2012年03月18日

Identifying Required Software Directories

Oracle Base Directory
The Oracle base directory is a top-level directory for Oracle software installations. It is
analogous to the<wbr> C:\Oracle directory used for Oracle software installations on<br> Microsoft Windows systems. On Linux systems, the Optimal Flexible Architecture<br> (OFA) guidelines recommend that you use a path similar to the following for the<br> Oracle base directory:<br> /mount_point/app/ oracle_sw_owner<br> In this example:<br> ■ <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);">mount_point<wbr> is the mount point directory for the file system that will contain the</wbr></span><br style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);">Oracle software.</span><br style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);">The examples in this guide use<wbr> /u01 for the mount point directory. However, you</wbr></span><br style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);">could choose another mount point directory, such as<wbr> /oracle or<wbr> /opt/oracle .</wbr></wbr></span><br style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 48);">■ oracle_sw_owner is the operating system user name of the Oracle software</span><br> owner, for example<wbr> oracle .<br> You can use the same Oracle base directory for more than one installation or you can<br> create separate Oracle base directories for different installations. If different operating<br> system users install Oracle software on the same system, then each user must create a<br> separate Oracle base directory. The following example Oracle base directories could all<br> exist on the same system:<br> /u01/app/oracle<br> /u01/app/orauser<br> /opt/oracle/app/oracle<br> Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory<br> Preinstallation Tasks 2-17<br> The following sections describe how to identify existing Oracle base directories that<br> may be suitable for your installation and how to create an Oracle base directory if<br> necessary.<br> Regardless of whether you create an Oracle base directory or decide to use an existing<br> one, you must set the ORACLE_BASE environment variable to specify the full path to<br> this directory.<br> Oracle Inventory Directory<br> The Oracle Inventory directory (oraInventory) stores an inventory of all software<br> installed on the system. It is required by, and shared by, all Oracle software<br> installations on a single system. The first time you install Oracle software on a system,<br> Oracle Universal Installer prompts you to specify the path to this directory. then<br> Oracle recommends that you choose the following path:<br> oracle_base/oraInventory<br> Oracle Universal Installer creates the directory that you specify and sets the correct<br> owner, group, and permissions for it. You do not need to create it.<br> Oracle Home Directory<br> The Oracle home directory is the directory where you choose to install the software for<br> a particular Oracle product. You must inst all different Oracle products, or different<br> releases of the same Oracle product, in separate Oracle home directories. When you<br> run Oracle Universal Installer, it prompts you to specify the path to this directory, as<br> well as a name that identifies it. The directory that you specify must be a subdirectory<br> of the Oracle base directory. Oracle recommends that you specify a path similar to the<br> following for the Oracle home directory:<br> oracle_base/product/10.2.0/db_1<br> Oracle Universal Installer creates the directory path that you specify under the Oracle<br> base directory. It also sets the correct owne r, group, and permissions on it. You do not<br> need to create this directory.<br> Identifying or Creating an Oracle Base Directory<br> Before starting the installation, you must either identify an existing Oracle base<br> directory or if required, create one. Th is section contains information about the<br> following:<br> ■ Identifying an Existing Oracle Base Directory<br> ■ Creating an Oracle Base Directory<br> Note: All Oracle software installations rely on this directory.<br> Ensure that you back it up regularly.<br> Do not delete this directory unless you have completely removed<br> all Oracle software from the system.<br> Caution: During installation, you must not specify an existing<br> directory that has predefined permissions applied to it as the Oracle<br> home directory. If you do, then you may experience installation failure<br> due to file and group ownership permission errors. </wbr></wbr>