Comments on: Installing Oracle on RHEL5 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/ Oracle-related Platform, Storage and Clustering Topics (with the occasional rant) Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:43:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: jeff needham http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-20418 jeff needham Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:53:22 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-20418 selinux is disabled by editing /etc/selinux/config and changing. SELINUX=disabled SELINUX=permissive works for single instance installs, if you set it before you start the install. I haven't tried a RAC install with permissive. CRS definitely is not happy about SELINUX=enabled (you get a n-way split brain cluster - nice). Remember to turn off iptables too this is what I typically dump for an RDBMS kernel install: chkconfig --level 35 kudzu off chkconfig --level 35 auditd off chkconfig --level 35 cpuspeed off chkconfig --level 35 ip6tables off chkconfig --level 35 iptables off chkconfig --level 35 cpuspeed off chkconfig --level 35 isdn off chkconfig --level 35 auditd off chkconfig --level 35 restorecond off chkconfig --level 35 mcstrans off chkconfig --level 35 anacron off chkconfig --level 35 crond off chkconfig --level 35 yum-updatesd off chkconfig --level 35 avahi-daemon off chkconfig --level 35 cups off chkconfig --level 35 firstboot off chkconfig --level 35 sendmail off chkconfig --level 35 messagebus off chkconfig --level 35 gpm off chkconfig --level 35 hidd off chkconfig --level 35 autofs off chkconfig --level 35 rhnsd off chkconfig --level 35 atd off chkconfig --level 35 pcscd off chkconfig --level 35 bluetooth off chkconfig --level 35 mdmonitor off chkconfig --level 35 pcscd off selinux is disabled by editing /etc/selinux/config and changing.
SELINUX=disabled
SELINUX=permissive works for single instance installs, if you set it before you start the install. I haven’t tried a RAC install with permissive.

CRS definitely is not happy about SELINUX=enabled (you get a n-way split brain cluster - nice). Remember to turn off iptables too

this is what I typically dump for an RDBMS kernel install:

chkconfig –level 35 kudzu off
chkconfig –level 35 auditd off
chkconfig –level 35 cpuspeed off
chkconfig –level 35 ip6tables off
chkconfig –level 35 iptables off
chkconfig –level 35 cpuspeed off
chkconfig –level 35 isdn off
chkconfig –level 35 auditd off
chkconfig –level 35 restorecond off
chkconfig –level 35 mcstrans off
chkconfig –level 35 anacron off
chkconfig –level 35 crond off
chkconfig –level 35 yum-updatesd off
chkconfig –level 35 avahi-daemon off
chkconfig –level 35 cups off
chkconfig –level 35 firstboot off
chkconfig –level 35 sendmail off
chkconfig –level 35 messagebus off
chkconfig –level 35 gpm off
chkconfig –level 35 hidd off
chkconfig –level 35 autofs off
chkconfig –level 35 rhnsd off
chkconfig –level 35 atd off
chkconfig –level 35 pcscd off
chkconfig –level 35 bluetooth off
chkconfig –level 35 mdmonitor off
chkconfig –level 35 pcscd off

]]> By: kevinclosson http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-10879 kevinclosson Wed, 16 May 2007 16:28:04 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-10879 Robert, http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/about/ Robert,

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]]> By: Robert Franklin http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-10824 Robert Franklin Tue, 15 May 2007 23:42:49 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-10824 hi Kevin, I am assuming you are the same Kevin that worked for PolyServe? Bob. W.L. Gore & Associates hi Kevin,

I am assuming you are the same Kevin that worked for PolyServe?

Bob.
W.L. Gore & Associates

]]> By: Tim Hall http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-4021 Tim Hall Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:40:16 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-4021 I believe it means it's unbreakable! :) I believe it means it’s unbreakable! :)

]]> By: kevinclosson http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-3976 kevinclosson Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:34:34 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-3976 OK, Tim, thanks. So two things are now true, I didn't see it and I didn't look close enough! Argh, sorry. I think your article was helpful and of course you weren't recommending plunging into production with RHEL5 before Oracle "blesses" it (whatever that really means anymore). OK, Tim, thanks. So two things are now true, I didn’t see it and I didn’t look close enough! Argh, sorry. I think your article was helpful and of course you weren’t recommending plunging into production with RHEL5 before Oracle “blesses” it (whatever that really means anymore).

]]> By: Tim Hall http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-3957 Tim Hall Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:02:31 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-3957 Hi. Just thought I'd point out, the method for switching off SELinux is present in the article. Look at the last step before the Setup section. Also, if you follow the OS installation article linked to in the article, this shows you how to switch off SELinux during the installation. Regarding using RHEL5, it's still in beta, so using it for real isn't sensible. I'm just playing with the beta, so I'm ready when the production version is released and certified. :) Cheers Tim... Hi.

Just thought I’d point out, the method for switching off SELinux is present in the article. Look at the last step before the Setup section.

Also, if you follow the OS installation article linked to in the article, this shows you how to switch off SELinux during the installation.

Regarding using RHEL5, it’s still in beta, so using it for real isn’t sensible. I’m just playing with the beta, so I’m ready when the production version is released and certified. :)

Cheers

Tim…

]]> By: Bob R http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-3929 Bob R Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:15:34 +0000 http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2007/02/20/installing-oracle-on-rhel5/#comment-3929 Nice little plug: http://kevin.hatfieldfamilysite.com/?p=104 -Bob Nice little plug:

http://kevin.hatfieldfamilysite.com/?p=104

-Bob

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