Re: Odd Installation Question

> Will the dbca work without the orainst directory being there?
>

yes - it's either in $ORACLE_HOME/bin or $ORACLE_HOME/assistants

and you don't need to reinstall the Oracle software if you're missing the installer ...
just run the installer from CD and select the installer software in the software applet...

"Watson Davis" <watson_at_watsonmusic.com> wrote in message news:63985C38494D6BB2.2F5602D879E0D5F3.61292CF2DC70FB30_at_lp.airnews.net...
> On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:45:51 GMT, "koert54" <koert54_at_nospam.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I guess it's the first time for you too ?
>
> Nope.
>
> I've personally installed the software for versions 6 and 7 and
> created database instances in versions 5, 6, and 7. I've worked in
> databases in versions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
>
> BUT.
>
> I don't consider installing the software part of my job.
>
> >
> >> The 8.1.5 version doesn't have an orainst directory. The guy swears
> >> up and down that 8.1.5 is completely and successfully installed. I've
> >> never seen an ORACLE_HOME without an orainst subdirectory before. I
> >> think he screwed up and probably needs to re-install 8.1.5
> >
> >Starting from 8i, Oracle uses the oraInventory, which contains all
> >dependencies and installed products...
>
> I was not aware of that.
>
> >
> >> Can I use the orainst in the 7.3.4 Oracle directory with my
> >> $ORACLE_HOME set to the 8.1.5 home and create a good 8.1.5 instance?
> >> Or will everything be horribly mucked up if I do this?
> >
> >hehe - this will most definitely screw up things or at least fail ... BUT
> >you can blame it on the guy who installed it !
> >Just run dbca in the 8.1.5 environment ....
>
> Will the dbca work without the orainst directory being there?
>
> Watson
>
> >
> >"Watson Davis" <watson_at_watsonmusic.com> wrote in message
> >news:BD59C31AA25F7E44.620B00952B8A5A66.0698BC6877C5978D_at_lp.airnews.net...
> >> I'm supposed to create an Oracle instance on this one machine (Sun,
> >> Solaris). We've already got one instance in Oracle 7.3.4 on this
> >> machine and the instance I'm supposed to create is in Oracle 8.1.5.
> >> The guy that installed both versions of the software had never
> >> installed Oracle prior to this.
> >>
> >> We've got a setup similar to this on another machine (that we're
> >> having to migrate off for various and sundry reasons.)
> >>
> >> The 8.1.5 version doesn't have an orainst directory. The guy swears
> >> up and down that 8.1.5 is completely and successfully installed. I've
> >> never seen an ORACLE_HOME without an orainst subdirectory before. I
> >> think he screwed up and probably needs to re-install 8.1.5
> >>
> >> BUT
> >>
> >> Can I use the orainst in the 7.3.4 Oracle directory with my
> >> $ORACLE_HOME set to the 8.1.5 home and create a good 8.1.5 instance?
> >> Or will everything be horribly mucked up if I do this?
> >>
> >> Watson
> >
>
Received on Fri Apr 05 2002 - 13:56:18 CST