Re: Clone oracle software

Comments embedded.

> Is there an easy way to install/clone oracle software in a second
> ORACLE_HOME so that it mirrors the options selected from the first install?
> The installed software listing is pretty messy so can you generate a
> template for silent install from OUI. Can you clone the oraInventory? This
> is 817 running on RedHat.
>
> Copy won't work. If you try to copy the ORACLE_HOME from say an 8170
> directory to 8172, you can bring up an instance using 8172 as ORACLE_HOME.
> But if you try to apply the 8172 patch to the 8172 directory, you will get
> the following:
>
> # The patch Oracle8i Server Patch 8.1.7.2.0 is not selected for installation
> because the base component is not in the staging area and in the install
> inventory
> .
> # The patch oracle.rdbms 8.1.7.2.0 which is part of patch set Oracle 8i
> Patch Set 8.1.7.2.0 is not selected for installation.

As far as I know, the OUI saves its information about available ORACLE_HOMEs in the oraInventory directory. When you try tp apply the patch, the OUI looks in there to see if this ORACLE_HOME is known. In your case it is not, because you didn't use the OUI to install Oracle there -> OUI fails.

Regards,

Knut Received on Mon Jan 21 2002 - 05:29:43 CST