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Installing Oracle9i Release 2 binary on each node locally

In the procedure described below, Oracle 9i Database Software is installed on each node in the location created in the About the location of ORACLE_HOME.

To install Oracle9i Release 2 binary from the command line, go to Installing Oracle9i Release 2 binary locally from the command line.

Installing Oracle9i Using SF Oracle RAC installer

1. Launch the installsfrac program. As root user on any one node in the cluster, enter:

   # cd /opt/VRTS/install

   # installsfrac -configure

   By default, the installsfrac program uses ssh for remote communication. However, rsh can be used in instead of SSH by using the "-rsh" option with the installsfrac utility.

   # cd /opt/VRTS/install

   # installsfrac -rsh -configure

2. Enter the system names on which you want to install Oracle9i software and navigate to the Install or relink Oracle menu.
3. Select the version of Oracle software (Oracle 9iR2).
4. Select Install Oracle RDBMS server to install Oracle software.
5. Enter the value for the DISPLAY environment variable. This value should refer to the address of the X11 server where you want OUI for Oracle installation displayed. For example, use "10.180.94.84:0.0."
6. Enter the Oracle UNIX user name. For example, use "oracle."
7. Enter the Oracle UNIX group name. For example, use "dba."
8. Enter the absolute path of the database software install image. This is the path to the CD-ROM where the Oracle software resides.
9. Enter the Oracle base directory. For example, use /app/oracle.
10. Complete the installer wizard and keep in mind these points:
    • Select the Software Only installation option. Refer to the Oracle9i Installation Guide for more information.
    • When the Node Selection dialog box appears, select both nodes for installation. If this dialog box does not appear, refer to Missing dialog box during installation of Oracle9i.
    • When prompted to designate the location for the Oracle SRVM component, you can enter the name of a file, such as ora_srvm, located on the cluster file system:

      /orasrv/ora_srvm

      Or, to use the raw volume, enter

      /dev/vx/rdsk/orasrv_dg/srvm_vol.

      See information on creating a raw volume or cluster file system for SRVM in Preparing to Install Oracle9i RAC.

11. When you have completed installing Oracle9i Release 2 software, you can install the Oracle9i Release 2 patches if necessary. See "Adding Oracle9i R2 patches - using the installer" on page 176.

    If you are not installing patches, proceed Relinking the SF Oracle RAC libraries to Oracle - using the installer.