Oracle Applications (11.5.10.2) Installation on RHEL 4

Pre Requisites :

            Operating System Versions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES (32-bit).

            Supported Version:               2.1¹, 3, 4, 5 - installation and maintenance pack.
            Packages and Patches:         

             X Window System

 GNOME Desktop Environment

 Editors

 Graphical Internet

 Server Configuration Tools

 Development Tools

 Administration Tools

 System Tools          

The following required component must be installed manually:   openmotif-2.1.30-x

Download two additional packages from Metalink Patch 4198954.

Make sure an appropriate Java JDK (1.3.1) is available on the system.

Note: After installing these patches, run ldconfig –v

Kernel Requirements: 2.6.9-5.EL    

            glibc Requirements: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 4  2.3.4-2

           

Pre Install Tasks :

1)      Domain Name System (DNS) Resolver Parameters

Two Domain Name System (DNS) resolver parameters (timeout and attempts) are set by default to low values when the operating system is installed. These low values may cause attempted network connections to an Oracle database to fail. If this happens, add or update the following entries to these minimum settings in the /etc/resolv.conf file on each server node:

               options attempts:5

               options timeout:15

               2)   Net Service Listeners in Multi-user Installations

     Give all users in a multi-user installation write privileges to the .oracle directory:

               $ chmod 777 /var/tmp/.oracle

  3) Verifying Host Names

Use the following to verify host name settings:

1.      Verify that the /etc/hosts file is formatted as follows:

2.      127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

                       ip_address> <node_name>.<domain_name> <node_name>

3.      Verify that the /etc/sysconfig/network file is formatted as follows:

4.      HOSTNAME=<node_name>.<domain_name>

5.       

6.      If the /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/network file exists, remove it.

7.      If you changed any files in the previous steps, restart the system.

 4) Modifying the Port Range Values and setting kernel Parameters:

Open the /etc/sysctl.conf file and change the value of net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range as follows. Restart the system after making changes.

               net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 10000 65000

Note : Please note that this range is a recommended range, and may need to be adjusted according to the specific needs of the user's environment in order to avoid port conflicts.

           

Kernel.shmax = 2147483648

Kernel.shmmmni = 100

Kernel.shmall = 2097152

#semaphores: semmsl, semmns, semopm, semmni

Kernel.sem = 100 256 100 100

Fs.file-max = 327679

Kernel.hostname = hyd.sonata-software.com

kernel.domainname = sonata-software.com

 

Run the following command to save the changes made: /sbin/sysctl -p

 

5) Modifying the Number of Open File Descriptors

Open the /etc/security/limits.conf file and change the existing values for "hard" and "soft" parameters as follows. Restart the system after making changes.

               * oracle hard nofile 65535

               * oracle soft nofile 65536

               * oracle hard nproc 16384

               * oracle soft nproc 16384

           6) Create new groups and users :         

               groupadd oinstall

               groupadd dba

               groupadd oper

               groupadd apache

               useradd –g oinstall(dba) –G dba oracle

               passwd oracle

               useradd –g oinstall(dba) –G apache apache

               passwd apache

          7) Create Directories for installing:

               mkdir –p /u01

               chown –R oracle:oinstall /u01

Installation :

Step 1: Set DISPLAY environmental variable

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

Step 2: Start Rapid Install Wizard:

cd stage/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz

chmod u+x rapidwiz

./rapidwiz

The Rapid Installation Wizard installation is shown below:

1. Click the "Next" button on the welcome screen.
   
   

2. Accept the default "Install Oracle Applications E-Business 11i" option by clicking the "Next" button.
   
   
3. Select the "No" option, then click the "Next" button.
   
   

4. Select the "Single-node" option, then click the "Next" button.
   
   
5. Select the "fresh database" database type, enter a database name, in this case I used "PLAY", then click the "Next" button.
   
   

6. Enter the appropriate base directory, in this case I used "/u01/oracle", then click the "Next" button.
   
   
7. Select the "E-Business Suite licensing" option, then click the "Next" button.
   
   

8. Accept the default products by clicking the "Next" button.
   
   
9. Select the appropriate country functionality, then click the "Next" button.
   
   

10. Select any additional language support if necessary, then click the "Next" button.
    
    
11. Select the appropriate territory and characterset information, then click the "Next" button.
    
    

12. Enter the appropriate base directory, in this case I used "/u01/oracle", then click the "Next" button.
    
    
13. Accept the global settings by clicking the "Next" button.
    
    

14. Note the location of the config files. It's worth taking a copy of this file as it comes in handy when reloading or upgrading the software. Click the "Next" button.
    
    
15. Wait for the system checks to complete.
    
    

16. Assuming all the system checks were completed successfully, click the "Next" button.
    
    
17. Click the "Next" button on the installation review screen.
    
    

18. Click the "Yes" button to start the installation.
    
    
19. Wait while the installation takes place.
    
    

20. Assuming all the post-install checks are successful, click the "Next" button.
    
    

21. Click the "Finish button to exit the Rapid Install Wizard.
    
    

 

Post Installation:

1) Add the following into the "/home/oracle/.bash_profile" file.

DB_HOME=/u01/oracle/playdb/9.2.0; export DB_HOME

IAS_HOME=/u01/oracle/playora/iAS; export IAS_HOME

APACHE_HOME=$IAS_HOME/Apache/Apache; export APACHE_HOME

APPL_TOP=/u01/oracle/playappl; export APPL_TOP

COMMON_TOP=/u01/oracle/playcomn; export COMMON_TOP

CLIENT_HOME=/u01/oracle/playora/8.0.6; export CLIENT_HOME

2) Shutdown/Startup

            a) Shut down :

                        cd $COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/

                        sh adstpall.sh  apps/apps

                        lsnrctl stop OAPROD

shutdown immediate

                       

            b) Start Up:

startup

lsnrctl start OAPROD

cd $COMMON_TOP/admin/scripts/

adstrtal.sh apps/apps

3) Rapid Installation Wizard Portal

Once the installation is complete, the Rapid Installation Portal can be accessed using the following information.

• URL: http://machine-name:8000
• Username: SYSADMIN
• Password: SYSADMIN

The front screen of the portal is shown below.



To change the SYSADMIN passowrd do the following:

• Log in to the eBusiness Suite homepage as SYSADMIN
• Click on the "preferences" link (top-right).
• Enter the old and new passwords.