I did promise to report back, so here it is.
The use of symbolic links to redirect storage from default directories
worked fine. I was even able to do this midstream when the Universal
Installer complained about insufficient disk space. $ORACLE_BASE/jre,
$ORACLE_BASE/oui, $ORACLE_BASE/tmp,
This is nice to know.
Thanks Mike, for the update and running the Test..
- Kirti
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I did promise to report back, so here it is.
The use of symbolic links to redirect storage from
I have installed 8.1.7 on a Tru64 5.1 system. I simply copied the CD's into
separate directories on
our NFS mounts, then logged into the system where I wanted to do the
install, found the
installer program, and ran it. I don't remember there being any problems.
I did the same thing when I went
We have followed the HP model and set up a software distribution
(HP calls it a Software Depot) node.
We copy the CDs into appropriate directories as the Oracle
administrator. Then we allow NFS mounts of the SD node file
systems and install from the SD node. We also are running Samba
here
I did the same thing too. One of the advantage is when all of my servers
are at a data center physically located else where. I don't need to phone
up a DC operator and have the CD put into the tray.
Richard
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Ditto here. Me too! Me too! Me too!
Bambi.
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I did the same thing too. One of the advantage is when all of my servers
are at a data center physically located else where. I don't
All,
Thanks for the feedback. I'll give it a shot using symbolic links and let
you know how it turns out.
Mike
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Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:09 PM
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Environment:
Tru64 V5.1 on Alpha 4100/8100
ORA 8.0.6
I have
Mike:
I've unzipped a patch to a mount point different from /oracle (again for
space constraint considerations) and installed from there. It was a
separate stage, since the stage directory was created as part of the unzip
process.
I just pointed the OUI to that mount point/stage when I
