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Installing Oracle Virtual Directory on RedHat 5.3

Installing OVD 10.1.4 doesn't work out of the box so here are some tips that might help

Assumptions and other things you should know before starting:

1. Assumes you are installing via SSH session with trusted x11-forwarding (i.e., ssh -Y user@host)
2. If you are sitting at the console you should just be able to skip the part about getting X11 working and the

   env XAUTHORITY=/ovd/.Xauthority

   on the installers
3. Assumes you already have

   as_linux_x86_oracle_virtual_directory_101401.cpio

   in your home directory.
4. Assumes ovd user created and homed at

    /ovd

5. Assumes you su to ovd user for installation & patch installs
6. Failed installs do not clean up on exit so /tmp fills up quick. (rm -rf /tmp/install.dir.*is your friend)

Preparation

1. sudo -u ovd mkdir /ovd/install /ovd/install/10.1.4.1 /ovd/inst/patch_10.1.4.2

2. sudo cp as_linux_x86_oracle_virtual_directory_101401.cpio /ovd/install/10.1.4.1

3. cd /ovd/inst/10.1.4.1

4. sudo -u ovd cpio --make-directories -i < ../as_linux_x86_oracle_virtual_directory_101401.cpio

5. cd /ovd/inst/patch_10.1.4.2

6. sudo -u ovd unzip ../p5983640_101420_LINUX.zip

Fix the Installers

Server

1. cd /ovd/install/10.1.4.1/server

2. cat ovid1014.bin | sed "s/export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL/#xport LD_ASSUME_KERNEL/" > new.ovid1014.bin

3. sudo chmod +x new.ovid1014.bin

Manager

1. cd /ovd/install/10.1.4.1/manager

2. cat ovidm1014.bin | sed "s/export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL/#xport LD_ASSUME_KERNEL/" > new.ovidm1014.bin

3. sudo chmod +x new.ovidm1014.bin

Get X11 Working

1. sudo cp ~/.Xauthority /ovd

2. sudo chown ovd.ovd /ovd/.Xauthority

Server Installer

1. env XAUTHORITY=/ovd/.Xauthority  /ovd/install/10.1.4.1/server/new.ovid1014.bin

Manager Installer

1. env XAUTHORITY=/ovd/.Xauthority /ovd/install/10.1.4.1/manager/new.ovidm1014.bin

Patching OVD 10.1.4.1 to 10.1.4.2.0

Install oraInit.loc

inventory_loc=ovd/Oracle/oraInventory

inst_group=Whatever

sudo cp oraInst.loc /etc

Apply Server Patch

1. env XAUTHORITY=/ovd/.Xauthority JAVAHOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-ibm ./OVD10142_Server.sh

2. env XAUTHORITY=/ovd/.Xauthority JAVAHOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-ibm ./OVD10142_Manager.sh