Install Oracle 9i on SUSE Linux 7.1

[Van der Sande Patrick]

Hi,   For those interested I installed Oracle 9i on Linux today.   My configuration : Dell Inspiron 7500 512 Mb memory 30 Gb disk SUSE 7.1 Swap partition = 2 Gb   I began with a fresh and clean install of Linux SUSE 7.1. (default system + networking) (Kernel 2.4, I had to modify the semaphore and shared memory parameters) I installed the jdk118_v3 from blackdown.org. I ftp'd the 3 .cpio files from Technet. Began Installing the Oracle Software and choose to automatically install the database by use of the database assistant.   Installation of software took about a hour and a half. The swap went to approximitely 500 Mb. Than the installation of the database with Database Assistant .. I took all the options (Java VM,Intermedia,Ultrasearch,Examples) and it took about 3 hours to install the database. Swap went up to almost 600 Mb !!   Everything runs fine as far as I can see now.   So basically I encountered not one single problem. It just took a hell of a time to do the install. I work for a client with more than 200 databases (small, but a lot of big ones), so we need to optimize the install or upgrade. Off course the machines are a whole lot bigger than my portable.   Just to let you know that 9i can run on SUSE 7.1 without problems.(on my portable off course does not implicitly mean everywhere)   Ing. Patrick Van der Sande Managing Director ANDES Consulting BVBA www.andes-consulting.be 0477/367285