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2.5 GB of disk space should be required by Oracle Software

1.3 GB of disk space should be required by General Purpose Database.

Here we have created two mount point /oracle and /database for oracle software and database.

Note: No specified operating system patches are required with Solaris 10 OS.

Per-requisite Steps:

Make sure that following software packages has been installed.

SUNWarc
SUNWbtool
SUNWhea
SUNWlibm
SUNWlibms
SUNWsprot
SUNWtoo
SUNWilof
SUNWxwfnt
SUNWilcs
SUNWsprox
SUNWil5cs

we can verify that packages are installed or not by using following command: $pkginfo -i.

Check following executable file must be presents in /usr/ccs/bin

make
ar
il
nm

Checks swap space

Swap space should be 512MB or Twice the size of RAM. Use following command to know about Physical Memory and Swap space:

$ /usr/sbin/prtconf grep size

$ /usr/sbin/swap –l

Need at least 400 MB of free space in /tmp directory.

Check kernel parameter

Set following kernel parameter in /etc/system file and reboot the server.
set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295

set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100
set semsys:seminfo_semmsl=256
set semsys:seminfo_semmni=100
Set X window enveiroment.
Log in as a root with CDE (Common Desktop Environment Session)

$ DISPLAY=:0.0
$export DISPLAY
$xhost +
$ su – oracle
$DISPLAY=:0.0
$export DISPLAY
$/usr/openwin/bin/xclock

Execute runInstaller

Step 1 Log in as a ORACLE user and execute run installer.

$./runInstaller

If you see any error (PRKC-1044) regarding SSH. Please use mention solution.

Solution 1: you can use bello mention command.

# ./runInstaller –remoteshell /usr/bin/ssh

Solution 2: Complete bellow mentions steps.

#go to /usr and make directory “local” and go to local directory and create directory “bin”

#create symbolic link ( #ln –s /usr/bin/ssh /usr/local/bin/ssh)