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Oracle8i Installation Issues on HP:
8i Generic:Quick Start Guides:
8.1.6:
8i Generic:
Mounting CDROM or
chkdrvrs: No such file or directory
The Oracle Product Installation CD-ROM is in RockRidge format.
- Use a system editor to add the following line to the /etc/pfs_fstab file.
Syntax:
<device_file> <mount_point> <filesystem_type> <translation_method>Example:
/dev/dsk/c5t2d0 /SD_CDROM pfs-rrip xlat=unix 0 0The first entry is the CD-ROM device file; the second is the mount point. The third indicates that the CD-ROM to be mounted is in IS09660 format with Rockridge extension.
Attention: Perform Steps 2-5 as the root user.
- Run the following file:
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &- Run the following file.
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &- Insert the CD-ROM into the tray and run the following to mount the CD-ROM:
# /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM- Exit the superuser account.
# exit- Change directories to /SD_CDROM where you can see a lower-case listing of the directories and files on the CD-ROM. The mounted CD-ROM should appear as another read-only file system.
Start the InstallerThe Installer can be run in either Motif mode or character mode. To start the Installer:
- Log in as oracle user.
- cd cdrom_ mount_point_directory/orainst.
- Start the Installer by entering ./orainst for character mode, or ./orainst /m for Motif mode. If you are using Motif mode make sure you set the DISPLAY to your current workstation.
Warning: Do not run the Installer as the root user.
Oracle has 2 separate versions of the same release to HP.
One for 10.20 and the other for 11.0 Make sure you have the correct Oracle version for your HP version.If the cdrom doesn?t say 10.20 or 11.0, then it was meant to be used on 10.20. If the cdrom says HP 11.0, it is for HP 11.0
For part numbers , please look on http://platforms.oracle.com/
Installer Terminates Without Errors
Using Xterminal
Problem Description
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OUI (Oracle Universal Installer) terminates without any errors after selecting the type of install or clicking on install.Client is using an HP Xterminal
Solution Description
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This will happen when the XServer memory is topped out. The HP Xterminal will work with the installer, however, it can only handle a small number of Xwindow panes.Close Down some of the open windows that are not required and retry the installation.
Quick Start Guides:
HP/UX - Oracle 8i
installation
8.1.6:
PURPOSE
========This document is designed to be a quick reference that can be used when
installing Oracle 8.1.x on the HP/UX platform. It is NOT designed to take the
place of the installation guide. Please refer to the Installation and Configuration Guide, ICG, for additional information on any of the steps listed below.
OVERVIEW
=========Quick and easy steps for installing Oracle 8.1.x on HP/UX.
Each step should be done in the order that it is listed. These steps are the
bare minimum that is necessary for a typical install of the product.Pre-requisite Requirements for System Administrator:
For assistance with system administration issues please contact your system
administrator or Operating System, O/S, vendor.Steps required as the Root User (login as root to perform each of these items):
- Configure System Resources:
Ensure that the system has at least the following resources:
- 400 MB in /tmp
- 256 MB of Physical Memory (RAM)
- Three times the amount of Physical Memory for Swap space
(unless the system exceeds 1 GB of Physical Memory, in this case two times the amount of Swap space is sufficient)- Create a Software Owner and Group:
Create a Unix user and group that will own the Oracle software (oracle = user, dba = group)
- Use SAM (HP System Administration Manager) to perform this step. This user must be local to the machine.
- Create a Software Mount Point and DataFile Mount Points:
Create a mount point for the Oracle software installation (at least 1.2 GB, typically /u01).
Create a second, third and fourth mount point for the database files, control files, etc. to be created, (typically /u02, /u03, /u04).
- Oracle should own these mount points and all files below this directory.
- Test the Permissions:
Ensure the oracle user can write to the new mount points:
- cd to each of the new mount point directories as the oracle user and create a file or directory as a test.
- Configure Kernel Resources:
Use SAM to modify the following kernel parameters (this is the bare minimum recommnedation required).Note: If installing 64-bit Oracle, also increase the kernel parameter MAXDSIZ to 250M or higher in order to prevent an 'out of process memory' error during relinking.
- shmmax=1073741824 or 0X40000000
- shmmni=100
- shmseg=10
- semmns=500
- semmni=70
- Reboot System:
After modifications are made to the parameters, you must rebuild the kernel and reboot the system for the new values to take affect.- Mount CD-ROM:
Note: The PFS Mount utility uses some aspects of NFS. Please be sure the rpc.lockd and rpc.statd processes are running. This applies to HP 10.20 and HP 11.00. If they are not running before using PFS, the Installer will hang and require an OS reboot to kill the porcess.Mount the Oracle 8.1.x CD-ROM using the PFS Mount utility:
The first entry is the CD-ROM device file; the second is the mount point. The third indicates that the CD-ROM to be mounted is in IS09660 format with Rockridge extension.
- Make sure that the file /etc/pfs_fstab has an entry as such:
/dev/dsk/c5t2d0 /SD_CDROM pfs-rrip xlat=unix 0 0
- Insert the CD-ROM into the tray and run the following to mount the CD-ROM:
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfs_mountd &
# nohup /usr/sbin/pfsd &
# /usr/sbin/pfs_mount /SD_CDROM
INSTALLATION STEPS
==================Steps required to be performed as the Oracle Unix user.
Set up the Environment Variables:
Set the following environment variables in the .profile or .login file of the oracle account, (whichever file you use when logging in), before starting the Installer.The values in the examples are assuming that your software mount point is /u01 and you are installing 8.1.5.
and whatever else you want to have set follows these two items in the PATH./runInstaller will start the Oracle Universal Installer
- Set the umask:
Set the oracle user's umask to 022 in your .login or .profile file.
Verify the Environment:
Log off and logon as the Oracle user to ensure all environment settings are present.Type env at the Unix prompt to view all the environment variables.
Once you can run a xclock, you should be able to run the Oracle Universal Installer.
- Start the Installer and Install the Oracle Software:
Change directories to the CD-ROM and start the installer.cd /cdrom/cdrom0
Note: If this is the first installation of Oracle 8i on this
- Verify that the Destination listed for File Location is your ORACLE_HOME.
machine, you will be prompted to run the script,
/tmp/orainstRoot.sh, before proceeding.
It creates a pointer file to the oraInventory directory
location.
- Select "Enterprise Edition" for the Install Category.
- Select Typical to install the software, create a database and start the database (Other selections are available for minimal or custom installs).
- The install will begin.
- Follow instructions regarding runnin root.sh and other prompts.
- When completed, the install will have created a default database, configured a Listener and started both for you.
Error in getting current working
directory
Problem Description
===================
While installing Oracle 8.1.6 on HP/UX 11.0, you get the following errors
in the "installActions.log":exception thrown from action: make
Exception Name: GetDirException
Exception String: Error in getting current working directory
Exception Severity: 1
*** Cancel Dialog: ***
User selected: Stop installation of all products.Solution Description
====================
You are running out of space in the /tmp directory. The Installer uses between 150-250 MB of temp space to relink the product executables. The Installer copies files to "/tmp". The "ar" and "as" commands also use temp when relinking. By increasing temp space, the relink of product executables should complete successfully.
Note: A manual relink of executables requires less temp than the Installer.Increase the amount of free space available in the /tmp directory.
The Installer uses between 150-250 MB of /tmp space for holding
temporary files.
RunInstaller Fails with: Unable to
Initialize Java Error
Problem Description
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You are attempting to install version 8.1.6 on HP 11.0 and
recieve the following error when trying to bring up the installer:./runInstaller
Initializing Java Virtual Machine from ../stage/Components/oracle.swd. jre/1.1.8.0.1/1/DataFiles/Expanded/jre/hpunix/bin/jre. Please wait...
Program exit: Unable to initialize Java runtime If running java or jre: Check that the required patches are installed If libjava.sl dynamically loaded from a C or C++ program: Ensure that main is linked with -llwp and check that the required patches are installed.
Solution Description
-----------------------------You need to verify that all the HP patches required for an Oracle 8.1.6
Install have been applied to the box:Required patches are listed in the 8.1.6 Release Notes for HP:
The following patches are required to install Oracle8i Release 2 (8.1.6) on
HP-UX 11.0:* Patch bundle 9905
* PHCO_17556
* PHCO_17792 (Dependency for PHKL_18543)
* PHCO_18229
* PHCO_19491
* PHCO_19666
* PHKL_14750
* PHKL_17038 (Dependency for PHKL_18543)
* PHKL_18543
* PHKL_19800 (Dependency for PHKL_18543)
* PHKL_20016
* PHKL_20079 (Dependency for PHKL_18543)
* PHNE_19616 (Dependency for PHSS_19748)
* PHSS_14582
* PHSS_15853
* PHSS_16849
* PHSS_17535
* PHSS_18066
* PHSS_18110
* PHSS_18430 (Dependency for PHSS_19748)
* PHSS_18649
* PHSS_19178
* PHSS_19593
* PHSS_19178
* PHSS_19748
* PHSS_19866
* PHSS_20544
Without the required patches installed the runInstaller will
fail to execute successfully.
Typical
install does not install database Problem Description
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After performing a typical installation of Management Infrastructure (OID) on the HP platform the database does not seem to have been installed. Root.sh has been executed and the listener is up and running. The system configuration files have been updated and all the HP patch sets have been applied, per the 8.1.6 release notes.Solution
------------
The database is not installed is because the postcfg.sh script has not been executed yet. This script is located in the $ORACLE_HOME/ldap/postcfg directory and can be run as oracle.Unlike the installation on Solaris and Windows NT, where once the typical installation is complete the database and OID are both installed.
Then post install task needs to be done such as running root.sh and
appending the init<sid>.ora.