Install Oracle Secure Backup On Linux

In this document we will go through the Oracle Secure Backup installation on linux x86.

1- Download the Oracle Secure Backup software for linux x86 from this link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/products/secure-backup/downloads/index.html

2- Ensure that the uncompress utility is available as root user

# ln -s /bin/gunzip /bin/uncompress


3- Unzip the Oracle Secure Backup source
# unzip osb-10.4.0.2.0_linux32_cdrom120606.zip

4- Create directory to hold the Oracle Secure Backup installation binaries
# mkdir /usr/local/oracle/backup

5- From the recently created directory call the Oracle Secure Backup setup shell script from its original location and in our case it is located in /u01/stage/osb

# cd /usr/local/oracle/backup

# /u01/stage/osb/setup
Welcome to Oracle’s setup program for Oracle Secure Backup. This
program loads Oracle Secure Backup software from the CD-ROM to a
filesystem directory of your choosing.
This CD-ROM contains Oracle Secure Backup version 10.4.0.2.0_LINUX32.
Please wait a moment while I learn about this host… done.
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1. linux32
administrative server, media server, client
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Loading Oracle Secure Backup installation tools… done.
Loading linux32 administrative server, media server, client… done.
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Loading of Oracle Secure Backup software from CD-ROM is complete.
You may unmount and remove the CD-ROM.
Would you like to continue Oracle Secure Backup installation with
‘installob’ now? (The Oracle Secure Backup Installation Guide
contains complete information about installob.)
Please answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ [yes]: yes
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Welcome to installob, Oracle Secure Backup’s installation program.
For most questions, a default answer appears enclosed in square brackets.
Press Enter to select this answer.
Please wait a few seconds while I learn about this machine… done.
Have you already reviewed and customized install/obparameters for your
Oracle Secure Backup installation [yes]? yes
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Oracle Secure Backup is not yet installed on this machine.
Oracle Secure Backup’s Web server has been loaded, but is not yet configured.
Choose from one of the following options. The option you choose defines
the software components to be installed.
Configuration of this host is required after installation completes.
You can install the software on this host in one of the following ways:
(a) administrative server, media server and client
(b) media server and client
(c) client

If you are not sure which option to choose, please refer to the Oracle
Secure Backup Installation Guide. (a,b or c) [a]? a
Beginning the installation. This will take just a minute and will produce
several lines of informational output.
Installing Oracle Secure Backup on dbsecurity (Linux version 2.6.18-194.el5)
You must now enter a password for the Oracle Secure Backup encryption
key store. Oracle suggests you choose a password of at least 8
characters in length, containing a mixture of alphabetic and numeric characters.
Please enter the key store password: ******
Re-type password for verification: ******
You must now enter a password for the Oracle Secure Backup ‘admin’ user.
Oracle suggests you choose a password of at least 8 characters in length,
containing a mixture of alphabetic and numeric characters.
Please enter the admin password: ******

Re-type password for verification: ******

You should now enter an email address for the Oracle Secure Backup ‘admin’
user. Oracle Secure Backup uses this email address to send job summary
reports and to notify the user when a job requires input. If you leave this
blank, you can set it later using the obtool’s ‘chuser’ command.
Please enter the admin email address:
generating links for admin installation with Web server
updating /etc/ld.so.conf
checking Oracle Secure Backup’s configuration file (/etc/obconfig)
setting Oracle Secure Backup directory to /usr/local/oracle/backup in /etc/obconfig
setting local database directory to /usr/etc/ob in /etc/obconfig
setting temp directory to /usr/tmp in /etc/obconfig
setting administrative directory to /usr/local/oracle/backup/admin in /etc/obconfig
protecting the Oracle Secure Backup directory
creating /etc/rc.d/init.d/observiced
activating observiced via chkconfig
initializing the administrative domain
****************************** N O T E ******************************
On Linux systems Oracle recommends that you answer no to the next two
questions. The preferred mode of operation on Linux systems is to use
the /dev/sg devices for attach points as described in the ‘ReadMe’
and in the 'Installation and Configuration Guide'.
Is DG1 connected to any tape libraries that you’d like to use with
Oracle Secure Backup [no]?
Is DG1 connected to any tape drives that you’d like to use with
Oracle Secure Backup [no]?
Installation summary:
Installation         Host           OS           Driver        OS Move       Reboot
Mode                Name        Name        Installed?    Required?     Required?
admin               DG1           Linux         no              no                 no

Oracle Secure Backup is now ready for your use.