Installing Japanese-localized version of Oracle 8.0.5 onto Japanese-Solaris 2.6.

• Preliminary info for our project
  
  
  1. Machine name is sqasun4.
     
     
  2. Mount point is /export/home/oracle.
     
     
• Login as root.
  
  
  1. Add following lines to /etc/system.
     
     set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=8388608
     set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1
     set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100
     set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=10
     set semsys:seminfo_semmns=200
     set semsys:seminfo_semmni=70
     
     
  2. Reboot the system.
     
     
  3. # cd /opt
     
     
  4. # mkdir /bin (to create /opt/bin).
     
     
  5. # cd /export/home
     
     
  6. # mkdir oracle (to create /export/home/oracle).
     
     
  7. # chown oracle:dba oracle
     
     
  8. # cd /export/home/oracle
     
     
  9. # mkdir oracle805 (to create /export/home/oracle/oracle805).
     
     
  10. # chown oracle:dba oracle805
      
      
• Insert Oracle 8 CD into the drive.
  
  
  1. # cd /cdrom/cdrom0/orainst
     
     
  2. # ORACLE_OWNER=oracle
     
     
  3. # export ORACLE_OWNER
     
     
  4. # cd /export/home/oracle/orainst
     
     
  5. # ./oratab.sh
     
     
• # su oracle
  
  
  1. $ ./orainst
     
     
  2. Installer Screen appears.
     
     
  3. Choose Custom Install. Select default in most cases except for the followings:
     
     
  4. Mount point is $ORACLE_BASE: /export/home/oracle
     
     
  5. $ORACLE_HOME is /export/home/oracle/oracle805
     
     
  6. $ORACLE_SID: sqasun4
     
     
  7. Choose Japanese.
     
     
  8. Select following to install:
     
     Client Software
     Net8
     Net8 Protocol Adapter, then TCP/IP
     Oracle8 Enterprise
     Oracle8 JDBC
     PL/SQL
     SQL*Plus
     
     
  9. group: dba
     
     
  10. OSOPER: dba
      
      
  11. Filesystem_based Database: Yes
      
      
  12. As for 3 mounting points:
      
      /export/home/oracle/u1
      /usr/oracle/u2
      /usr/oracle/u3
      
      (Note: chown oracle:dba */oracle, */u1, */u2 and */u3 after creating directories.)
      
      
  13. JA16EUC
      
      
  14. JA16EUC
      
      
  15. SYSTEM ORACLE password: manager
      
      
  16. SYS ORACLE password: manager
      
      
  17. NO password for internal users - dba and operator.
      
      
  18. TNS and listener password: manager
      
      
  19. MTS and SQL*Net: NO
      
      
  20. Take default in most selections.
      
      
  21. NO for LEGATO.
      
      
  22. JDK 1.0 JDBC Thin Driver
      JDK 1.1 JDBC Thin Driver
      
      Check for your JDBC settings.
      
      
  23. Take more defaults.
      
      
  24. It should start installing packages and takes a while.
      
      
  25. After the installation is finished, it will take you back to the first Installer Screen. Check for the installed packages before exiting. You are set for the next step.
      
      
• Login as root.
  
  
  1. # cd /export/home/oracle/oracle805/orainst
     
     
  2. # ./root.sh
     
     
• Login as oracle.
  
  
  1. $cd /export/home/oracle
     
     
  2. Create .profile and add following:
     
     ORACLE_HOME=/export/home/oracle/oracle805
     export ORACLE_HOME
     ORACLE_SID=sqasun4
     export ORACLE_SID
     PATH=/usr/bin:$ORACLE_HOME/bin
     export PATH
     
     
  3. $ cd /export/home/oracle/oracle805/dbs
     
     
  4. Check initsqasun4.ora
     
     
• $ svrmgrl
  
  
  1. > connect internal
     
     
  2. > shutdown normal
     
     
  3. > startup
     
     
  4. > exit
     
     
• $ lnsrctl
  
  
  1. >start
     
     
  2. >exit
     
     
• $ sqlplus
  
  
  1. Enter user-name: should appear on your screen, then you're all set.