Install Linux
Pretty straightforward. Used Oracle 6.7, as 7 is not certified. Create a 200MB /boot, and an LVM for /, both ext4. Install just the server. Deselect *all* options, just X system and X legacy support (the OUI needs it). Some 566 packages will get installed. Make sure it boots, and the network starts.Linux Maintenance
Change /etc/sysconfig/selinux to readSELINUX=disabled
I needed to use
ifup eth0
Address that by editing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and change ONBOOT=yes
Update to the latest:
yum update
Reboot...
As a pleasant surprise, my 6.6 was updated to 6.7, according to the boot messages.
Then, log in as root again, and start preparing for installs:
yum install oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall
Also, add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf:
# IPv6 disabled
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6 = 1
net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6 = 1
As the oracle preinstall alters you grub, you do want to... reboot.
Oracle installs
[root@tvs ~]# mkdir /oracle
[root@tvs ~]# chown oracle:oinstall /oracle
[root@tvs ~]# passwd oracle
Changing password for user oracle.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
As oracle: [oracle@tvs ~]$ mkdir /oracle/depot
Mount my private storage: [root@tvs ~]# mount -o soft,intr,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,nolock 192.168.4.198:/volume2/oracle/Software /oracle/depot
Database
/oracle/depot/12G/database/runInstaller - fails with"PRVF-0002: could not retrieve local node name".
I have to modify the hosts file (/etc/hosts), and add the current ip address and host name. I chose just to install the software, for a single instance database, changed the base to /oracle/app, and that changes the db software location to /oracle/app/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1. All else remains default.
Alter .bash_profile:
# Additional stuff
export ORACLE_HOME=/oracle/app/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
export TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
Java
Install the latest Java JDK; WLS 12C needs a development environment...
tar zxf /oracle/depot/weblogic/jdk-8u51-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /oracle
mv /oracle/jdk1.8.0_51/* /oracle/java/
Alter .bash_profile, source it, and check:
export JAVA_HOME=/oracle/java/jre
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
[oracle@tvs] . .bash_profile
[oracle@tvs] java -version
java version "1.8.0_51"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_51-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.51-b03, mixed mode)
This version is not aligned with the installers, these make Java throw this warning:Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM warning: ignoring option MaxPermSize=512m; support was removed in 8.0
Use netca to create a listener, or manually, if you like that:
[oracle@tvs ~]$ cat /oracle/app/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora
# listener.ora Network Configuration File: /oracle/app/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = tvs)(PORT = 1521))
)
)
If you want to cut-n-paste the above code, make sure to manually start the listener, using lsnrctl start.
Repository Creation Utility
/oracle/depot/OFM/11.1.2.3.0/rcu_linux_11.1.1.9.0_64/rcuHome/bin/rcu
OK, that has no problems installing against a 12C database. I heart (never seen it, though) that previous versions would not install against 12C.
Weblogic 12C
java -jar -d64 /oracle/depot/weblogic/fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar
Do NOT start the Configuration Wizard. Also, make sure, this is the first install in your middleware home - WLS refuses to install in a non-empty location.
OUD
Has been done before, nothing new, but for the Java version used here./oracle/depot/OFM/11.1.2.3.0/oud_11.1.2.3.0/Disk1/runInstaller -jreLoc $JAVA_HOME
Just as well create an instance, as described here.
