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 ======Install Oracle 11gR2======
-=Overview=
 This page shows how to install 64bit Oracle 11gR2 SP3 on CentOS 6 64bit.
-=Prerequisites=
+=====Prerequisites=====
-You must have a CentOS machine already set up in accordance with the "[[Install CentOS 6]]" guide.
+You must have a CentOS machine already set up in accordance with the [[linux:install_centos6|Install CentOS 6]] guide.
 It is assumed that the system has a blank 80G+ disk attached to it at /dev/sdc.
-=Download Installers=
+====Download Installers====
 For this guide, we assume that installer has been downloaded and is in <code>/tmp</code> such that the following exists '\\fileserver\setups\Oracle\database\runInstaller'. We mount this directly on to the machine so we shouldn't have to download anything. However, just in case the installation files have been deleted, this is how you can get them back.
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   * Main Oracle Database download page is [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html here].
-=Preparation=
+=====Preparation=====
 We need to prepare the machine to have Oracle installed. We assume that a 110GB disk has been added to the system at /dev/sdc (sda is the system disk and sdb is the swap space disk).
 Unless otherwise specified, the following should be run as the root user.
-==Install Prerequisite Software==
+====Install Prerequisite Software====
 Oracle 11gR2 requires the following software packages to be installed on CentOS 6.4.
 <code>yum -y install \
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 unixODBC-devel.i686 xdpyinfo</code>
-==Create User and Groups==
+====Create User and Groups====
 Create user 'oracle' and appropriate groups.
   * oinstall (group) 200 - The Oracle Inventory group
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 <code>passwd oracle</code>
-==Set Kernel Parameters==
+====Set Kernel Parameters====
 <code>cat << EOF >> /etc/sysctl.conf
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 <code>sysctl -p</code>
-==Set Shell Limits==
+====Set Shell Limits====
 Increase the shell limits for the oracle user to improve the performance of the software.
 <code>cat << EOF >> /etc/security/limits.conf
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 EOF</code>
-==Configure PAM==
+====Configure PAM====
 Modify PAM configuration
 <code>cat << EOF >> /etc/pam.d/login
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 EOF</code>
-==Edit Profile Scripts==
+====Edit Profile Scripts====
 Tweak the default profile script.
 <code>cat << EOF >> /etc/profile
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 echo "PATH=/usr/sbin:\$PATH:\$ORACLE_HOME/bin; export PATH" >> $FILENAME</code>
-==Setup Oracle Disk==
+====Setup Oracle Disk====
 Now we setup the extra disk (/dev/sdc).
 <code># Create a new physical volume
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 chmod -R 700 /oracle/inventory/lost+found</code>
-==Open Firewall==
+====Open Firewall====
 The database listens on 1521 and the web 'enterprise manager' is on port 1158.
 <code>iptables -I INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 1158 -j ACCEPT
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 service iptables restart</code>
-=Install Oracle=
+=====Install Oracle=====
-==Silent Install==
+====Silent Install====
 ===Create Response File===
 Before installing silently, you will need to setup a response file. Copy and paste the following into a file called /tmp/dbresponse.rsp
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 This indicates that the installation has finished. Now move onto the post installation section of this guide which will include running the scripts mentioned (orainstRoot.sh and root.sh).
-==Manual Installation==
+====Manual Installation====
 Log into the GUI on the local console as the user 'oracle'. Open a terminal and run the following.
 <code>/mnt/share/database/runInstaller</code>
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 The Oracle wizard should appear. Run through it setting the values as follows.
-'''Configure Security Updates'''
+**Configure Security Updates**
   * Email: my_oracle_account@example.com
   * Password: See Keypass
   * Tick 'I wish to receive security updates via My Oracle Support'.
-'''Download Sofwtare Updates'''
+**Download Sofwtare Updates**
   * Select 'Skip software updates'.
-'''Installation Option'''
+**Installation Option**
   * Create and configure a database
-'''System Class'''
+**System Class**
   * Server Class
-'''Grid Installation Options'''
+**Grid Installation Options**
   * Single Instance Database Installation
-'''Install Type'''
+**Install Type**
   * Advanced Install
-'''Product Languages'''
+**Product Languages**
   * English (United Kingdom)
-'''Database Edition'''
+**Database Edition**
   * Standard Edition One (4.42 GB)
-'''Installation Location'''
+**Installation Location**
   * Oracle Base: /oracle/base
   * Software Location: /oracle/base/home
-'''Create Inventory'''
+**Create Inventory**
   * Inventory Directory: /oracle/inventory/inventory
   * oraInventory Group Name: oinstall
-'''Configure Type'''
+**Configure Type**
   * General Purpose/Transaction Processing
-'''Database Identifiers'''
+**Database Identifiers**
   * NOTE: Change 'template' in both fields to the name of the server you are setting up.
   * Global database name: database.example.com
   * Oracle Service Identifier: sidney
-'''Configuration Options'''
+**Configuration Options**
   * Defaults (I assume it can be changed later)
-'''Management Options'''
+**Management Options**
   * Use Oracle Enterprise Manager database control for database management.
-'''Database Storage'''
+**Database Storage**
 NOTE: Notice that the default value needs to be changed to the one listed here.
   * Specify Database file location /oracle/data
-'''Backup and Recovery'''
+**Backup and Recovery**
   * Enable automated backups
   * Recovery area: /oracle/recovery
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   * password: <the password> e.g. the password you set for the user 'oracle' earlier
-'''Schema Passwords'''
+**Schema Passwords**
   * Tick the "Use the same password for all accounts" radio button
   * Set the password to the standard database admin password.
-'''Operating System Groups'''
+**Operating System Groups**
   * Database administrator group: dba
   * Database operator group: oper
-'''Prerequisite Checks'''
+**Prerequisite Checks**
   * For 11.2.0.3, the only warning will be the absence of pdksh. This can be ignored because we installed the "ksh" package in its place. For more details, see [http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/11g/oracle-db-11gr2-installation-on-oracle-linux-6.php here].
   * Tick 'Ignore all'.
   * Click 'Next'. and click next
-'''Summary'''
+**Summary**
   * Click 'Finish'.
-'''Install Product'''
+**Install Product**
   * Watch as Oracle installs.
-'''Install Summary'''
+**Install Summary**
   * After taking some time of installing, you will get a summary screen. On this screen is a button called "Password Management". You don't need to do anything here as SYS and SYSTEM are already unlocked.
   * Ignore any popup windows telling you that 'Oracle Configuration Manager Configuration' failed.
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   * If the configuration assistants failed, say Yes to continuing.
-=Post Installation=
+=====Post Installation=====
 If you installed Oracle silently using the response file, you must now run these as root. If you installed Oracle using the GUI, you have probably already run these as root and should not run them again.
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 <code>https://templatedb.example.com:1158/em</code>
-=Get a Cloned/Deployed Oracle Server Running=
+=====Get a Cloned/Deployed Oracle Server Running=====
 It takes about eight minutes to deploy an Oracle VM.