Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Set Up Java Access Bridge to Implement Java Accessibility
  • Command Syntax
  • Conventions
• 1 Oracle Database Installation Checklist
  • Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Installation on Linux
  • Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Oracle User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Storage Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database
  • Deployment Checklist for Oracle Database
• 2 Checking and Configuring the Server for Oracle Database
  • Logging In to a Remote System Using X Window System
  • Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration
  • Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration
  • Preventing Installation Errors Caused by Terminal Output Commands
  • About Installing Oracle Database Software on Oracle Exadata Database Machine
• 3 Automatically Configuring Oracle Linux with Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM
  • About the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM
  • Overview of Oracle Linux Configuration with Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM
  • Installing the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM Using ULN
  • Installing Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM During an Oracle Linux Installation
  • Installing Oracle Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM Using the Oracle Linux yum Server
  • Configure Additional Operating System Features
• 4 Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database on Linux
  • Guidelines for Linux Operating System Installation
    • Completing a Minimal or Default Linux Installation
    • About Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
    • Configuring HugePages on Linux
    • Restrictions for HugePages and Transparent HugePages Configurations
  • Reviewing Operating System Security Common Practices
  • About Installation Fixup Scripts
  • About Operating System Requirements
  • Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
    • General Guidelines for Operating System Packages
    • Supported Oracle Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
    • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
    • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
    • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
    • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for x86-64
    • Installing Operating System Packages
  • Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
    • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux
    • Installing PAM for Login Authentication on Linux
    • Installing OCFS2
    • Installing Oracle Messaging Gateway
    • Installation Requirements for ODBC and LDAP
      • About ODBC Drivers and Oracle Database
      • Installing ODBC Drivers for Linux x86-64
      • About LDAP and Oracle Plug-ins
      • Installing the LDAP Package
    • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux
      • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux x86-64
    • Installation Requirements for Web Browsers
  • Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux
  • Setting Clock Source for VMs on Linux x86-64
  • Confirming Host Name Resolution
  • Setting Transparent HugePages to madvise
  • Using Automatic SSH Configuration During Installation
  • Verifying the Disk I/O Scheduler on Linux 8 and Later Systems
  • Verifying Digital Signature and Integrity of Installation Archive Files
• 5 Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database
  • Required Operating System Groups and Users
    • Determining If an Oracle Inventory and Oracle Inventory Group Exist
    • Creating the Oracle Inventory Group If an Oracle Inventory Does Not Exist
    • About Oracle Installation Owner Accounts
    • Identifying an Oracle Software Owner User Account
  • Oracle Installations with Standard and Job Role Separation Groups and Users
    • About Oracle Installations with Job Role Separation
    • Standard Oracle Database Groups for Database Administrators
    • Extended Oracle Database Groups for Job Role Separation
    • Creating an ASMSNMP User
    • Oracle Automatic Storage Management Groups for Job Role Separation
  • Creating Operating System Privileges Groups
    • Creating the OSDBA for ASM Group
    • Creating the OSOPER for ASM Group
    • Creating the OSDBA Group for Database Installations
    • Creating an OSOPER Group for Database Installations
    • Creating the OSBACKUPDBA Group for Database Installations
    • Creating the OSDGDBA Group for Database Installations
    • Creating the OSKMDBA Group for Database Installations
    • Creating the OSRACDBA Group for Database Installations
  • Creating Operating System Oracle Installation User Accounts
    • Creating an Oracle Software Owner User
    • Environment Requirements for Oracle Software Owners
    • Procedure for Configuring Oracle Software Owner Environments
    • Modifying Oracle Owner User Groups
    • Checking Resource Limits for Oracle Software Installation Users
  • Creating Oracle Database Vault User Accounts
  • Unsetting Oracle Installation Owner Environment Variables
• 6 Configuring Networks for Oracle Database
  • About Oracle Database Network Configuration Options
  • About Assigning Global Database Names During Installation
  • Network Configuration for Computers Completed After Installation
  • Network Configuration for Multihome Computers
  • Setting the ORACLE_HOSTNAME Environment Variable
  • Network Configuration for Computers with Multiple Aliases
• 7 Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure
  • Supported Storage Options for Oracle Database
  • About Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM
    • Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM Support on Linux x86–64
    • Restrictions and Guidelines for Oracle ACFS
  • File System Options for Oracle Database
  • Guidelines for Placing Oracle Database Files On a File System or Logical Volume
  • About NFS Storage for Data Files
  • About Direct NFS Client Mounts to NFS Storage Devices
• 8 Configuring File System Storage for Oracle Database
  • Deploying Oracle Direct NFS
    • Configuring NFS Buffer Size Parameters for Oracle Database
    • Checking TCP Network Protocol Buffer for Direct NFS Client
    • Creating an oranfstab File for Direct NFS Client
    • Enabling and Disabling Direct NFS Client Control of NFS
    • Enabling Hybrid Columnar Compression on Direct NFS Client
  • Deploying a DAX-Enabled File System for Persistent Memory Database
    • About Using a DAX-Enabled File System for Persistent Memory Database
    • Creating a DAX-Enabled File System for Persistent Memory Database
  • Creating a Database on PMEM Storage Using Oracle DBCA
• 9 Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • Configuring Storage for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
    • Identifying Storage Requirements for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
    • Oracle ASM Disk Space Requirements
    • ASM Disk Group Options for Installation
    • Using an Existing Oracle ASM Disk Group
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Using Oracle ASMFD
    • About Oracle ASM with Oracle ASM Filter Driver
    • Configuring Oracle ASM Filter Driver
      • Configuring Oracle ASM Filter Driver During Installation
      • Configuring Oracle ASM Filter Driver After Installation
    • Migrating Oracle ASM Disk Groups From ASMLIB to Oracle ASM Filter Driver
    • Determining If Oracle ASM Filter Driver Is Configured
  • Creating DAS or SAN Disk Partitions for Oracle Automatic Storage Management
  • Creating Directories for Oracle Database Files
  • Creating Files on a NAS Device for Use with Oracle Automatic Storage Management
  • Configuring NVMe Over Fabrics Storage Devices with Oracle ASM
    • About Using NVMe Over Fabrics Devices for Data Files
    • Requirements and Guidelines for NVMe Over Fabrics Storage
    • Creating an NVMe-oF Storage Target
    • Creating an NVMe Configuration File and Using NVMe-oF Devices
• 10 Installing and Configuring Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • About Image-Based Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation
  • Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server for an Existing Database
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Using a Software-Only Installation
    • About Oracle Grid Infrastructure Software-Only Installations
    • Installing Software Binaries for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
    • Configuring Software Binaries for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server
  • Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone Server Using Command-Line Interface
  • Testing the Oracle Automatic Storage Management Installation
  • Relinking Oracle Restart and Oracle ASM Binaries
  • Configuring Oracle ASM Disk Groups Manually using Oracle ASMCA
  • Enabling Oracle ACFS on Oracle Restart Configurations
  • Applying Patches During an Oracle Grid Infrastructure Installation or Upgrade
  • Patching and Switching Oracle Grid Infrastructure Homes
• 11 Installing Oracle Database
  • About Image-Based Oracle Database Installation
  • About Deploying Oracle Database Using Oracle Fleet Patching and Provisioning
  • Downloading Oracle Software
    • Downloading the Installation Archive Files from the Oracle Database Website
    • Downloading the Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
  • About Character Set Selection During Installation
  • About Automatic Memory Management Installation Options
  • Running the Installer in a Different Language
  • Installing the Oracle Database Software
    • Setup Wizard Installation Options for Creating Images
    • Applying Patches During an Oracle Database Installation or Upgrade
    • Running Oracle Database Setup Wizard to Install Oracle Database
    • Installing Oracle Database Using Command-Line Interface
  • Installing Oracle Database Using RPM Packages
    • About RPM-Based Oracle Database Installation
    • Restrictions and Guidelines for RPM-Based Installations
    • RPM Packages Naming Convention
    • Running RPM Packages to Install Oracle Database
  • Installing Standard Edition High Availability
    • About Standard Edition High Availability
    • Requirements for Installing Standard Edition High Availability
    • Deploying Standard Edition High Availability
      • Installing Standard Edition High Availability Database Software on Local File System
      • Installing Standard Edition High Availability Database Software on Oracle ACFS
      • Creating a Standard Edition High Availability Database Using Oracle DBCA
  • Single-Server Rolling Database Maintenance
• 12 Configuring Oracle Homes
  • Evolution of Oracle Homes
    • About Read-Only Oracle Homes
    • About Oracle Base Home
    • About Oracle Base Config
    • About orabasetab
    • Location of Networking Files in a Read-Only Oracle Home
  • Enabling a Read-Only Oracle Home
  • Copying demo Directories to Oracle Base Home
  • Determining If an Oracle Home is Read-Only
  • File Path and Directory Changes in Read-Only Oracle Homes
• 13 Oracle Database Postinstallation Tasks
  • Oracle Database Patching
    • About Oracle Database Release Update Patches
    • Downloading Release Update Patches
    • Applying Out-of-Place Oracle Database Patches
    • Patching Oracle Database Using Oracle FPP Local Mode
  • Required Postinstallation Tasks
    • Unlocking Accounts and Resetting Oracle Database User Passwords
      • Requirements for Database Passwords
      • Oracle Database System Privileges Accounts and Passwords
      • Guidelines for Changing System Privileges Account Passwords
      • Using SQL*Plus to Lock, Unlock Accounts, and Reset Passwords
  • Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
    • Setting Language and Locale Preferences for Client Connections
    • Recompile Invalid Objects in the Database
    • About Installing Oracle Autonomous Health Framework
  • About Changes in Default SGA Permissions for Oracle Database
  • Checking Installed Oracle Database Contents and Directory Location
  • Enabling and Disabling Oracle Database Options After Installation
    • Chopt Tool
  • Creating a Fast Recovery Area
    • About the Fast Recovery Area and the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
    • Creating the Fast Recovery Area Disk Group
  • Cloning Oracle Database
    • Cloning an Oracle Database Home Using an Image File
    • Cloning an Oracle Database Home Using clone.pl
• 14 Removing Oracle Database Software
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Oracle Deinstallation (Deinstall)
  • Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database
  • Downgrading Oracle Restart
  • Removing an RPM-based Oracle Database Installation
  • Deinstalling Previous Release Grid Home
  • Changing the Oracle Restart Home Path
• A Oracle Grid Infrastructure Command-Line Options
  • gridSetup.sh Command
  • gridSetup.sh -setupHome
  • gridSetup.sh -setupHomeAs
  • gridSetup.sh -configureStandaloneServer
  • gridSetup.sh -switchGridhome
  • gridSetup.sh -createGoldImage
  • gridSetup.sh -upgrade
  • gridSetup.sh -downgrade
• B Oracle Database Installer Command-Line Options
  • runInstaller Command
  • runInstaller -setupDBHome
  • runInstaller -setupDBHomeAs
  • runInstaller -createDatabase
  • runInstaller -createGoldImage
• C Completing Preinstallation Tasks Manually
  • Configuring Kernel Parameters for Linux
    • Minimum Parameter Settings for Installation
    • Changing Kernel Parameter Values
    • Configuring Additional Kernel Settings for SUSE Linux
    • Setting UDP and TCP Kernel Parameters Manually
  • Configuring Default Thread Limits Value for SUSE Linux
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Using Oracle ASMLIB
    • About Oracle ASM with Oracle ASMLIB
    • Installing and Configuring Oracle ASMLIB Software
    • Configuring Disk Devices to Use Oracle ASMLIB
    • Administering Oracle ASMLIB and Disks
    • Deinstalling Oracle ASMLIB On Oracle Database
  • Configuring Storage Device Path Persistence Manually
    • Configuring Device Persistence Manually for Oracle ASM
• D Response Files
  • Modes for Oracle DBCA Noninteractive (Silent) Configuration
  • Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
  • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
    • Editing a Response File Template
    • Recording Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
  • Running Configuration Assistants Using Response Files
    • Running Net Configuration Assistant Using Response Files
    • Running Oracle DBCA Using Response Files
  • Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File Created During Installation
    • Using the Installation Response File for Postinstallation Configuration
    • Running Postinstallation Configuration Using Response File
• E Optimal Flexible Architecture
  • About the Optimal Flexible Architecture Standard
  • About Multiple Oracle Homes Support
  • About the Oracle Inventory Directory and Installation
  • Oracle Base Directory Naming Convention
  • Oracle Home Directory Naming Convention
  • Optimal Flexible Architecture File Path Examples
• F Managing Oracle Database Port Numbers
  • About Managing Ports
  • Oracle Database Component Port Numbers and Protocols