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Installing your Oracle Software

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Objectives
After completing this lesson, you should be able to:
Describe your role as a database administrator (DBA) and
explain typical tasks and tools
Plan an Oracle software installation
Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server
Install the Oracle database software

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Tasks of an Oracle Database Administrator

The approach for designing, implementing, and maintaining an
Oracle database involves the following tasks:
1. Evaluating the database server hardware
2. Installing the Oracle software
3. Planning the database and security strategy
4. Creating, migrating, and opening the database
5. Backing up the database
6. Enrolling system users and planning for
their Oracle Network access
7. Implementing the database design
8. Recovering from database failure
9. Monitoring database performance
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Tools for Administering

an Oracle Database

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Oracle Universal Installer

Database Configuration Assistant
Database Upgrade Assistant
Oracle Net Manager
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
Oracle Enterprise Manager
Server Control Utility
SQL*Plus
Recovery Manager
Data Pump
SQL*Loader

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Planning Your Installation

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What Oracle software are you installing?

Does the hardware involved meet the minimum required
specifications?
Is there a recommended order of installation when multiple
products are involved?
Are there prerequisite steps that must be performed by
someone other than the DBA?

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Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database

Installation: System Requirements

Memory requirements:
1 GB for the database instance with Oracle Enterprise
Manager Database Control
1.5 GB for the ASM instance and Oracle Restart

Disk space requirements:

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3 GB of swap space (based on 2 GB RAM)

1 GB of disk space in the /tmp directory
3.8 GB for the Oracle Database software
4.5 GB for the Grid Infrastructure software
1.7 GB for the preconfigured database (optional)
3.4 GB for the fast recovery area (optional)

Operating system (see documentation)

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Preparing the Operating System

Create the required operating system users and groups:
Groups:
oinstall
dba

Optional groups (if doing separation of duty across

multiple users):

oper
asmdba
asmoper
asmadmin

Users:
Software owner, usually oracle
Can create multiple users for multiple product installations

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Setting Environment Variables

Oracle environment variables:
ORACLE_BASE: Base of the Oracle directory structure.
Recommended to set this before installation.
ORACLE_HOME: The environment in which Oracle products
run. Not required before installation if ORACLE_BASE is set.
ORACLE_SID: Not required before installation, but useful
afterwards for ease of interaction with a particular instance
NLS_LANG: Optional environment variable that controls
language, territory, and client character set settings

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Checking the System Requirements

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Adequate
temporary space
64-bit versus
32-bit issues
Correct operating system (OS)
OS patch level
System packages
System and kernel parameters
X Server permissions
Sufficient swapping
ORACLE_HOME status

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Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

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Example: Installation Scenario

The installation scenario being presented in this lesson is
divided into two parts:
Part One: Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for standalone
server
Part Two: Install Oracle Database software

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Part One: Installing the Oracle Grid Infrastructure

for Standalone Server

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Selecting Product Languages

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Creating an ASM Disk Group

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Defining ASM Passwords

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Defining Privileged Operating System Groups

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Specifying Installation Location

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Creating Inventory

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Performing Prerequisite Checks

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Verifying Installation Summary Data

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Monitoring Installation Progress

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Executing root Configuration Scripts

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Executing Configuration Assistants

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Finishing Installation

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Configuring the FRA Disk Group

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Quiz
The universal installer performs all required configuration for
installing Oracle software.
1. True
2. False

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Quiz
During Grid infrastructure setup it is a possible to:
1. Specify exact location of datafiles for ASM instance
2. Create only one DISKGROUP
3. Specify size of SGA for ASM instance
4. Create several DISKGROUPS

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Part Two: Installing the Oracle Database Software

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Choosing the Type of Installation

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Choosing Grid Installation Options

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Choosing Language Settings

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Choosing the Database Edition

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Specifying Installation Location

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Choosing Operating System Groups

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Performing Prerequisite Checks

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Installation Summary Page

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The Install Product Page

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Installation Finished

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Installation Option: Silent Mode

To install and configure Oracle products with OUI in silent mode,

perform the following steps:
1. Prepare a response file:
Using one of the file templates that are delivered with the
Oracle software
By recording a response file during an installation process
using the OUI by clicking Save Response File on the
summary page

2. Run OUI in silent or suppressed mode.

./runInstaller silent responsefile <filename>

If required, run NetCA and the DBCA in silent mode.

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Quiz
A response file is:
1. A binary file that can be edited using a binary editing
program
2. A binary file that can be created by the installer program
3. A text file that cannot be edited, but can be created by the
installer program
4. A text file that can be edited with a text editor

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Quiz
During Database software installation you can specify groups
for:
1. the osoper group
2. the osasm group
3. the osdba group
4. the osadmin group

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Summary
In this lesson, you should have learned how to:
Describe your role as a database administrator (DBA) and
explain typical tasks and tools
Plan an Oracle software installation
Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a standalone server
Install the Oracle database software

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Practice 2 Overview:
Preparing the Database Environment
This practice covers installing the Oracle software by using
Oracle Universal Installer.
Note: Completing this practice is critical for all subsequent
practices.

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