Operating System Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC

Review the checklist for operating system requirements for Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation.

Table 1-2 Operating System General Checklist for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC

Check Task
Operating system general requirements

OpenSSH installed manually, if you do not have it installed already as part of a default Linux installation.

Review the system requirements section for a list of minimum package requirements. Use the same operating system kernel and packages on each cluster member node.

  • Oracle Linux 9 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7: 5.15.0-1.43.4.2.el9uek.x86_64 or later
    Oracle Linux 9 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel: 5.14.0-70.22.1.0.2.el9_0.x86_64 or later

  • Oracle Linux 8.8 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7: 5.15.0-202.135.2.el8uek.x86_64 or later
    Oracle Linux 8.1 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6: 5.4.17-2011.0.7.el8uek.x86_64 or later
    Oracle Linux 8 with the Red Hat Compatible kernel: 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 or later

  • Oracle Linux 7.4 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 4: 4.1.12-124.19.2.el7uek.x86_64 or later
    Oracle Linux 7.4 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 5: 4.14.35-1818.1.6.el7uek.x86_64 or later
    Oracle Linux 7.7 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6: 5.4.17-2011.4.4.el7uek.x86_64 or later
    Oracle Linux 7.5 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel: 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64 or later

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: 5.14.0-70.22.1.el9_0.x86_64 or later

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 or later

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5: 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64 or later

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: 4.12.14-23-default or later

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3: 4.4.162-94.72-default or later

Review the system requirements section for a list of minimum package requirements.
IBM: Linux on System z operating system requirements

The following IBM: Linux on System z kernels are supported:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2: 5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2.s390x or later

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3: 4.18.0-240.el8.s390x or later

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4: 3.10.0-693.el7.s390x or later

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: 5.3.18-57-default s390x or later

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: 4.4.73-5-default s390x or later

Review the system requirements section for a list of minimum package requirements.
Linux for Arm (aarch64) operating system requirements

Starting with Oracle Database 19c Release 19.19, the Linux for Arm (aarch64) operating system is supported with the following minimum supported version:

Oracle Linux 8.6 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7: 5.15.0-6.80.3.1.el8uek.aarch64 or later
Note: Oracle recommends that you update Oracle Linux 8 to the latest available release level.

Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM for Oracle Linux

If you use Oracle Linux, then Oracle recommends that you run an Oracle Database preinstallation RPM for your Linux release to configure your operating system for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure installations.
Oracle RPM Checker utility for IBM: Linux on System z

Oracle recommends that you use the Oracle RPM Checker utility to verify that you have the required Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE packages installed on your IBM: Linux on System z operating system before you start the Oracle Database or Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation.

Disable Transparent HugePages

Oracle recommends that you disable Transparent HugePages and use standard HugePages for enhanced performance.

Parent topic: Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation Checklist