oracle 12c pre-requirements for Aix 7.1 service pack 3 or above

Requirements:-

Software Requirements:-

Ø  AIX software version:- Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.0.2), with AIX 7.1 technology level 3 or later is required with 64-bit kernel and run level 2 minimum

Ø  Ensure display cards provide at least 1024 x 768 display resolution, so that Oracle Universal Installer displays correctly while performing a system console-based installation.

Ø  Ensure that OpenSSH is installed on your servers. OpenSSH is the required SSH software.

Ø   Display setting:- current 2560 x 1024, maximum 2560 x 1024

Ø  Packages required for AIX7:-

         The following packages (or later versions) must be installed.

·         bos.adt.base

·         bos.adt.lib

·         bos.adt.libm

·         bos.perf.libperfstat

·         bos.perf.perfstat

·         bos.perf.proctools

·         xlC.aix61.rte:11.1.0.4 or later

·         xlC.rte.11.1.0.4 or later

·         rsct.basic.rte

·         rsct.compat.clients.rte

 Ø  AIX APAR needed.

·         IV16737, IV21116, IV21235,

·         IV28925, IV34869, IV35057,

·         IV39136, IV37940 , IV41415, IV45072,

·         IV45073

·         Note: APAR number may vary according to TL / SP level, please contact IBM for exact APAR number for your OS TL/SP version.

          Checks: - please validate below APARS if they are included in the present level that is installed. If not install these too.

·         IV34869, IV37790, IV41380, IV19836, IV33857

Ø  Kernel setting requirements:- 

·         Note:- “Not required“ Set the port range high enough to avoid reserved ports for any applications you may intend to use.If the lower value of the range you have is greater than 9000, and the range is large enough for your Anticipated workload, then you can ignore OUI warnings regarding the ephemeral port range.

·         tcp_ephemeral_low = 32768

·         tcp_ephemeral_high = 65535

·         udp_ephemeral_low = 32768

·         udp_ephemeral_high = 65535

Ø    Set shell limits for oracle user

·         Soft File Descriptors at least                 1024 KB

·         Hard File Descriptors at least               65536 KB

·         Soft FILE size                                            -1(Unlimited)

·         Soft CPU time                                          -1(Unlimited)

·         Soft DATA segment                                -1(Unlimited)

·         Soft STACK size                                        -1(Unlimited)

·         Soft Real Memory size                           -1(Unlimited)

·         Processes (per user)                               -1(Unlimited) Note: This limit isavailable only in AIX 6.1 or later.

·         maxuprocs                                                16384

·         ncargs                                                        128

Ø  check if ulimit parameters are set to unlimited. If not change them to unlimited.