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Oracle® Universal Installer and OPatch User's Guide
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Release 2 (10.2) for Windows and UNIX
B16227-06
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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Structure
Conventions
1
Basic Concepts
Utilities
Oracle Universal Installer
OPatch
Actions Performed by the Utilities
Install
De-install
Cloning
Patching
Upgrades and Patchsets
Adding Nodes
Inventory Operations
Attaching Oracle Homes
Detaching Oracle Homes
Updating Node List
Major Entities
Inventory
Oracle Home
Modes of Installation
Interactive Mode
Suppressed-Interactive Mode
Silent Mode
Cluster Install Mode
2
Introduction to Oracle Universal Installer
System Requirements
Key Features
3
Managing Oracle Homes
Introduction to Oracle Homes
Installing the Oracle Product
Removing Oracle Homes
Determining the Default Oracle Home
Multiple Oracle Homes
Target Home
About the Oracle Universal Installer Inventory
Structure of the Oracle Universal Installer Inventory
Central Inventory Pointer File
Central Inventory
Oracle Home Inventory
Creating the Central Inventory
Detaching Oracle Homes from the Central Inventory
Removing the Central Inventory
Consolidating Multiple Central Inventories
Upgrading and Patching the Oracle Home
Cloning Oracle Homes
Backing up the Inventory
Recovering from Inventory Corruption
Diagnosing and Recovering from Central Inventory Corruption
Diagnosing and Recovering from Oracle Home Inventory Corruption
Real Application Clusters
Updating the Nodes of a Cluster
Diagnosing and Recovering from RAC Oracle Home Inventory Corruption
Home Selector (Available on Win32 Platforms)
Home Selector Overview
How Home Selector Works
Oracle Home Directory Structure for Windows Platforms
Optimal Flexible Architecture Directory Structure (on UNIX)
ORACLE_BASE Directory
ORACLE_HOME Directory
4
Customizing and Creating Response Files
About Response Files
What Is a Silent Installation?
What Is a Response File?
Why Perform a Silent Installation?
Modifying a Response File
Creating a Response File With Record Mode
Using Record Mode
Response File Format
Variable Values
Variable Lookup Order
Setting the Recommendation Value
Comments
Headers
Response File Parameters
Installing Using a Response File
Specifying a Response File
Optional Parameters When Specifying a Response File
Setting Response File Variables From the Command Line
Specifying the Value of a Session Variable
Specifying the Value of a Component Variable
5
Installing Products Using Oracle Universal Installer
Checking Pre-Requisites Before Installation
Installing Oracle Products
Getting Help While Installing Oracle Products
About the ORAPARAM.INI File
Modes of Installation
Installation Media
Installing from a Single CD-ROM
Installing from Multiple CD-ROMs
Installing from a staged HTTP location
Special Instructions for UNIX Users
Failed to Connect to Server Error
Providing a UNIX Installer Location with Root Privileges
Providing a UNIX Group Name
De-installing Oracle Products
Removing Oracle Products and Oracle Homes With Oracle Universal Installer
De-installing Top Level Products that Have Dependents
Silent De-installation
Immediately Displaying the Inventory Dialog Box
Hiding the Inventory Dialog Box
Hiding the De-installation Confirmation and Progress Dialog Boxes
Running Oracle Universal Installer After Installation
Starting Oracle Universal Installer
Command Line Arguments
Using Oracle Universal Installer Exit Codes
Cloning Considerations
About Oracle Universal Installer Log Files
6
Cluster Environment Installations
Oracle Universal Installer and Real Application Clusters
Oracle Clusterware
Installed Real Application Clusters Components
General System Installation Requirements for Real Application Clusters
Hardware Requirements for Real Application Clusters Setup
Software Requirements for Real Application Clusters Setup
Cluster Setup and Pre-Installation Configuration Tasks for Real Application Clusters
Pre-Installation Tasks for Real Application Clusters on UNIX
Logging In to the System as root
Creating Required UNIX Groups and Users
Creating Identical Users and Groups on Other Cluster Nodes
Configuring SSH on all Cluster Nodes
Configuring the Oracle User Environment
Checking the Hardware Requirements
Checking the Network Requirements
Network Hardware Requirements
Network Parameter Requirements
IP Address Requirements
Node Time Requirements
Checking Software Requirements
Configuring Kernel Parameters
Identifying Required Software Directories
Oracle Base Directory
Oracle Inventory Directory
Oracle Clusterware Home Directory
Oracle Home Directory
Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory
Creating the Clusterware Home Directory
Pre-Installation Tasks for Real Application Clusters on Windows
Checking Hardware and Software Certification
Checking the Hardware Requirements
Hard Disk Space Requirements
Checking the Software Requirements
Checking the Network Requirements
Network Hardware Requirements
IP Address Requirements
Checking Individual Component Requirements
Configuring Storage for Oracle Clusterware
Installing Oracle Clusterware on UNIX
Running the Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Clusterware
Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode to Install Oracle Clusterware
Oracle Clusterware Background Processes
Installing Oracle Clusterware on Windows
Running the Oracle Universal Installer to Install Oracle Clusterware
Running the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode to Install Oracle Clusterware
Oracle Clusterware Background Processes
Adding Additional Nodes to the Cluster for Mass Deployment
Installing Product Software on a Cluster
Cluster Detection
Availability Checking
Cluster Installation
Cluster Installation in Silent Mode
Cluster De-installation
Command Line Options for Cluster Installs (UNIX Only)
Patchsets and Upgrades
Post Installation Tasks
Verification
Back Up Disk after Installation
Download and Install Patches
Configure Oracle Products
De-installing Real Application Clusters Software
De-installing Oracle Product Software on UNIX
De-installing Oracle Product Software on Windows
De-installing Oracle Clusterware
De-installing Oracle Clusterware from UNIX Environment
De-installing Oracle Clusterware from Windows Environment
Converting Single Instance Nodes to Real Application Clusters
Troubleshooting Real Application Clusters / Oracle Clusterware Installation
7
Oracle Software Cloning Using Oracle Universal Installer
About Cloning
Overview of the Cloning Process
Source Preparation Phase
Cloning Phase
Locating and Viewing Log Files
Cloning an Oracle Database 10.1 Oracle Home
Preparing the Oracle Database 10.1 Source
Cloning an Oracle Database 10.1
Viewing Log and Error Files
Cloning an Oracle Database 10.2 Oracle Home
Preparing the Oracle Database 10.2 Source
Cloning an Oracle Database 10.2
Viewing Log and Error Files
Creating Oracle Real Application Cluster Environment using Cloning
Creating Oracle RAC Environments on UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle Clusterware on UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle RAC Software on UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Creating Oracle RAC Environments on Windows System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle Clusterware on Windows System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle RAC Software on Windows System-Based Environments
Important Considerations when Cloning Oracle Real Application Clusters
Adding Nodes Using Cloning in Oracle Real Application Clusters Environments
Cloning Oracle RAC Environments on UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle Clusterware on UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle RAC Software on UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle RAC Environments on Windows System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle Clusterware on Windows System-Based Environments
Cloning Oracle RAC Software on Windows System-Based Environments
Cloning Script Variables and their Definitions
Variables for UNIX and Linux System-Based Environments
Variables for Windows System-Based Environments
8
Oracle Software Patching Using OPatch
About Interim Patches
Structure of Interim Patches
Interim Patch Versions
Getting Interim Patches
About OPatch
Requirements for OPatch
Features of OPatch
Pre-requisite Checks in OPatch
Check ORACLE_HOME and Environment Variable
Check for JRE and JDK
Check for System Space
Check for Oracle Universal Installer and OPatch Version Compatibility
Check for Patch Applicable on Operating System
Check for System Commands
Additional Pre-requisite Checks for Real Application Clusters
Check for User Equivalence
Check for OPatch lsinventory
Backup and Recovery Considerations for Patching
Operations and Options in OPatch Utility
apply Option
lsinventory Option
query Option
rollback Option
version Option
Real Application Clusters Patching
Types of Real Application Clusters Patching
All Node Patching
Rolling Patching
Minimum Downtime Patching
About Patch Conflicts
Types of Conflicts
Patch Conflict Detection and Resolution
Restoring Oracle Homes
Logging and Tracing
Levels of Logging
Recovering from a Failed Patching Session Using OPatch
Real Application Clusters Setup
Environment Variables Used by OPatch
Troubleshooting OPatch
9
Oracle Internationalization and Translation
Installation Dialogs Language
Product Language Selections
Language Add-on
Changing the Language of an Installation Using Oracle Universal Installer
A
Frequently Asked Questions
Oracle Universal Installer
OPatch
B
Troubleshooting and Debugging Oracle Universal Installer
Debugging Mechanisms in Oracle Universal Installer
Oracle Universal Installer Errors
Other Tips
C
Understanding Oracle Universal Installer Commands
Options Available in Oracle Universal Installer
Command Line Variables Available in Oracle Universal Installer
D
Sample Files
Sample Response File
Sample ORAPARAM.INI File
Sample Components File
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