Re: Oracle817 Command Line Installation on UNIX?

We have just completed an unattended installation of oracle 8.1.7.3 on solaris 2.8 via NFS CDROM images, and using a response file.

Be warned !

1. The CDROM images contain the oraparm.ini in the wrong place
2. Be careful about pointing to the JRE setting.

But it works and is much faster than using the GUI. In addition, the DBA can actually set up the tools and dependancies that he requires in the response file, leaving the UNIX admin no worries about what actually gets installed.

regards
john055_google

it does john055_at_hotmail.com (john055_google) wrote in message news:<962a1a3c.0202120151.3703b9f9_at_posting.google.com>...
> Please can you tell us if you are using the unattended installations
> with Oracle 8.1.7 under a non-Windows platform?
>
> Is it reliable to run in a productive (i.e. non lab) ennvironment?
>
> How long does it take to set up ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeffery Martin <jbmartin_nospam_at_us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<3C4D8D96.4928C58B_at_us.ibm.com>...
> > We have both types of installations (unattended and unintended) here in
> > our lab! Thanks for the help.
> >
> >
> "Howard J. Rogers" wrote:
> > >
> > > Did I say 'unintended'???! :-)
> > >
> > > It's actually quite hard to install Oracle unintentionally, though I have
> > > been known to pull that particular trick after a beer or three.
> > >
> > > But an unATTended install... very different beast.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > > HJR
> > > --
> > > ----------------------------------------------
> > > Resources for Oracle: http://www.hjrdba.com
> > > ===============================
> > >
> > > "Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3c4c6418$0$15953$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> > > > Ah... *That* sort of install is indeed possible (got to admit: never done
> it
> > > > myself). An unintended install is allegedly do-able by using a response
> > > > file.
> > > >
> > > > On Unix, you do:
> > > >
> > > > runInstaller -responsefile <name_of_file>
> > > >
> > > > If your response file is comprehensive enough, there's no need for you to
> > > > remain at the machine at all. But that doesn't make it a 'command line'
> > > > install -it's still (albeit unattended) GUI.
> > > >
> > > > What (and how) you put in the responsefile, I haven't looked in to. But
> now
> > > > you know it's called a response file, maybe technet.oracle.com can be
> > > > searched for those two keywords, and see what it turns up.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > > HJR
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Jeffery Martin" <jbmartin_nospam_at_us.ibm.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:3C4C4263.10E6050B_at_us.ibm.com...
> > > > > Feature?!
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there no options file or ability to set environment variables or
> > > > > something else for non-interactive installation? It might not be
> > > > > elegant to have an X-Server popping up windows, etc. but at least I
> > > > > don't want to sit there in front of the machine making decisions during
> > > > > the installation. There is not even that type of feature perhaps?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks, again.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Howard J. Rogers" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There is no provision for a command line install. Period. You can
> fudge it
> > > > > > by getting clever with remote installs and so forth (I'm thinking
> Unix) -but
> > > > > > there must be an X-Server somewhere. It was a feature of 8i that
> non-GUI
> > > > > > installs are a thing of the past.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > HJR
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > ----------------------------------------------
> > > > > > Resources for Oracle: http://www.hjrdba.com
> > > > > > ===============================
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Jeffery Martin" <jbmartin_nospam_at_us.ibm.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:3C48938F.95FA6176_at_us.ibm.com...
> > > > > > > Does anyone have any idea if Oracle 8.1.7 has options for a command
> line
> > > > > > > installation or non-interactive installation?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I mean, GUI's are cute, but we need to get serious here. Any clues
> or
> > > > > > > hints, please? Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
Received on Tue Mar 05 2002 - 11:04:14 CST