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Re: How to install oracle on UNIX

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 22:23:15 -0700
Message-ID: <1097040276.815600@yasure>


Keg wrote:

>>Do precisely what you wrote and I will guarantee a filed installation.
>>
>>Don't set the kernel parameters and reboot and you might as well not
>>bother trying at all.

>
>
> Actually there not needed for a database either if your SGA is
> small/medium sized. The changes to the parameters in /etc/system raise
> the default hard limits and thus allow larger shared memory segments
> and etc... I currently have a Solaris 8 64-bit and a Solaris 9 64-bit
> system running Oracle with the only change in /etc/system being
> increased open file descriptors. Same is true on Linux, rarely have I
> seen the need to make changes to the kernel parameters even though
> most install guides seem to make this a requirement _prior_ to doing
> anything.

In addition to what Howard said ... Metalink is overflowing with ORA-03113s from people that tried it your way. Why not just read and follow the docs and get it right the first time?

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace 'x' with 'u' to respond)
Received on Wed Oct 06 2004 - 00:23:15 CDT

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