Installation of Oracle Database 11g Release 2

This guide describes how to install and configure Oracle Database 11g release 2 (11.2.0) on UNIX systems with the Install Navigator for Oracle. Read the release notes for the product on your platform before installing it. The release notes are available on the Oracle Database 11g disc. The latest version of the release notes is also available on the OTN Web site:
http://otn.oracle.com/documentation/


INDEX

  1. Preparation
  2. Mount the Product Disc
  3. Start the Install Navigator for Oracle
  4. Select the Installation type
  5. Select the source media
  6. Check the Version
  7. Configure the Linux User
  8. Set the oracle user password and the home directory
  9. Set the environment of the oracle user
  10. Set the environment variables of Apache Software
  11. Configure the installation of Oracle
  12. Start the installation of Oracle

    1. Preparation
    2. Before starting installation, you should consider the following things:

      1. Prepare Installation DVD-ROM
      2. Determine the Installation user name.
        The default name is oracle, and the user is automatically created by the Install Navigator for Oracle.
      3. Determine the Installation group name.
        The default name is "oinstall", and the group is automatically created by the Install Navigator for Oracle.
      4. Determine the Administration group name.
        The default name is "dba", and the group is automatically created by the Install Navigator for Oracle.
      5. Determine the Oracle SID.
        The default name is "orcl".
      6. Determine the Oracle Base.
        The default directory is "/opt/app/oracle".
      7. Determine the Oracle Home.
        The default directory is "/opt/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1".

    3. Mount the Product Disc
    4. Log in and switch user to root. In order to mount the disc, enter a command similar to the following:

      $ su -
      # mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
      # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom


    5. Start the Install Navigator for Oracle
    6. To run Install Navigator for Oracle as the root user, Enter a command similar to the following:

      # oranavi


    7. Select the Installation type
    8. Start Install Navigator for Oracle. Select the Operation type from following choices, then Click Foward.


      Menu

      • Oracle DBMS Installation
        Install the Oracle Database.


      • Oracle AS Installation
        Install the Oracle Application Server


      • Setting Automatic Startup and Shutdown of Database instances
        Setup an automatic start up and shutdown Oracle instances during Linux system startup or shutdown.

    9. Select the source media
    10. Specify the installation media.

      Menu

      • DVD-ROM
        Install from the installation DVD-ROM.
        Insert the appropriate disc into the disc drive, and Click Foward.


      • Hard Disk
        Choose Hard Disk, when you install from the hard drive, or install from the disc drive at a remote machine.

        In this case, you can install without the Installation DVD-ROM at the installation target machine.
        Choose Hard Disk, and specify the path in the response directory if you prefer, then Click Foward.



    11. Check the Version
    12. Check the Product Version that you plan to install, then Click OK.

      Check the Version


    13. Configure the Linux User
    14. Specify the local Unix groups and user, then Click Foward.

      Configure the Linux User

      • Installation group
        This is the Oracle Inventory group.
        The default name is oinstall.


      • Administration group
        This is the OSDBA group.
        The default name is dba.


      • Installation and Administration User
        This is the Oracle Software owner.
        The default name is oracle.



    15. Set the oracle user password and the home directory
    16. Specify the oracle user password and user home directory, then Click Foward.

      the oracle user information

      • Password
        Type in the user password.


      • Password(Retype)
        Verify password by retyping.


      • Home Directory
        Specify the user's home directory.
        The default directory is /home/username.

    17. Set the environment of the oracle user
    18. The ORACLE_BASE, ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID environment variables, then Click Foward.

      Set the environment variables

      • ORACLE_BASE
        The root of the Oracle directory tree.


      • ORACLE_HOME
        A subdirectory under ORACLE_BASE and a directory where the Oracle software is installed.


      • ORACLE_SID
        The database instance identifier.

    19. Set the environment variables of Apache Software
    20. If Add some environment variables of the Oracle Database to the Apache configured file, Click Yes. Otherwise Click No.

      Set variables of Apache


    21. Configure the installation of Oracle
    22. If Start the installation now, Click Yes. Otherwise Click No.


    23. Start the installation of Oracle

      Install the Oracle Database according to the instruction of the Oracle Universal Installer.


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