Any suggestions? ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:28 PM
> Ok, here's my current disk setup before the Oracle install and mount points: > > > > > bash-2.05$ df -k > > Filesystem kbytes used avail > capacity Mounted on > > /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 2912943 1032110 1822575 37% > / > > /proc 0 0 > 0 0% /proc > > mnttab 0 0 > 0 0% /etc/mnttab > > fd 0 0 > 0 0% /dev/fd > > swap 645496 40 645456 > 1% /var/run > > swap 645784 328 645456 > 1% /tmp > > /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s7 35045541 1736104 32958982 6% > /export/home > > I downloaded the oracle 8i binaries from the Oracle site, and saved them to > /export/home/oracle . oracle is the user I created to own the database > after the install. It's also a member of oinstall (unix acct. setup to > handle the Oracle Univ. Installer Inventory) and dba (unix acct. setup to > contain both the SYSDBA & SYSOPER roles). I want to setup the mount points > like this: > > /db/ora817/ora817home -- Oracle Binaries > /db/ora817/db817 --DB files > /db/ora817/oradb1 --db files of 1st db > > Does this seem like a good strategy? Also, how would i go about mounting > these mout points? mount /db/ora817/ora817home <?> ? > As u can see, i'm a little lost ... ;) After mounting these > paths/locations, would i need to transfer the oracle binaries from oracle ~ > to /db/ora817/db817 and do the install from there? Or would I do the > install from oracle~ (/export/home/oracle) ? Also, as you can see, there is > a lot of space left on /export/home but not on / . What would u guys do? > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Les Ayudo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 10:11 AM > > > > Hmmm, > > > > It took me about two months of reading and trying before I got this > > right. > > > > I do not have my "play" db with me at the moment so I cannot give you > > direct help. > > > > I can give you approx. help. > > > > 1) Create group "oinstall" > > > > 2) Create user "oracle" with group "oinstall" > > > > 3) Create group "osdba" > > > > 4) create group "osoper" > > > > 5) set PATH=/DB/O92iBase/O92iHome/bin ... <plus your other path which > > includes > > /bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/<xxx> > > > > <xxx> stands for the directory holding the "as" and "ar" binaries > > which Oracle needs. > > > > 6) Make sure oracle user has the ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_BASE env > > ironment variables set. > > > > 7) Install Oracle binaries (as oracle user). It will ask you about the > > groups .. use your head "oinstall" is the group for the installation > > files, osdba and osoper are for the osdba and osoper group (easy eh?). > > > > 8) Halfway through, it will ask you if you want to create a database > > say yes and follow instruction - it will be helpful if you play around > > at this point - play around I mean you have to do this a dozen times > > in one day (install, re-install, do it again). This is how I learned. > > > > You know what, I think it would be very hard for me to walk you > > through all the steps. I actually learned all these on my own - by > > reading that freaking 200+ page manual plus reading through all those > > documents in that url link I emailed you last night. > > > > I suggest you be patient, take your time and read through the manuals. > > > > -- > > Lyndon Tiu > > > > > > Quoting Les Ayudo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > how exactly would I assign the the mount points? I mean I don't > > > which > > > directories to actually mount where... ?sorry if this is a dumb ? > > > THnaks. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:48 AM > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > Just give the mount points names you are happy with > > > > > > > > The examples you normally see use U01,U02. > > > > > > > > > > > > It basically means that your software should be installed on > > > different > > > mount > > > > point/disk than your db files. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Sent: woensdag 19 februari 2003 8:49 > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm stuck in the mount section of the tutorial. I'm only trying > > > to setup > > > > one DB and I don't get how I should setup a mount point for the > > > software > > > and > > > > one for each db file using /pm pattern. P is the string constant > > > and m is > > > > the fixed length key to distinguish between mount points. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:23 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been trying to *prepare* my sol box to install > > > Oracle....... > > > > > > > > > > The freakin' install guide is 202 pages long...Is there an > > > easier method > > > > to > > > > > install oracle than reading 200+ pages? Anyone know any good > > > tutorials > > > or > > > > > websites where I can get some newbie info on installing > > > oracle? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > > > > -- > > > > > Author: Les Ayudo > > > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > > > http://www.fatcity.com > > > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting > > > services > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail > > > message > > > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') > > > and in > > > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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