F.3.2 linking failed, ora errors, F.3.2, Linking – Oracle B32100-01 User Manual

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Installation Problems and Solutions

Troubleshooting

F-3

oraInventory_location/logs/installActionstimestamp.log

oraInventory_location/logs/oraInstalltimestamp.err

oraInventory_location/logs/oraInstalltimestamp.out

Oracle_Home/install/make.log

The configuration assistants write log files in the ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs
directory.

Note that if you want to access the log files created by the configuration assistants,
you need to exit the installer first. The log files are inaccessible if the installer is
still in use.

F.3.2 Linking Failed, ORA Errors

Problem

Linking failed, and ORA errors were displayed during installation

Solution

Exit the installer and check the log files for any error message. In particular, check the
ORACLE_HOME/install/make.log

file.

Remove the failed installation. Before reinstalling Oracle Application Server, make
sure that your computer meets all the requirements listed in

Chapter 2,

"Requirements"

.

Check especially the following requirements:

Check that the kernel parameters are set to the proper values. Note that if you
change the value of a kernel parameter, you must exit the installer and restart your
computer for the new value to take effect.

Check that you are installing Oracle Application Server in a valid directory. For
example, you cannot install Oracle Application Server in a database Oracle home.
See

Table 2–9

for a complete list.

F.3.3 Prerequisite Checks Fail at the Start of Installation

Problem

The prerequisite checks that are run at the start of installation failed

Solution

If the prerequisite checks display warnings about missing operating system patches or
patch bundles, the patch may actually be missing, or it may have been superseded. If
your computer contains the patch that supersedes it, you can ignore the warning.

F.3.4 Message About Installing in a Non-Empty Directory

Problem

The installer displays a message that you are installing into a non-empty directory.

Solution

If you started an installation and went beyond the Specify File Locations screen, but
did not complete the installation, the installer has already created the Oracle home

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