install oracle on IBM AIX

[sirron]

I am installing Oracle 8.1.7 on AIX 5.1
Right know I am at the reguirements stage. My question is, Do I need to set up the Oracle Parallel Server. How do I implement this on my AIX 5.1 OS

And the requirements for the parallel server. Hardware/software. I see that I need HACMP/6000 cluster and HACMP/ES version and all the patches
can someone point to a document or a pdf on how to do this step by step. I'm new at this.

How do I accomplish this?

any help would appreciated.
thank you

 

[appi]

Hi,

OPS (Oracle Parallel Server) is only needed if you want to use clustered environments and work with IBM HACMP Cluster Software.
For single server it is normally neccesary to install Oracle Standard or Enterprise Server.

rgds
Uwe

 

[Chapter11]

FYI, you can only use the 32-bit version of Oracle 8.1.7 on AIX 5. The 64-bit version of o817 will *not* work, even on 64-bit hardware and AIX in native 64-bit mode.

 

[WiccaChic]

Thats good info chapter11, did you learn that the hard way?

 

[Chapter11]

You might say that.

 

[sirron]

I am new at this. This is my first time installing Oracle on AIX.

1.)
Right now I am at: Create UNIX Group for Universal Inventory.

The documentation says that I sould use the smit utility
can someone tell me how to set this up step by step?

2.)
How would I create a UNIX Account to Own Oracle Software?

 

[bi]

1. Use the command smit & (for Xwindows terminal) or smitty and select the topic for groups and users and follow the trail to creating a new group. It is fairly simple. Alternatively, you can use the mkgroup command, but if you are new to AIX, I recommend letting smit do the work.

You can name the group anything you want. Frequently people use dba as the group name. You will be asked what the group is during the Oracle install.

NOTE: If there is more than one AIX system you are working with, and if there is another Oracle group on any of the systems, be sure to specify the group ID number that is already in use, to avoid having ownership and permission problems if you might move files between the two systems.

2. Using smit again, create a user. Alternatively, you can use the mkuser command.

You can name the user anything you want. Frequently people use oracle as the user name.

NOTE: If there is more than one AIX system you are working with, and if there is another Oracle useron any of the systems, be sure to specify the UID number that is already in use, to avoid having ownership and permission problems if you might move files between the two systems.

3. In the user oracle's .profile, make sure this is in the .profile:

ORACLE_HOME=/path/to/where/you/are/installing/Oracle.
export ORACLE_HOME

NOTE: This ORACLE_HOME is not user oracle's home directory. It is where you are going to install Oracle. I highly recommend that it be its own filesystem (and not in rootvg).

4. Make sure /tmp is large enough before you start installing. I have had an install fail because /tmp wasn't large enough.

And remember, if something goes wrong and you have installed Oracle in its own filesystem, it is very easy to start over and try again.

 

[sirron]

We have a Two AIX boxes one is for production and the other is for a test environment.

The Group ID on the test should it be the same as on the production?

User ID should this be the same or different on the test environment?

What do you mean .profile can you explain?

For the ORACLE_HOME We have three volume groups Rootvg, Raid1vg and Raid5vg. So you are saying that I should create a directory on one of my volume groups Raid1vg or Raid5vg?

Also about (tmp). I tried installing Oracle with what I have gone through. Durring installation of Oracle it said
that my (tmp) did not have enough disk space. It also said that it had to be 25 MB of space. I checked (tmp) it had 126 MB so I don't know why it is telling me that I don't have enough space.

Any help would be appreciated

 

[sirron]

Does any one have any idea?

 

[bi]

.profile is the file in a user's home directory that sets the user's environment. You should see one in your own home directory.

ORACLE_HOME is a directory, either its own filesystem or within a filesystem (devoted to Oracle, preferably).

And yes, I highly recommend that you give the same GID (Group ID) and UID (User ID) to the group and user on both test and production.

I also would suggest that before you go too much further, you check out

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com,

search on

certification AND AIX

then download one of the sys admin certification guides and read it cover to cover to learn more about Unix in general and AIX in particular.

 

[mrn]

BTW Oracle 8.1.7 is soon out of support

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| Mike Nixon
| Unix Admin
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[mrn]

Also 9.1 is a free upgrade, just phone oracle and ask for it.

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| Mike Nixon
| Unix Admin
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[sirron]

I do not have a graphic display on my monitor It only shows text. So I called IBM on this issue and they told me to install an OpenGL this is some kind of buffer I think. they told me that this should work for the display issue for Oracle

I started to install Oracle8.1.7 on my AIX 5.1 machine
I typed at the command prompt

./runInstall it started to install the software

it asked if a installed the rootpre.sh I said yes

the install continued then it said intalling virtual java machine something to that effect and it asked to wait

after that it came up with an error

So this is how far I have gotten with this

Any help or suggestion would be great

 

[KenCunningham]

AFAIK, the Oracle installer now requires a graphical environment - it will not run in character mode.

 

[sirron]

I tried Installing Oracle based on what I have set up.
I logged in as Oracle user from there I typed
./runInstaller
From there this comes up

Error in writing to directory /tmp/OraInstall. Please ensure that this directory
is writable and has atleast 25 MB of disk space. Installation cannot continue.
: Bad file number

I looked at the /tmp directory it has 126 MB of space, so I guess this is something different
can anyone help

Regards
Siiron

 

[alexhu]

Indeed - get some XTerm software on your PC and you willl then be able to install it - Green screen installs of Oracle are no more (unfortunately - cause they were a lot faster than the GUI)

Alex

 

[sirron]

Can oracle be installed on an AIX box that does not have a graphic user Interface? IBM suggested installing OpenGL so I did, it seems to work. OpenGL is something that works in memory.

During installation it seems to stop at the point when
it prompts the java virtual machine. At that point it asks to wait
Then it goes back to the command prompt
Does this have something to do with the DIsplay of graphics
or do I have something set wrong with my Environment variabels?
any help would be appreciated.

 

[mrn]

The install is GUI only I'm afraid. You need to get hold of an X emulator, like exceed.

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| Mike Nixon
| Unix Admin
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[raztaboule]

and to export
DISPLAY=<your ip>:0.0