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Oracle® Application Server Installation Guide
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Release 2 (10.1.2) for hp HP-UX Itanium, and Linux Itanium
Part No. B15870-01
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Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Structure
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Summary of Installation Steps
2
Requirements
2.1
Check Hardware Requirements
2.1.1
Tips for Reducing Memory Usage
2.2
Check the Software Requirements
2.2.1
Checking the Software Requirements for HP-UX
2.2.2
Checking the Software Requirements for Linux
2.2.2.1
Software Requirements for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES 3.0 Systems
2.2.2.2
Software Requirements for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Systems
2.3
Check Kernel Parameters and Shell Limits
2.3.1
Configuring Kernel Parameters on HP-UX
2.3.2
Configuring the Kernel Parameters on Linux
2.4
Ports
2.4.1
Checking If a Port Is in Use
2.4.2
Using Default Port Numbers
2.4.3
Using Custom Port Numbers (the Static Ports Feature)
2.4.3.1
Format of the staticports.ini File
2.4.3.2
Error Conditions that Will Cause the Installer to Use Default Ports Instead of Specified Ports
2.4.3.3
Ports for Oracle HTTP Server and OracleAS Web Cache
2.5
Operating System Groups
2.5.1
Create a Group for the Inventory Directory
2.6
Operating System User
2.7
Environment Variables
2.7.1
Environment Variable Tips
2.7.2
ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID
2.7.3
PATH, CLASSPATH, and Shared Library Path Environment Variables
2.7.4
DISPLAY
2.7.5
TMP and TMPDIR
2.7.6
TNS_ADMIN
2.7.7
ORA_NLS
2.7.8
LD_BIND_NOW (Linux Only)
2.8
Network Topics
2.8.1
Installing on Multihomed (Multi-IP) Computers
2.8.2
Copying CD-ROMs to Hard Drive, and Installing from the Hard Drive
2.8.3
Installing from a Remote CD-ROM Drive
2.8.4
Installing on Remote Computers
2.8.5
Installing on NFS-Mounted Storage
2.8.6
Running Multiple Instances from One Installation
2.8.7
Support for NIS and NIS+
2.9
Prerequisite Checks Performed by the Installer
3
Things You Should Know Before Starting the Installation
3.1
Oracle Home Directory
3.1.1
Installing in a Non-Empty Oracle Home
3.2
Oracle Home Name
3.3
First-Time Installation of Any Oracle Product
3.4
Installing Additional Languages
3.5
The ias_admin User and Restrictions on its Password
3.6
Comparing Installing Components against Configuring Components
3.7
Where Does the Installer Write Files?
3.8
Why Do I Need to be Able to Log In as Root at Certain Times During Installation?
3.9
Running root.sh During Installation
3.10
Setting the Mount Point for the CD-ROM
3.11
Starting the Oracle Universal Installer
4
Installing Middle Tiers
4.1
Components in the Middle Tier
4.2
Installing Oracle Application Server
4.3
Determining Port Numbers Used by Components
5
Post-Installation Tasks
5.1
State of Oracle Application Server Instances After Installation
5.2
Passwords for Oracle Application Server Components
5.3
Backup and Recovery
5.4
SSL
5.5
Operating System Locale and NLS_LANG Environment Variable
5.5.1
Check the Operating System Locale
5.5.2
Check the NLS_LANG Setting
5.6
Component Configuration After Installation
5.7
What to Do Next
A
Silent and Non-Interactive Installation
A.1
Silent Installation
A.2
Non-Interactive Installation
A.3
Pre-Installation
A.4
Create the Response File
A.4.1
Creating Response Files from Templates
A.4.2
Creating Response Files by Using the Record Mode in the Installer
A.4.3
Example Response File
A.4.3.1
Example Response File for Standalone J2EE and Web Cache
A.5
Start the Installation
A.6
Post-Installation
A.7
Security Tips for Silent and Non-Interactive Installations
A.8
Deinstallation
B
Default Port Numbers
B.1
Method of Assigning Default Port Numbers
B.2
Default Port Numbers
C
Ports to Open in Firewalls
D
Deinstallation and Reinstallation
D.1
New Tool: Deconfig Tool
D.1.1
Parameters
D.1.2
Log Files Generated by the Deconfig Tool
D.2
Deinstallation Procedure Overview
D.3
Deinstalling Middle Tier
D.4
Harmless Errors in the Log File
D.5
Reinstallation
E
Configuration Assistants
E.1
Troubleshooting Configuration Assistants
E.1.1
General Tips
E.1.2
Configuration Assistant Result Codes
E.2
Description of Oracle Application Server Configuration Assistants
F
Troubleshooting
F.1
Log Files
F.2
General Troubleshooting Tips
F.3
Installation Problems and Solutions
F.3.1
Location of Log Files
F.3.2
Linking Failed, ORA Errors
F.3.3
Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory
F.3.4
Unable to Clean Up a Failed Installation
F.3.5
Forgot the Password for the cn=orcladmin Account
F.3.6
cn=orcladmin Account Becomes Locked
F.3.7
User Interface Does Not Display in the Desired Language or Does Not Display Properly
F.3.8
General Configuration Assistant Failures
F.3.9
OPMN Configuration Assistant - Start HTTP Server Failures
F.4
Need More Help?
G
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES Installation Notes
G.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES Distributions
G.2
Hardware Compatibility
G.3
Package Download
G.4
Useful Linux References
Index