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p13390677_112040_platform_2of7.zip (Oracle Database, including Oracle RAC components).

p13390677_112040_platform_1of7.zip (Oracle Database, including Oracle RAC components).

For a standard installation, you only need zip parts 1 and 2… When you click download, there will be a total of 7 zip files available. Once you’ve searched for the ‘patch’, select the link appropriate to your platform, in this case ‘Linux x86-64’.

It’s probably worth mentioning at this point, that the ‘patch’ is a full install, despite the reference – so you don’t need to download Oracle Database 11.2.0.2 files in addition here 😉 Once that’s done, you’re ready to download the software… Download the ‘patch’ softwareĬurrently, the Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 files are not available to download from the usual Oracle Technology Network (OTN) area, instead you have to log into My Oracle Support (MOS) and search for patch number ‘13390677’.

#Oracle database software download 11g install#

If you don’t install the package bundle above, then you’ll have to meet all of the required prerequisites manually, by working through the Oracle documentation here… which involves a lot more effort…Īlso, make sure that the ‘/etc/hosts’ file contains a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for your server, for example: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost This pre-install package will meet the necessary configuration tasks for you, and whilst the name implies it’s for installing Oracle Database Server 11gR2 software, it’s also a useful starting point to prepare your system for installing other Oracle software 😉 In this example, I’m meeting the package and Operating System requirements by running the following yum command (as root): yum install oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall …and that the ‘oracle’ account has a password set. Once you’ve installed and configured Linux appropriately (see my Linux installation post here), make sure that the ‘oracle’ user has correct ownership of the /u01 mount point: chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01 More details around the requirements can be found here.

1GB of disk space for your /tmp directory.

4.5GB of disk space for the software installation.

1GB of RAM (plus appropriately sized swap space).

#Oracle database software download 11g how to#

In this post, I’m installing the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4) software on Oracle Linux 6.4, along with optional instructions on how to apply the latest Patch Set Update (PSU) to your new Oracle home.įirst and foremost, before you start, make sure your Linux server meets the minimum hardware requirements: