Install Oracle RDBMS 10g R2 on SUSE Linux 9

This page is a fast and easy (trivial) guide to install Oracle RDBMS 10g R2 into a fresh installed SLES 9 (Linux SUSE).

Prerequisites:

1GB RAM, 2*RAM swap
4GB disk x sw, 2GB disk local DB
400MB on /tmp (or where TEMP TMPDIR vars refer)
OS SUSE ES 9 SP 2 (2.6.5-7.97)
Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.0.1)
root access to the system, X11 working!
Packages: Default Installation +
 gcc-3.3 (use YaST /sbin/yast2 to install "C/C++ Compiler&Tools")
 orarun-1.8 (use RPM rpm -i ... from the SP2 CD2 or YaST->Software->Productivity->Databases)


Preparation (as root)

Prepare FSs with the required size (eg. 2x10GB (SW, stage)).

Download all the required CDs, put them on the system (mount /dev/cdrom; cd media; cp ...)

Run the script /usr/sbin/rcoracle start to set kernel params

Enable oracle user (set /bin/bash in /etc/passwd)

Edit /etc/profile.d/oracle.sh and set appropriate values (eg. ORACLE_SID)


Installation (as oracle)

Uncompress Oracle SW (unzip)

Start installation (xhost +; set DISPLAY then ./runInstaller)
 Use default replies to all the questions!
 There are some scripts to be run as root...
 You are prompted to define the SYS/SYSTEM/... password. Do not forget it!


Post Installation

Check if Oracle is working (sqlplus http://hostname:1158/em)

Configure startup (edit /etc/sysconfig/oracle, check /etc/oratab)

To create new DBs use dbca

Configuring DB Storage requires a specific design

There are a lot of options in the OUI...

If You prefer the italian version of this document...