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Re: Is there anyway to use different name for oraInst.loc?

From: Bob Jones <email_at_me.not>
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:49 GMT
Message-ID: <RkVNi.4954$4V6.89@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net>

<zigzagdna_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1191705128.156897.41070_at_o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> am doing Oracle 9.2 and 10.2 installations on HP UNIX server 11i.
>
> I know it is possible to have multiple oraInevntories on same
> UNIX server, I know some people have one OraInventory for each
> ORACLE_HOME.
> OraInst.loc file specifis where oraInventory is; however, how does
> one maintain multiple oraInst.loc file, e.g., oraInst.loc.home1,
> oraInst.loc.home2
>
> Is there an env variable which can point to oraInst.loc file.home1, or
> is there a way in OUI to specify it. I am unable to find one after
> searching metalnk and google. I know people rename (or create symbolic
> link) oraInst.loc.home1 to oraInst.loc before home1 Installation and
> rename it back. Is this hack only way to accomplish multiple
> oraInst.loc files.
>
>
> Thanks.
>

Dear Zigzagdna,

You can pass the inventory pointer to runInstaller as a parameter, although I do not see your reason for creating 2 inventories.

Bob Jones Received on Sat Oct 06 2007 - 19:00:49 CDT

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