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Oracle9i Release Notes
Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer for Linux x86_64
Part No. B10929-01

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Oracle9i

Release Notes

Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer for Linux x86_64

April 2003

Part No. B10929-01

This document accompanies Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer Linux x86_64 with Applied Micro Devices (AMD) Opteron processors. Its contents supplement or supersede those in the Oracle9i documentation library. It contains the following topics:

System Requirements

The following sections provide system requirements that must be met before installing Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer.

Hardware Requirements

The following is a list of minimum hardware requirements:

  • 512 MB RAM memory

  • 3 GB of available disk space

Operating System Requirements

The following is a list of minimum operating system requirements:

  • United Linux 1.0 (x86-64) operating system, with kernel version 2.4.19 or later

  • glibc version 2.2.5 or later

  • Async libraries libaio, version 0.3.15 or later

  • JDK version 1.3.1_02

Updated Requirements

Oracle Corporation updates these release notes online at the following Web site:

http://otn.oracle.com/docs/products/oracle9i/content.html

Refer also to the Certify Web pages on OracleMetalink, which provide certified configuration information for Oracle and non-Oracle products. To access Certify:

  1. Register or log in to OracleMetalink at the following Web site:

    http://metalink.oracle.com
    
    
  2. Select Product Lifestyle from the OracleMetalink navigation bar.

  3. Select Certifications in the Product Lifestyle window navigation bar.

Documentation for Oracle9i Developer Release 2

These release notes provide basic installation, configuration and usage instructions for Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer. For additional documentation, refer to the generic Oracle9i documentation, which is available at the following Web site:

http://technet.oracle.com

Installation and Configuration for Oracle9i Developers Release 2

The following sections provide operating system configuration instructions for United Linux 1.0 (x86_64), and installation instructions for Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer.

Installing United Linux Operating System and Oracle9i

Complete the following installation and configuration steps:

  1. Install SLES8 powered by United Linux 1.0 (x86_64) or later on the system. Oracle Corporation recommends that you wipe out the old operating system before installing SLES8. Doing this provides a clean installation, which can prevent configuration problems.

  2. Set up the network to match your preferences. Use either static IP or use DHCP to obtain an IP address.

  3. Log in as root.

  4. Create the user account oracle.

    The oracle user is the account that owns Oracle9i software after installation. All installation is done as the oracle user.

  5. Run the following commands to create the group dba, if it does not exist, and to add the user oracle to the dba group:

    groupadd -g 500 dba
    usermod -g dba oracle
    
    
  6. If you do not already have the utility gunzip installed on your system, then download the utility from the following Web site:

    http://www.gzip.org
    
    

    Install the gunzip utility.

  7. Download the TAR file oradev.tar.gz. This file contains Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer. Obtain the file at the following Web site:

    http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/oracle9i/htdocs/linuxamdsoft.html
    
  8. Log in as the oracle user.

  9. Create the directory /Users/oracle/9ir3, where the variable 9ir3 is the name of the directory in which you want to install Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer.

  10. Untar the file oradev.tar.gz into the directory you created in step 9. The following code example uses the directory name 9ir3:

    cd /Users/oracle/9ir3
    tar xvcf oradev.tar.gz;
    
    

    Running this tar command creates the directory OraHome1 in the ORACLE_HOME directory. With the preceding code example, the ORACLE_HOME directory path is created in the directory /Users/oracle/9ir3/OraHome1.

Creating the Oracle9i Developers Release Database

Use the following procedure to create the database:

  1. From the ORACLE_HOME directory, change directories to DBcreate.

  2. Use the following command to run the script set_ulimit, which sets system limits:

    ../set_ulimit
    
    
  3. Use the following command syntax to run the script DBENV, which sets required environment variables:

    ../DBENV ORACLE_HOME ORACLE_SID

    In the preceding syntax example:

    • ORACLE_HOME is the path for ORACLE_HOME

    • ORACLE_SID is the database instance identifier, which should not exceed 8 characters.

    For example, if ORACLE_HOME is the path /Users/oracle/9ir3/OraHome1, and ORACLE_SID is a01, then enter the following command:

    ../DBENV /Users/oracle/9ir3/OraHome1 a01
    
    
  4. Using the script createDB, enter the following command to create the database:

    ./createDB
    
    

    The database is created. This process takes some time to complete.

    During database creation, a log file is created in the directory $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log. The log file name is alert_ORACLE_SID.log, where the variable ORACLE_SID is the system identifier name you entered in step 3.

Starting Up and Shutting Down the Oracle9i Developers Release Database

After installation is complete, shut down the database and start it up again. A restart ensures a clean database instance.

Enter the following SQL command to shut down the database:

SQL> shutdown immediate

Enter the following SQL command to start up the database:

SQL> startup

At this point, the database is started up, and available for use.

NET Service Configuration

Complete the following procedure to configure SQL*Net:

  1. From the ORACLE_HOME directory, change directory to DBCreate.

  2. Enter the following command to run the script listener.sh, which creates the listener.ora file:

    ./listener.sh
    
    
  3. Enter the following command to run the script tnsnames.sh, which creates the tnsnames.ora file:

    ./tnsnames.sh
    
    

Starting Up and Shutting Down the Listener

To start the listener process, enter the following command:

lsnrctl start

To stop the listener process, enter the following command:

lsnrctl stop

See Also:

For information on how to check network configuration files, refer to Oracle9i Net Services Administrator's Guide, Release 2 (9.2).

Known Issues

The following is a list of known issues that affect Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.3.0) Developer.

JDK Compatibility

Linux x86_64 uses the 32-bit Java kits JDK 1.3.1_02 and JDK 1.1.8_v3 extensively, as 64-bit versions are not currently available. Because of these 32-bit JDKs, Oracle Corporation has observed compatibility issues in the following cases:

  • Running 32-bit applications and attempting to load 64-bit shared objects

  • Running 64-bit applications and attempting to load 32-bit shared objects

Oracle Corporation has assigned bug number 2918859 to track this issue.

JAVAVM Failure

The Javavm component that is bundled with this release is broken.

Oracle Corporation has assigned bug number 2918855 to track this issue.

OCCI Failure

A virtual table entry is not created during the compilation phase. This missing virtual table entry is required for constructors in the linking phase. Because it is missing, OCCI programs do not work.

Oracle Corporation has assigned bug number 2918752 to track this issue.

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