Re: installing on linux (RH5.2)--quick and dirty?

Dave Atkins <daveatkins_at_home.com> wrote:

]Specifically, I
]have run across these questions:
]
]1) are the recommended kernal parameters a must? Where are these
]files--somewhere in /etc?

These are under /usr/include/asm in a few different files there including shmparam.h Use the "grep" command to find which file has the parameter you want to change.

]2) the docs say I need 4 mount points, etc. Do I need to repartition my
]filesystem or can I just create directories under /home/oracle or
]something?

You can install on only one, but it is not a good idea. You should have more than one physical disk to install Oracle. If you have two disks, you can at least put one re-do log member on each disk, and one control file on each.

]I ran the orainst/orainst and set environment variables when prompted
]and got to a screen where it wanted all the paths to things like
]ORACLE_BASE, ORACLE_SID, etc. I tried to assigne directories under
]/home/oracle, but it just exited after that.

You should set your ORACLE_BASE, ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID before running the install. If you don't the install goes weird and makes up all sorts of non-existent directories.

]I guess they couldn't make it as easy as config, make, make install,
]etc. :)

No, that's why Oracle DBAs are special :-)

]So, should I plow through the oracle documentation, figure out how to do
]everything they say, or is there an easier way??? I don't suppose there
]is an oracle RPM like there is for Sybase???

Do some searches with http://www.dejanews.com

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