STEPS TO INSTALL ORACLE DATABASE 12.1.0.

2 ON REDHAT 7

Introduction

This document describe steps to to Install Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 and then using this OS to install
Oracle Database 12.1.0.2.

Environment:Operating System: Redhat Enterprise Linux 7

Database: - 12.1.0.2

Software Needed:1. Oracle Database 12.1.0.2 Downloaded from here.

2. Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.

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This document provided with Screenshots follow the pictures Good Luck
Welcome Screen, Choose The Language you would like to continue your setup :-

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In Redhat 7 you can prepare the installation in one screen as you see from the below picture:-

Press on the First Option Date & Time:-

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Second Option, Keyboard language:-

Ethernet Card Configuration and Hostname :-

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Now the Package installation:-

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The Hard Disk Configuration and Create Custom File System:-

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Now we are ready to press next.

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Set The Root Password By Pressing Root Password:-

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Press Reboot

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Congratulation Done.

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Now the operating system is ready to install oracle database 12.1.0.2 but we need to perform some pre
requisites before install Oracle Database or you can do it by Fix & Check Again
Regarding to Oracle documentation:-

Group and oracle User:-

groupadd -g 54321 oinstall

groupadd -g 54322 dba
groupadd -g 54323 oper
groupadd -g 54324 backupdba
groupadd -g 54325 dgdba
groupadd -g 54326 kmdba
groupadd -g 54327 asmdba
groupadd -g 54328 asmoper
groupadd -g 54329 asmadmin
useradd -u 54321 -g oracle -G dba,oper oracle
password oracle

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Packages:binutils-2.23.52.0.1-12.el7.x86_64
compat-libcap1-1.10-3.el7.x86_64
gcc-4.8.2-3.el7.x86_64
gcc-c++-4.8.2-3.el7.x86_64
glibc-2.17-36.el7.i686
glibc-2.17-36.el7.x86_64
glibc-devel-2.17-36.el7.i686
glibc-devel-2.17-36.el7.x86_64
ksh
libaio-0.3.109-9.el7.i686
libaio-0.3.109-9.el7.x86_64
libaio-devel-0.3.109-9.el7.i686
libaio-devel-0.3.109-9.el7.x86_64
libgcc-4.8.2-3.el7.i686
libgcc-4.8.2-3.el7.x86_64
libstdc++-4.8.2-3.el7.i686
libstdc++-4.8.2-3.el7.x86_64
libstdc++-devel-4.8.2-3.el7.i686
libstdc++-devel-4.8.2-3.el7.x86_64
libXi-1.7.2-1.el7.i686
libXi-1.7.2-1.el7.x86_64
libXtst-1.2.2-1.el7.i686
libXtst-1.2.2-1.el7.x86_64
make-3.82-19.el7.x86_64
sysstat-10.1.5-1.el7.x86_64

Download the package using rpm ivh Package-name.

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Now edit the following file & add these line:vi /etc/sysctl.conf
fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576
fs.file-max = 6815744
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 536870912
kernel.shmmni = 4096
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500
net.core.rmem_default = 262144
net.core.rmem_max = 4194304
net.core.wmem_default = 262144
net.core.wmem_max = 1048586
/sbin/sysctl p

Edit the below File and change the following:vi /etc/sysconfig/selinux

# This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.
# SELINUX= can take one of these three values:
# enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
# permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
# disabled - No SELinux policy is loaded.
SELINUX=permissive

Disable Firewall
systemctl stop firewalld
systemctl stop firewalld
Create oracle installation directory:mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1
chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01
chmod -R 775 /u01

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Edit the Profile Parameter file:vi /etc/security/limits.conf

oracle
oracle
oracle
oracle
oracle
oracle

soft
hard
soft
hard
soft
hard

nofile
nofile
nproc
nproc
stack
stack

1024
65536
2047
16384
10240
32768

Enable it to all the users:vi /etc/security/limits.d/20-nproc.conf

* soft nproc 1024
to
* - nproc 16384
Finally Edit .bash_profile :-

export ORACLE_UNQNAME=orcl
export ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
export ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/12.1.0/db_1
export ORACLE_SID=orcl
export PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH

Now everything is ready Follow the below screens:-

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The Binary has been installed successfully without any problem lets continue to create listener:-

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Listener created successfully run dbca command to create database:-

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Done

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