The patches contained in this patchset are considered the most. For a limited time sunsolve will provide access to all solaris 10 patches. I want install oracle 11g on solaris 10 but i dont unzip database file. Values specified in this file are read at boot time and are applied. Jan 11, 2010 operating system parameter value solaris 10 5. Jan 22, 20 the end result being a system that grinds to a halt until it can free up some resources. Maximum number of semaphores allowed persemaphore set. Alan hargreaves senior principal technical support engineer. How to view the kernel shmmaxparamiter value in solaris 10. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin this post is for the system admins who still wants to use the traditional method of. The patches that are listed in this chapter have been applied to the solaris 10 operating system in one of the following ways. For an example,if your systems are running with solaris 10 807 update4,then select that and select the right platform. The kernel values are set in the etcsystem file for solaris 8 or 9 or etcproject file for solaris 10 and 11. Oracle solaris 10 uses the resource control facility for its implementation.
Just put these settings in etc system, however you probably dont need to set most if not all of them. Verifies the shmem setting for sybase in etcsystem for solaris or etcnf for red hat linux. It gives information about the default values and the uses of a lot of system parameters. Im kind of new, tried finding some info and this is what i was told but no luck, the os is solaris 10. These patches are located in the varsadm patch directory on an installed system. Refer to solaris 10 and solaris 11 tuning using etc project.
The default kernel values for the solaris 10 operating system now account for many of the traditional ones that used to be required. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Implement one of these tuning methods as suitable for the installation environment. In earlier versions this was called shmmax and was set by editing the etcsystem file and rebooting. Hello, i m an oracle dba trying to understand the impacts that shmmax can have in a solaris 10 system. Solaris release can be determined by looking at etcrelease. The recommended procedure is to preserve the original system file before modifying it.
Net configuration assistant is failing from installation. The following line in the etcsystem file sets the value of the shmmax parameter. The etcsystem file is read only once, at boot time. How to configure shared memory parameters in solaris 10,11. Requirements for installing oracle 11gr1 rdbms on solaris 10. The new way to set this up would be to add an entry to the file etc project. Create a backup copy of the etcsystem file, by using a command similar to the following. Users should upgrade to the latest version of the solaris live upgrade software prior to patching the system, regardless of the version of the solaris os running on the system. Unlike earlier releases of solaris, most of the system parameters needed to run oracle are already set properly, so the only one you need is the maximum shared memory parameter. Solaris 10 1008 operating system patch list solaris 10.
The resource controls are set in the etcsystem project file for solaris 10 and 11. Installing oracle applications ebusiness suite release. Oracle makes available the solaris tunable parameters guide as a part of the documentation for each release of solaris. Progress kb how can i set shmmax shmmni semsml semmni. Refer to solaris 10 and solaris 11 tuning using etcproject. If you still have an entry for it in etcsystem it will work. This command causes the system to ask for the name of various files used in the boot process. Patches are packages, packages live in in a directory tree for each package which is here. Solaris 9patch level 9 is recommended solaris 10patch level 10 is recommended solaris core installation.
Check current value of shmmax on solaris oracle, unix. After this promotion ends, solaris 10 security fixes will remain available to everyone. Configure shell limits and system configuration parameters on aix. Kernel parameters solaris tunable parameters reference. Os version patch level and the following kernel parameters. A new way to set this up is to add an entry to the file etcproject. I tried to run netca from the command line and got the same problem java runtime problem. Preparing solaris systems for installation ibm knowledge center. If you still have an entry for it in etc system it will work. Solaris live upgrade is designed and compiled to work on the solaris 8, 9, and 10 os releases. For the solaris 10 release, refer to the online manual pages for instructions on using patchadd and patchrm scripts provided with solaris.
However, the new method requires an additional entry to the file etc project. To change parameters you must edit the etc system file and restart the. Host names settings verify that the etchosts file is formatted as follows. Is there a way to find out the current parameter values in solaris 10, so that i.
Our responsibilities include working with suns key isv partners to port, tune and optimize industry leading applications on suns hardware and software stack, and to ensure that the latest solutions from the isvs are certified on the latest products from sun. Chapter 1 overview of oracle solaris system tuning. The system file is used for customizing the operation of the operating system kernel. Find answers to how to remove the solaris 10 sparc patch. Install the additional packages as shown in table 32. The resource controls are set in the etc system project file for solaris 10 and 11. On servers that run oracle solaris 10, you can install the enterprise controller in a nonglobal zone, with the following constraints.
Jan 21, 20 set following kernel parameter in etcsystem file and reboot the server. How can i set shmmax shmmni semsml semmni semopm on solaris 10. Host names settings verify that the etc hosts file is formatted as follows. Short guide to install oracle 10 on sun solaris 10 akadia. Here i have installed solaris on two nodes using zfs filesystem. Press the return key to accept the default values until the name of the etc system file is requested. Jun 28, 2012 solaris 10 has shifted to a new method of controlling system resources.
With solaris 10 you set this by modifying a resource control. The kernel values are set in the etc system file for solaris 8 or 9 or etc project file for solaris 10 and 11. Press the return key to accept the default values until the name of the etcsystem file is requested. Step install oracle 10g r2 on solaris 10 x86 azizs blog. If the setting is not there, the script inserts it and reboots after prompting the user. For more information about setting up the solaris system, see the sun microsystems documentation. Oct 26, 2011 install to solaris live upgrade software. Solaris 10 has shifted to a new method of controlling system resources. Any changes that are made to the file are not applied to the operating system until the system is rebooted. For production database systems, oracle recommends that you tune these values to optimize. In the solaris 8 release, one pass is made to set all the values before the configuration parameters are calculated. On solaris 10 and later versions only, system resources are.
Patches are not necessarily applied in chronological order. Tuning the oracle solaris kernel oracle solaris tunable. How to update solaris 10 to be safe from shellshock bug. Os environment modify your kernel settings in etcsystem as well as using the resource control.
First of all following prerequisites must be checked at. On oracle solaris 10, you are not required to make changes to the etcsystem file to implement the system v ipc. Traditional method non live upgrade by admin this post is for the system admins who still wants to use the traditional method of patching for whatever reason they want to. Only manual entering with adb kw has immediate result arnold. Just put these settings in etcsystem, however you probably dont need to set. For example, the solaris tunable parameters reference manual. Cisco service control management suite collection manager. If the etc nf file has been modified, the values of kernel. To determine which operating system patches are installed. No specified operating system patches are required with solaris 10 os.
For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. A new way to set this up is to add an entry to the file etc project. Let us consider we are installing oracle ebusiness suite release 12 12. Click on that highlighted link to get the below screen where you. What shmmax value do you suggest for our environment. Because solaris 10 is shifting to a new method of controlling system resources. You can change kernel values by editing the etcproject file in solaris 11 then rebooting the operating system.
The recommended os patchset solaris 10 sparc provides the minimum set of patches needed to address security and sun alert issues, and selected issues identified by oracle proactive services and the oracle technical support center, for the solaris 10 operating system for sparc. Below are the prechecks that need to be completed before we start the oracle rac installation. Oracle solaris system tuning in the solaris 10 release. The etc system file provides a static mechanism for adjusting the values of kernel parameters. For servers with solaris 10 os at, or near, update 1 106 or update 2 606, if nonglobal zones are already configured and running, patching these servers at single user mode will encounter issues. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Patches may only be loaded on the global zone but not on. Solaris 10 only uses the semmni maxsemids, semmsl mxsemnsems and semopm maxsemops parameters as other parameters are dynamic within the solaris 10 ipc model. Oracle 11g in a solaris 10 is environment and the instructions for setting the values for the kernel parameters in the system file are confusing me. Parameter replaced by resource control minimum value.
Set following kernel parameter in etcsystem file and reboot the server. Download the latest solaris 10 patches using patchfinder and find updated support content using the sunsolve knowledgebase. Step by step installing oracle 11g r2 on oracle solaris 10. Faq for windchill on solaris oracle jeff taylors blog. Sep 04, 2007 106 responses to step install oracle 10g r2 on solaris 10 x86. Patches released after the solaris 10 10 08 release can be found on the my oracle support.
Oracle 9i install failing on solaris 10 oracle community. I then did patchadd tmp12654605, then patchadd tmpidr15157701. Cisco service control management suite collection manager user guide, rel 3. You can change kernel values by editing the etc project file in solaris 11 then rebooting the operating system. If you want to resize the shared memory to 16gb, make sure your shmsys.
In solaris 10 you are not required to make changes in etc system and set kernel parameters example 4gb share max. Remove any existing parameter setting for max shared memory shmsys. How to complete preinstallation tasks manually oracle docs. Many kernel parameters have been replaced by so called resource controls in solaris 10.
These patches are the sun recommended patches for solaris 10 frozen from may 14th, 2010. They are either removed from or obsolete in solaris 10. Would you be able to revise back to metadevices, so far we only changed vfstab and etcsystem files. It is possible to change resource controls using the prctl command. Is it possible to identify a solaris 10 patch cluster from. The solaris 10 and 11 operating systems use the following resource controls to replace the etcsystem kernel values. Kernel parameters in solaris 10 unix and linux forums. How to apply a solaris recommended patch cluster solaris.
Solaris 10 etcsystem parmeters configuration solutions. However, the new method requires an additional entry to the file etcproject. Resource controls are new for solaris 10 and 11 and are replacing the use of some kernel values. Using etcsystem on solaris oracle alan hargreaves blog. Sometimes youre just not sure what shmmax is set to on your current running system you can use mdb to look at the current values in the kernel be careful typing in there, there be dragons. Os environment modify your kernel settings in etc system as well as using the resource control. In solaris 10 you are not required to make changes in etcsystem and set kernel parameters example 4gb share max. Prior to the solaris 8 release, the value was determined by computation and then used in the setting of maxuprc this value is also used in determining the size of several other system data structures. For 12c db on solaris 11, the supported version is solaris 11. In this article, we will be doing prechecks for oracle 11gr2 rac installation on solaris 10. Find answers to solaris 10 etcsystem parmeters configuration from the expert community at experts exchange. Installing a solaris 10 update patch bundle to a system will update etc release file, but the sunwsolnm package version will not change, ie.
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