Mamun's DBA Blog: How to Install & Run ORAchk

To run orachk follow the steps below...

Step 1. Download the ORAchk zip from MOS DOC ID 1268927.2 if not have downloaded.

Note: Download the 2^nd one.

Step 2. Check if the directory “/opt/oracle.SupportTools/orachk” exists

     a. If the directory does not exist, create it and unzip the zip file to it.

     b. If the directory exists but ORAchk isn't installed, unzip the zip file.

Step 3. After you’ve completed the installation, you’re ready to run ORAchk from the OS command line as root

    ./orachk –a –o verbose

Step 4. Then get the report as zip by following the directed location at the end.