Setting up Oracle media
This topic describes how to set up Oracle media to prepare for provisioning.
Setting up Oracle media for Linux and UNIX
This section details how to set up Oracle media for Linux and UNIX systems.
Before you begin
Ensure that Oracle-specific environment parameters have been set properly.
To set up Oracle media for Linux and UNIX
- Place the Oracle media in the following location and format on the Agent:
(For Oracle versions earlier than 12.2)
/app/clarity/oracle_media/oracle_version_number_os_type_architecture- (For Oracle versions 12.2 and later)
/app/clarity/oracle_media/oracle_version_number_os_type_architecture/grid
(For Oracle versions earlier than 12.2.0.1 only) As the oinstall user, unzip the .zip files one at a time in order, which extracts them automatically into the corresponding media folder.
For example, the following commands populate the /app/clarity/oracle_media/12.1.0.1_linux_x86_64/database directory for Oracle 12.1.0.1 x86 64-bit for Linux media:
This directory is created with the following subdirectories:
client
database
deinstall
examples
gateways
grid(For Oracle version 12.2 only) Copy the 12201_grid_home.zip file to the following location: /app/clarity/oracle_media/oracle_version_number_os_type_architecture/grid.
For example, the /app/clarity/oracle_media/12.2.0.1_linux_x86_64/grid directory for Oracle 12.2 x86 64-bit for Linux media should contain the linuxx64_12201_grid_home.zip.
For all other 12.2 zip files, unzip the .zip files one at a time in the 12.2 media location.
For example, the following commands populate the /app/clarity/oracle_media/12.2.0.1_linux_x86_64/database directory for Oracle 12.2. x86 64-bit for Linux media:# cd /app/clarity/oracle_media/12.2.0.1_linux_x86_64/database
# unzip -q /tmp/linuxx64_12201_database.zipThis directory is created with the following subdirectories:
client
database
deinstall
examples
gateways
grid
The following table lists example Oracle media location paths by OS.
Oracle database 10g on HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit) and AIX PowerPC systems media location
The Disk1 folder that is extracted from the Oracle media for HP-UX PA-RISC systems must be renamed to database when it is placed in the Oracle media path for 10.2.0.1. For example, /app/clarity/oracle_media/10.2.0.1_hp-ux_ia64/database.
Setting up Oracle for Windows Media
Oracle for Windows media must be prepared using the BMC Database Automation Media Preparation Tool (mediaprep).
Before you begin
- Download the mediaprep utility from the Additional Utilities folder from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) site. For more information, see Downloading-the-installation-files.
- If your installation media consists of multiple disks, run mediaprep for each disk and then upload all of the files generated.
- After the media is prepared, it must be copied to the Manager. If you do not have the root password of the Manager, mediaprep enables you to save the prepared media files locally on your workstation, so that someone with root access can copy the files to /app/clarity/var/media (for Multi-Manager environments, you must upload prepared media to each Satellite Manager).
To prepare Oracle for Windows media using mediaprep
- From the command prompt, run mediaprep.exe.
- When prompted to prepare Microsoft SQL server media?, type n.
- When prompted to prepare Oracle media, type y.
- When prompted for the path to your Oracle media, enter the path (such as the CD-ROM drive) and press Enter.
If your media resides on a network share, map the share to a drive letter and specify the drive letter and location. Mediaprep does not accept network locations as a path to the media.
The tool searches the media for versions of Oracle and reports what it found. - To prepare the media for uploading to the Manager, press Enter.
- When prompted to copy files up to the Manager, type y and press Enter.
- When prompted for the host name or IP address of the Manager, type the IP address and press Enter.
- When prompted to use SSL version 1, type y and press Enter.
If n is entered, SSL version 2 is used. (Version 1 is faster but less secure than version 2). - When prompted to enter the root password of the Manager, type the password and press Enter.
Setting up OPatch media and response file
OPatch can be upgraded as part of a patch job. BMC Database Automation supports OPatch upgrades for both platform-specific and generic OPatch:
- Platform-specific OPatch files have the following format:
p6880880_oracle_version_platform-architecture.zip
- Generic OPatch files have the following format:
Oracle 10gR2: opatch-10.2.zip
Oracle 11g: opatch-11.1.zip
OPatch media and a platform-specific response file (ocm.rsp) must be located in the /app/clarity/oracle_media directory on the Manager.
Where to go from here
To prepare and apply BMC Database Automation patch packages for Oracle quarterly packages, see Managing-patch-packages-for-Oracle-quarterly-packages.