From: Michael Hasenstein (mha@suse.com)
Date: Wed Sep 24 2003 - 23:32:12 CEST
Message-ID: <3F720D5C.5020001@suse.com> Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:32:12 -0700 From: Michael Hasenstein <mha@suse.com> Subject: Re: [suse-oracle] Installing Oracle 9iAS 9.0.3 on same box with a 9ir2 database installation
Linsey Smeltzer wrote:
> 1. The guide says to install UL Service Pack 1. I read it is up to 2a.
> If I install the service pack before installing 9iAS, will anything in
> this update affect the 9iR2 database installation? If I have at least
> ran the orarun package, would I need to install the Service Pack at this
> point?
Any patchlevel is fine for the installation, install before or after
Oracle, it does not matter.
> 2. Install openmotif-2.1.30. In the changelog, it says you need this
> version for Forms and Reports. Since I will not be installing these
> items, do I need to downgrade to this version? If I do, will this affect
> the 9iR2 installation?
Probably not, unless there are other Oracle components/executables that
use Motif.
> 3. I already ran the orarun package. Since that is already done, do I
> need to edit environment settings for this install? Do I need to make
> any changes to the kernel parameter settings already set by the database
> install?
You can keep the parameters as they are. Only if you got a really big
machine and database do you need to think about changes.
> 4. In a later step of this installation guide, it says that gcc 3.2
> should be removed, so that gcc 2.95.3 is used for running the root
> script. In the database install guide on the SuSE website, it had me
> install both versions. Do I need to remove the 3.2 version? If so, will
> this affect the 9iR2 installation?
I recommend removing gcc 3.2 and adding two links /usr/bin/[g]cc ->
/opt/gcc295/bin/[g]cc.
Michael
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