Re: Installing Oracle 19c (19.7) on Oracle Linux 8.2......

Final Followup:
Oracle GRID Infrastructure 19.7 and Oracle Database 19.7 *are* supported on OL8.x.

ASM Filter Driver (AFD) and ASM Cluster Filesystem (ACFS) are *not* supported on OL8 for 19.7. (Maybe it will be there for 19.8?)

So, I guess I'm sticking w/ OL7 for now. If/when 19.8 comes out, and it supports AFD on OL8.x, I'll try to revisit this.

-Mark

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 5:45 AM Tim Hall <tim_at_oracle-base.com> wrote:

> I'm a bit late to the part here, but you can apply the patches directly as
> part of the installation, so no need to install then patch. See second
> line...
>
> ${GRID_HOME}/gridSetup.sh -ignorePrereq -waitforcompletion -silent \
> -applyRU ${PATCH_PATH1} \
> -responseFile ${GRID_HOME}/install/response/gridsetup.rsp \
> ...
>
>
> https://github.com/oraclebase/vagrant/blob/master/rac/ol8_19/node1/scripts/oracle_grid_software_installation.sh
>
>
> This way you don't need to fake the OS distribution either.
>
> Cheers
>
> Tim...
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 12:15 AM Mark J. Bobak <mark_at_bobak.net> wrote:
>
>> Ah ha! OL8.0 and OL8.1 are supported, only OL8.2 is (not yet) supported!
>>
>> That makes sense. I'll try on OL8.1.
>>
>> Thanks Ross!
>>
>> -Mark
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 6:31 PM Ross Ohnesorg <Ross.Ohnesorg_at_cabelas.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That seems inconsistent given the following:
>>>
>>>
>>> https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/19/cwlin/supported-oracle-linux-8-distributions-for-x86-64.html#GUID-F4902762-325B-4C89-B85B-F52BA482190F
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And clusterware is certified on Linux 8 (originally seen on Mike’s blog
>>> https://mikedietrichde.com/2020/05/14/of-course-oracle-clusterware-is-certified-on-ol8-rhel8-as-well/)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/CertifyDrillDownNDetails?_afrLoop=497335891494200&detailsCtx=st%255EANY%257Cpa%255Evi%255E880939%257Eplvi%255E916412%257E%257Cpb%255E%257C&searchCtx=st%255EANY%257Cpa%255Epi%255E948_Oracle%2BClusterware%257Evi%255E880939%257Epli%255E35_Linux%2Bx86-64%257Eplvi%255E916412%257Epln%255ELinux%2Bx86-64%2BOracle%2BLinux%2B8.x%257E%257C&drillDownCtx=st%255EANY%257Cpb%255Epi%255E35_Linux%2Bx86-64%257E%257C&_afrWindowMode=0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And RAC
>>>
>>> https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/CertifyDrillDownNDetails?_adf.ctrl-state=pcm0ii9c0_373&searchCtx=st%255EANY%257Cpa%255Epi%255E563_Oracle%2BReal%2BApplication%2BClusters%257Evi%255E880937%257E%257C&drillDownCtx=st%255EANY%257Cpb%255Epi%255E35_Linux%2Bx86-64%257Evi%255E916412%257E%257C&detailsCtx=st%255EANY%257Cpa%255Evi%255E880937%257Eplvi%255E916412%257E%257Cpb%255Evi%255E%257E%257C&_afrLoop=497167522050764
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ross
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> mark_at_bobak.net>
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>>> *Date: *Friday, June 19, 2020 at 16:03
>>> *To: *Dimensional DBA <dimensional.dba_at_comcast.net>
>>> *Cc: *"Tiwari, Yogesh" <Yogesh.Tiwari_at_fidelity.co.in>, "k.hadd" <
>>> kouss.hd_at_gmail.com>, ORACLE-L <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
>>> *Subject: *Re: Installing Oracle 19c (19.7) on Oracle Linux 8.2......
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I guess it's officiel. Although 19.7 Database is supported on
>>> OL8.2, GRID is not.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Quote from my SR:
>>>
>>> "AFD or GI or ACFS is not supported yet on 8.2".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Guess it's back to OL7 for me, for now.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 3:24 PM Mark J. Bobak <mark_at_bobak.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks. Yeah, that document seems to only apply to 11.2.0.4 and
>>> 12.1.0.2.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have opened an SR with Oracle. I'll report back here if/when I get a
>>> definitive answer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 10:29 AM <dimensional.dba_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Oracle has had this same problem on each new version of the OS. I am
>>> still looking for existing patch for RHEL8/UEL8.
>>>
>>> There was a different patch for RHEL7/18
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* dimensional.dba_at_comcast.net <dimensional.dba_at_comcast.net>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, June 19, 2020 7:24 AM
>>> *To:* 'mark_at_bobak.net' <mark_at_bobak.net>; 'Tiwari, Yogesh' <
>>> Yogesh.Tiwari_at_fidelity.co.in>
>>> *Cc:* 'kouss.hd_at_gmail.com' <kouss.hd_at_gmail.com>; 'ORACLE-L' <
>>> oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
>>> *Subject:* RE: Installing Oracle 19c (19.7) on Oracle Linux 8.2......
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *AFD-620: AFD is not supported on this operating system version:
>>> 'unknown' (ASMCMD-9524) (Doc ID 1951850.1)*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org <oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org> *On
>>> Behalf Of *Mark J. Bobak
>>> *Sent:* Friday, June 19, 2020 7:19 AM
>>> *To:* Tiwari, Yogesh <Yogesh.Tiwari_at_fidelity.co.in>
>>> *Cc:* kouss.hd_at_gmail.com; ORACLE-L <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Installing Oracle 19c (19.7) on Oracle Linux 8.2......
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I got the asmcmd afd_label command to work.
>>>
>>> Now I'm getting:
>>>
>>> - AFD-620: AFD is not supported on this operating system version:
>>> 'unknown'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I ran orachk -u -o pre and it passed with flying colors. No critical,
>>> error, warning, or info messages.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But I'm stuck w/ AFD-620....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 1:17 AM Mark J. Bobak <mark_at_bobak.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks everyone for all the replies. Special thanks to Scott Canaan,
>>> for his private reply. He has the solution to the problem I was facing.
>>> All the buttons were greyed out on the gridSetup.sh window. Turns out, I
>>> was missing a font. I installed it, and the problem was resolved.
>>> Specifically, I did:
>>>
>>> sudo dnf install dejavu-sans-fonts
>>>
>>> to get past that problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now, I'm trying to get an AFD label on the initial disk that I need to
>>> install/create ASM/Grid, and that's not working. It just quietly returns
>>> without an error.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As to why I'm doing this, well, as I *rarely* get a chance to do
>>> upgrades, and one is coming up soon, I was hoping to get on the latest
>>> version of O/S and Oracle, so, Oracle Linux 8.2 and Oracle 19.7. I so
>>> rarely get a chance to do the upgrade, when I do, I try to make the most of
>>> it. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If anyone has thoughts on getting asmcmd afd_label GRID01 /dev/nvme1n1p1
>>> to work correctly, I'd appreciate it. As I said, right now, I'm not
>>> getting an error, it just quietly returns and doesn't do anything.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 11:21 PM Tiwari, Yogesh <
>>> Yogesh.Tiwari_at_fidelity.co.in> wrote:
>>>
>>> Interestingly, if you inspect installer tracefile. One of check is, if
>>> CV_ASSUME_DISTID is >= 8
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here’s what I created to run it on OL8 (inspired from Oracle maintained
>>> vagrant setup), and used "CV_ASSUME_DISTID" => "8.2".
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://github.com/yogiboy/spinup_oracle
>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/github.com/yogiboy/spinup_oracle__;!!N4fOi5Mv!P6pJI46EkkO3TlRnQdyUEBFgBb5RoUioIVPVfZ7KUyKYR8RVvEPqwhUliGaie_NhhA4$>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Nonetheless, as Mladen said, it is *NOT* worth your time. We never had
>>> to do this hack in previous Oracle releases either. Until, Oracle fixes
>>> this, I told our management - forget engineering, I wont even download it
>>> in corporate LAN. 😝
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> *Yogi *
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>>> *Sent:* 19 June 2020 07:34
>>> *To:* Mark J. Bobak <mark_at_bobak.net>
>>> *Cc:* ORACLE-L <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Installing Oracle 19c (19.7) on Oracle Linux 8.2......
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Did you try this ,
>>>
>>> export CV_ASSUME_DISTID=OEL7.6
>>>
>>> I have silent scripts from Tim Hall that I adapted for Centos 8 and
>>> even RHEL8.1 for installing 19.3 it worked the same .
>>>
>>> you can check the below if you have all the rpms .
>>>
>>> https://github.com/brokedba/vagrant/blob/master/database/cent8_19/scripts/install_os_packages.sh
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_brokedba_vagrant_blob_master_database_cent8-5F19_scripts_install-5Fos-5Fpackages.sh&d=DwMFaQ&c=SsZxQMfaWJ1sSVfloc5FVGba8BA_qR4Jzdt8ol2oSPA&r=z73EKtGMkOyHMZwSjVYW8xqUyA1Kkf-CJ-c3rGZxafU&m=wii9hBStF1ZOuhE_Twr_Rzt57SnmzDiFLj9OGqPnEaU&s=yIgLm8CGojpl_ibGj5uQVG5CAkpFxEOwFCrG2AyGXiU&e=>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://github.com/brokedba/vagrant/blob/master/database/cent8_19/scripts/oracle_software_installation.sh
>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_brokedba_vagrant_blob_master_database_cent8-5F19_scripts_oracle-5Fsoftware-5Finstallation.sh&d=DwMFaQ&c=SsZxQMfaWJ1sSVfloc5FVGba8BA_qR4Jzdt8ol2oSPA&r=z73EKtGMkOyHMZwSjVYW8xqUyA1Kkf-CJ-c3rGZxafU&m=wii9hBStF1ZOuhE_Twr_Rzt57SnmzDiFLj9OGqPnEaU&s=PU7nDPzUV-QI0i3o4NgtxXQ4y-_HVxfBKN83v4Z8kJ4&e=>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 6:42 PM Mark J. Bobak <mark_at_bobak.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm trying to set up my first Oracle GI 19.7 on Oracle Linux 8.2. I had
>>> no problem installing OL8.2 and UEK6 (which is the default kernel for
>>> OL8.2). I also installed the oracle-database-preinstall-19c package, no
>>> problem.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My understanding is that 19c is supported on OL8.1+, but only with the
>>> 19.7 patchset. Apparently, you're supposed to be able to run giidSetup.sh,
>>> and it will work for installation, but you shouldn't attempt to use it till
>>> you've patched it to 19.7.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, when I run gridSetup.sh, (19.3) I first get a warning about O/S
>>> compatibility. I click through it, and I get the first window, but, it's
>>> totally blank, and the buttons at the bottom are all greyed out except for
>>> 'Help' and 'Cancel'.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone run into this? Any ideas? I've been searching Google and MOS,
>>> but without any luck, so far.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Help? Anyone have any experience with this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Mark
>>>
>>>

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