Installing on a Linux x86_64 system

Use these instructions to install Data Protection for Oracle on a Linux™ x86_64 operating system.

Before you begin

Uninstall any previous version of Data Protection for Oracle, or the IBM Storage Protect™ API, before you install a new or updated version, but do not delete the license enablement file.

About this task

All installable files are in the /cdrom/oracle/linux86_64 directory.
Table 1. Linux x86_64 default installation directories
Linux Default Installation Directories
Data Protection for Oracle Linux x86_64 /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64
Data Protection for Oracle Utilities /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64
Data Protection for Oracle Messages /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64
IBM® Storage Protect API /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64
Table 2. Data Protection for Oracle Linux x86_64 and IBM Storage Protect installable files and packages
Component Installable file or package
Data Protection for Oracle Linux x86_64 base code, license, utilities TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin
IBM Storage Protect API Linux x86_64 TIVsm-API64.i386.rpm

Follow these installation steps to install directly from the Data Protection for Oracle DVD:

Procedure

  1. Log in using the root user ID.
  2. Mount the Data Protection for Oracle DVD to /cdrom:
    $ mount <device name> /cdrom
  3. Create a /cdrom directory on the Linux on System z® system if one does not exist, and mount /cdrom to the /cdrom directory on the Linux on System z system.
    $ mount -o soft hostname:/cdrom /cdrom  

    where hostname is the system with the accessible DVD device.

  4. Change to the <cdrom>/oracle/linux86_64/api directory where the installation package is located:
    $ cd <cdrom>/oracle/linux86_64/api
  5. Issue the following command to install the IBM Storage Protect API:
    $ rpm -i TIVsm-API64.x86_64.rpm
  6. Change to the cdrom/oracle/linux86_64 directory where the Data Protection for Oracle installable file is located:
    $ cd <cdrom>/oracle/linux86_64
    Note: cdrom is the drive where the DVD is mounted.
  7. Enter the name of the installable file, TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin, and press Enter to install Data Protection for Oracle:
    $ TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin
    • To install the product in console mode, enter the following command:
      $ TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin -i console
    • To install the product in silent mode, enter the following command:
      $ TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin -i silent 
    • To install the product in GUI mode, enter the following command:
      $ TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin -i gui 

    Typically the file name is TDP-Oracle.x86_64.bin, however, if the installable file was downloaded from the FTP site, the file name might be different.

    The libobk.so library file is located automatically based on the link that the installation program places in the /usr/lib64 directory.