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11g Release 2 Installation on Suse and Enterprise Linux 5




By menon srivalsala kumar
Sep 10, 2009

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Note: This article was written for educational purpose only. Please refer to the related vendor documentation for detail.




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Introduction

This articles covers the Installation of Oracle Database 11g Release 2 on Enterprise Linux 5 and Suse 11.

Oracle 11g Release 2 launched in August 2009. Now, the product is available on Linux platform. There are almost 400 aditional functionality added by Oracle 11g. After watching the Oracle webcast 11g Release 2, I feel Oracle 11g Release more focus on High Availability(easy RAC installation and implementation),Compressing Data,Security,etc.

11g Release 2 required minimum 1gb RAM for the installation. I would recommend minimum 4gb ram will be ideally better. Swap should have double of physical ram.

I recommend the following Server Configuration:

Intel Xeon Processor W5580

3.20ghz

L3 8mb Cache

1 Quad Core

4 to 8gb Ram (an ideal configuration) .

146gb HDD (default) - This configuration can be changed, based on various factors.



The following packages is mandatory for Enterprise Linux : GNOME Desktop Environment ,Graphical Internet, X Window System ,Editors , Development Tools ,Server Configuration Tools,System Tools and Administration Tools.

You can download the software, subject to Oracle Licensing.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html

Standard Edition One – support upto 2 cpu
Standard Edition – support upot 4 cpu
Enterprise Edition(11.2.0.1.0)– unlimited.
Linux x86 | Disk 1, Disk 2 (2.1 GB)


Set the Linux Kernal Parameters:

Linux Kernel Parameters
What is the Shared Memory ( reference with various linux/unix sites for these parameters.):
The shared memory will hve huge impact on Oracle Performance. So very carefully to be handled.
Shared memory allows processes to access common structures and data by placing them in shared memory segments. It's the fastest form of IPC (Interprocess Communication) available since no kernel involvement occurs when data is passed between the processes.
Oracle uses shared memory segments for the SGA (Shared Global Area) which is an area of memory that is shared by all Oracle background and foreground processes.

Setting SHMMAX Parameter

This parameter defines the maximum size in bytes for a shared memory segment. Since the SGA is comprised of shared memory, SHMMAX can potentially limit the size of the SGA.

Setting SHMMNI Parameter

This parameter sets the maximum number of shared memory segments system wide.

Setting SHMALL Parameter

This parameter sets the total amount of shared memory in bytes that can be used at one time on the system.

The SEMMSL Parameter

This parameter defines the maximum number of semaphores per semaphore set.
Oracle recommends to set SEMMSL to the largest PROCESSES init.ora parameter of any database on the Linux system.

The SEMMNI Parameter

This parameter defines the maximum number of semaphore sets in the entire Linux system.

The SEMMNS Parameter

This parameter defines the total number of semaphores (not semaphore set) in the entire Linux system.


The SEMOPM Parameter

This parameter defines the maximum number of semaphore operations that can be performed per semop(2) system call.

Setting File Handles

The maximum number of file handles denotes the maximum number of open files that you can have on the Linux system.

Setting System Wide Limit for File Handles

The value in /proc/sys/fs/file-max sets the maximum number of file handles or open files that the Linux kernel will allocate. When you get error messages about running out of file handles, then you might want to raise this limit.
Change the parameters:

    Copy sysctl.conf
    cp sysctl.conf sysctl.confold   
    Cd /etc
    Vi sysctl.conf
Add the following:

    kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
    kernel.shmall = 2097152
    kernel.shmmni = 4096
    kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
    fs.file-max = 65536 # 512 * PROCESSES
    net.core.rmem_default=4194304
    net.core.rmem_max=4194304
    net.core.wmem_default=262144
    net.core.wmem_max=262144
    net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65000
Press Esc :wq
 

Change the Hosts File Entry

    Cd /etc
    Cp hosts hostsold
    Vi hosts
IP-address Machinename.domainname Hostname
Press Esc and :wq


Go to /etc/security (cd /etc/security)

Vi limits.conf
Add or change /etc/security/limits.conf file:
    oracle soft nofile 1024
    oracle hard nofile 65536
    oracle soft nproc 2047
    oracle hard nproc 16384
to save Esc :wq

Go to /etc/pam.d (cd /etc/pam.d)

Vi login
Add or change line to the /etc/pam.d/login file
    session required pam_limits.so
    session required /lib/security/pam_limits.so
to save Esc :wq



Very important Steps:

On secure linux has to be disabled:

Go to /etc/selinux(cd /etc/selinux)
Vi config
Change or add
    SELINUX=disabled
to save Esc :wq

The following packages(rpm) required for Enterprise Linux 5.0 on various cd’s :

Insert the cd and mount the same

Go to cd /media/cdrom/Server (cd /media/cdrom/Server)
    (carefully use –force and –nodeps)
rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps binutils-2.17.50.0.6
rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps elfutils-libelf-0.125
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps elfutils-libelf-devel-0.125
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps elfutils-libelf-devel-static-0.125
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps gcc-4.1.2
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps gcc-c++-4.1.2
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps glibc-2.5-24
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps glibc-common-2.5
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps glibc-devel-2.5
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps glibc-headers-2.5
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps kernel-headers-2.6.18
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps ksh-20060214
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libaio-0.3.106
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libaio-devel-0.3.106
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libgcc-4.1.2
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libgomp-4.1.2
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libstdc++-4.1.2
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libstdc++-devel-4.1.2
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps make-3.81
rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps sysstat-7.0.2
rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps unixODBC-2.2.11
rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps unixODBC-devel-2.2.11
             eject or unmount

Linux Enterprise Server 11 - SUSE:

rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps binutils-2.19
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps gcc-4.3
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps gcc-c++-4.3
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps glibc-2.9
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps glibc-devel-2.9
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps ksh-93t
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libstdc++33-3.3.3
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libstdc++43-4.3.3_20081022
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libstdc++43-devel-4.3.3_20081022
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libaio-0.3.104
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libaio-devel-0.3.104
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libgcc43-4.3.3_20081022
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps libstdc++-devel-4.3
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps make-3.81
rpm -Uvh --force –nodeps sysstat-8.1.5
 

Create user and groups

Adding Groups
    groupadd oinstall
    groupadd dba
    groupadd asmadmin
Adding user and assign the group:
    useradd -g oinstall -G dba,oper,asmadmin oracle
Add password for Oracle user
    passwd oracle

I would like to light on the "asmadmin" group is used for ASM.
 

Make directories in which the Oracle Binary to be installed:

    mkdir -p /data1/app/oracle/product/11/db_1
    chown -R oracle:oinstall /data1
    chmod -R 777 /data1

Shutdown or reboot the machine

Login as Oracle
Change/add user enviroment
Go to /home/oracle
Vi .bash_profile

Add the following:
ORACLE_HOSTNAME=machinename.domainname
ORACLE_BASE=/data1/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/11.2/db_1; export ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_SID=orcl; export ORACLE_SID
ORACLE_TERM=xterm; export ORACLE_TERM
PATH=/usr/sbin:$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

Press Esc key :wq

Log out
Login as Oracle user

Run Install Steps:

Set the Display first
           export DISPLAY=hostname:0.0
           Or
            DISPAY=HOSTNAME:0.0
            export DISPLAY

Go setup Disk directory
Cd Disk1
./runInstaller

Rest follow the GUI provided by Oracle

 



Comments/Reviews on this article:
sanjeev  kumar
Nov 24, 2009

guinness!
this is really exllent!

pradeep  chow
Oct 01, 2009

It was nice of having ur experence shared here for us...

ve r expecting an artical about the ORACLE STREAMS from ur expertise... u r really halpful to us also in long term...v r delighted

PHILIP  LOY
Sep 12, 2009

Wonderful. I am able to install without any issue, after going through this document.

DBAPOOL it is really good work, that oracle launched release 2 some time back, and you may be the first site informations updated about 11g release 2.. Great Work.

MADHAV  V
Sep 18, 2009

Vowh...Oracle just now launched and it is avaialble on dbapool. This is really great.

 
About author:

Seventeen years of experience in the IT Industry in Software, MIS,development, design and database administration. Worked for more than 12 years as Oracle Database Administrator. Working with FunDtech India Ltd as Asst. Vice President - ORACLE TECHNOLOGY and DBA for the last six years. Strengths Include: Database Administration on 11g,10g,9i,8i, 8.0 and 7.x in Unix, Windows NT and Novel Netware Environment. Conducted design reviews with an aim to enhance performance in production scenario. Has also carried out Design and Development in Oracle and Developer 2000 and Forms Reports 10g.

 

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