Re: question on required rpm for rhel5 for 11.2

From: Maureen English <maureen.english_at_alaska.edu>
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 11:07:43 -0800
Message-ID: <51E98E7F.5000203_at_alaska.edu>



That's what I'm hoping...that it really isn't required for the version we're on.

It just seems odd to me that it would be required for some installations and not others. I've gone through all of those Metalink docs and the installation guide. Sounds like we should be fine without installing it.

Thanks!

  • Maureen

D Kenl wrote:
> I think it depends on what 11.2 version you're on? Page 2-13 of the Linux
> Install Guide notes that the 32-bit packages (except the gcc one) are not
> required only if your database is 11.2.0.2+. Metalink Note 880989.1
> (Requirements for Installing Oracle 11gR2 RDBMS on RHEL (and OEL) 5 on
> AMD64/EM64T) also makes this distinction. Metalink Note 169706.1 (Oracle
> Database (RDBMS) on Unix AIX,HP-UX,Linux,Mac OS X,Solaris,Tru64 Unix
> Operating Systems Installation and Configuration Requirements Quick
> Reference 8.0.5 to 11.2) does not, but it does say to refer to Metalink Note
> 880989.1 for specifics, so I think you're safe not installing the 32-bit
> version packages except for gcc_32bit.
>
> Deborah
>
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> Subject: question on required rpm for rhel5 for 11.2
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> In the past, our SAs have typically installed a lot of 32-bit versions of
> Oracle rpms on a 64-bit machine. One of these is elfutils-libelf.i386.
> Our procedures have changed and our SAs will now not install the 32-bit
> version unless it is required.
>
> The 32-bit version of this library isn't listed as a requirement in the
> Oracle installation documentation. However, there are a number of other
> websites where people have posted instructions for installing the Oracle
> software and they include this rpm as a requirement.
>
> Anyone know why the 32-bit version would be listed as a requirement on these
> other (typically reliable) sites, but not as a requirement by Oracle?
>
> Do others typically install the 32-bit version of this library?
>
> - Maureen
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