ORACLE DATABASE INSTALLATION
Automating Installation Prerequisite Checks
ORACLE DATABASE ADMINISTRATION SERIES
S.N STEPHEN N NJOROGE
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DATABASE ADMINISTRATION | Installation
Installation Prerequisite Check
#!/bin/bash
# Oracle DB Prerequisite Checker & Setup Script for RHEL
# Supports Oracle 11g, 12c, and 19c
LOGFILE="/tmp/oracle_prereq_report.log"
exec > >(tee -i $LOGFILE)
exec 2>&1
echo "=== Oracle DB Prerequisite Checker and Setup Script ==="
echo "Date: $(date)"
echo "Host: $(hostname)"
echo "--------------------------------------------"
# Input for Oracle Version
read -p "Enter Oracle Database version (11g, 12c, 19c): " ORACLE_VERSION
ORACLE_VERSION=$(echo $ORACLE_VERSION | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
# Set paths based on version
case "$ORACLE_VERSION" in
11g)
ORACLE_VERSION_NUM="11.2.0"
;;
12c)
ORACLE_VERSION_NUM="12.2.0"
;;
19c)
ORACLE_VERSION_NUM="19.0.0"
;;
*)
echo "Unsupported version. Only 11g, 12c, or 19c are supported."
exit 1
;;
esac
ORACLE_BASE="/u01/app/oracle"
ORACLE_HOME="$ORACLE_BASE/product/$ORACLE_VERSION_NUM/dbhome_1"
# Check Available Memory
total_mem=$(free -g | awk '/^Mem:/ {print $2}')
echo "Total Memory: ${total_mem} GB"
if [ "$total_mem" -lt 2 ]; then
echo "ERROR: Minimum memory requirement not met (≥ 2 GB)."
else
echo "Memory check passed."
fi
# 2. Check Required Packages
REQUIRED_PACKAGES=(
binutils compat-libcap1 compat-libstdc++-33
glibc glibc-devel ksh libaio libaio-devel libX11 libXau
libXi libXtst libXrender libXrender-devel libgcc libstdc++
libstdc++-devel libxcb make smartmontools sysstat
gcc gcc-c++ elfutils-libelf elfutils-libelf-devel
policycoreutils-python-utils unzip
)
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Installation Prerequisite Check
echo "Checking required packages..."
missing_packages=()
for pkg in "${REQUIRED_PACKAGES[@]}"; do
if ! rpm -q $pkg &>/dev/null; then
echo "Missing package: $pkg"
missing_packages+=($pkg)
fi
done
if [ ${#missing_packages[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
echo "Installing missing packages..."
yum install -y "${missing_packages[@]}"
else
echo "All required packages are installed."
fi
# Check/Create Groups and Users
echo "Checking oracle groups and user..."
getent group oinstall &>/dev/null || groupadd oinstall
getent group dba &>/dev/null || groupadd dba
getent passwd oracle &>/dev/null || useradd -g oinstall -G dba oracle
# Create Directory Structure
echo "Checking Oracle directory structure..."
mkdir -p "$ORACLE_HOME"
chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01
chmod -R 775 /u01
# Kernel Parameters
echo "Setting kernel parameters..."
cat <<EOF > /etc/sysctl.d/99-oracle.conf
fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576
fs.file-max = 6815744
kernel.shmall = 2097152
kernel.shmmax = 8589934592
kernel.shmmni = 4096
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500
net.core.rmem_default = 262144
net.core.rmem_max = 4194304
net.core.wmem_default = 262144
net.core.wmem_max = 1048576
EOF
sysctl --system
# Shell Limits
echo "Setting user limits..."
cat <<EOF > /etc/security/limits.d/oracle.conf
oracle soft nproc 2047
oracle hard nproc 16384
oracle soft nofile 1024
oracle hard nofile 65536
oracle soft stack 10240
EOF
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# Security and SELinux
echo "Checking SELinux..."
sestatus | grep -q "enabled" && echo "SELinux is enabled - set to permissive for Oracle." || echo "SELinux is disabled."
# File System Architecture
echo "Checking mount points and file system types..."
df -hT | grep -E "/u01|/home|/data"
# Compatibility Notes
echo "Checking OS release and kernel version..."
cat /etc/redhat-release
uname -r
# Summary
echo "=== Pre-check and setup completed for Oracle $ORACLE_VERSION ==="
echo "Oracle Base: $ORACLE_BASE"
echo "Oracle Home: $ORACLE_HOME"
echo "See full log at: $LOGFILE"
"""
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