Oracle Database Setup and Upgrade Guide for Cisco IoT FND, Release 5.x.x and Later

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Oracle Database Setup and Upgrade Guide for Cisco IoT FND, Release 5.x.x and Later

Set up Oracle DB

Updated: October 17, 2025

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Provides instructions to prepare Oracle DB prerequisites on the virtual machine, including creating the Oracle user and group, creating installation directories, and downloading Oracle software.

Before you begin

Use this task to set up Oracle DB in the VM.

Procedure

1.

Log in as a root user in the VM deployed with RHEL 8.x ISO image.
2.

Create a group called dba and set the username to Oracle.

Example:

groupadd dba
adduser -d /home/oracle -g dba -s /bin/bash oracle
3.

Create the directories required for installing Oracle software in the VM.

Example:

mkdir -p /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1
chown -R oracle:dba /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1
chmod -R 775 /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1
4.

Download Oracle software from Oracle Database Software Downloads.
5.

Once the Oracle software download is complete, as a root user, save the downloaded LINUX.X64_193000_db_home.zip in the directory of your choice.

Example:

mkdir /usr/programs
6.

Manually set up and install Oracle 19c. For more information, refer to Manual setup instructions.

What to do next

Refer to Install Oracle 19c.