Topic: Oracle Client on SME Server?

[frederic]

Hi all!
My intention is to install the oracle client files in a sme 5.5.  Since the installer of oracle needs xwindows, I like to know if somebody has tried it and that has obtained.
Later it would de-install xwindows, since, in sme they do not serve for anything
; -).

Thanks.

[David Helmuth]

This is just an idea, but I seem to remember Oracle 8.1.6 having a "silent install" feature.  You might look in to that.  After that you should have a basic install and you could manually configure the configurations (listner.ora, tnsnames.ora etc.) after that.  Do you have access to http://technet.oracle.com?

Also, you might want to check rpmfind.net and search for Oracle init scripts.  I think I remember seeing those out there as well.  (i.e. SysV init scripts)

Yes, they are still there.  Check out:

http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/rhcontrib/7.2/i386/oraclerun9i-1.0-1.i386.html

Good luck!!!

Be sure to factor an Oracle cold backup into the e-smith backup routine, otherwise you probably won't be able to rely on the e-smith backup to restore your database.

Please report back!  I would love to know how this goes!!!

[Brascoe]

Did you hadany success ?

I can't get the Oracle9i database installer running on my SME 5.6u4

The installer asks for X??????????????

/ Brascoe