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Oracle® Database

Client Quick Installation Guide

10g Release 2 (10.2) for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit)

B19078-01

August 2005

Oracle Database Client Quick Installation Guide, 10g Release 2 (10.2) for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit)

B19078-01

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This guide describes how to quickly install Oracle Database Client on AIX systems. It includes information about the following:

  1. Reviewing Information About this Guide

  2. Logging In to the System as root

  3. Checking the Hardware Requirements

  4. Checking the Software Requirements

  5. Creating Required Operating System Group and User

  6. Creating an Oracle Base Directory

  7. Configuring the oracle User's Environment

  8. Mounting the Product Disc

  9. Installing Oracle Database Client

  10. What to Do Next?

  11. Documentation Accessibility

1 Reviewing Information About this Guide


Note:

This guide describes how to install Oracle Client on a system that does not have any Oracle software installed on it. If there is an existing Oracle software installation on this system, then refer to Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit) for more detailed installation instructions.

This guide describes how to complete a default installation of Oracle Database Client on a system that does not have any Oracle software installed on it. It describes how to install one of the following installation types:


See Also:

Oracle Call Interface Programmer's Guide for more information about the Instant Client feature

This guide does not describe how to install the Custom installation type.

Where to Get Additional Installation Information

For more detailed information about installing Oracle Database Client, refer to Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit).

This guide is available on the product disc. To access it, use a Web browser to open the welcome.htm file located in the top-level directory of the installation media, and then select the Documentation tab.

2 Logging In to the System as root

Before you install Oracle Database Client, you must complete several tasks as the root user. To log in as the root user, complete one of the following procedures:


Note:

You must install the software from an X Window System workstation, an X terminal, or a PC or other system with X server software installed.

3 Checking the Hardware Requirements

The system must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

To ensure that the system meets these requirements, follow these steps:

  1. To determine the physical RAM size, enter the following command:

    # /usr/sbin/lsattr -E -l sys0 -a realmem

    If the size of the physical RAM installed in the system is less than the specified value, then you must install more memory before continuing.

  2. To determine the size of the configured swap space, enter the following command:

    # /usr/sbin/lsps -a

    If necessary, refer to your operating system documentation for information about how to configure additional swap space.

  3. To determine the amount of free disk space available in the /tmp directory, enter the following command:

    # df -k /tmp

    If there is less than 400 MB of disk space available in the /tmp directory, then complete one of the following steps:

    • Delete unnecessary files from the /tmp directory to meet the disk space requirement.

    • Set the TEMP and TMPDIR environment variables when setting the oracle user's environment (described later).

    • Extend the file system that contains the /tmp directory. If necessary, contact your system administrator for information about extending file systems.

  4. To determine the amount of free disk space available on the system, enter the following command:

    # df -k

    This command displays the disk space usage on all mounted file systems. You must identify a file system with sufficient disk space.

    The following table shows the approximate disk space requirements for software files for each installation type:

    Installation Type Requirement for Software Files
    Instant Client 130 MB
    Administrator 2.7 GB
    Runtime 1.8 GB
    Custom (maximum) 3 GB


    Note:

    If you want to configure only the Instant Client Light component of Instant Client, you need 34 MB of disk space to store the related files. To configure Instant Client Light, refer to the "Configuring Instant Client Light" section on page 4-4.

  5. To determine whether the system architecture can run the software, enter the following command:

    # /usr/bin/getconf HARDWARE_BITMODE

    This command should return the following output:

    64

    If you do not see the expected output, then you cannot install the software on this system.

4 Checking the Software Requirements

The system must meet the following minimum software requirements.

For the Oracle products that you want to install, the system must meet the following product-specific requirements:

To ensure that the system meets these requirements:

  1. To determine which version of the operating system is installed, enter the following command:

    # oslevel -r

    If the operating system version is lower than AIX 5.2.0.0 Maintenance Level 04 (5200-04), then upgrade your operating system to this level. AIX 5L version 5.2 maintenance packages are available from the following Web site:

    http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

  2. To determine whether the required filesets are installed and committed, enter a command similar to the following:

    # lslpp -l bos.adt.base bos.adt.lib bos.adt.libm bos.perf.perfstat bos.perf.libperfstat bos.perf.proctools

    If a fileset is not installed and committed, then install it. Refer to your operating system or software documentation for information about installing filesets.

In addition, you need to verify that the following patches are installed on the system. The procedure following the table describes how to check these requirements.


Note:

There may be more recent versions of the patches listed installed on the system. If a listed patch is not installed, then determine whether a more recent version is installed before installing the version listed.

To ensure that the system meets these requirements:

  1. To determine whether an APAR is installed, enter a command similar to the following:

    # /usr/sbin/instfix -i -k "IY63133 IY64978 IY63366 IY64691 IY65001 \
  IY64361 IY65305"

    If an APAR is not installed, then download it from the following Web site and install it:

    http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/

  2. If you require a CSD for WebSphere MQ, then refer to the following Web site for download and installation information:

    http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/mqfamily/support/summary/aix.html

5 Creating Required Operating System Group and User

The following local operating system group and user must exist on the system:

To determine if this group and user already exist, and if required, to create them, follow these steps:

  1. To determine if the oinstall group exists, enter the following command:

    # more /etc/oraInst.loc

    If the output of this command shows the oinstall group name, then the group already exists.

    If the oraInst.loc file exists, then the output from this command is similar to the following:

    inventory_loc=/u01/app/oracle/oraInventory
inst_group=oinstall

    The inst_group parameter shows the name of the Oracle Inventory group (oinstall).

  2. If the oraInst.loc file does not exist, then create the Oracle Inventory group by using the following procedure:

    1. Enter the following command:

      smit security

    2. Choose the appropriate menu items to create the oinstall group.

    3. Press F10 to exit.

  3. To determine whether the oracle user exists and belongs to the correct groups, enter the following command:

    # id oracle

    If the oracle user exists, then this command displays information about the groups to which the user belongs. The output should be similar to the following, indicating that oinstall is the primary group:

    uid=440(oracle) gid=200(oinstall) groups=201(dba),202(oper)

  4. To modify or create the Oracle software owner user:

    1. Enter the following command:

      # smit security

    2. Choose the appropriate menu items to modify or create the oracle user.

    3. In the Primary GROUP field, specify the Oracle Inventory group, for example oinstall.

    4. In the Group SET field, specify any required secondary groups.

    5. Press F10 to exit.

  5. Enter the following command to set the password of the oracle user:

    # passwd oracle

6 Creating an Oracle Base Directory

Create an Oracle base directory with a name similar to the following, and specify the correct owner, group, and permissions for it:

/u01/app/oracle

The Optimal Flexible Architecture (OFA) guidelines recommend that you use a path similar to the following for the Oracle base directory:

/mount_point/app/oracle_sw_owner

To determine where to create this directory:

  1. Enter the following command to display information about all mounted file systems:

    # df -h

    This command displays information about all of the file systems mounted on the system, including:

    • The physical device name

    • The total amount, used amount, and available amount of disk space

    • The mount point directory for that file system

  2. From the display, identify a file system that has sufficient disk space.

  3. Note the name of the mount point directory for the file system that you identified.

To create the required directory and specify the correct owner, group, and permissions for it, follow these steps:


Note:

In the following procedure, replace /u01 with the appropriate mount point directory that you identified in Step 3 previously.

  1. Enter the following command to create subdirectories in the mount point directory that you identified for the Oracle base directory:

    # mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle

  2. Change the owner and group of the directory that you created to the oracle user and the oinstall group:

    # chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app/oracle

  3. Change the permissions on the directory that you created to 775:

    # chmod -R 775 /u01/app/oracle

When you configure the oracle user's environment later during the installation, set the ORACLE_BASE environment variable to specify the Oracle base directory that you have created.

7 Configuring the oracle User's Environment

You run Oracle Universal Installer from the oracle account. However, before you start Oracle Universal Installer, you must configure the environment of the oracle user. To configure the environment, you must:

To set the oracle user's environment:

  1. Start a new terminal session, for example, an X terminal (xterm).

  2. Enter the following command to ensure that X Window applications can display on this system:

    $ xhost fully_qualified_remote_host_name

  3. Complete one of the following steps:

    • If the terminal session is not connected to the system where you want to install the software, then log in to that system as the oracle user.

    • If the terminal session is connected to the system where you want to install the software, then switch user to oracle:

      $ su - oracle

  4. To determine the default shell for the oracle user, enter the following command:

    $ echo $SHELL

  5. Open the oracle user's shell startup file in any text editor:

    • C shell (csh or tcsh):

      % vi .login

  6. Enter or edit the following line in the shell startup file, specifying a value of 022 for the default file mode creation mask:

    umask 022

  7. If the ORACLE_SID, ORACLE_HOME, or ORACLE_BASE environment variable is set in the file, then remove the corresponding lines from the file.

  8. Save the file, and exit from the editor.

  9. Add one of the following lines to the file to set the AIXTHREAD_SCOPE environment variable to S (system-wide thread scope):

    • Bourne shell (sh), Bash shell (bash), or Korn shell (ksh):

      AIXTHREAD_SCOPE=S; export AIXTHREAD_SCOPE

    • C shell (csh or tcsh):

      setenv AIXTHREAD_SCOPE S

  10. To run the shell startup script, enter the following command:

    • Bash shell:

      $ . ./.bash_profile

    • Bourne shell or Korn shell:

      $ . ./.profile

    • C shell:

      % source ./.login

  11. If you determined that the /tmp directory has less than 400 MB of free disk space, then identify a file system with at least 400 MB of free space and set the TEMP and TMPDIR environment variables to specify a temporary directory on this file system:

    1. Use the df -k command to identify a suitable file system with sufficient free space.

    2. If necessary, enter commands similar to the following to create a temporary directory on the file system that you identified, and set the appropriate permissions on the directory:

      $ su - root
# mkdir /mount_point/tmp
# chmod a+wr /mount_point/tmp
# exit

    3. Enter commands similar to the following to set the TEMP and TMPDIR environment variables:

      • Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

        $ TEMP=/mount_point/tmp
$ TMPDIR=/mount_point/tmp
$ export TEMP TMPDIR

      • C shell:

        % setenv TEMP /mount_point/tmp
% setenv TMPDIR /mount_point/tmp

  12. If you are not installing the software on the local system, then enter a command similar to the following to direct X applications to display on the local system:

    • Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

      $ DISPLAY=local_host:0.0 ; export DISPLAY

    • C shell:

      % setenv DISPLAY local_host:0.0

    In this example, local_host is the host name or IP address of the system that you want to use to display Oracle Universal Installer (your workstation or PC).

  13. Enter commands similar to the following to set the ORACLE_BASEand ORACLE_SID environment variables:

    • Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

      $ ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
$ ORACLE_SID=sales
$ export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_SID

    • C shell:

      % setenv ORACLE_BASE /u01/app/oracle
% setenv ORACLE_SID sales

    In these examples, /u01/app/oracle is the Oracle base directory that you created earlier.

  14. Enter the following commands to ensure that the ORACLE_HOME and TNS_ADMIN environment variables are not set:

    • Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell:

      $ unset ORACLE_HOME
$ unset TNS_ADMIN

    • C shell:

      % unsetenv ORACLE_HOME
% unsetenv TNS_ADMIN

  15. To verify that the environment has been set correctly, enter the following commands:

    $ umask
$ env | more

    Verify that the umask command displays a value of 22, 022, or 0022 and the environment variables that you set in this section have the correct values.

8 Mounting the Product Disc

On most AIX systems, the product disc mounts automatically when you insert it into the drive. If the disc does not mount automatically, follow these steps to mount it:

  1. Switch user to root:

    $ su - root

  2. If necessary, enter a command similar to the following to eject the currently mounted disc, then remove it from the drive:

    # umount /dvd

    In this example, /dvd is the mount point directory for the disc drive.

  3. Insert the disc into the disc drive, then enter a command similar to the following to mount it:

    # /usr/sbin/mount -rv cdrfs /dev/cd0 /dvd

    In this example, /dev/cd0 is the device name of the disc drive and /dvd is the mount point directory.

  4. If Oracle Universal Installer displays the Disk Location dialog box, enter the disc mount point directory path, for example:

    /dvd

9 Installing Oracle Database Client

After configuring the oracle user's environment, start Oracle Universal Installer and install the Oracle software as follows:

  1. To start Oracle Universal Installer, complete one of the following steps depending on the location of the installation files:

    • If the installation files are on disc, enter commands similar to the following, where directory_path is the path of the db directory on the DVD:

      $ cd /tmp
$ /directory_path/runInstaller

    • If the installation files are on the hard disk, change directory to the db directory and enter the following command:

      $ ./runInstaller

    If Oracle Universal Installer does not start, then refer to Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit) for information about how to troubleshoot X display problems.

  2. The following table describes the recommended action for each Oracle Universal Installer screen. Use the following guidelines to complete the installation:

    • If you need more assistance, or if you want to choose an option that is not a default, then click Help for additional information.

    • If you encounter errors while installing or linking the software, then refer to Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit) for information about troubleshooting.


    Note:

    If you have completed the tasks listed previously, then you can complete the installation by choosing the default values on most screens.

    Screen Recommended Action
    Select Installation Method The Basic Installation option is selected by default.

    Specify the directory path of the Oracle home. Ensure that the UNIX DBA group oinstall is selected. If you want to create a starter database, then specify a name and password for it. Then, click Next.
    Specify Inventory Directory and Credentials This screen is displayed only during the first installation of Oracle products on a system.

    Specify the full path of the Oracle Inventory directory. Ensure that the operating system group selected is oinstall. Then, click Next.
    Product-Specific Prerequisite Checks Verify that all of the prerequisite checks succeed, then click Next.

    Oracle Universal Installer checks the system to verify that it is configured correctly to run Oracle software. If you have completed all of the preinstallation steps in this guide, all of the checks should pass.

    If a check fails, then review the cause of the failure listed for that check on the screen. If possible, rectify the problem and rerun the check. Alternatively, if you are satisfied that your system meets the requirements, then you can select the check box for the failed check to manually verify the requirement.
    Summary Review the information displayed on this screen, and then click Install.
    Install This screen displays status information while the product is being installed.
    Configuration Assistants This screen displays status information for the configuration assistants that configure the software and create a database. When the message is displayed at the end of this process, click OK to continue.
    Execute Configuration Scripts When prompted, read the instructions and then run the scripts mentioned on this screen. Click OK to continue.
    End of Installation The configuration assistants configure several Web-based applications, including Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control. This screen displays the URLs configured for these applications. Make a note of the URLs used. The port numbers used in these URLs are also recorded in the following file: 
    oracle_home/install/portlist.ini

    To exit from Oracle Universal Installer, click Exit and then click Yes.

    • If you select Advanced Installation, then you will be prompted for the SYS, SYSTEM, SYSMAN, and DBSNMP passwords. Oracle recommends that you specify passwords that:

      • Are at least four characters long

      • Are not the same as the user names

      • Have at least one alphabetic, one numeric, and one punctuation mark character

      • Are not simple or obvious words, such as welcome, account, database, or user

    • If you chose an installation type that runs Database Configuration Assistant and Oracle Net Configuration Assistant (NetCA) in interactive mode, you must provide detailed information about configuring the database and network.

10 What to Do Next?

After you have successfully installed Oracle Client, refer to Oracle Database Client Installation Guide for AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit) for information about required and optional postnstallation steps.

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