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Requirements for Installing Oracle Database 12.1 on Solaris 11 SPARC/ x86-64 (Doc ID 1525614.1)

Last updated on MAY 02, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)

Purpose

This note explains the requirements that need to be met for a successful installation of the Oracle Database 12.1 on Solaris 11 SPARC 64-bit or Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit).

Scope

This procedure is meant for those planning/trying to install Oracle Server 12.1.0.1.0 on Solaris 11 SPARC 64-bit or Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-Bit).
Please note that the document only lays down the minimum requirements.
If your configuration is higher than as mentioned, you have met the pre-installation requirements.
You may also need to customize certain parameters depending upon your database/application size which is out of scope of this document.


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In this Document
Purpose
Scope
Details
 Hardware Requirements
 Software Requirements
 Package Requirement
 Requirements for Programming Environments for Oracle Solaris
 Additional requirements
 OS Environment 
 Kernel parameters
 Mount options 
 umask
 Hostname
 Shell Limits
References

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