Oracle 19c - Install Oracle 19c RDBMS on Oracle Linux 8 - How to avoid OS Support Check - Workaround

October 27, 2020  

In this video, Install Oracle 19c RDBMS on Oracle Linux 8.2 – How to avoid [WARNING] [INS-08101] Unexpected error while executing the action at state: ‘supportedOSCheck’

Oracle RDBMS 19c is now certified on Oracle Linux 8. Unfortunately the Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode and GUI Mode fails when checking the OS version.

My OS release:

[oracle@srlab db_1]$ cat /etc/oracle-release

Oracle Linux Server release 8.2

Oracle Universal Installer in Silent Mode:

[oracle@srlab db_1]$ ./runInstaller -ignorePrereq -waitforcompletion -silent \

-responseFile /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0.0/db_1/install/response/db_install.rsp \

oracle.install.option=INSTALL_DB_SWONLY \

> -responseFile /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0.0/db_1/install/response/db_install.rsp \

> oracle.install.option=INSTALL_DB_SWONLY \

> ORACLE_HOSTNAME=srlab.localdomain \

> UNIX_GROUP_NAME=oinstall \

> INVENTORY_LOCATION=/u01/app/oraInventory \

> SELECTED_LANGUAGES=en,en_GB \

> ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0.0/db_1 \

> ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle \

> oracle.install.db.InstallEdition=EE \

> oracle.install.db.OSDBA_GROUP=dba \

> oracle.install.db.OSBACKUPDBA_GROUP=dba \

> oracle.install.db.OSDGDBA_GROUP=dba \

> oracle.install.db.OSKMDBA_GROUP=dba \

> oracle.install.db.OSRACDBA_GROUP=dba \

> SECURITY_UPDATES_VIA_MYORACLESUPPORT=false \

> DECLINE_SECURITY_UPDATES=true

The OUI installer in silent mode stops and shows this error message: [WARNING] [INS-08101] Unexpected error while executing the action at state: ‘supportedOSCheck’. 

There is no parameter available like -ignoreOS or whatever, but below are the two workarounds available.

Workaround 1:

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Set the OS parameter in your terminal to a previous version and re-start the Oracle Universal Installer.

export CV_ASSUME_DISTID=OEL7.8

Workaround 2:

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Edit the file cvu_config which is located in $ORACLE_HOME/cv/admin, change the line the below.

[oracle@srlab db_1]$ hostname

srlab.localdomain

[oracle@srlab db_1]$ pwd

/u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0.0/db_1

[oracle@srlab db_1]$ cd $ORACLE_HOME/cv/admin

[oracle@srlab admin]$ ls -lrt

total 8

-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall 2821 Jan 12  2011 cvusys.sql

-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle oinstall 1441 Apr 19  2018 cvu_config

[oracle@srlab admin]$ cat cvu_config

# Configuration file for Cluster Verification Utility(CVU)

# Fallback to this distribution id

#CV_ASSUME_DISTID=OEL5

to

# Fallback to this distribution id

CV_ASSUME_DISTID=OEL7.8

Save the file and re-start the Oracle Universal Installer.

Oracle Universal Installer in GUI Mode:

In the OUI Graphical User Interface you can ignore the message which occurs when the installer starts:

Summary:

The installation of the RDBMS software by GUI mode and silent mode successful with a small workaround, this can be successfully done with 19c on OL8.

Hope this helps!

Cheers!

Ramesh.