkedforSunMicrosystems,Inc.asaSystemsEngineerinKingofPrussia,PAandMilwaukee,WI.Ginnyhasa
BAfromCarnegieMellonUniversityandaMSCSfromVillanovaUniversity.
MicheleCaseyistheDirectorofProductManagementforOracleLinux.ShehasworkedwithcommercialLinuxdistributionsandopensource
projectsasaproductmanagersince2006.Shehasalsoheldpositionsasasystemadministrator,projectmanager,andtechnicalsupport
engineer.
Revision1.1,07/09/2013addedinformationaboutusingthe
oraclerdbmsserver12cR1preinstallpackagetoinstall
OracleDatabase12c
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