Basic installation: X11 for Oracle Linux 6.3

Hi All,
I created Oracle VM and installed Linux 6.3 as operation system. First try with X Windows and X11 shows, that I can not start X-Appse.g. xclock --> command not found!
How can I correct install oderwise configure X11 for Oracle Linux 6.3
Regards,
Moh

I guess Oracle VM VirtualBox and Oracle VM can be misleading. Oracle should better call it Oracle Virtualbox, without VM in the name. Fyi: http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/virtualization/oraclevm/index.html
Anyway, a default installation of Oracle Linux or RHEL 6 does not install the X Window system and a graphical user desktop. If you want to run X11 applications you have 2 options:
- Use remote access from a system that has X Window server installed
- Install X Window and a window manager on your virtual machine.
If this is a new installation and you use it locally then I suggest to re-install the system and customize the package selection. You should see a prompt "customize now" during the installation where you can select the Desktop packages.

Similar Messages

Where to download and how to install X Window System for Oracle Linux 5 ?

Folks,
Hello. I am using Oracle Linux 5 and Oracle Database 11g for PIA.
Before install Oracle DB 11g into Oracle Linux 5, we need to install X Window System according to the document page 2 http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/install.111/b32285.pdf
But I don't know where to download and how to install X Window System for Oracle Linux 5.
Can any folk provide a link to download X Window System and tutorial to install it for Oracle Linux 5 ?

You can address the problem in a number of different ways.
You can install X-windows from the installation DVD or setup access to the Oracle public software repository as described in http://public-yum.oracle.com. In which case, the command to install X-windows is: yum groupinstall "X Window System"
Or, you login remotely and and use SSH with X-forwarding, in which case the software on the server will use the X-Windows server on your client system. This is probably the preferred way since you do not have X-windows installed on the server. For more details about SSH forwarding and howto, please see Install Oracle 11gR2 on Ubuntu Linux 11.04 (64-bit) Howto part 2 Oracle Universal Installer.

Oracle 11gR2 certification for Oracle Linux 6

Hello,
According to Oracle documentation, database certification and support for Oracle 11gR2 under Oracle Linux starts with 11.2.0.3.
I was wondering if this might have anything to do with the i386 software prerequisites. Speaking of Oracle 11gR2 x86_64, the need for i386 libraries was removed with 11gR2 11.2.0.2. Or in other words, one can go straight to 11.2.0.2 without the need to install any 32-bit libraries.
Under Oracle Linux 5 x86_64, the "oracle-validated" package triggers the installation of several i386 packages. Under Oracle Linux 6 x86_64, the oracle-rdbms-server-11gr2-preinstall package uses x86_64 only. Under Oracle Linux 6, i386 changed to i686.
For what it's worth, I have installed Oracle 11gR2 database 11.2.0.1 under Oracle Linux 6.1 to 6.3, both x86_64, simply by using the oracle-rdbms-server-11gr2-preinstall package, and so far have not noticed any problems. Is there some information available, why 11.2.0.1 (x86_64) should not be used or is not certified for Oracle Linux 6 (x86_64)?
Thanks.

I was afraid of that. Since the question is Oracle Linux 6 specific, I thought I'd try my luck here, thinking that if I get an answer, then probably here. Maybe it was not very realistic to get an answer anyway.
For what it's worth. Using "oracle-validated" under Oracle Linux 5, and "oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall" under Oracle Linux 6, I was able to install Oracle 11gR2 11.2.0.1 just fine, both platforms x86_64 and 32-bit. I have not found any operational issues yet and it seems to run perfectly well.
The only trouble I had was with Grid Infrastructure 11.2.0.1, and here 11.2.0.3 is indeed required for it to install. I made a custom patch, just a few lines and after that 11.2.0.1, both x86_64 and 32-bit installed just fine and is fully operational.
I'm though I could post the patch. I guess it might make those people happy who do not have access to Oracle support and download 11.2.0.3. The patch will allow them to use the 11gR2 OTN version and install it under Oracle Linux 6. It won't be certified, but it is good enough for the purpose of education.
I'm closing the thread.

What are the installation steps for Oracle Fusion HCM

Hi all
I will like to ask, what are the installation steps for Oracle Fusion HCM as well as can it work on Windows or only on virtual machine?
Thanks

If you're looking to install Fusion HCM, your best bet is to install on linux, eg, Oracle Enterprise Linux. It's up to you whether you put that in a Virtual Machine or not. I don't think Windows is an available platform for Fusion Apps at the moment, although am prepared to be corrected if you find anything to the contrary!
If you're looking to do an install on your own PC/laptop, you're probably out of luck - you'll be needing around 128GB of RAM. Check out this post:
http://onlineappsdba.com/index.php/2011/11/02/fusion-applications-128-gb-memory-and-500-gb-disk-space-are-you-ready/
Atul has also posted some good stuff on installing:
http://onlineappsdba.com/index.php/2011/06/15/install-oracle-fusion-applications-in-10-steps/

Installation Requirements for Oracle Apps Forms and Report Services OEL

Hi all.
Where can i find detail information about the installation requirements for Oracle Application Server Forms and Report Services under OEL 4 (Oracle Enterprise Linux) or OEL 5?
It seems there's only information about Oracle Application Server in general, not the reduced or partiuclar distribution, Forms and Reports Services.
Thanks in advance ....!

I already saw the documentation for Forms and Reports Services Installation.
This thread is about the specific requirements, if any, for this product on OEL 5 or OEL 4.
See, there's a note on Metalink(546174.1) regarding some specific issues about installing Oracle Application Server on OEL5, but i'm not sure if this involves Oracle Application Server Forms and Reports Services.
The idea is to know if these issues applies to this specific distribution .
Hope you understand my question now. Thanks in advance

Installation guide for Oracle form/report 6i developer

Hi all,
Does anybody had an experienced to install Oracle form/report 6i developer or where i can find a step by step installation guide for Oracle form/report 6i developer? I've downloaded Oracle form/report 6i developer software and follow the installation guide but it's very unclear. And of course, failed few times. Please, help me out.
Note: My OS is rhel 3(update 6) and I picked custom install (because i just need Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, Sql*Plus)
thanks in advance.

See Metalink Note: 133125.1
This is basically all that remains available for that version specific to installations.

CVE-2014-6271 and CVE-2014-7169 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Linux

Hi,
Can you suggest from where we need to download bash rpm for OEL 6 :-
bash-4.1.2-15.el6_5.2.x86_64.rpm
bash-doc-4.1.2-15.el6_5.2.x86_64.rpm
Thanks in Advance !!
Mukesh

First see the document I linked about creating a local yum mirror (How to Create a Local Yum Repository for Oracle Linux). I very strongly recommend setting this up so your systems can get other updates besides bash.
The individual RPMs can be found at Index of /repo/OracleLinux/OL6/latest/x86_64/ -- but I cannot stress the importance of updating entire systems rather than just bash. If you are not updating your systems periodically, bash is just one of your worries (as you're undoubtedly vulnerable to hundreds of other exploits in other packages besides Shellshock). Please set up an update repository and use it.
Patching only the vulnerabilities you see in the news is equivalent to locking your home's front door, but leaving the security alarm disconnected and the back door held open with a doorstop. You need all the updates, not just bash.

Oracle databse 10g express edition 64 bits for oracle linux 64bits

Can I find somewere where i do downlod of oracle database 10g XE 64bits for oracle linux 64bits
Please help me.
I realy need this database !
thank's
Dênio
Edited by: 968495 on 30/10/2012 10:17

All 10g oracle is under extended support, the XE 10g version was yanked from the download pages at about the time 10g went Extended.
Probably won't be able to get a download from anywhere under oracle.com but there might be a few sites that still have it hosted. Try google.

Which file must i download for Oracle Linux

Hi.
I have decided to download Oracle Enterprise Linux 6 on vmware.
But when i look Oracle's edelivery site.
files are : http://i.imgur.com/kXuwe.png
There are 4 files for Oracle Linux.
Above there is a sign ;
TIP View the Readme file(s) to help decide which files you need to download.
But in readme file dont mention for these files. Only say "You don't need to download source files".
What is the difference between first and second file? Which one must i download ?
Thanks.
Edited by: 937411 on 29.May.2012 14:17

937411 wrote:
What is the difference between first and second file? Which one must i download ? The first one is the full install DVD and is the one that you'll need if you don't already have OL6. The second one is a very small boot image that can be used if you already have an OL6 package mirror locally.

Reference book for Oracle Linux exam 1Z0-402

Hi gurus!
Can you please give me useful reference books which cover the al topics for Oracle Linux Exam 1Z0-402 preparation?
Thanks
Mokarem

Can you please give me useful reference books which cover the al topics for Oracle Linux Exam 1Z0-402 preparation?By itself, 1Z0-402 does not grant any certification. Presumably you are going for Oracle Linux Administrator Certified Associate. That certification path also requires passing 1Z0-403. However, you can skip 1Z0-402 if you already have one of several other industry Linux certifications (LPI, Linux+, Ubuntu, Red Hat, or Novell). My recommendation would be to go for one of these certifications, then skip straight to the 1Z0-403 exam. I suggest that for several reasons:
1. There is a lot more study resources for exams like CompTIAs Linux+ available.
2. The other Linux certifications are better known than Oracle's.
3. Since 1Z0-402 by itself does not grant a certification, going this route gets you two certifications for the price of one.
Edited by: matthew_morris on Nov 16, 2012 12:47 AM (Fixed dyslexic Exam # typos that Bigdelboy pointed out.)

No GUI after reboot for Oracle Linux 6 installation

I am trying to resolve an Oracle Linux 6.2 (64 bit) installation issue. I selected Oracle Linux server default setup and after the reboot, the X-Window or KDE GUI graphical
interface does not come up. Instead, I get a command line prompt. Any idea how to resolve this issue to get an Oracle Linux 6 installation with graphical interface?

875554 wrote:
I am trying to resolve an Oracle Linux 6.2 (64 bit) installation issue. I selected Oracle Linux server default setup and after the reboot, the X-Window or KDE GUI graphical
interface does not come up. There is no GUI by default on Oracle Linux 6, you need to specifically select one during install. There are PLENTY of topics about this, so perhaps try searching for an issue first, next time?

Any Free Simple Animator player for Oracle Linux?

Guys,
I used to run "Xanim" on Solaris. And it worked great. Now I'm switching to Oracle / Linux And I'm looking for a simple player that I can install and run either .fli, .flc, Gif, .Mov, or any other small program in Linux. I'm basically want is the player only Where I can installer it. and run some movie animation purposely stressing the CPU's .
-Thank You,
John Santos

I have recently come across an interesting way to stress-test a CPU by using the command:
yes > /dev/null
For instance:
$ yes >/dev/null &
[1] 29865
$ yes >/dev/null &
[2] 29866
$ ps au
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root      3147 0.0 0.0   3808   492 tty1     Ss+ Oct19   0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
root      3148 0.0 0.0   3808   492 tty2     Ss+ Oct19   0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
root      3149 0.0 0.0   3808   496 tty3     Ss+ Oct19   0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
root      3150 0.0 0.0   3808   496 tty4     Ss+ Oct19   0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
root      3151 0.0 0.0   3808   492 tty5     Ss+ Oct19   0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
root      3152 0.0 0.0   3808   492 tty6     Ss+ Oct19   0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
root      3258 0.0 0.1 79748 5732 tty7     Ss+ Oct19   0:02 /usr/bin/Xorg : 0 -br -audit 0 -auth /
oracle   26302 0.0 0.0 66200 1648 pts/1    Ss   Oct20   0:00 -bash
oracle   29865 57.5 0.0 58920   520 pts/1    R    03:18   0:04 yes
oracle   29866 48.3 0.0 58920   520 pts/1    R    03:18   0:02 yes
oracle   29868 0.0 0.0 65612   996 pts/1    R+   03:18   0:00 ps au
(to kill the thing)
$ kill -9 29865
$ kill -9 29866
Regarding video playback, I was wondering about Videolan VLC and it is even available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux :0 Just go to http://www.videolan.org. VLC can play pretty much every common movie format, and it think it is the most versatile video player. You can even use it to stream/boradcast video and connect to several devices, including firewire. I think it pretty much replaced mplayer, though it is still used, i.e. ffmpegX media encoder and converter.
Edited by: Dude on Oct 20, 2011 6:31 PM

How do you recompile the kernel for oracle linux 6.3

Hello,
I have installed Oracle linux 6.3 default settings on x86_64 bit pc
I have some questions:
1. What public yum repositories contain the oracle linux 6.3 kernel source code ?
2. Is the oracle linux 6.3 kernel source code on OracleLinux-R6-U3-src-dvd1.iso or OracleLinux-R6-U3-src-dvd2.iso , can I use this to recompile a new kernel ?
3. Do you have the steps/commands needed to set options and compile a installable kernel[rpm] on oracle linux 6.3 x86_64.
4. What gui tools are available in the desktop to manage settings e.g sound/volume or to install additional gui utilities.
5. Is there some documentation help on using the oracle linux desktop ?. If so where is it located .
Thankyou
Glenn

Glenn D. wrote:
1. What public yum repositories contain the oracle linux 6.3 kernel source code ?None of them. The Oracle Linux kernel source code can be found here:
https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS/
https://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/
And our git repositories are here:
https://oss.oracle.com/git/
The default kernel in OL6.3 is here:
https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=linux-uek-2.6.39.git;a=summary
2. Is the oracle linux 6.3 kernel source code on OracleLinux-R6-U3-src-dvd1.iso or OracleLinux-R6-U3-src-dvd2.iso , can I use this to recompile a new kernel ?Actually, I have no idea which DVD the source code is on.
3. Do you have the steps/commands needed to set options and compile a installable kernel[rpm] on oracle linux 6.3 x86_64.No, you'd need to decide that for yourself. The kernel source is complex and can be very tricky to recompile.
4. What gui tools are available in the desktop to manage settings e.g sound/volume or to install additional gui utilities.Wow, topic shift. GNOME Control Center manages settings and installing new utilities is done by Pirut.
5. Is there some documentation help on using the oracle linux desktop ?. If so where is it located .Oracle Linux isn't intended to be used as a desktop. All the documentation is here:
https://linux.oracle.com/documentation/
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/index.html

MDM V10 Installation error on Oracle Linux 6.4,Weblogic Server

Hi Friends, I have installed MDM v10.0 on Oralce Linux 6.4 and Weblogic 1.3.6 AS. Initially it went fine and I had to restart the server and I stopped all the Deployments and erstarted the weblogic. After restart when i try to start the deployments i got an error so ran Post Installation script for HUB Server.This is where I am getting an error posted below: Error in initializing server.com.siperian.common.SipRuntimeException: SIP-09070: Failed to initialize repository layer. SIP-09070: Failed to initialize repository layer. Error in initializing server at com.siperian.common.SipRuntimeException.appendContext(SipRuntimeException.java:50) at com.delos.cmx.server.webconsole.AppListener.contextInitialized(AppListener.java:35) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager$FireContextListenerAction.run(EventsManager.java:481) at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321) at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:120) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager.notifyContextCreatedEvent(EventsManager.java:181) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.preloadResources(WebAppServletContext.java:1868) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.start(WebAppServletContext.java:3154) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:1518) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:484) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:52) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ScopedModuleDriver.start(ScopedModuleDriver.java:200) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleListenerInvoker.start(ModuleListenerInvoker.java:247) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:52) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.StartModulesFlow.activate(StartModulesFlow.java:27) at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment$2.next(BaseDeployment.java:671) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:52) at weblogic.application.internal.BaseDeployment.activate(BaseDeployment.java:212) at weblogic.application.internal.EarDeployment.activate(EarDeployment.java:59) at weblogic.application.internal.DeploymentStateChecker.activate(DeploymentStateChecker.java:161) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.AppContainerInvoker.activate(AppContainerInvoker.java:79) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.AbstractOperation.activate(AbstractOperation.java:569) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.ActivateOperation.activateDeployment(ActivateOperation.java:150) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.ActivateOperation.doCommit(ActivateOperation.java:116) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.operations.AbstractOperation.commit(AbstractOperation.java:323) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.handleDeploymentCommit(DeploymentManager.java:844) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.activateDeploymentList(DeploymentManager.java:1253) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentManager.handleCommit(DeploymentManager.java:440) at weblogic.deploy.internal.targetserver.DeploymentServiceDispatcher.commit(DeploymentServiceDispatcher.java:163) at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.doCommitCallback(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:195) at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.access$100(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:13) at weblogic.deploy.service.internal.targetserver.DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer$2.run(DeploymentReceiverCallbackDeliverer.java:68) at weblogic.work.SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl$WorkAdapterImpl.run(SelfTuningWorkManagerImpl.java:545) at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.execute(ExecuteThread.java:256) at weblogic.work.ExecuteThread.run(ExecuteThread.java:221)Caused By: com.delos.cmx.server.InitializationException: SIP-09070: Failed to initialize repository layer. at com.delos.cmx.server.Initialization.initializeRepositoryLayer(Initialization.java:414) at com.delos.cmx.server.Initialization.initializeDataLayer(Initialization.java:389) at com.delos.cmx.server.Initialization.load(Initialization.java:796) at com.delos.cmx.server.Initialization.loadWithMonitoring(Initialization.java:715) at com.delos.cmx.server.Initialization.performInitializationWithMonitoring(Initialization.java:638) at com.delos.cmx.server.webconsole.AppListener.contextInitialized(AppListener.java:32) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager$FireContextListenerAction.run(EventsManager.java:481) at weblogic.security.acl.internal.AuthenticatedSubject.doAs(AuthenticatedSubject.java:321) at weblogic.security.service.SecurityManager.runAs(SecurityManager.java:120) at weblogic.servlet.internal.EventsManager.notifyContextCreatedEvent(EventsManager.java:181) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.preloadResources(WebAppServletContext.java:1868) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppServletContext.start(WebAppServletContext.java:3154) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.startContexts(WebAppModule.java:1518) at weblogic.servlet.internal.WebAppModule.start(WebAppModule.java:484) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver$3.next(ModuleStateDriver.java:425) at weblogic.application.utils.StateMachineDriver.nextState(StateMachineDriver.java:52) at weblogic.application.internal.flow.ModuleStateDriver.start(ModuleStateDriver.java:119) Can anyone please help me to resolve the issue as I am newbie to MDM? Thanks,Purna

Hello everybody,I'm trying to install Informatica MDM multidomain 9.7.1 on Linux with Oracle 11g R2 Express and JBoss 7.1.1 Final. But, an error occured during the post-installation. That is the log file "postInstallSetup.log" : home/oracle/Logiciels/InformaticaMDM/bin/build.xml:291: The following error occurred while executing this line:/home/oracle/Logiciels/InformaticaMDM/bin/build.xml:328: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/jboss/as/controller/client/ModelControllerClient$Factory at com.siperian.build.jboss.anttask.JbossTask.getClient(JbossTask.java:66) at com.siperian.build.jboss.anttask.JmsConnectionFactoryTask.execute(JmsConnectionFactoryTask.java:21) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:435) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:456) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1393) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.SingleCheckExecutor.executeTargets(SingleCheckExecutor.java:38) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1248) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Ant.execute(Ant.java:440) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.CallTarget.execute(CallTarget.java:105) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:435) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:456) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1393) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1364) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1248) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:851) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:235) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.start(Main.java:198) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.main(Main.java:286)Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.jboss.as.controller.client.ModelControllerClient$Factory at org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader.findClassInComponents(AntClassLoader.java:1366) at org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader.findClass(AntClassLoader.java:1315) at org.apache.tools.ant.AntClassLoader.loadClass(AntClassLoader.java:1068) at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247) ... 31 more Can someone help me please???

Spacewalk quickstart for Oracle linux 6.1

I have spacewalk installed following the instructions at https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk/wiki/HowToInstall. I am completely stuck regarding what to do next.
My question is, how do I register my new spacewalk server with oracle linux network in order to subscribe to channels and start downloading updates?
I am under the impression there is a command similar to rhn_register to get this spacewalk server registered with OLN. I am at a dead end here any insight would be appreciated.

user12289873 wrote:
I have a basic question, is Oracle Management Pack for Linux a stand alone application or like the name indicates a pack to another larger application ?The Linux Management Pack is part of Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control. It requires a full install of Grid Control, which includes Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition, Oracle WebLogic Server and Enterprise Manager Grid Control itself. However, once you have this installed, it is better suited to managing and maintaining large groups of Oracle Linux servers than Spacewalk. Spacewalk has no internal capabilities to manage Oracle Linux boxes and requires continual tweaking in order to keep it working, in the same way you can't actually manage large groups of Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers with it (requires the actual Satellite Server product) without lots of tweaking.
For example, in order for Spacewalk to work, you have to keep using the rep_populate.sh script you're currently using to create local yum mirrors to import into Spacewalk. The Spacewalk server itself won't talk to ULN without code hacking, as far as I could tell. While Spacewalk can be made to work, it's not straightforward and there is no documentation online on how to get it to work with Oracle Linux. It's a lot of trial and error with manipulating the CentOS instructions.
BTW, we include all the licenses you need for the entire stack with your Oracle Linux basic or premier subscription, so you can install the entire stack! Furthermore, you can then start to explore managing the rest of your Oracle products from a central location. Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control can handle management from the operating system (or virtualization layer if you start looking at Oracle VM) all the way up the stack through the database to application servers and beyond.

Basic installation: X11 for Oracle Linux 6.3

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for