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Installing Oracle9i Release 2 binary locally from the command line

Use the following steps to install the Oracle Release 2 software to the location created for it. Refer to the procedure in the previous chapter Creating a disk group and file system for the Oracle software.

1. On one node, enter the following commands using the appropriate example below to copy the Veritas CM library based on the version of Oracle9i:

   # cd /opt/VRTSvcs/rac/lib

   If the version of Oracle9i is 32-bit, enter:

   # cp libskgxn2_32.so /opt/ORCLcluster/lib/libskgxn2.so

   If the version of Oracle9i is 64-bit, enter:

   # cp libskgxn2_64.so /opt/ORCLcluster/lib/libskgxn2.so

2. On the first node, insert Disk1 of the Oracle9i discs in the CD-ROM drive.
   • If you are running Solaris volume-management software, the software automatically mounts the disc as /cdrom/cdrom0. Type the command:

     # cd /cdrom/cdrom0

   • If you are not running Solaris volume-management software, you must mount the disc manually. For example:

     # mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom

     In this example, /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 is the name for the CD drive.

     # cd /cdrom

3. Log in as oracle on each node.
4. On the first node, edit the file .rhosts to provide the other node access to the local system during the installation. Place a "+" character in the first line of the file. Note that you can remove this permission after installation is complete.
5. Repeat step 4 on the other node.
6. On each node, create a directory for the installation of the Oracle9i binaries:

   $ mkdir -P /app/oracle/orahome

   $ export ORACLE_HOME=/app/oracle/orahome

7. On the first node, set the DISPLAY variable.

   If you use the Bourne Shell (sh or ksh):

   $ DISPLAY=host:0.0;export DISPLAY

   If you use the C Shell (csh):

   $ setenv DISPLAY host:0.0

8. On the first node, run the Oracle9i utility runInstaller.

   $ /cdrom/Disk1/runInstaller

   • As the utility starts up, be sure to select the installation option: Software Only. Refer to the Oracle9i Installation Guide for addition information about running the utility.
   • When the Node Selection dialog box appears, select both nodes for installation.

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       Note   If the Node Selection dialog box does not appear, refer to Missing dialog box during installation of Oracle9i.

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   • As the installer runs, it prompts you to designate the location for the Oracle SRVM component.

     For example, you can enter the name of a file, such as ora_srvm located on the cluster file system. See To create a cluster file system for SRVM (option 2). For example, you would enter:

     /orasrv/ora_srvm

     Or, to use the raw volume, enter: /dev/vx/rdsk/orasrvdg/orasrvvol.

     See the To create a raw volume for SRVM (option 1).

   • When you are prompted for other Oracle9i discs, refer to step 2 if necessary. You may need to log in as root to manually mount the discs and log back in as oracle to continue.
9. When you have completed installing Oracle9i Release 2 software, you can install the Oracle9i Release 2 patches if necessary; see Adding Oracle9i Patches - using the command line If you are not installing patches, proceed to Linking / copying SF Oracle RAC libraries to Oracle from the command line.