Yes, if any ofthe system level software (BIOS, firmware) or drivers (and associated firmwareon HBAs, NICS, and other peripherals) of components of the Oracle ValidatedConfiguration are revised higher than the minimum versions originallypublished, the configuration is still valid and is supported by Oracle and thepartners that assisted in the publication of the VC.

二.安装ValidatedConfigurations 的先决条件

2.1 The Oracle Validated RPM Package forInstallation Prerequisites [ID 437743.1]

The Oracle RDBMSrequires for specific RPM packages to be installed on Oracle Linux (See thereferences section below and Oracle Database Documentation) . To get the required RPMsinstalled and system configured, one can use the Oracle Validated RPM. TheOracle Validated RPM has three main functions:

（1）During installation, via itsdependencies it will require the RPM packages required by the Oracle RDBMS(database install prerequisites)

（2）During installation, it willconfigure the OS (Oracle Linux) w.r.t. kernel parameters, user limits, etc.

（3）Provides/usr/bin/oracle-validated-verify to be ran afterwards if needed.

The Oracle Validated RPMis available from:

（1）The Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN)(See Document397038.1)

--只有在ULN 下validated 才有用。支持ULN 的平台在2.2节说明。

（2）From the OSS website:

http://oss.oracle.com/el4/oracle-validated/

http://oss.oracle.com/el5/oracle-validated/

Use thefollowing procedure to subscribe to Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) channels,and to add the Oracle Software for Enterprise Linux channel that distributesthe Oracle Validated Configurations Setup RPM:

--以下步骤配置ULN：

1. Complete adefault Oracle Linux workstation installation, or a default Red Hat EnterpriseLinux installation.

2. Register yourserver with Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN). By default, you are registered for the Oracle LinuxLatest channel for your operating system and hardware.

这里要注意，注册的时候需要提供CSI号，Avalid Custom Support Identifier(CSI) is required to create a MetaLink account.A unique CSI number is usually issued for each Oracle product that is purchased。 也就是说只有购买了Oracle 产品的用户才能使用Validated configurations。

3. Log in to ULNat the following URL:

https://linux.oracle.com

4. Clickthe Systems tab, and in the System Profiles list, select a registered server.The System Details window opens, and displays the subscriptions for the server.

5. From theAvailable Channels list, select the "Enterprise Linux Update Patches ()" channelthat is appropriate for your installation of Linux (for example:"Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 Patches (i386)"). The channel nameconvention applies to different releases and architectures e.g.:

el4_u7_i386_patch: Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 Patches (i386)

el4_u8_ia64_patch: Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8 Patch (ia64)

el5_u2_x86_64_patch: Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 Patch (x86_64)

el5_u4_i386_patch: Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 Patch (i386)

6. Click Subscribe.

7. From a terminal session, as root, enterthe following command:

# up2date --nox--show-channels

You should seeoutput indicating that you have subscribed to the Oracle Software forEnterprise Linux channel. For example:

el4_i386_latest

el4_u7_i386_patch