13 Downgrade GORDON to OEL6U5
Overview
Since I could not patch GI on OEL7U2, I decided to rebuild GORDON with OEL6U5.
References
- None
Create New Disk Image
Reinitialise Disk
On VICTORIA, I reinitialised the root disk as follows:
cd /OVS/running_pool/GORDON dd bs=1G count=50 if=/dev/zero of=root_disk
Change Software Source
I updated /OVS/running_pool/GORDON/gordon.hvm on VICTORIA as follows to the ISO image from Victoria VM Resources:
'/OVS/iso_pool/V41362-01.iso,raw,xvdc,ro,cdrom',
Start Software Installation
On VICTORIA, I started the software installation as follows:
cd /OVS/running_pool/GORDON xl create gordon.hvm
I completed the software installation by connecting through Remmina on 192.168.1.100:5908. The installation was for a basic server.
Install Oracle Software Prerequisites
Upgrade Software Installation
On GORDON, I upgraded the software installation as follows:
yum upgrade -y -q
Use Pre-Installation RPM
Followed the procedure in Use Pre-Installation RPM.
Add Oracle Groups
Followed the procedure, Update Security, in 00 Setup.
Add Software Directory
Followed the procedure in Use NFS for Oracle Software. There was no need to extract the software.
Set Up ASM Disks
Followed the following procedures in 11 Correct GORDON Network Interface:
- Set Aside Disks for ASM
- Set Up UDEV Permissions
Install Oracle Software
Install Grid Infrastructure 12.1.0.2
Followed the procedure in Install 12.1.0.2 GI Standalone. However, the modified key generation was used instead:
mkdir ~/.ssh cd ~/.ssh ssh-keygen -q -N "" -f id_rsa cp id_rsa.pub authorized_keys
The base for the software installation was /opt/share/Software/grid/linuxamd64_12102/grid/.
Add FRA Disk Group
The DATA disk group was added during the GI installation. I Followed the procedure in Create New ASM Disk Group Using ASMCA to add the FRA disk group as /dev/sdc.
Install RDBMS Software 12.1.0.2
Followed the procedure in Install Oracle RDBMS 12.1.0.2 With Grid Infrastructure with the base for software installation as /opt/share/Software/database/linuxamd64_12102/database.
Apply Maintenance
Followed the procedure in 12 Patch GI with PSU 12.1.0.2.161018.
Got the same error.
Since I now have a supported GI configuration, I have opened a SR with Oracle Support.