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How to install 18c Grid Infrastructure in Silent Mode on Linux 7

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July 8, 2019
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This blog post will show you how to install 18c Grid and upgrade to 18.6.0.0.

1. Download the 18c binairy and Apr, 2019 PSU:

18c Grid: https://download.oracle.com/otn/linux/oracle18c/180000/LINUX.X64_180000_grid_home.zip

Apr 2019 PSU: https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/download/p29251992_180000_Linux-x86-64.zip?aru=22869122&patch_file=p29251992_180000_Linux-x86-64.zip

OPatch 12.2.0.1.17: https://updates.oracle.com/Orion/Services/download/p6880880_180000_Linux-x86-64.zip?aru=22870225&patch_file=p6880880_180000_Linux-x86-64.zip

2. Prepare OS for Oracle installation, run following commands as root user:

yum install -y oracle-database-preinstall-18c
yum install oracleasmlib
yum install oracleasm-support

3. Prepare the disks for ASM using oracleasm or udev:

        *** Create the disks using oracleasm ***
  • Configure oracleasm

# oracleasm configure -i

  • load oracleasm module

# oracleasm init

  • Create the disk for ASM diskgroup

# oracleasm createdisk asmvol001 /dev/sdb1
# oracleasm createdisk asmvol002 /dev/sdc1

        *** Create the disks using udev ***
  • Obtain the Serial Numbers of the SCSI disk devices
# udevadm info --query=all --path=/sys/block/sdb | grep ID_SERIAL
E: ID_SERIAL=VBOX_HARDDISK_VB699f3fca-4ea7d16b
E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=VB699f3fca-4ea7d16b
# udevadm info --query=all --path=/sys/block/sdc | grep ID_SERIAL
E: ID_SERIAL=VBOX_HARDDISK_VB29b82c85-78d7b697
E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=VB29b82c85-78d7b697
  • Create or update the UDEV configuration file “/etc/udev/rules.d/99-oracleasm.rules”
# ====== DATADG DiskGroup ====== KERNEL=="sd*",ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition",ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="VBOX_HARDDISK_VB699f3fca-4ea7d16b",SYMLINK+="oracleasm/asmvol001",OWNER="oracle",GROUP="dba",MODE="0660" KERNEL=="sd*",ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition",ENV{ID_SERIAL}=="VBOX_HARDDISK_VB29b82c85-78d7b697",SYMLINK+="oracleasm/asmvol002",OWNER="oracle",GROUP="dba",MODE="0660"
  • Restart the udev service and verify device permissions
# /sbin/udevadm control --reload-rules && /sbin/udevadm trigger
  • Confirm that the devices have been created under /dev/oracleasm

# ls -ld /dev/oracleasm/*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 July 4 10:35 /dev/oracleasm/asmvol001 -> ../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 July 4 10:35 /dev/oracleasm/asmvol002 -> ../sdc1

  • Check if they have the proper owner/group permissions in /dev

# ls -ld /dev/sd*
brw-rw—- 1 oracle dba 8, 49 July 4 10:35 /dev/sdb1
brw-rw—- 1 oracle dba 8, 65 July 4 10:35 /dev/sdc1

4. Install Grid Infrastructure software

  • Create the directory
# mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid
  • Unzip the binary as oracle user

# cd /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/
# unzip LINUX.X64_180000_grid_home.zip

  • Install cvuqdisk as root user
# rpm -ivh /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/cv/rpm/cvuqdisk-1.0.10-1.rpm
  • Prepare the response file

# cat /tmp/gi.rsp | grep -v “^$” | grep -v “^#”
oracle.install.responseFileVersion=/oracle/install/rspfmt_crsinstall_response_schema_v18.0.0
INVENTORY_LOCATION=/u01/app/oracle/oraInventory
oracle.install.option=HA_CONFIG
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
oracle.install.asm.OSDBA=oinstall
oracle.install.asm.OSOPER=oinstall
oracle.install.asm.OSASM=oinstall
oracle.install.crs.config.scanType=
oracle.install.crs.config.SCANClientDataFile=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.scanName=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.scanPort=
oracle.install.crs.config.ClusterConfiguration=
oracle.install.crs.config.configureAsExtendedCluster=
oracle.install.crs.config.memberClusterManifestFile=
oracle.install.crs.config.clusterName=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.configureGNS=
oracle.install.crs.config.autoConfigureClusterNodeVIP=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.gnsOption=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.gnsClientDataFile=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.gnsSubDomain=
oracle.install.crs.config.gpnp.gnsVIPAddress=
oracle.install.crs.config.sites=
oracle.install.crs.config.clusterNodes=
oracle.install.crs.config.networkInterfaceList=
oracle.install.asm.configureGIMRDataDG=
oracle.install.crs.config.storageOption=
oracle.install.crs.config.useIPMI=
oracle.install.crs.config.ipmi.bmcUsername=
oracle.install.crs.config.ipmi.bmcPassword=
oracle.install.asm.storageOption=ASM
oracle.install.asmOnNAS.ocrLocation=
oracle.install.asmOnNAS.configureGIMRDataDG=
oracle.install.asmOnNAS.gimrLocation=
oracle.install.asm.SYSASMPassword=oracle
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.name=DATA
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.redundancy=EXTERNAL
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.AUSize=
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.FailureGroups=
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.disksWithFailureGroupNames=
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.disks=/dev/oracleasm/asmvol001,/dev/oracleasm/asmvol002
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.quorumFailureGroupNames=
oracle.install.asm.diskGroup.diskDiscoveryString=/dev/oracleasm/*
oracle.install.asm.monitorPassword=oracle
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.name=
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.redundancy=
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.AUSize=
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.FailureGroups=
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.disksWithFailureGroupNames=
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.disks=
oracle.install.asm.gimrDG.quorumFailureGroupNames=
oracle.install.asm.configureAFD=false
oracle.install.crs.configureRHPS=
oracle.install.crs.config.ignoreDownNodes=
oracle.install.config.managementOption=
oracle.install.config.omsHost=
oracle.install.config.omsPort=
oracle.install.config.emAdminUser=
oracle.install.config.emAdminPassword=
oracle.install.crs.rootconfig.executeRootScript=
oracle.install.crs.rootconfig.configMethod=
oracle.install.crs.rootconfig.sudoPath=
oracle.install.crs.rootconfig.sudoUserName=
oracle.install.crs.config.batchinfo=
oracle.install.crs.app.applicationAddress=
oracle.install.crs.deleteNode.nodes=





    

  • Perform Installation PreCheck as Oracle user
    • 





# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/bin/runcluvfy.sh stage -pre hacfg




    

  • Install 18c Grid Infrastructure as Oracle user
    • 





# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/gridSetup.sh -silent -responseFile /tmp/gi.rsp




    

  • As a root user, execute the following script(s)
    • 



1. /u01/app/oracle/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh

2. /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/root.sh


    

  • As an Oracle user, execute the following script
    • 





/u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/gridSetup.sh -executeConfigTools -responseFile /tmp/gi.rsp -silent




    

  • Verify the installation as Oracle user
    • 





# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/bin/cluvfy stage -post hacfg




5. Upgrade OPatch to the latest version


Since current version is 12.2.0.1.14 and you have to upgrade opatch to at least 12.2.0.1.16.


    

  • As a root user, run following commands
    • 



# cd /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/

# mv OPatch OPatch_old

# unzip -q p6880880_180000_Linux-x86-64.zip

# chown oracle:dba OPatch


    

  • Verify the opatch version
    • 





# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/OPatch/opatch version




6. Apply Apr 2019 PSU


    

  • As an Oracle user, run following commands (/home/oracle/patch is the location where you save Apr 2019 PSU)
    • 



# cd /home/oracle/patch

# unzip -q p29251992_180000_Linux-x86-64.zip


    

  • As a root user, run the prerequisites
    • 



# cd /home/oracle/patch/29251992/29301682

# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/OPatch/opatchauto apply -oh /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid -analyze


    

  • Still as a root user, apply the patch if the prerequisites runs successfully
    • 



# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/OPatch/opatchauto apply -oh /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid


    

  • As an Oracle user, verify the patch is installed
    • 



# /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0.0/grid/OPatch/opatch lsinventory


 


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Ashley cole

			July 14, 2019 9:39 pm
		

		
Would definitely try this



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