Oracle9i (9.2.0.4.

0) Installation on Red Hat

Enterprise Linux 4.1 (RHEL4) And Centos
4.1
This article is intended as a brief guide to installing Oracle9i (9.2.0.4.0) on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.1 (RHEL4) And Centos 4.1. The article is based on a server installation with a minimum
of 2G swap, secure Linux disabled and the following package groups installed:

 X Window System
 GNOME Desktop Environment
 Editors
 Graphical Internet
 Server Configuration Tools
 Development Tools
 Administration Tools
 System Tools

Alternative base installations may require additional packages to be loaded.

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

Download Software
Download the Oracle installation files from otn.oracle.com.

Download two additional packages from Metalink Patch 4198954.

Unpack Files
First unzip the files:
gunzip ship_9204_linux_disk1.cpio.gz
gunzip ship_9204_linux_disk2.cpio.gz
gunzip ship_9204_linux_disk3.cpio.gz
Next unpack the contents of the files:
cpio -idmv < ship_9204_linux_disk1.cpio
cpio -idmv < ship_9204_linux_disk2.cpio
cpio -idmv < ship_9204_linux_disk3.cpio
unzip p4198954_21_LINUX.zip
You should now have three directories (Disk1, Disk2 and Disk3) containing installation files and
a patch directory (4198954).

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.shmmax = 2147483648
kernel.shmmni = 100
kernel.shmall = 2097152
# semaphores: semmsl, semmns, semopm, semmni
kernel.sem = 100 256 100 100
fs.file-max = 327679
kernel.hostname = Centos42.localdomain #<--- full qualified hostname !!
kernel.domainname = localdomain #<--- correct domain name !!
Run the following command to change the current kernel parameters:
/sbin/sysctl -p
Add the following lines to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:
oracle soft nofile 65536
oracle hard nofile 65536
oracle soft nproc 16384
oracle hard nproc 16384

Setup
Metalink Note: 303859.1 states that the following packages are required by Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS 4.1:
compat-db-4.1.25-9
compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-47.3
compat-gcc-32-c++-3.2.3-47.3
compat-oracle-rhel4-1.0-3
compat-libcwait-2.0-1
compat-libgcc-296-2.96-132.7.2
compat-libstdc++-296-2.96-132.7.2
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3
gcc-3.4.3-9.EL4
gcc-c++-3.4.3-9.EL4
gnome-libs-1.4.1.2.90-44
gnome-libs-devel-1.4.1.2.90-44
libaio-devel-0.3.102-1
libaio-0.3.102-1
make-3.80-5
openmotif21-2.1.30-11
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6.8.1-23.EL
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.1-23.EL
Depending on the update/respin version of Red Hat or CentOS, the exact package versions and
locations may vary. The installation of the required packages is shown below, with the locations
relevant for CentOS 4.1.
# Centos 4.1 Disk 1
cd /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-33-3*
rpm -Uvh xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6*
rpm -Uvh make-3*

# Centos 4.1 Disk 2

cd /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS
rpm -Uvh compat-db*
rpm -Uvh gcc-3*
rpm -Uvh gcc-c++-3*
rpm -Uvh gnome-libs-1*
rpm -Uvh freetype-devel*
rpm -Uvh fontconfig-devel*
rpm -Uvh xorg-x11-devel*
rpm -Uvh xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel-6*

# Centos 4.1 Disk 3

cd /media/cdrom/CentOS/RPMS
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-32-3*
rpm -Uvh compat-gcc-32-c++-3*
rpm -Uvh compat-libgcc-296-2*
rpm -Uvh compat-libstdc++-296-2*
rpm -Uvh gnome-libs-devel-1*
rpm -Uvh libaio-0*
rpm -Uvh libaio-devel-0*
rpm -Uvh openmotif21-2*
Install the packages associated with Patch 4198954:
cd 4198954
rpm -Uvh compat-oracle-rhel4-1*
rpm -Uvh compat-libcwait-2*
Create the new groups and users:
groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
groupadd oper
groupadd apache

useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle

passwd oracle

useradd -g oinstall -G apache apache

passwd apache
Create the directories in which the Oracle software will be installed:
mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0
chown -R oracle.oinstall /u01
Login as the oracle user and add the following lines at the end of the .bash_profile file:
# Oracle 9i
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/9.2.0; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH
ORACLE_OWNER=oracle; export ORACLE_OWNER
ORACLE_SID=TSH1; export ORACLE_SID

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/JRE:$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib
CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$ORACLE_HOME/network/jlib; export CLASSPATH

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19; export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL

TMP=/tmp; export TMP
TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR
Save the .bash_profile file and re-login as the oracle user. Make sure the .bash_profile ran
correctly by issuing the following command:
set | more

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
During the installation enter the appropriate ORACLE_HOME and name then continue as
normal. For a more detailed look at the installation process, click on the links below to see screen
shots of each stage.

1. Welcome
2. Inventory Location
3. UNIX Group Name
4. UNIX Group Name Privileges Dialog
5. File Locations
6. Available Products
7. Installation Types
8. Database Configuration
9. Database Identification
10. Database File Location
11. Database Character Set
12. Summary
13. Install
14. Setup Privileges
15. Configuration Tools
16. Database Configuration Assistant
17. Database Configuration Assistant Passwords
18. End Of Installation

Post Installation
Once the instance is created edit the /etc/oratab file setting the restart flag for each instance to
'Y':
TSH1:/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0:Y
For more information see:

 Installation Guide for UNIX Systems

 Installing Oracle 9i on RedHat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9 and on Red Hat Advanced
Server 2.1
 Oracle on Linux
 Requirements for Installing Oracle 9iR2 on RHEL 4
 Automating Database Startup and Shutdown on Linux
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