Oracle 11gR2 RAC on Oracle Linux

Folks, need some help in finding the correct asmlib for this linux box, have already tired one and screwed up one box, now trying on 2nd one.
Here is info: Oracle Linux Server release 5.6   x86_64
Please advice, I'm looking at here and tried this one, but it's not working too:
Intel EM64T (x86_64) Architecture
Library and Tools
    oracleasm-support-2.1.8-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
    oracleasmlib-2.0.4-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/linux/downloads/rhel5-084877.html#oracleasm_rhel5_amd64
and this is my oracleasm status on the server:
[root@rac1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep -i oracleasm
oracleasm-support-2.1.4-1.el5
oracleasm-2.6.18-238.el5xen-2.0.5-1.el5
oracleasm-2.6.18-238.el5debug-2.0.5-1.el5
oracleasm-2.6.18-238.el5-2.0.5-1.el5
Please assist, do I need to upgrade or ... how to fix this problem and proceed to complete the Oracle RAC setup.
Thanks in advance.

ASMLib is becoming "obsolete" (by system admins, not by Oracle Corp) and believe it will soon disappear.
For RHEL6 or Oracle Linux 6, Oracle will only provide ASMLib software and updates for the UEK Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel for Oracle Linux.
I recommend you use udev rules instead.
Configuring Storage for Oracle Grid Infrastructure for a Cluster and Oracle RAC
ORACLE-BASE - UDEV SCSI Rules Configuration for ASM in Oracle Linux 5 and 6

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Folks,
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Folks,
Hello.
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All items for rac2 are passed. There is only one item for rac1 is not passed as follows:
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Comment: failed
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2) In the file /etc/profile, add line "umask 0022" at the end of the file.
3) In the file /etc/csh.cshrc, change the line "umask 002" to "umask 0022".
In rac2, I got the same issue in the past. I just change the line "umask 0002" to "umask 0022" in the file /etc/bashrc and the issue is solved.
But in rac1, I have tried each of the 3 options and also combined 1) and 2), 1) and 3), 2) and 3), 1) and 2) and 3). Totally, that's 7 options. But all of 7 options cannot solve the issue.
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255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8844 cylinders
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 8844 71039398+ 83 Linux
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255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8844 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
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255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 17784 cylinders
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
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255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 53352 cylinders
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brw-r----- 1 root disk 8, 80 Aug 8 17:52 /dev/sdf
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
Disk /dev/sde: 438.8 GB, 438835347456 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 53352 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
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/dev/sde1 1 53352 428549908+ 83 Linux
Disk /dev/sdf: 438.8 GB, 438835347456 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 53352 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
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Edited by: user12144220 on Aug 10, 2011 1:10 AM
Edited by: user12144220 on Aug 10, 2011 1:11 AM
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Installing Oracle 11gR2 RAC Problem: ASM disks

Folks,
Hello. I am installing Oracle 11gR2 RAC using 2 Virtual Machines (rac1 and rac2 whose OS are Oracle Linux 5.6) in VMPlayer and according to the tutorial
http://appsdbaworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/10/11gr2-rac-on-linux-56-using-vmware.html
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Output: Marking disk "ASMDISK1" as an ASM disk: OK
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[root@rac1 /]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm createdisk ASMDISK1 /dev/sdb1
Output: Marking disk "ASMDISK1" as an ASM disk: failed
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[root@rac1 /]# /etc/init.d/oracleasm listdisks
Output: ASMDISK1 ASMDISK2 ASMDISK3 ASMDISK4 ASMDISK5
My questions are:
First, can the 5 disks "ASMDISK1 ASMDISK2 ASMDISK3 ASMDISK4 ASMDISK5" be used correctly in spite of Marking disk "ASMDISK1(2 3 4 5)" as an ASM disk failed ?
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Folks,
Hello. The issue is solved by myself. Thanks.

Install Oracle 11gR2 RAC : Cannot remove directory bootstrap under /tmp

Folks,
Hello. I am installing Oracle 11gR2 RAC using 2 Virtual Machines (rac1 and rac2 whose OS are Oracle Linux 5.6) in VMPlayer and according to the tutorial
http://appsdbaworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/10/11gr2-rac-on-linux-56-using-vmware.html
I am installing Grid infrastructure. I am on step 7 of 10 (verify Grid installation enviroment) and get this error:
"Free Space: Rac2: /tmp
Cause: Could not determine mount point for location specified.
Action: Ensure location specified is available.
Expected value: n/a
Actual value: n/a "
In order to fix the above error, I run "cluster verification utility" according to
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Folks,
Hello. Thanks a lot for replying. I have just run the 2 commands:
[root@rac2 \]# chown -R ora11g:dba /u01
[root@rac2 \]# chmod -R 775 /u01
ora11g is the user who installs the Grid and /u01 is the directory where Grid is installed and dba is the group.
I go back to Grid Installer Step 7 of 10 in rac1 and check again and see as below:
Free Space: Rac2 : /tmp
Cause: Could not determine mount point for location specified.
Action: Ensure location specified is available
Expected Value: n/a
Actual Value: n/a
The problem is not solved after run the above 2 commands in rac2.
In addition, I have run Cluster Verification Utility using the command:
[ora11g@rac1 grid]./runcluvfy.sh stage -pre crsinst -n rac1,rac2 -r 11gR2 -orainv ora11g -verbose
Output: All of items for rac2 are passed. There is only one item for rac1 is failed as below:
Check default user file creation mask:
NodeName: rac1
Available: 0002
Required: 0022
Comment: failed
As we see above, the result of CVU command is not the same with Grid Installer step 7 of 10 (Installation Environment Verification):
CVU command doesn't find /tmp mount point problem for rac2 that Grid Installer does.
Grid Installer step 7 of 10 doesn't find user file creation mask problem for rac1 that CVU command does.
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rac1:
/etc/bashrc
/etc/profile
/etc/csh.cshrc
But chang the line "umask 002" to "umask 0022" for rac1 in each of the above 3 files does not solve the problem.
My questions are:
First, why is the result of CVU command not the same with that of Grid Installer step 7 of 10 ?
Second, why change the line "umask 002" to "umask 0022" in 3 files can't solve creation mask problem for rac1 ?
Third, how to solve /tmp problem for rac2 and creation mask problem for rac1 ?
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Reinstalling Oracle 11gR2 RAC Grid Problem - ASM Disks Group

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I have been installing Grid Infrastructure using runInstaller in the first VM rac1 from step 1 to step 9 of 10.
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I have understood it's not the right way to delete /u01. The right way is to follow the tutorial
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I want to use the same ASM disk group "DATA" and don't want to create a new disk group.
My question is:
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Hi, in case this helps anyone else. I got this INS-30516 error too was stumped for little while. I have 2 x 2-node RAC which are hitting same SAN. The first-built RAC has a DATA diskgroup. When went to build second RAC on new ASM disk new DIskgroup (but same diskgroup name DATA) got INS-30516 about diskgroup name already in use etc. Finally figured out all that was required was to restrict diskstring using button in installer to only retrieve the LUNS for this RAC (this was quick and dirty - all LUNS for both RAC being presented to both RAC). Once diskstring only searched for the LUNS required for this RAC only, e.g.
ORCL:DATA_P* (for DATA_PD and FRA_PD)
the error went away.
I also have DATA_DR and FRA_DR presenting to both RAC. Apparently it scans the header and if it finds a diskgroup name that is already in use based on the diskstring scan it will not allow reuse of the diskgroup name since it has no way of knowing that the other ASM disks are for a different RAC.
HTH

Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition on Linux Ubuntu 11.10 howto

h1. Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition on Linux Ubuntu 11.10 howto
Author: Dude
Version: D
Last modified: 14-Jan-2012
You are welcome to add comments, but please do not discuss your installation issues in this thread. If you have a question about the instructions, please add a simple note to the link of your own thread. The instructions are the result of my own research and development. If you would like to use any of the information for your own blog or website, please include a link to this reference to include future changes.
Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition on Linux Ubuntu 11.10 howto
h2. Purpose
This document outlines instructions how to install Oracle XE under Ubuntu 11.10.
Ubuntu or Debian based Linux is not on the list of supported operation systems according to the Oracle documentation at http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17781_01/install.112/e18802/toc.htm. You may want to consider virtualization software like Oracle Virtualbox and install Oracle Enterprise Linux as a free and professional alternative to installing XE under Ubuntu. You can also download pre-build virtual machines that include Oracle XE. You can browse http://otn.oracle.com/community/developer-vm for more information.
h2. Topics
h4. 1) Install Linux Ubuntu
h4. 2) Remote Terminal
h4. 3) Install Additional Software
h4. 4) Managing Swap Space
h4. 5) Modify Kernel Parameters
h4. 6) Oracle Home Directory
...a) Resize the Root Partition
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h4. 7) ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET
h4. 8) Installing Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition
h4. 9) Post-Installation
h4. 10) Tips and Troubleshooting
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...c) ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET
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...f) Uninstall Oracle 11g XE
...g) Reconfigure Oracle 11g XE
...h) Gnome Classic desktop
...i) Unix vi cursor keys
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h4. 11) History
h4. 12) References
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SwapCached:            0 kB
SwapTotal:       2095100 kB
SwapFree:        2095100 kBYou can increase available swap space by using a swap file as long as disk space permits. The advantage of a swap file versus a swap partition is flexible space management because you can add or delete swap space on demand as necessary. The following will create and enable an additional 1 GB swap file at system startup, located in the /home directory:
Login as root:
sudo su -Enter the following commands:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/swapfile bs=1024 count=1048576
mkswap /home/swapfile
swapon /home/swapfile
swapon -aCreate a backup of the original "fstab" file and add the new swap file:
cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.backup_`date +%N`
echo '/home/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0' >> /etc/fstabExit from root and verify the new swap space:
exit
swapon -s
Filename                    Type          Size     Used     Priority
/dev/sda5                               partition     2095100     0     -1
/home/swapfile                          file          1048572     0     -2Swap space is not a substitute for installed RAM. Swap space is a safeguard that allows the system to move idle processes to disk before the OOM killer will begin to terminate processes in order to free up enough real memory to keep the system operational. The general rule for sizing the swap space depends on the size of installed RAM. If your system has less then 4 GB of RAM the swap space should usually be at least twice this size. If you have more than 8 GB of RAM installed you may consider to use an equal size as swap space. The more RAM you have installed, the less likely you are going to run into memory starvation, and the less likely you are going to need swap space, unless you have a bad process.
h2. 5) Modify Kernel Parameters
Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition requires the following Kernel parameters. Enter the commands exactly as shown:
Login as root:
sudo su -Cut & paste the following directly into a command shell (not a text editor):
cat > /etc/sysctl.d/60-oracle.conf <<-EOF
# Oracle 11g XE kernel parameters
fs.file-max=6815744
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range=9000 65500
kernel.sem=250 32000 100 128
# kernel.shmmax=429496729
kernel.shmmax=107374183
EOFLoad and verify the new kernel parameters:
service procps start
sudo sysctl -q fs.file-max
sudo sysctl -q kernel.shmmax
sudo sysctl -q net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range
sudo sysctl -q kernel.sem The SHMMAX kernel parameter defines the upper memory limit of a process. It is a safeguard to stop a bad process from using all memory and causing RAM starvation. The Linux default is 32 MB. The official Oracle XE installation documentation suggests a value of 4 GB -1 bytes (429496729). Since Oracle 11g XE has a 1 GB memory limit, a smaller footprint will be a better safeguard for the complete system. Setting the SHMMAX parameter to 107374183 will be sufficient.
h2. 6) Oracle Home Directory
At the time of this writing, Enterprise Linux 6 is not supported for Oracle database yet. It is therefore not possible to confirm Oracle ext4 filesystem compatibility, which is default in Ubuntu 11. According to various information, ext4 may cause a performance problem for Oracle 11g database. The following will show you how to add a ext3 partition to your existing setup.
h3. 6.a) Resize the Root Partition
Provided you have sufficient free disk space, you should be able to resize the root partition to create an extra ext3 filesystem. Considering the 11 GB user datafile limit of the Express Edition, 18 GB should be more than enough.
You can use the free Gparted Live CD to shrink your startup volume. Gparted downloads are available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable. When burning the CD, pay attention to burn the raw .iso image and not the possibly "mounted" image. If you are using a virtual machine like Oracle Virtualbox, you can mount the .iso image directly. There are going to be a few prompts when the system starts from the CD, but you can press Return to accept the defaults.
When the Gparted window appears:
- Select your ext4 root partition, usually /dev/sda1
- Select the "Resize/Move" button from the toolbar.
- Enter 18000 into the "Free space following" field and press the Return key.
Be careful not not change the start of the partition!
- Click the "Resize/Move" of the dialog and then then the "Apply" toolbar button.
The process may take several minutes - do not abandon it!
- Select the new unallocated free space of ~ 18 GB and push the "New" button.
- Set the file system to "ext3" and label it "oraclexe" and click the "Add" button.
Be sure to label it oraclexe, otherwise the follow-up instructions will fail.
- Finally select "Apply from the toolbar to apply the changes.
- Quit "Gparted", select "Exit" from the desktop and choose "Reboot" to restart the system.
{code}
After the system has restarted, open a terminal command shell.
Login as root:
{code}
sudo su -
{code}
Backup "fstab" and add the UUID of the partition. The "tr" command remove the quotes:
{code}
cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab_`date +%N`
uuid=`blkid | grep oraclexe | awk '{print $3}'`
uuid=`echo $uuid | tr -d '\042'`
echo $uuid
echo "$uuid /u01 ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 1" >> /etc/fstab
{code}
The UUID is a unique number and should look similar to:
{code}
UUID=d1db753e-b5dd-4a4c-a61e-259c69867b58
{code}
Restart the system:
{code}
reboot
{code}
Verify the success:
{code}
df -h /u01
{code}
h3. 6.b) Setup External Storage
If you prefer to setup an external drive to install Oracle XE, beware that it can be a fatal mistake to make an entry in /etc/fstab to automount your external storage device. An unavailable device in /etc/fstab will prevent a system startup and prompt for appropriate actions at the console.
The following is an example of how to prepare an external storage device to be used for Oracle 11g, including a script to automatically mount an external drive at system startup without the disadvantages of /etc/fstab. The script will also take into consideration that a device name might shift if you attach additional devices.
To find out which USB devices are connected:
{code}
sudo parted -l
{code}
Look for the device that matches your USB storage. For example: /dev/sdb1
{code}
Model: USB 2.0 Flash Disk (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 2064MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start   End     Size    File system Name     Flags
1      20.5kB 1929MB 1929MB hfs+         mystick
{code}
Initialize the device using ext3 filesystem - this will erase all data. The "-c" option will check for bad blocks (read-only), "-L" is the volume label:
{code}
sudo umount /dev/sdb1
sudo mkfs.ext3 -c -L oraclexe /dev/sdb1
{code}
Install the pmount distribution package:
{code}
sudo apt-get install pmount
{code}
Login as root:
{code}
sudo su -
{code}
Cut & paste the following into the command prompt (not a text editor):
{code}
cat > /etc/init.d/oracle-mount <<-EOF
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/oracle-mount
VOL_UUID=alphanumeric
VOL_LABEL=oraclexe
VOL_SYMLINK=/u01
mount=/usr/bin/pmount
uuid2dev() {
   VOL_DEVICE="\`blkid | grep \$VOL_UUID | awk '{print \$1}'\`"
   VOL_DEVICE="\`echo \$VOL_DEVICE | tr -d ':'\`"
   echo \$VOL_DEVICE
case "\$1" in
start)
    echo "Starting script /etc/init.d/oracle-mount"
    uuid2dev
    \$mount \$VOL_DEVICE \$VOL_LABEL
    if [ -d /media/\$VOL_LABEL ]; then
       echo "Mount \$VOL_DEVICE success"
       ln -sf /media/\$VOL_LABEL \$VOL_SYMLINK
    else
       echo "Error mouting \$VOL_DEVICE"
    fi
stop)
    echo "Stopping script /etc/init.d/oracle-mount"
    uuid2dev
    /bin/umount \$VOL_DEVICE 2>/dev/null
    if [ "\`/usr/bin/pmount | /bin/grep \$VOL_DEVICE\`" ]; then
       echo "Error unmounting \$VOL_DEVICE"
    else
       rm -f \$VOL_SYMLINK
    fi
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/oracle-u01 {start|stop}"
    exit 1
esac
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          oracle-mount
# Required-Start:    \$remote_fs \$syslog
# Required-Stop:     \$remote_fs \$syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start daemon at boot time
# Description:       Mount hotplug-usb drive and create symlink
### END INIT INFO
EOF
{code}
Install the oracle-mount init script:
{code}
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/oracle-mount
update-rc.d oracle-mount defaults 01 99
{code}
Get the UUID of the volume "oraclexe" and update the VOL_UUID in the init script accordingly:
{code}
uuid=`blkid | grep oraclexe | awk '{print $3}'`
echo $uuid
sed -i "s/^VOL_UUID=.*/VOL_$uuid/g" /etc/init.d/oracle-mount
{code}
The UUID of your device will be a unique number, but should be similar to:
{code}
UUID="3f5e9963-b328-49f3-b3e8-a3561ae34106"
{code}
Logout of root and test the init script:
{code}
exit
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-mount stop
ls /u01
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-mount start
ls /u01
{code}
Your output should look like:
{code}
Stopping script /etc/init.d/oracle-mount
/dev/sdb1
ls: cannot access /u01: No such file or directory
Starting script /etc/init.d/oracle-mount
/dev/sdb1
Mount /dev/sdb1 success
lost+found
{code}
h2. 7) ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET
Oracle 11gR2 XE under Ubuntu 11.10 will result in "ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET not support on this system" either at Oracle database startup or during the initial installation. Ubuntu 11.10 uses a new version of the "systemd" system and session manager and has migrated away from /dev/shm and other common directories in favor of /run.
There are several ways how to address the problem. You can either enable /dev/shm shared memory, or change the default memory management of Oracle 11g from AMM (Automatic Memory Management) to ASMM (Automatic Shared Memory Management) as it was in used the previous 10g version. Since AMM is one of the new features of 11g, the following will show you how to make to make AMM work.
Login as root:
{code}
sudo su -
{code}
Cut & paste the following into the command prompt (not a text editor):
{code}
cat > /etc/init.d/oracle-shm <<-EOF
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/oracle-shm
case "\$1" in
start)
    echo "Starting script /etc/init.d/oracle-shm"
    # Run only once at system startup
    if [ -e /dev/shm/.oracle-shm ]; then
      echo "/dev/shm is already mounted, nothing to do"
    else
      rm -f /dev/shm
      mkdir /dev/shm
      mount -B /run/shm /dev/shm
      touch /dev/shm/.oracle-shm
    fi
stop)
    echo "Stopping script /etc/init.d/oracle-shm"
    echo "Nothing to do"
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/oracle-shm {start|stop}"
    exit 1
esac
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          oracle-shm
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Bind /run/shm to /dev/shm at system startup.
# Description:       Fix to allow Oracle 11g use AMM.
### END INIT INFO
EOF
{code}
Install the oracle-shm init script:
{code}
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/oracle-shm
update-rc.d oracle-shm defaults 01 99
{code}
Restart the system:
{code}
reboot
{code}
Verify the success:
{code}
sudo cat /etc/mtab | grep shm
{code}
{code}
none /run/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
/run/shm /dev/shm none rw,bind 0 0
{code}
The upper limit of shared memory under Linux is set to 50 % of the installed RAM by default. If your system has less than 2 GB of RAM installed, there is still a chance to run into ORA-00845 error if your shared memory is used by other software.
The verify available shared memory, type the following commands:
{code}
sudo df -h /run/shm
{code}
h2. 8) Installing Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition
The final release version of Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition can be downloaded for free at http://otn.oracle.com/database/express-edition/downloads. The software should automatically downloaded into the "Downloads" folder of your home directory.
Enter the following commands to unpack the installer:
{code}
cd ~/Downloads
unzip oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm.zip
rm oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm.zip
{code}
The Debian Linux based package management of Ubuntu is not compatible with the Red Hat package manager. The Oracle installer needs to be converted using the following commands:
{code}
cd ~/Downloads/Disk1
sudo alien --to-deb --scripts oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm
(This may take a few minutes)
rm oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm
{code}
The following needs to be set for compatibility:
{code}
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/awk /bin/awk
sudo mkdir /var/lock/subsys
{code}
Ubuntu uses different tools to manage services and system startup scripts. The "chkconfig" tool required by the Oracle installer is not available in Ubuntu. The following will create a file to simulate the "chkconfig" tool.
Login as root:
{code}
sudo su -
{code}
Copy & paste the following *directly* into the command prompt to create a file:
{code}
cat > /sbin/chkconfig <<-EOF
#!/bin/bash
# Oracle 11gR2 XE installer chkconfig hack for Debian based Linux (by dude)
# Only run once.
echo "Simulating /sbin/chkconfig..."
if [[ ! \`tail -n1 /etc/init.d/oracle-xe | grep INIT\` ]]; then
cat >> /etc/init.d/oracle-xe <<-EOM
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:                  OracleXE
# Required-Start:        \\\$remote_fs \\\$syslog
# Required-Stop:        \\\$remote_fs \\\$syslog
# Default-Start:            2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:            0 1 6
# Short-Description:   Oracle 11g Express Edition
### END INIT INFO
EOM
fi
update-rc.d oracle-xe defaults 80 01
EOF
{code}
Exit root:
{code}
exit
{code}
Set execute privileges:
{code}
sudo chmod 755 /sbin/chkconfig
{code}
Install Oracle 11gR2 Express Edition entering the following commands:
{code}
cd ~/Downloads/Disk1
sudo dpkg --install ./oracle-xe_11.2.0-2_amd64.deb
(This may take a couple of minutes)
{code}
Run the configuration script to create (clone) the database and follow the screen. Accept the default answers, including "y" to startup the database automatically, or modify as required.
{code}
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure
(This can take a few minutes - the installation completed successfully.)
{code}
To verify success, the procedure should end showing:
{code}
Starting Oracle Net Listener...Done
Configuring database...Done
Starting Oracle Database 11g Express Edition instance...Done
Installation completed successfully.
{code}
Set a password for the Oracle account:
{code}
sudo passwd oracle
{code}
h2. 9) Post-Installation
In order to use sqlplus and other tools, the Oracle account requires specific environment variables. The following will set these variables automatically at every Oracle login:
Login as the Oracle user:
{code}
su - oracle
{code}
Copy the default account skeleton files and add the Oracle env script to .profile:
{code}
cp /etc/skel/.bash_logout ./
cp /etc/skel/.bashrc ./
cp /etc/skel/.profile ./
echo "" >>./.profile
echo '. /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.sh' >>./.profile
{code}
By default, the Oracle Database XE graphical user interface is only available at the local server, but not remotely. The following will enable remote logins:
Login as the Oracle user:
{code}
su - oracle
{code}
Login as SYSDBA and execute the following:
{code}
sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> EXEC DBMS_XDB.SETLISTENERLOCALACCESS(FALSE);
exit
{code}
See http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17781_01/admin.112/e18585/toc.htm for more information.
h3. a) Unity desktop configurations
The Oracle XE menu under the previous Gnome Classic desktop shows several useful scripts to backup the database, start and stop the database, etc. Under the Unity based desktop this menu is not available. You can either switch to the Gnome Classic desktop as outlined in chapter 2, or perform the following steps to modify and copy the scripts as outlined below. The start and stop database scripts will also be modified to perform a progress feedback.
Login as user root:
{code}
sudo su -
{code}
Convert desktop files:
{code}
cd /usr/share/applications
sed -i 's/Categories.*/Categories=Database;Office;Development;/g' oraclexe*
sed -i 's/MultipleArgs/X-MultipleArgs/g' oraclexe*
sed -i 's/MimeType.*/MimeType=application\/x-database/g' oraclexe*
sed -i 's/.png//g' oraclexe*
sed -i 's/Terminal=false/Terminal=true/g' oraclexe-startdb.desktop
sed -i 's/Terminal=false/Terminal=true/g' oraclexe-stopdb.desktop
{code}
Exit root:
{code}
exit
{code}
Login as user Oracle:
{code}
su - oracle
{code}
Modify database start and stop scripts:
{code}
cd /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/config/scripts
cp startdb.sh start.sh_orig
cp stopdb.sh stopdb.sh_orig
sed -i 's/>.*//g' startdb.sh
sed -i 's/>.*//g' stopdb.sh
{code}
You will need SYSDBA privileges and set Oracle environment variables in order to use your regular user account.
Login to your regular user account:
{code}
su - dude
{code}
Enter the folowing command:
{code}
sudo usermod -a -G dba dude
{code}
Then update your profile to automatically set the necessary Oracle environment variables:
{code}
echo "" >>./.profile
echo '. /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.sh' >>./.profile
{code}
Update your Desktop folder to contain useful Oracle XE scripts:
{code}
cp /usr/share/applications/oraclexe* ~/Desktop
chmod 750 ~/Desktop/oraclexe*
{code}
To verify success re-login and try "sqlplus":
{code}
su - oracle
sqlplus / as sysdba
{code}
h2. 10) Tips and Troubleshooting
h3. 10. a) Port 1521 appears to be in use by another application
Error: Port 1521 appears to be in use by another application. Specify a different port.This error happens after a previously unsuccessful configuration attempt using /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure script. The script was able to start the Listener process, but most likely failed to continue to clone the database, e.g. ORA-00845. The following should correct the problem:
Determine the oracle listener process that is already running:
{code}
$ ps -ef | grep oracle
{code}
Your output should be similar to:
{code}
oracle   19789     1 0 19:46 ?        00:00:00 /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/tnslsnr
{code}
Then kill the process, using the appropriate process id, for instance:
{code}
$ sudo kill -9 19789
{code}
h3. 10.b) cannot touch `/var/lock/subsys/listener': No such file or directory
Starting Oracle Net Listener...touch: cannot touch `/var/lock/subsys/listener': No such file or directoryThis error occurs when you run /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure, but failed the preinstallation step to create the /var//lock/subsys directory as outlined in chapter 8.
h3. 10.c) ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET
ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET not supported on this system See chapter 7 to enable /dev/shm and verify free space available in /run/shm
h3. 10.d) Apex ADMIN password
According to the Oracle documentation, the password for the INTERNAL and ADMIN Oracle Application Express user accounts is initially the same as the SYS and SYSTEM administrative user accounts. Well, I tried several times without success. To reset the Apex Admin password:
Login as user oracle:
{code}
su - oracle
{code}
Login as SYSDBA and type the following:
{code}
sqlplus / as sysdba
{code}
At the SQL prompt, type the following to be prompted to change the password:
{code}
SQL> @?/apex/apxxepwd.sql
exit
{code}
When done, open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex
Workspace: Internal
Username: ADMIN
Password: password you set with apxxepwd.sql
I will prompt you to reset the password:
old password: password you set with apxxepwd.sql
new password: final_password
You can also login as the Apex Admin using http://127.0.0.1:8080/apex/apex_admin
h3. 10.e) SYS and SYSTEM password
Use the following commands to reset the SYS and SYSTEM passwords if necessary:
Login as the Oracle user:
{code}
su - oracle
{code}
Login as SYSDBA and type the following at the SQL prompt:
{code}
sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> alter user sys identified by "password" account unlock;
SQL> alter user system identified by "password" account unlock;
SQL> exit
{code}
h3. 10.f) Uninstall Oracle 11g XE
The following will completely uninstall and remove Oracle 11g XE:
Open a terminal seesion and login as user root:
{code}
sudo su -
{code}
Enter the following:
{code}
/etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop
dpkg --purge oracle-xe
rm -r /u01/app
rm /etc/default/oracle-xe
update-rc.d -f oracle-xe remove
update-rc.d -f oracle-mount remove
update-rc.d -f oracle-shm remove
{code}
h3. 10.g) Reconfigure Oracle 11g XE
Type the following commands in a terminal window:
{code}
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop
sudo rm /etc/default/oracle-xe
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure
{code}
h3. 10.h) Gnome Classic desktop
Ubuntu 11 moved from the Gnome Classic desktop to Unity and removed the "Ubuntu Classic" login option. Unity was designed to make more efficient use of space given a limited screen size and touch screens. If you prefer to use the Gnome Classic desktop, enter the following into a terminal window:
{code}
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
{code}
To log into the Gnome Classic desktop, select the "Gearwheel" at the login screen and select "Gnome Classic".
h3. 10.i) Unix vi cursor keys
The instructions in this tutorial do not require the use of any text editor. However, if you would like use the backspace and cursor keys in the "vi-editor", the following needs to be installed:
{code}
sudo apt-get install vim
{code}
h3. 10.j) Backup Database
In order to perform an online database backup using the supplied "Backup Database" script, the database needs to run in Archive-Log mode. This can be setup using the following commands:
Login as the Oracle user:
{code}
su - oracle
{code}
Login as SYSDBA and type the following:
{code}
sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL> shutdown immediate
SQL> startup mount
SQL> alter database archivelog;
SQL> alter database open;
SQL> exit
{code}
h2. 11) History
Version: A, 24-Oct-2011
- first release
Version: B, 25-Oct-2011
- reduced instructions.
- corrected errors in 6a and 8.
- new strategy addressing ORA-00845 error.
- rework of chapter 10.
Version: C, 30-Nov-2011
- corrected typo in 6a
- new procedures in 9a.
- added progress feedback to database scripts.
Version D, 14-Jan-2012
- corrected presentation errors.
- reorganized instructions.
h3. 12) References
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17781_01/install.112/e18802/toc.htm
http://askubuntu.com/questions/57297/why-has-var-run-been-migrated-to-run
http://lwn.net/Articles/436012/
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2300750&tstart=0
Kind regards and best of luck!
Dude.

Excellent Blog. Thank You
Small clarification on Step **6) Oracle Home Directory, ...a) Resize the Root Partition**
Ubuntu 11.10 has Gparted available as a Ubuntu software download, DONT use that while trying the above step, instead download the ISO file from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/ gparted-live-0.12.0-5.iso (124.6 MB)
Burn that ISO file on a Blank DVD, reboot the Ubuntu , during startup select Boot from DVD Option if not already selected. this will take to Boot Menu Options of Gparted Live then select the first menu option, and this allows to do further action such as Re-sizing .
and once you have chosen and executed step a) . do NOT run step b) also that is "Setup External Storage"
I hope this minor clarification can avoid some confusion
Regards
Madhusudhan Rao
Edited by: MadhusudhanRao on Mar 24, 2012 11:30 PM

Oracle 11gR2 RAC in LDOM Network issue

Hi, Requesting your expert advise regarding this configuration.
We are implementing LDOM 2.2 on two SPARC T4-4 for Oracle 11gR2 RAC; Solaris 10 U10 on both control and guest domain. The setup for each primary/control domain is: Two 10g links aggregated and have four VLAN trunked on the aggregate. vSwitch created using the aggr as the device as following per T4-4:
NOTE: VLAN 1501 is for data connection and VLAN 10 is for heartbeat for one RAC cluster and VL 1601 and 11 is for another RAC. all together four LDOMS.
ldm add-vswitch vid=1501,1601,10,11 net-dev=aggr1 primary-vsw0 primary
ldm add-vnet pvid=1501 vnetprod primary-vsw0 guest1
ldm add-vnet pvid=10 vnethb primary-vsw0 guest1
ldm add-vnet pvid=1601 vnetprod primary-vsw0 guest2
ldm add-vnet pvid=11 vnethb primary-vsw0 guest2
vnet inside the LDOM are not tagged:
vnet1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
inet 10.220.128.20 netmask ffffff80 broadcast 10.220.128.127
ether 0:14:4f:f9:ec:7f
vnet2: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
inet 192.168.2.11 netmask ffffff80 broadcast 192.168.2.127
ether 0:14:4f:fb:2b:8f
Here is the whole configuration:
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # ldm -V
Logical Domains Manager (v 2.2.0.0)
Hypervisor control protocol v 1.9
Using Hypervisor MD v 1.4
System PROM:
Hostconfig v. 1.2.0. @(#)Hostconfig 1.2.0.a 2012/05/11 07:34
Hypervisor v. 1.11.0. @(#)Hypervisor 1.11.0.a 2012/05/11 05:28
OpenBoot v. 4.34.0 @(#)OpenBoot 4.34.0 2012/04/30 14:26
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # ldm ls
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
primary active -n-cv- UART 32 16G 2.5% 48m
oidrac1 active -n---- 5000 32 16G 0.0% 27m
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # ldm ls -l
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
primary active -n-cv- UART 32 16G 3.1% 48m
SOFTSTATE
Solaris running
UUID
e73421fe-7003-e748-be7e-801fee5bfcc7
MAC
00:21:28:f1:95:26
HOSTID
0x85f19526
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
VCPU
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x20000000 0x20000000 16G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
auto-boot-on-error?=true
auto-boot?=true
boot-device=/pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@0/LSI,sas@0/disk@w5000cca0251e7a29,0:a
keyboard-layout=US-English
nvramrc=." ChassisSerialNumber 1207BDYFFE " cr
use-nvramrc?=true
IO
DEVICE PSEUDONYM OPTIONS
VCC
NAME PORT-RANGE
primary-vcc0 5000-5100
VSW
NAME MAC NET-DEV ID DEVICE LINKPROP DEFAULT-VLAN-ID PVID VID MTU MODE INTER-VNET-LINK
primary-vsw-mgmt 00:14:4f:fb:75:c0 igb1 0 switch@0 1 1 1500 on
primary-vsw0 00:14:4f:fa:33:8b aggr1 1 switch@1 1 1 1501,1601,10,11 1500 on
VDS
NAME VOLUME OPTIONS MPGROUP DEVICE
primary-vds0 rootoid /dev/dsk/c14t50060E8005BFAA04d1s2
data_oid /dev/dsk/c14t50060E8005BFAA04d2s2
ocr_oid /dev/dsk/c14t50060E8005BFAA04d3s2
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
UART
NAME STATE FLAGS CONS VCPU MEMORY UTIL UPTIME
oidrac1 active -n---- 5000 32 16G 0.0% 27m
SOFTSTATE
Solaris running
UUID
0fcbbf21-14a2-eb21-f544-d4424212f3ef
MAC
00:14:4f:f9:1b:d4
HOSTID
0x84f91bd4
CONTROL
failure-policy=ignore
extended-mapin-space=off
cpu-arch=native
DEPENDENCY
master=
CORE
CID CPUSET
VCPU
VID PID CID UTIL STRAND
MEMORY
RA PA SIZE
0x20000000 0x420000000 16G
CONSTRAINT
threading=max-throughput
VARIABLES
auto-boot?=true
boot-device=disk:a
keyboard-layout=US-English
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet1 primary-vsw-mgmt@primary 0 network@0 00:14:4f:fa:61:77 1 1500
vnetprod primary-vsw0@primary 1 network@1 00:14:4f:f9:ec:7f 1501 1500
vnethb primary-vsw0@primary 2 network@2 00:14:4f:fb:2b:8f 10 1500
DISK
NAME VOLUME TOUT ID DEVICE SERVER MPGROUP
oneidrootdisk rootoid@primary-vds0 0 disk@0 primary
oid_data data_oid@primary-vds0 1 disk@1 primary
oid_ocr ocr_oid@primary-vds0 2 disk@2 primary
VCONS
NAME SERVICE PORT
oidrac1 primary-vcc0@primary 5000
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # ldm ls-services
VCC
NAME LDOM PORT-RANGE
primary-vcc0 primary 5000-5100
VSW
NAME LDOM MAC NET-DEV ID DEVICE LINKPROP DEFAULT-VLAN-ID PVID VID MTU MODE INTER-VNET-LINK
primary-vsw-mgmt primary 00:14:4f:fb:75:c0 igb1 0 switch@0 1 1 1500 on
primary-vsw0 primary 00:14:4f:fa:33:8b aggr1 1 switch@1 1 1 1501,1601,10,11 1500 on
VDS
NAME LDOM VOLUME OPTIONS MPGROUP DEVICE
primary-vds0 primary rootoid /dev/dsk/c14t50060E8005BFAA04d1s2
data_oid /dev/dsk/c14t50060E8005BFAA04d2s2
ocr_oid /dev/dsk/c14t50060E8005BFAA04d3s2
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # dladm show-link
vsw0 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: vsw0
vsw1 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: vsw1
vsw1501001 type: vlan 1501 mtu: 1500 device: vsw1
igb0 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: igb0
igb1 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: igb1
qlge0 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: qlge0
qlge1 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: qlge1
qlge2 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: qlge2
qlge3 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 device: qlge3
aggr1 type: non-vlan mtu: 1500 aggregation: key 1
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
igb0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 10.223.12.14 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 10.223.12.255
ether 0:21:28:f1:95:26
vsw1501001: flags=201000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,CoS> mtu 1500 index 3
inet 10.220.128.9 netmask ffffff80 broadcast 10.220.128.127
ether 0:14:4f:fa:33:8b
root@gp-cpu-suh004 # netstat -nr
Routing Table: IPv4
Destination Gateway Flags Ref Use Interface
default 10.220.128.1 UG 1 7
10.220.128.0 10.220.128.9 U 1 5 vsw1501001
10.223.0.0 10.223.12.1 UG 1 2
10.223.12.0 10.223.12.14 U 1 1 igb0
224.0.0.0 10.220.128.9 U 1 0 vsw1501001
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 8 261 lo0

Yes, I can connect to the vswitch interface on the control domain. I didn't specify any PVID because my understanding is that PVID will tag any frame with the PVID VLAN by default. basically the PVID for this interface is 1.
Here's the VNET config for the other LDOM in the RAC cluster:
VSW
NAME MAC NET-DEV ID DEVICE LINKPROP DEFAULT-VLAN-ID PVID VID MTU MODE INTER-VNET-LINK
primary-vsw-mgmt 00:14:4f:f9:91:fa igb1 0 switch@0 1 1 1500 on
primary-vsw0 00:14:4f:fa:8e:cf aggr1 1 switch@1 1 1 1501,1601,10,11 1500 on
NETWORK
NAME SERVICE ID DEVICE MAC MODE PVID VID MTU LINKPROP
vnet1 primary-vsw-mgmt 0 00:14:4f:fb:65:6d 1
vnetprod primary-vsw0 1 00:14:4f:fa:2b:02 1501
vnethb primary-vsw0 2 00:14:4f:f8:12:c1 10
Thanks for reviewing my configuration.

Oracle 11gR2 RAC on Oracle Linux

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