OpenVMS: Primary Note for Oracle 10.2 on hp OpenVMS (Doc ID 726914.1)

Last updated on APRIL 14, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.2 to 10.2.0.5 [Release 10.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
HP OpenVMS Itanium
HP OpenVMS Alpha
Oracle Server Enterprise Edition - Version: 10.2.0.X

Details

This article is a primary note that will provide you with quick links to the key notes Oracle support has written related to Oracle 10.2.X on the OpenVMS Alpha and Itanium platforms.

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The purpose of this note is to provide a quick index of Installation related notes that Oracle Support produced for Oracle 10.2, primarily for the OpenVMS platforms.

This note is for anyone responsible for installing Oracle 10.2 on OpenVMS.

Oracle recommends that you review and use the following notes when installing Oracle 10.2 on OpenVMS.

OpenVMS configuration

Alpha:

<Document 62150.1> hp Alpha OpenVMS Certification Matrix
<Document 170199.1> Alpha OpenVMS Patches (ECOs) Required for Oracle RDBMS

Itanium:

<Document 377470.1> hp Itanium OpenVMS Certification Matrix
<Document 377480.1> Itanium OpenVMS Patches (ECOs) Required for Oracle RDBMS

Both Alpha and Itanium (Generic for OpenVMS):

<Document 403445.1> OpenVMS 10g Pre-install Checks Script
<Document 1069006.1> hp OpenVMS Patch/ECO Level Check Script
<Document 264727.1> hp Alpha/Itanium OPENVMS QUOTA Settings Check Script

<Document 156484.1> VMS: System Tuning Recommendations for Oracle RDBMS Installations
<Document 171748.1> Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) for an Oracle DB on OpenVMS
<Document 370565.1> VMS: Required TCPIP setup for Oracle 10G

RDBMS Install

<Document 391778.1> FAQ for Oracle RDBMS Release 10.2.X on hp OpenVMS
<Document 391596.1> OUI tips for Oracle RDBMS 10.2.X on hp OpenVMS
<Document 391598.1> DBCA tips for Oracle RDBMS 10.2.X on OpenVMS
<Document 457378.1> How to download and stage Oracle 10.2 on OpenVMS Itanium using the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud
<Document 457844.1> How to download and stage Oracle 10.2 on OpenVMS Alpha using the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud
<Document 881963.1> How to convert from Enterprise to Standard Edition Oracle RDBMS 10.2 on OpenVMS
<Document 1111278.1> Installing AV Agent 10.2.3.2 on HP OpenVMS
<Document 861416.1> VMS: Data Vault Installation on OpenVMS - Supporting Information

Clusterware and RAC Install

In addition to reading the notes listed under the RDBMS Install section in this note, you should also read:

<Document 370565.1> VMS: Required TCPIP setup for Oracle 10G
<Document 391604.1> Clusterware 10.2 Installation on hp OpenVMS Itanium and Alpha
<Document 392594.1> RAC DB Installation on hp OpenVMS Itanium and Alpha 10.2
<Document 391998.1> README_VMS_10GRAC.TXT for hp OpenVMS Itanium 10.2
<Document 785970.1> OpenVMS: Oracle Release 10gR2 Mixed Architecture (Multi-Home) CRS/RAC Installation on hp Itanium and Alpha
<Document 559915.1> OpenVMS: Oracle Release 10.2.0.2 Multi-Home CRS/RAC Installation on hp OpenVMS Itanium and Alpha Clusters
<Document 1076916.1> OpenVMS: How to Add a New Node and/or RAC Instance to an Existing 10gR2 CRS/RAC System

EM Grid Control Agent

<Document 739445.1> VMS: Getting started with the 10.2 Grid Control Agent on OpenVMS

Patches and Patchsets

<Document 1503919.1> OpenVMS: PATCH_NOTE.HTM for the 10.2.0.5 Patchset on OpenVMS
<Document 1510016.1> OpenVMS: Post-Release Update Note for 10.2.0.5 Patch Set on HP Itanium and Alpha
<Document 1510017.1> How to Install the 10.2.0.5 Patch Set on OpenVMS

<Document 756025.1> OpenVMS: PATCH_NOTE.HTM for the 10.2.0.4 Patchset on OpenVMS
<Document 754928.1> Post-Release Update Note for 10.2.0.4 Patch Set on HP OpenVMS Itanium and Alpha
<Document 1428023.1> How to Install the 10.2.0.4 Patch Set on OpenVMS

<Document 751537.1> OpenVMS List of Patches for Oracle 10.2.0.4.0 on OpenVMS Itanium and Alpha
<Document 391580.1> OpenVMS List of Patches for Oracle 10.2.0.2.0 on OpenVMS Itanium and Alpha

<Document 1180764.1> OpenVMS: Installing Generic Oracle 10gR2 Patches on OpenVMS

Upgrading from a prior release

ora_root:[rdbms]readmemigvms.doc (text file in your 10.2 code tree)

<Document 316889.1> Complete Checklist for Manual Upgrades to 10gR2

Document 316889.1 is an excellent note because it provides many important
generic SQL queries to run that will help ensure a smooth upgrade.