Installing Oracle Linux - Expert Consolidation in Oracle Database 12c - page 154

Installed:
httpd.x86_64 0:2.2.15-15.0.1.el6
Dependency Installed:
apr.x86_64 0:1.3.9-3.el6_1.2
apr-util.x86_64 0:1.3.9-3.el6_0.1
apr-util-ldap.x86_64 0:1.3.9-3.el6_0.1
httpd-tools.x86_64 0:2.2.15-15.0.1.el6
Complete!
You should also enable apache to start at boot time using the familiar chkconfig command:
# chkconfig --level 345 httpd on
Do not start apache at this stage-a little more setup work is needed. Begin by mounting the Oracle Linux ISO
image to your preferred location; this example assumes /media/ol64 . The steps necessary to make the software
available to apache are shown here (again assuming Oracle Linux 6.4):
# mkdir /media/ol64
# mount -o loop /m/downloads/linux/V37084-01.iso /media/ol64
Alternatively you could of course copy the contents of the DVD to a directory of your choice. Next apache must be
told where to look for the files. Create a file ol64.conf in /etc/httpd/conf.d with the following contents:
Alias /ol64/ "/media/ol64/"
<Directory "/media/ol64">
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from 192.168.100.0/255.255.255.0
</Directory>
This creates an alias for use with apache, and critically allows the installer to follow symbolic links which is
important during the installation. The configuration item also restricts access to the installation tree to the build
subnet 192.168.100.0/24.
With all this done, start apache using “ service httpd start ”. When referring to the Oracle Linux install
source in a web browser ensure to end the URL with a slash, i.e., http://installServer/ol64/ . Otherwise apache
will complain that the directory does not exist. Firewalls are another potential source of problems. If you are using
firewalls you need to permit access to port 80 on the webserver to access the previously copied files.
Setting up the TFTP server
The TFTP server will contain the initial installation image for Oracle Linux 6. To stay in line with the rest of the topic
I assumed that your installation server is an Oracle Linux 6 as well. Connect to your installation server and install the
tftp-server.x86_64 package using yum as shown here:
# yum install tftp-server.x86_64
Loaded plugins: security
Setting up Install Process