Oracle 11g R2 on OEL on Parallels Desktop
t5xnetDec 23 2009 — edited Dec 28 2009Before my question, a little background: Just to play around and learn, I tried to install Oracle Database 11g R2 x86-64 (11.2.0.1.0) for Linux on Oracle Enterprise Linux, Release 5, Update 4 for x86-64. I did this on a copy of Parallels Desktop virtual machine (version 5) on my new MacBook Pro (2.53GHz, 4G ram, running Snow Leopard). During the OEL installation, I chose to install the oracle-validated-1.0.0... package, and I didn't have any missing rpm packages before I installed Oracle DB. I allocated 2G of ram to that instance of Linux on Parallels.
I also followed the Database Quick Setup guide that came with the Oracle Database setup. The installation of the database was successful according to the Oracle Installer software.
After the database installation, the web page for Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g (https:/....:1158/em) was extremely slow, so slow it was not usable, and after rebooting, that local website was no longer running. After googling around, I found various commands to get it started, but those executables were not in my path.
Now, my question...
Has anyone else done anything similar and could you please share your configuration? I'm guessing the obvious: that 2G ram isn't enough, but I kind of thought beforehand that it would be enough to at least play around. Apparently not (could someone please confirm this?).
Also, after installing Oracle database, why didn't the installer set up the system to run Oracle automatically after the reboot? Why wasn't ORACLE_BASE, ORACLE_HOME or ORACLE_SID variables set by the installer? Although the Oracle Installer said the installation was successful, it seems to me that in some ways it may not have been. I know I'm a newbie at this, but it seems like it shouldn't be this hard and maybe I'm doing something wrong.
Should I try the 32-bit Oracle on 32-bit Linux instead? Any general suggestions about how to learn are welcome. I know there is a 10g Express install for Linux, but I wanted to play with 11g. I could add another 4G ram to my Macbook if it's necessary.
Thank you.