Install 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 db sofrware times on rhel6 missing "elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97" and "pdksh-5.2.14"

Installing 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 (32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x86-64)) on RHEL6 Reports that Packages "elfutils-libelf-devel-0 . "and" pdksh-5.2.14 "is Missing (PRVF-7532) (Doc ID 1454982.1)

Applies To:

Oracle Universal installer-version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database-standard edition-version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 11.2]
Oracle database-enterprise edition-version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 11.2]
Linux x86
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

While installing the 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 (32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x86-64) database software on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) server (x86 or x86-64),
The Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) reports that packages "elfultils-libelf-devel-0.97" and "pdksh-5.2.14" is missing.

The InstallActions.log the following output can be observed:

:
Info:info: *********************************************
Info:info:package:elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97:this is a prerequisite condition to test whether the package "Elfutils-li belf-devel-0.97 "is available on the system.
INFO:INFO:Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO:INFO:OverallStatus: verification_failed
Info:info:-----------------------------------------------
INFO:INFO:Verification Result for Node:nodename
INFO:INFO:Expected value:elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97
INFO:INFO:Actual value:missing
INFO:INFO:Error message:prvf-7532:package "Elfutils-libelf-devel" is missing on node "nodename"
Info:info:cause:a Required package was either not installed or, if the package is A kernel module, was not loaded on the Specified node.
INFO:INFO:Action:Ensure the required package is installed and available.
Info:info:-----------------------------------------------
:
Info:info: *********************************************
Info:info:package:pdksh-5.2.14:this is a prerequisite condition to test whether the package "pdksh-5.2.14" is availabl E on the system.
INFO:INFO:Severity:IGNORABLE
INFO:INFO:OverallStatus: verification_failed
Info:info:-----------------------------------------------
INFO:INFO:Verification Result for Node:nodename
INFO:INFO:Expected value:pdksh-5.2.14
INFO:INFO:Actual value:missing
INFO:INFO:Error message:prvf-7532:package "Pdksh" is missing on node "nodename"
Info:info:cause:a Required package was either not installed or, if the package is A kernel module, was not loaded on the Specified node.
INFO:INFO:Action:Ensure the required package is installed and available.
Info:info:-----------------------------------------------
: Cause

OUI executes the following command:

/bin/rpm-q--QF%{version} redhat-release

And no output is returned (because in RHEL6 the package redhat-release have been replaced by Redhat-release-server-6server) .

This causes OUI to believe, the server is not a RHEL server.

As OUI can not identify what type of server it is, OUI performs the default (OEL4) prerequisite checks.

This problem have been logged as unpublished bug 13981169 with Oracle development.

In addition to this, no RHEL6 prerequisite checks is defined in <path>/database/stage/cvu/cvu_prereq.xml in the 11. 2.0.3 Media.

Solution

If you had received the 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 media on DVD,
It'll be necessary-copy the media from the DVD to a disk on the RHEL6 server.
If you had downloaded the 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 media from My Oracle Support (MOS) then you extract first the software.

Once the software is copied/extracted under <path>/database, do the following:

1. Change Directory to <path>/database/stage/cvu/cv/admin
2. Backup cvu_config

% CP Cvu_config Backup_cvu_config

3. Edit Cvu_config and change the following line:

Cv_assume_distid=oel4

To:

Cv_assume_distid=oel6

4. Save the updated Cvu_config file
5. Install the 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 software using <path>/database/runinstaller

% CD <path>/database
%./runinstaller

OUI should now perform the OEL6 prerequisite checks (which is identical to the RHEL6 prerequisite checks) and
No longer report this packages "elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97" and "pdksh-5.2.14" are missing.

ATTENTION:

About the the-bit version of soft (x86), in case the problem remains then:

-Restore the original cvu_config file

-After manually verifying then all of the requirements has been met,
Choose the 'Ignoreall ' option on the installer and continue with the installation.

Install 11.2.0.3 or 11.2.0.4 db sofrware times on rhel6 missing "elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97" and "pdksh-5.2.14"