Re: Oracle 10gR2 Installation on RedHat Linux 5
From: Ora_DBA <sanjaydharmadhikari_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:14:17 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <ca5c8d35-f61f-44c9-ab42-c875bbe48a03_at_r36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On Jan 28, 2:12 pm, Maxim Demenko <mdeme..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Ora_DBA schrieb:
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> > On Jan 28, 4:55 am, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bor..._at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Ora_DBA wrote:
> >>> I am trying to install Oracle database 10g R2 on RedHat Linux 5.
> >>> The installation goes fine till the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
> >>> but the DBCA hangs. I have selected to create a starter database with
> >>> sample schemas. I waited for about 4 hours to let DBCA finish its
> >>> work. The "top" command shows that the oracle user process is taking
> >>> about 1% of the CPU. It just gets stuck.
> >>> I checked all the Hardware/Software requirements, Kernel parameter
> >>> configuration etc. All the requirements specified in the Installation
> >>> guide have been met.
> >>> If anyone on this forum has encountered the same problem, could you
> >>> please let me know how you resolved it ?
> >>> Thanks in advance.
> >> I started off with V5.2, and it definitely did not support Oracle.
> >> RH 6.0 and 6.2 were a RPITA to get Oracle running.
> >> I suspect you are running something else - Fedora 6, perhaps?
> >> ES 5.0?
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> >> Did you check the Linux/Oracle installation wizard site?
> >> It's athttp://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle9i.shtml
> >> --
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> >> Regards,
> >> Frank van Bortel- Hide quoted text -
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> > Yes, I checked the Linux installation wizard site. Everything looks
> > fine as far as Kernel parameters and the overall setup is concerned.
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> > Thanks.
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> Still it is not quite clear, at which step the database setup hang.
> As already mentioned by Robert, in general Oracle 10g setup on Cent OS
> 5.2 runs smoothly, so you have probably, at some place, done settings,
> which don't conform with Oracle requirements. If i would troubleshoot
> such kind of problem, i would probably first consult all generated log
> files and then recheck the most common pitfalls, such as
> 1) verify , all required packages are installed
> 2) network settings ( no dhcp, no IPv6, hostname resolved in /etc/hosts)
> 3) kernel parameters and security parameters ( selinux disabled, right
> values in limits.conf)
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> Best regards
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> Maxim- Hide quoted text -
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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:14:17 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <ca5c8d35-f61f-44c9-ab42-c875bbe48a03_at_r36g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On Jan 28, 2:12 pm, Maxim Demenko <mdeme..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Ora_DBA schrieb:
>
>
>
>
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> > On Jan 28, 4:55 am, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bor..._at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Ora_DBA wrote:
> >>> I am trying to install Oracle database 10g R2 on RedHat Linux 5.
> >>> The installation goes fine till the Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
> >>> but the DBCA hangs. I have selected to create a starter database with
> >>> sample schemas. I waited for about 4 hours to let DBCA finish its
> >>> work. The "top" command shows that the oracle user process is taking
> >>> about 1% of the CPU. It just gets stuck.
> >>> I checked all the Hardware/Software requirements, Kernel parameter
> >>> configuration etc. All the requirements specified in the Installation
> >>> guide have been met.
> >>> If anyone on this forum has encountered the same problem, could you
> >>> please let me know how you resolved it ?
> >>> Thanks in advance.
> >> I started off with V5.2, and it definitely did not support Oracle.
> >> RH 6.0 and 6.2 were a RPITA to get Oracle running.
> >> I suspect you are running something else - Fedora 6, perhaps?
> >> ES 5.0?
>
> >> Did you check the Linux/Oracle installation wizard site?
> >> It's athttp://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle9i.shtml
> >> --
>
> >> Regards,
> >> Frank van Bortel- Hide quoted text -
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> >> - Show quoted text -
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> > Yes, I checked the Linux installation wizard site. Everything looks
> > fine as far as Kernel parameters and the overall setup is concerned.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> Still it is not quite clear, at which step the database setup hang.
> As already mentioned by Robert, in general Oracle 10g setup on Cent OS
> 5.2 runs smoothly, so you have probably, at some place, done settings,
> which don't conform with Oracle requirements. If i would troubleshoot
> such kind of problem, i would probably first consult all generated log
> files and then recheck the most common pitfalls, such as
> 1) verify , all required packages are installed
> 2) network settings ( no dhcp, no IPv6, hostname resolved in /etc/hosts)
> 3) kernel parameters and security parameters ( selinux disabled, right
> values in limits.conf)
>
> Best regards
>
> Maxim- Hide quoted text -
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It hangs while running DBCA to create starter database with sample schemas.
I will check all the parameters, packages and network settings.
Thanks. Received on Wed Jan 28 2009 - 19:14:17 CST