Re: Oracle9iAS Infrastructure Install Error

From: Bob Moodie <bob_moodie_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 16:59:37 GMT
Message-ID: <Zpzkb.2211$d%1.1306@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com>

"Anna C. Dent" <anacdent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:wrjkb.77790$Ms2.33108_at_fed1read03...
> news_at_la.sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
> > "Anna C. Dent" <anacdent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:eIekb.77669$Ms2.62879_at_fed1read03...
> >
> >>news_at_la.sbcglobal.net wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>"Anna C. Dent" <anacdent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:HDbkb.77548$Ms2.43098_at_fed1read03...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>news_at_la.sbcglobal.net wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I am trying to install Oracle9i Application Server on a Windows XP
Pro
> >>>>>system) but have a problem when it gets to the Oracle Internet
> >>>
> >>>Directory, it
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>seems to install fine but then cannot connect to it. The log of the
> >>>>>installation of the "Internet Directory Configuration Assistant"
> >
> > appears
> >
> >>>>>below.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Does anyone have any ideas what I can try?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks,
> >>>>>Bob Moodie
> >>>>>
> >>>>>-----------------------
> >>>>>Parameter "orahome" = G:\ora9ias
> >>>>> Parameter "orasid" = iasdb
> >>>>> Parameter "progressonly" = true
> >>>>> Parameter "startOID" = true
> >>>>> Parameter "oidport" = 389
> >>>>> Parameter "oidsslport" = 636
> >>>>> Parameter "gdbname" = iasdb.devsys.homenet
> >>>>> Parameter "config" = true
> >>>>> Parameter "subscribe" = true
> >>>>> Parameter "apachehost" = devsys.homenet
> >>>>> Parameter "apacheport" = 7777
> >>>>> Parameter "windir" = C:\WINDOWS
> >>>>> Parameter "supwd" = ***
> >>>>> Parameter "lsnrport" = 1521
> >>>>>Hostname: devsys.homenet
> >>>>>OracleDirectoryService Created
> >>>>>OracleDirectoryService started
> >>>>>Could not contact OID server.
> >>>>> Parameter "crypto" = true
> >>>>> Parameter "orahome" = G:\ora9ias
> >>>>> Parameter "orasid" = iasdb
> >>>>> Parameter "instance" = IASIS.devsys.homenet
> >>>>> Parameter "oidport" = 389
> >>>>> Parameter "supwd" = ***
> >>>>> Parameter "provision" = true
> >>>>> Parameter "lsnrport" = 1521
> >>>>> Parameter "windir" = C:\WINDOWS
> >>>>>Could not contact OID server.
> >>>>
> >>>>You post leaves a lot to be desired.
> >>>>9iAS R1 or R2? There is a world of difference between the two.
> >>>>EXACT copies of actual error messages are most helpful.
> >>>>It? It? It? Is less than informative.
> >>>>OID is comprised of several components.
> >>>>Of of these components is an oracle database.
> >>>>Is the DB up & running with a function Oracle "tns" listener?
> >>>>Typically there is an OID "control" process to which clients may
> >>>>"connect" to it. Is this up & functioning OK?
> >>>>From above "Parameter "oidport" = 389" at least on Unix
> >>>>any port below 1023 is a "system" port and the process running
> >>>>against these ports must be owned by root.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>The release is 9.0.2 and what is listed was the EXACT installation log.
> >
> > I
> >
> >>>chose the default installation for the infrastructure, as listed above
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>first error came in the "Internet Directory Configuration Assistant"
> >
> > step of
> >
> >>>the installation. The install is running with full admin privs. The
> >>>database and TNS are up and running. There is a system service created
> >
> > and
> >
> >>>started for the OID, but no I don't seem to be able to connect to it
> >
> > with
> >
> >>>ldapbind (cannot connect to ldap server). What else can I try to try
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>determine exactly what is not working or why it cannot connect?
> >>
> >>On Metalink check out Note:155790.1
> >>Subject: Troubleshooting Start / Stop of Oracle Internet Directory
> >>
> >
> > I wish I could, my company moved its plant out of Calif. so now I anm
> > unemployed and don't have access to Metalink anymore. I have worked
with
> > Oracle since version 4 but we were stuck on version 7, now I am trying
to
> > get familar with the latest Oracle versions on my own. I really
appreciate
> > any help you can give me.
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
> What does ldapcheck display?
>
>
> What is in ODS.ODS_PROCESS?
>
> Using SQL*plus odscommon/odscommon@<tns alias>
> what happens?
>
> Is the LDAP server running?
>

Thanks again for the help, I'm not trying to be difficult.

ldapcheck is a shell script that does not directly run on Windows. I installed cygwin and modified the script slightly to work on a windows platform, here is the output.
$ ldapcheck

Checking Oracle Internet Directory Processes ...

Not Running ---- Process oidmon
Process oidldapd is Alive as PID 2892
Process oidldapd is Alive as PID 3464
Not Running ---- Process oidrepld

G:\ora9ias\ldap\bin>sqlplus ods/ods

SQL*Plus: Release 9.0.1.3.0 - Production on Sun Oct 19 09:55:47 2003

Connected to:
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.0.1.3.1 - Production With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 9.0.1.3.0 - Production

SQL> select * from ods_process;

INSTANCE PID SERVERID
---------- ---------- ----------
FLAGS

HOSTNAME

CONFIGSET STATE LASTWAKET RETRYCOUNT ---------- ---------- --------- ----------

1 2892 2
-p 389 -l false -i 1 -conf 0 -sport 0 -sslenable 0 devsys

0 2 18-OCT-03 0

G:\ora9ias\ldap\bin>sqlplus odscommon/odscommon_at_iasdb

SQL*Plus: Release 9.0.1.3.0 - Production on Sun Oct 19 09:53:26 2003

Connected to:
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.0.1.3.1 - Production With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 9.0.1.3.0 - Production

SQL> Received on Sun Oct 19 2003 - 11:59:37 CDT