Re: Oracle Install on Irix 6.4

"Scott J. Kolodzieski" wrote:

> What can I say but Help!
>
> I am attempting to due and install of Oracle 8.0.5 on a SGI Octane Irix
> 6.4. I am new to Oracle but not to sysadmin or databases. I am installing
> off of a CD named
> "Oracle Enterprise Server for Silicon Graphics (32 bit edition)". I am
> installing with the default database that comes on the CD. Installation
> appears to go sucessfully but:
>
> 1. After Installation, the listener.ora and tnsnames.ora are munged and
> full of cruft.
>
> 2. The net8asst.sh does not run, it points to nonexistant directories for
> source classes. and even when I patch up the paths, I still cannot get it
> to run.
>
> 3. None of the Graphic utilities seem to be available:
>
> svrmgrm, the oracle enterprise manager, etc...

I am having some trouble with IRIX 6.5 but we have Oracle running at work on

IRIX 6.4. The first thing is to look at INSTALL.LOG and MAKE.LOG in the $ORACLE_HOME/orainst directory.

> What crucial documentaion am I missing? I am not even sure the
> installation is complete? The orainst
> program claimed success but I am a bit leary?

I'm having trouble with 32bit bits and pieces but I thought that 6.4 was a 64 bit version OS.

Regards Received on Sat Mar 06 1999 - 01:04:14 CST