Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Developer Tools Guide

Overview of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Tools

Basic Principles of the Tools

Auxiliary Development Tools

Object Files

gdb, the Debugging Tool

binutils, the GNU Binary Utilities

Reading info Documentation

Create Source Code

Debug the Executable

Assembler Listings

Index

Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - DEVELOPER TOOLS GUIDE Manual

ENTERPRISE LINUX 4 - DEVELOPER TOOLS GUIDE

I. Tuning and Optimizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Oracle Database 9i and 10g

Introduction

General

The 64 bit Architecture

Kernel Upgrades

Kernel Boot Parameters

Memory Usage and Page Cache

Swap Space

Checking Swap Space Size and Usage

Setting Shared Memory

Setting SHMMNI Parameter

Removing Shared Memory

Setting Semaphores

The SEMOPM Parameter

Setting File Handles

Adjusting Network Settings

Flow Control for e1000 Network Interface Cards

Setting Shell Limits for the Oracle User

Limiting Maximum Number of Processes Available for the Oracle User

Enabling Asynchronous I/O and Direct I/O Support

Relinking Oracle 10g to Enable Asynchronous I/O Support

Tuning Asynchronous I/O for Oracle 9i and 10g

Verifying Asynchronous I/O Usage

Configuring I/O for Raw Partitions

Basics of Raw Devices

Using Raw Devices for Oracle Databases

Large Memory Optimization, Big Pages, and Huge Pages

Usage of Big Pages and Huge Pages in Oracle 9i and 10g

Configuring Huge Pages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Configuring Huge Pages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5

Huge Pages and Shared Memory File System in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Growing the Oracle SGA to 2.7 GB in x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Without VLM

Lowering the SGA Attach Address for Shared Memory Segments in Oracle 9i

Libraries

Without VLM

Oracle 10g SGA Sizes in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 or 5

Lowering the SGA Attach Address in Oracle 10g

Using Very Large Memory (VLM)

Configuring Very Large Memory (VLM)

II. Installing the Oracle Database 10g on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Downloading and Unpacking Oracle 10g Installation Files

Pre-Installation Preparation and Verification

Verifying Kernel Parameters

g R2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 x86-64 version

Oracle 10g R1 and R2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)

Oracle 10g R1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (x86)

Sizing Disk Space for Oracle 10g

Setting Shell Limits for Your Oracle User

Creating Oracle User Accounts

Creating Oracle Directories

Setting Oracle Environments

Installing Oracle Database 10g

Starting Oracle Universal Installer

Using Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)

Updating after the Oracle Universal Installer

Oracle Post Installation Tasks

Tips and Hints for Oracle 10g on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Oracle 10g and Linux Installation Errors and Troubleshooting

III. Installing the Oracle9i 32 bit Database on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Preparing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for an Oracle Database Installation

Examining Temporary(/tmp) Space

Verifying Required Packages(RPMs)

Required Packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Setting Up a Working Environment for Oracle

Starting runInstaller

Installing Oracle9i R2 (9.2.0.4.0) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Patching Oracle9i to 9.2.0.4.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Patching Oracle Intelligent Agent on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Installing Oracle9i R2 (9.2.0.6.0) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Patching Oracle9i R2 to 9.2.0.6.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Starting and Shutting down the Oracle9i Database

Oracle Installation Errors

Reference List

A. Revision History

Steps to Get You Started

Basic Overview of the Boot Method

Using ISO Images for NFS Installs

Installing under z/VM

Installing on a zSeries LPAR: Preparation

Interactive Setup

Installing in an LPAR without the Red Hat Enterprise Linux for S/390 CD-ROMs

Do You Have Enough Disk Space

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Using the Keyboard to Navigate

Running the Installation Program

Installation using VNC

Installing via NFS

Installing via FTP

Installing via HTTP

Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Disk Partitioning Setup

Partitioning Your System

Graphical Display of DASD Device(s)

Recommended Partitioning Scheme

Editing Partitions

Network Configuration

Firewall Configuration

Language Support Selection

Time Zone Configuration

Set Root Password

Package Group Selection

Preparing to Install

Installing Packages

A. Removing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

B. Sample Parameter Files

C. Upgrading Your Current System

Upgrading Your System

Upgrading Packages

D. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Problems After Installation

Problems When You Try to Log In

E. Additional Boot Options

mdadm

IPL the SCSI Disk

Adding a Network Device

Quick Reference for Adding Network Devices

Kernel-Related Information

red hat enterprise linux

document conventions

Configuration Basics

Installing Red Hat Cluster software

Conga

system-config-cluster Cluster Administration GUI

Cluster Configuration Tool

Cluster Status Tool

Command Line Administration Tools

Enabling IP Ports on Cluster Nodes

Enabling IP Ports on Computers That Run luci

Examples of iptables Rules

Configuring ACPI For Use with Integrated Fence Devices

Disabling ACPI Soft-Off with chkconfig Management

Disabling ACPI Soft-Off with the BIOS

Disabling ACPI Completely in the grub.conf File

Configuring max_luns

Considerations for Using Quorum Disk

Red Hat Cluster Suite and SELinux

General Configuration Considerations

Starting luci and ricci

Creating A Cluster

Global Cluster Properties

Configuring Fence Devices

Creating a Shared Fence Device

Modifying or Deleting a Fence Device

Adding a Member to a Running Cluster

Deleting a Member from a Cluster

Configuring a Failover Domain

Adding a Failover Domain

Modifying a Failover Domain

Adding Cluster Resources

Adding a Cluster Service to the Cluster

Configuring Cluster Storage

Managing Red Hat Cluster With Conga

Managing Cluster Nodes

Managing High-Availability Services

Diagnosing and Correcting Problems in a Cluster

Configuring Red Hat Cluster With system-config-cluster

Starting the Cluster Configuration Tool

Configuring Cluster Properties

Adding and Deleting Members

Adding a Member to a Running DLM Cluster

Deleting a Member from a DLM Cluster

Adding a GULM Client-only Member

Adding or Deleting a GULM Lock Server Member

Removing a Failover Domain

Removing a Member from a Failover Domain

Propagating The Configuration File: New Cluster

Managing Red Hat Cluster With system-config-cluster

Modifying the Cluster Configuration

Backing Up and Restoring the Cluster Database

Disabling the Cluster Software

A. Example of Setting Up Apache HTTP Server

A.3. Installing and Configuring the Apache HTTP Server

B. Fence Device Parameters

C. Revision History

Device Mapper Multipathing

Storage Array Support

DM-Multipath Setup Overview

Multipath Devices

Multipath Device Attributes

Setting Up DM-Multipath

Ignoring Local Disks when Generating Multipath Devices

Adding Devices to the Multipathing Database

The DM-Multipath Configuration File

Configuration File Blacklist

Configuration File Defaults


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