Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hello, we are attempting to install Oracle in a wpar and have run into a problem with /usr being read only and Oracle cannot create the necessary files/directories for the install. Any ideas or suggestions on getting Oracle installed in a wpar, or is there a whitepaper or documentation on Oracle installs in a wpar? Thanks in advance.
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Originally posted by: drajarsh

It is possible to create a private read-write /usr filesystem on a WPAR (instead of a read-only mount which is the default).

The size to be specified should be the same that we would specify while installing oracle on a regular (non-WPAR environment) read-write /usr fs.
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Originally posted by: unixgrl

Oracle won't be certified in a WPAR until later this year so you are not likely to find
a whitepaper or any other documentation on how to do it. The previous post on making your
own /usr is probably the best route to try until Oracle comes up with their own method.
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Originally posted by: nagger

If Oracle puts all its stuff in a particular sub-directory (like /usr/oracle) then you could leave /usr and read-only but mount a WPAR private directory at that mount point (i.e. /usr/oracle) - sounds odd I know (a read-only filesystem that you can mount into) but it does work.

I don't recall why Oracle is fiddling with /usr - I though you could install everything at a director you specify (like /oracle or /ora1).
Perhaps, it has changed since I last installed it.

ta N
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