Everything is old. RHEL and Database versions. But can be useful if you are preparing a nonprod lab of your legacy env, right?
Let’s see the problem:
[oracle@dbsrv database]$ ./runInstaller Starting Oracle Universal Installer... Checking installer requirements... Checking operating system version: must be redhat-3, SuSE-9, redhat-4, UnitedLinux-1.0, asianux-1 or asianux-2 Failed <<<<
The “easiest” workaround:
[oracle@dbsrv database]$ ./runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs
The “hardway” workaround:
1. Copy parameter file: $ cp database/install/oraparam.ini /tmp 2. Edit parameter file: $ vi /tmp/oraparam.ini 2.1. Change [Certified Versions] Linux=redhat-3,SuSE-9,redhat-4,UnitedLinux-1.0,asianux-1,asianux-2 to [Certified Versions] Linux=redhat-3,SuSE-9,redhat-4,UnitedLinux-1.0,asianux-1,asianux-2,redhat-5 3. Run the installer again: $ ./runInstaller -paramFile /tmp/oraparam.ini
KB: Requirements For Installing Oracle10gR2 On RHEL 5/OEL 5 (x86_64) [ID 421308.1]
Matheus.