Today 23rd of July 2018 Oracle Corp. has released Oracle 18c for Linux on OTN.
This is my first 18c installation on a new Oracle Linux 7.5 virtual machine (VM) using a minimal Linux installation:
# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.5 (Maipo) # cat /etc/os-release NAME="Oracle Linux Server" VERSION="7.5" ID="ol" VERSION_ID="7.5" PRETTY_NAME="Oracle Linux Server 7.5" ANSI_COLOR="0;31" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7:5:server" HOME_URL="https://linux.oracle.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.oracle.com/" ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux 7" ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.5 ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux" ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=7.5 #
This VM has 4 GB of RMAN (and 4 GB of swap space), one single 40 GB disk and is connected to internet to be able to access Oracle Linux public yum repository.
I have enabled in /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-ol7.repo:
[ol7_u5_base] name=Oracle Linux $releasever Update 5 installation media copy ($basearch) baseurl=https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/5/base/$basearch/ gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle gpgcheck=1 enabled=1
I have checked YUM repositories with:
# yum repolist Loaded plugins: ulninfo ol7_UEKR4/x86_64/primary | 40 MB 00:00:51 ol7_UEKR4 732/732 ol7_latest 8173/8173 ol7_u5_base 7278/7278 repo id repo name status ol7_UEKR4/x86_64 Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 for Oracle Li 732 ol7_latest/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Latest (x86_64) 8 173 ol7_u5_base/x86_64 Oracle Linux 7Server Update 5 installation media copy (x86_6 7 278 repolist: 16 183
I have checked that Oracle 18c preinstallation RPM is available:
# yum info *preinstall* | grep Name Name : oracle-database-preinstall-18c Name : oracle-database-server-12cR2-preinstall Name : oracle-rdbms-server-11gR2-preinstall Name : oracle-rdbms-server-12cR1-preinstall
I have installed 18c preinstallation RPM to ease Oracle installation using Internet connection. I have connected as root and run:
# yum -y install oracle-database-preinstall-18c
Note that preinstallation RPM has also created oracle account:
# id oracle uid=54321(oracle) gid=54321(oinstall) groups=54321(oinstall),54322(dba),54323(oper),54324(backupdba),54325(dgdba),54326(kmdba),54330(racdba)
I have downloaded from OTN Oracle 18c installation media:
$ ls -rtl total 4457668 -rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall 4564649047 Jul 23 21:54 LINUX.X64_180000_db_home.zip
I have created a target Oracle Home directrory with root account:
# mkdir -p /u01/db18c # chown oracle:dba /u01/db18c
I have unzipped installation media into this directory:
$ cd /u01/db18c $ unzip /stage/LINUX.X64_180000_db_home.zip
I have created Oracle Base and Oracle Inventory directories with root account:
# mkdir /u01/base # chown oracle:dba /u01/base # mkdir /u01/orainv # chown oracle:dba /orainv
I have run following script from /u01/db18c/ with oracle account:
./runInstaller \ -silent \ -responseFile /u01/db18c/install/response/db_install.rsp \ oracle.install.option=INSTALL_DB_SWONLY \ UNIX_GROUP_NAME=oinstall \ INVENTORY_LOCATION=/u01/orainv \ SELECTED_LANGUAGES=en \ ORACLE_HOME=/u01/db18c \ ORACLE_BASE=/u01/base \ oracle.install.db.InstallEdition=EE \ oracle.install.db.isCustomInstall=false \ oracle.install.db.OSDBA_GROUP=dba \ oracle.install.db.OSBACKUPDBA_GROUP=dba \ oracle.install.db.OSDGDBA_GROUP=dba \ oracle.install.db.OSKMDBA_GROUP=dba \ oracle.install.db.OSRACDBA_GROUP=dba \ SECURITY_UPDATES_VIA_MYORACLESUPPORT=false \ DECLINE_SECURITY_UPDATES=true
Running the script has generated following output:
Launching Oracle Database Setup Wizard... [WARNING] [INS-13014] Target environment does not meet some optional requirements. CAUSE: Some of the optional prerequisites are not met. See logs for details. installActions2018-07-23_10-22-54PM.log ACTION: Identify the list of failed prerequisite checks from the log: installActions2018-07-23_10-22-54PM.log. Then either from the log file or from installation manual find the appropriate configuration to meet the prerequisites and fix it manually. The response file for this session can be found at: /u01/db18c/install/response/db_2018-07-23_10-22-54PM.rsp You can find the log of this install session at: /tmp/InstallActions2018-07-23_10-22-54PM/installActions2018-07-23_10-22-54PM.log As a root user, execute the following script(s): 1. /u01/orainv/orainstRoot.sh 2. /u01/db18c/root.sh Execute /u01/orainv/orainstRoot.sh on the following nodes: [ol7defs0] Execute /u01/db18c/root.sh on the following nodes: [ol7defs0] Successfully Setup Software with warning(s). Moved the install session logs to: /u01/orainv/logs/InstallActions2018-07-23_10-22-54PM
I have ignored following warning:
INFO: [Jul 23, 2018 10:23:12 PM] ------------------List of failed Tasks------------------ INFO: [Jul 23, 2018 10:23:12 PM] ********************************************* INFO: [Jul 23, 2018 10:23:12 PM] Physical Memory: This is a prerequisite condition to test whether the system has at least 8GB (8388608.0KB) of total physical memory. INFO: [Jul 23, 2018 10:23:12 PM] Severity:IGNORABLE INFO: [Jul 23, 2018 10:23:12 PM] OverallStatus:VERIFICATION_FAILED INFO: [Jul 23, 2018 10:23:12 PM] -----------------End of failed Tasks List----------------
I have run with user root:
# /u01/orainv/orainstRoot.sh
Changing permissions of /u01/orainv.
Adding read,write permissions for group.
Removing read,write,execute permissions for world.
Changing groupname of /u01/orainv to oinstall.
The execution of the script is complete.
# /u01/db18c/root.sh
Check /u01/db18c/install/root_ol7defs0_2018-07-23_22-31-41-412574476.log for the output of root script
# cat /u01/db18c/install/root_ol7defs0_2018-07-23_22-31-41-412574476.log
Performing root user operation.
The following environment variables are set as:
ORACLE_OWNER= oracle
ORACLE_HOME= /u01/db18c
Copying dbhome to /usr/local/bin ...
Copying oraenv to /usr/local/bin ...
Copying coraenv to /usr/local/bin ...
Creating /etc/oratab file...
Entries will be added to the /etc/oratab file as needed by
Database Configuration Assistant when a database is created
Finished running generic part of root script.
Now product-specific root actions will be performed.
Oracle Trace File Analyzer (TFA) is available at : /u01/db18c/suptools/tfa/release/tfa_home/bin/tfactl
I have checked detailed Oracle Database version:
$ export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/db18c
$ export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lsinv
Oracle Interim Patch Installer version 12.2.0.1.14
Copyright (c) 2018, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Oracle Home : /u01/db18c
Central Inventory : /u01/orainv
from : /u01/db18c/oraInst.loc
OPatch version : 12.2.0.1.14
OUI version : 12.2.0.4.0
Log file location : /u01/db18c/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2018-07-23_22-35-16PM_1.log
Lsinventory Output file location : /u01/db18c/cfgtoollogs/opatch/lsinv/lsinventory2018-07-23_22-35-16PM.txt
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Local Machine Information::
Hostname: ol7defs0
ARU platform id: 226
ARU platform description:: Linux x86-64
Installed Top-level Products (1):
Oracle Database 18c 18.0.0.0.0
There are 1 products installed in this Oracle Home.
Interim patches (4) :
Patch 27908644 : applied on Wed Jul 18 19:44:11 CEST 2018
Unique Patch ID: 22153180
Patch description: "UPDATE 18.3 DATABASE CLIENT JDK IN ORACLE HOME TO JDK8U171"
Created on 4 May 2018, 01:21:02 hrs PST8PDT
Bugs fixed:
27908644
Patch 27923415 : applied on Wed Jul 18 19:41:38 CEST 2018
Unique Patch ID: 22239273
Patch description: "OJVM RELEASE UPDATE: 18.3.0.0.180717 (27923415)"
Created on 15 Jul 2018, 10:33:22 hrs PST8PDT
Bugs fixed:
27304131, 27539876, 27952586, 27642235, 27636900, 27461740
Patch 28090553 : applied on Wed Jul 18 19:40:01 CEST 2018
Unique Patch ID: 22256940
Patch description: "OCW RELEASE UPDATE 18.3.0.0.0 (28090553)"
Created on 11 Jul 2018, 19:20:31 hrs PST8PDT
Bugs fixed:
12816839, 18701017, 22734786, 23698980, 23840305, 25709124, 25724089
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Patch 28090523 : applied on Wed Jul 18 19:39:24 CEST 2018
Unique Patch ID: 22329768
Patch description: "Database Release Update : 18.3.0.0.180717 (28090523)"
Created on 14 Jul 2018, 00:03:50 hrs PST8PDT
Bugs fixed:
9062315, 13554903, 21547051, 21766220, 21806121, 23003564, 23310101
24489904, 24689376, 24737581, 24925863, 25035594, 25035599, 25287072
25348956, 25634405, 25726981, 25743479, 25824236, 25943740, 26226953
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OPatch succeeded.
$ $ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch lspatches
27908644;UPDATE 18.3 DATABASE CLIENT JDK IN ORACLE HOME TO JDK8U171
27923415;OJVM RELEASE UPDATE: 18.3.0.0.180717 (27923415)
28090553;OCW RELEASE UPDATE 18.3.0.0.0 (28090553)
28090523;Database Release Update : 18.3.0.0.180717 (28090523)
OPatch succeeded.
So this 18c version has some of the July 2018 release updates (180717 = 17-JUL-2018).
I have also checked SQL*Plus banner:
$ sqlplus -v SQL*Plus: Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production Version 18.3.0.0.0 $
I have created directories for databases with root account:
# mkdir /u01/oradata # chown oracle:dba /u01/oradata # mkdir /u01/fra # chown oracle:dba /u01/fra
I have used following script to create a container database named CDB with one pluggable database:
dbca -silent \ -createDatabase \ -templateName General_Purpose.dbc \ -gdbName CDB \ -sid CDB \ -createAsContainerDatabase true \ -numberOfPdbs 1 \ -pdbName pdb \ -pdbadminUsername pdba \ -pdbadminPassword oracle \ -SysPassword oracle \ -SystemPassword oracle \ -emConfiguration NONE \ -storageType FS \ -datafileDestination /u01/oradata \ -recoveryAreaDestination /u01/fra \ -recoveryAreaSize 3200 \ -characterSet AL32UTF8 \ -memoryPercentage 40 \ -enableArchive true \ -redoLogFileSize 100
Output is:
WARNING] [DBT-06801] Specified Fast Recovery Area size (3,200 MB) is less than the recommended value. CAUSE: Fast Recovery Area size should at least be three times the database size (2,446 MB). ACTION: Specify Fast Recovery Area Size to be at least three times the database size. [WARNING] [DBT-06208] The 'SYS' password entered does not conform to the Oracle recommended standards. CAUSE: a. Oracle recommends that the password entered should be at least 8 characters in length, contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lower case character and 1 digit [0-9]. b.The password entered is a keyword that Oracle does not recommend to be used as password ACTION: Specify a strong password. If required refer Oracle documentation for guidelines. [WARNING] [DBT-06208] The 'SYSTEM' password entered does not conform to the Oracle recommended standards. CAUSE: a. Oracle recommends that the password entered should be at least 8 characters in length, contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lower case character and 1 digit [0-9]. b.The password entered is a keyword that Oracle does not recommend to be used as password ACTION: Specify a strong password. If required refer Oracle documentation for guidelines. [WARNING] [DBT-06208] The 'PDBADMIN' password entered does not conform to the Oracle recommended standards. CAUSE: a. Oracle recommends that the password entered should be at least 8 characters in length, contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lower case character and 1 digit [0-9]. b.The password entered is a keyword that Oracle does not recommend to be used as password ACTION: Specify a strong password. If required refer Oracle documentation for guidelines. [WARNING] [DBT-06801] Specified Fast Recovery Area size (3,200 MB) is less than the recommended value. CAUSE: Fast Recovery Area size should at least be three times the database size (3,309 MB). ACTION: Specify Fast Recovery Area Size to be at least three times the database size. Prepare for db operation 8% complete Copying database files 31% complete Creating and starting Oracle instance 32% complete 36% complete 40% complete 43% complete 46% complete Completing Database Creation 51% complete 53% complete 54% complete Creating Pluggable Databases 58% complete 77% complete Executing Post Configuration Actions 100% complete Database creation complete. For details check the logfiles at: /u01/base/cfgtoollogs/dbca/CDB. Database Information: Global Database Name:CDB System Identifier(SID):CDB Look at the log file "/u01/base/cfgtoollogs/dbca/CDB/CDB.log" for further details.
I have checked created database with:
SQL> select * from v$version;
BANNER
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_FULL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_LEGACY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CON_ID
----------
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 18.3.0.0.0
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
0
BANNER
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_FULL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_LEGACY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CON_ID
----------
SQL> select patch_id, status, description, action_time from dba_registry_sqlpatch;
PATCH_ID STATUS DESCRIPTION ACTION_TIME
---------- ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
28090523 SUCCESS Database Release Update : 18.3.0.0.180717 (28090523) 23-JUL-18 10.57.56.127734 PM
27923415 SUCCESS OJVM RELEASE UPDATE: 18.3.0.0.180717 (27923415) 23-JUL-18 10.57.56.142065 PM
SQL> select name, cdb, log_mode from v$database;
NAME CDB LOG_MODE
--------- --- ------------
CDB YES ARCHIVELOG
SQL> show pdbs
CON_ID CON_NAME OPEN MODE RESTRICTED
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ----------
2 PDB$SEED READ ONLY NO
3 PDB READ WRITE NO
I have used following script to create a non-container database named NCDB with:
dbca -silent \ -createDatabase \ -templateName General_Purpose.dbc \ -gdbName NCDB \ -sid NCDB \ -createAsContainerDatabase false \ -SysPassword oracle \ -SystemPassword oracle \ -emConfiguration NONE \ -storageType FS \ -datafileDestination /u01/oradata \ -recoveryAreaDestination /u01/fra \ -recoveryAreaSize 3200 \ -characterSet AL32UTF8 \ -memoryPercentage 40 \ -enableArchive true \ -redoLogFileSize 100
Output is:
[WARNING] [DBT-06208] The 'SYS' password entered does not conform to the Oracle recommended standards. CAUSE: a. Oracle recommends that the password entered should be at least 8 characters in length, contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lower case character and 1 digit [0-9]. b.The password entered is a keyword that Oracle does not recommend to be used as password ACTION: Specify a strong password. If required refer Oracle documentation for guidelines. [WARNING] [DBT-06208] The 'SYSTEM' password entered does not conform to the Oracle recommended standards. CAUSE: a. Oracle recommends that the password entered should be at least 8 characters in length, contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lower case character and 1 digit [0-9]. b.The password entered is a keyword that Oracle does not recommend to be used as password ACTION: Specify a strong password. If required refer Oracle documentation for guidelines. [WARNING] [DBT-06801] Specified Fast Recovery Area size (3,200 MB) is less than the recommended value. CAUSE: Fast Recovery Area size should at least be three times the database size (2,402 MB). ACTION: Specify Fast Recovery Area Size to be at least three times the database size. Prepare for db operation 10% complete Copying database files 40% complete Creating and starting Oracle instance 42% complete 46% complete 50% complete 54% complete 60% complete Completing Database Creation 66% complete 69% complete 70% complete Executing Post Configuration Actions 100% complete Database creation complete. For details check the logfiles at: /u01/base/cfgtoollogs/dbca/NCDB. Database Information: Global Database Name:NCDB System Identifier(SID):NCDB Look at the log file "/u01/base/cfgtoollogs/dbca/NCDB/NCDB.log" for further details.
I have checked created database with:
SQL> select * from v$version;
BANNER
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_FULL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_LEGACY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CON_ID
----------
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
Version 18.3.0.0.0
Oracle Database 18c Enterprise Edition Release 18.0.0.0.0 - Production
0
BANNER
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_FULL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANNER_LEGACY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CON_ID
----------
SQL> select patch_id, status, description, action_time from dba_registry_sqlpatch;
PATCH_ID STATUS DESCRIPTION ACTION_TIME
---------- ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
28090523 SUCCESS Database Release Update : 18.3.0.0.180717 (28090523) 23-JUL-18 11.33.28.278762 PM
27923415 SUCCESS OJVM RELEASE UPDATE: 18.3.0.0.180717 (27923415) 23-JUL-18 11.33.28.325217 PM
SQL> select name, cdb, log_mode from v$database;
NAME CDB LOG_MODE
--------- --- ------------
NCDB NO ARCHIVELOG
SQL> show pdbs
SQL>
As documented Oracle Database 18c installation is now image based like Grid Infrastructure 12.2.0.1: response file and parameters for software installation and database creation are very similar to Oracle 12.2.0.1.
Oracle Corp. has decided to release on OTN a patched version: this is something new for a new release (it was possible to have patched versions but only in preinstalled VMs like the Hands-On Lab for Upgrade).
However at the time of writing I have not found the announced RPM to install Oracle 18c on Linux.