Help for Oracle Installation?

[pando]

well normally when you run something and it says not found it´s because it is not located in your $PATH and that´s why someone pointed to run it from $ORACLE_HOME/bin

May be you can paste your .profile and/or .kshrc

[ngdh]

Hi Daniel,

Interesting, did the OUI complete OK?

I pretty sure that sqlplus is not an optional component.

Are you doing this in a work context or practice lab.

If the later is the case, I did a similar installation for SuSe 7.3. I installed 8.1.6 EE and didn't have to change any defaults. My only issue was the glib patch level.

Are you sure the environment variables for ORACLE_HOME and LD_LIBRARY_PATH are set according to your documentation and the PATH variable contains a path to the SQL*PLUS bin directory.


Regards

Nick

[HarryPoter]

The best thing to get quick help for install is search for platfarm specific 'quick install guide' on oracle's metalink. Its really a quick guide!

[stecal]

What is your email address? I will send you a step-by-step guide on how to install 8i on Solaris 8.

[danielwong]

Guys, i am really please to know that you all are most willigly to help me out in the installation.

I have spent countless night staying up to install it.

However, i failed. I try to run the sqlplus in the OraHome1, but it say can't execute.

I use find / -name sqlplus , nothing appear.

I follow the steps in the doc. But it's not successful. Even, my frenz who is a guru in unix, he did the samething, he also failed.

Dun tell me, there's something wrong with my CD?

I really dun know what to do. Really appreciate, if anyone can help me out.

Stecal,

My email address is : daniel-w@mail.com

Let me know if you have send it.

Once again, guys, really thanks you all for giving me all the advices.

Have a good day ahead.

[danielwong]

To ngh

Hi Nick,

can i have your email address, so tat i can seek more advices from you on the installation?

Rest of the guys, feedback are most welcome. Appreicate, showing your interest in helping me.

Cheers!!

[pando]

well if you cannot find it from root I guess it's not installed properly i.e relinking was not successful

however have you had a look in your $ORACLE_HOME/bin and see what's there?

have you checked the installation logs in oraInventory?

have you tried other binaries such as lsnrctl?

have you configured properly you .profile?

are you sure your installtion finished successful?

[ngdh]

Daniel

You're welcome to my email nick_hobbs@hotmail.com but keep posting your questions here as it helps other people trying the same thing.

Before you do anything, checkout Pando's list especially oraInventory. Sounds like the guy's already been through it.

Also post exactly which version and whether you were doing a silent or GUI install.

Regards

Nick

[danielwong]

Guys, this is what i do, pls help to check it out and advise. Thanks!!!

Log in as a root account into my Sun Solaris.


To configure the unix kernel:
1) # cd /etc
2) # vi system

I will input these values into the /etc/system

3)set shmsys:shminfor_shmmax=4294967295
set shmsys:shminfor_shmmin=1
set shmsys:shminfor_shmmni=100
set shmsys:shminfor_shmseg=10
set shmsys:shminfor_semmni=100
set shmsys:shminfor_semmsl=100
set shmsys:shminfor_semmns=200
set shmsys:shminfor_semopm=100
set shmsys:shminfor_semvmx=32767

:wq ( save & quit )

4) reboot the server

Unix group and account creation

5) # groupadd dba
6) # groupadd oinstall
7) # useradd -G oinstall -g dba -m -d /opt/oracle -s /bin/ksh oracle

Should i change the login shell to : /usr/bin/sh ? or something else or it does'nt really matter?

Log into the system using oracle account:
key in the following commands:

8)$ umask
9)$ 0022
10)$ umask 022
11) $ 0022
Anything wrong here?


12) $ cd /opt/oracle
13) $ ls -la oracle

List down all the directories, locating the .profile file

14) $ vi .profile

Enter the following values:


15) $ DISPLAY=workstation_name:0.0
$ export DISPLAY

$ORACLE_HOME/bin,/usr/bin,/etc,/usr/ccs/bin,/usr/openwin/bin

:wq

Did i miss out anything inside the profile? Maybe,something is wrong from here?

Need to update the environment for current session:


16) $ ../.profile

Anything wrong here? I key in this command, and there's nothing happen.

Next will be the installation...

Guys, from the start till the current one, am i doing the right things, did i miss out anything or i have to add certain lines?

If confirm correct, next reply, i will continue with the installation of the Oracle.

Pls help me to check it out. Really thanks you all for viewing this message and answering to my query.

Cheers!!!

[pando]

Originally posted by danielwong

$ umask
$ORACLE_HOME/bin,/usr/bin,/etc,/usr/ccs/bin,/usr/openwin/bin

umask goes to .profile



export ORACLE_HOME=/usr/users/oracle8i/app/oracle/product/8.1.7
export ORACLE_SID=gestsapr
export PATH=.:$ORACLE_HOME/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/opt/bin:/usr/bin/X11:$HOME/bin
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib
export ORA_NLS33=$ORACLE_HOME/ocommon/nls/admin/data
export ORACLE_BASE=/usr/users/oracle8i/app/oracle
export NLS_LANG=American_America.WE8ISO8859P1
#export TNS_ADMIN=$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin
export TNS_ADMIN=$HOME/TNSADMIN
export SQLPATH=$HOME/lsc_scripts

your export seems wrong... or you pasted wrong? you use : not ,